
Directing
Celso Ad. Castillo
Place of birth
Filippine
Known for
Directing
Credits
53 titles
Celso Adolfo Castillo (September 12, 1943 – November 26, 2012) was a Filipino film director and screenwriter renowned for his provocative storytelling and bold cinematic style. Often hailed as the "Messiah of Philippine Cinema". Castillo's work traversed genres, from action epics to psychological horror, leaving an indelible mark on the Filipino film industry.
Known for
5.1Three sisters live in a paradise where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation.
Virgin People
1984
1.0A documentary on the rise and fall and recent return of sexy movies in Philippine cinema. Featuring interviews from the sexy movie icons of the past and the rising sexy stars of the present.
Seksi: Pantasya at Pelikula
2024
4.3A strange but beautiful young woman washed ashore on an island becomes the desire of all men. Her presence causes jealousy, intrigue, and a series of deaths in the town.
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa
1996
3.8Charisse lives in a boarding house owned by Vivian Sales but drops by her grandfather once in a while. The narrative goes on in this scenario and eventually leaps from drama to action when the lead characters, Charisse and Benito, get entangled with Bunny and the godfather-like character, Dodi.
Dos Ekis
2001
4.3On a remote island, a plane wreck leaves a woman alone with ten men who are willing to kill to fulfill their desires for her.
Sampung Ahas ni Eva
1984
7.8Barbara has always been overly indulgent of her little sister, Ruth's every whim. Her past comes back to haunt her when Barbara receives news that her younger sister has killed herself and was witnessed by Ruth's only daughter Karen. Barbara immediately returns to the Philippines to mourn her sister and comfort her unstable niece. Upon Barbara's return, she learns the reason surrounding Ruth's mysterious death.
Kill Barbara With Panic
1974
Film credits
2000s · 5 titles
3.8Charisse lives in a boarding house owned by Vivian Sales but drops by her grandfather once in a while. The narrative goes on in this scenario and eventually leaps from drama to action when the lead characters, Charisse and Benito, get entangled with Bunny and the godfather-like character, Dodi.
Dos Ekis
2001
6.8Virgin People 3
Virgin People 3
2002
10.0Beginning at the break of dawn and ending the next morning, the story, set around a rugged city intersection, follows the path of a marked one-thousand-peso bill as it transfers from one character to another, returning to its originator in the end, blood-tainted. The money leads us to each of the five offbeat characters, all in desperate need of their soul's redemption.
Rotonda
2006
5.2A film with Diana Zubiri.
Itlog
2002
5.5Two teenage brothers are attempting to escape an unnamed city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor. They must first break away from the cycle of crime, while trying to run from rival gang leaders and the state's murderous vigilantes.
Clash
2009
1980s · 3 titles
4.3On a remote island, a plane wreck leaves a woman alone with ten men who are willing to kill to fulfill their desires for her.
Sampung Ahas ni Eva
1984
8.2Dan Alvaro plays Addon, the quintessential Filipino anti-hero, the bastard son of a corrupt police officer who purposely meddles in the very dirty political war between the governor and a town mayor in an unnamed province.
The New King
1986
Owners of an old dance studio's and veterans in vodaville. Failure to reach their dreams of becoming a famous dancing duo, poured all the desired gain sole son Sonny. Due to the inherited skills from parents, became a dance instructor in their studio.
Totoy Boogie
1980
1970s · 3 titles
6.5To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.
Burlesque Queen
1977
7.0Celso Ad. Castillo's film about villagers retelling the story of their hero and the revolt he waged in the countryside.
The Legend of Julian Makabayan
1979
NRThe story of an indigenous Igorot woman who traverses the complex path of life to the playful line of destiny.
Aliw-iw
1979
Behind the camera
5.1Three sisters live in a paradise where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation.
Virgin People
1984
5.1Three sisters live in a paradise where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation.
Virgin People
1984
4.3A strange but beautiful young woman washed ashore on an island becomes the desire of all men. Her presence causes jealousy, intrigue, and a series of deaths in the town.
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa
1996
4.3A strange but beautiful young woman washed ashore on an island becomes the desire of all men. Her presence causes jealousy, intrigue, and a series of deaths in the town.
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa
1996
4.3On a remote island, a plane wreck leaves a woman alone with ten men who are willing to kill to fulfill their desires for her.
Sampung Ahas ni Eva
1984
7.8Barbara has always been overly indulgent of her little sister, Ruth's every whim. Her past comes back to haunt her when Barbara receives news that her younger sister has killed herself and was witnessed by Ruth's only daughter Karen. Barbara immediately returns to the Philippines to mourn her sister and comfort her unstable niece. Upon Barbara's return, she learns the reason surrounding Ruth's mysterious death.
Kill Barbara With Panic
1974
8.0One stormy night, in a sea side village, a childless couple finds a mysterious beautiful woman in the beach without any consciousness. The next day, the girl wakes up and introduces herself as Isabel.
The Most Beautiful Creature on the Face of the Earth
1974
10.0The serial tells the tragic love story of Vina, a single woman who wants to have a baby despite her advanced age. With the help of her best friend, she met Dave, the man she will eventually fall in love and have a child with. Unknown to Vina, Dave was her best friend's lover, and in the end, Vina would discover that her best friend and the man she loved plotted together to ruin her and her son's lives.
Kapag Iginuhit Ang Hatol Ng Puso
1993
8.0In his numerous incarnations, Pedro Penduko is an ordinary human being with no superpowers. He is, however, resourceful and quick-witted in battling evil forces. He is aided by a magical amulet.
Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko
1973
8.0In his numerous incarnations, Pedro Penduko is an ordinary human being with no superpowers. He is, however, resourceful and quick-witted in battling evil forces. He is aided by a magical amulet.
Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko
1973
6.3A women in the underbelly of the city of Manila where making a living is always difficult for the poor and material things do not guarantee happiness. This is a place for adultery as Pilar kept her trysts with her lovers, for prostitution as Elizabeth descends into degradation, for excitement as Chat, the lonely wife keeps up her relationship with hired killer Edu and rape and death for the young sampaguita vendor, Lala. Amidst all these some ray of hope as Rio accepts the affections of her Chinese master.
When Is Right Wrong?
1986
7.3A young co-ed falls in love with her first-degree cousin, who stays with her family while studying in Manila. Their forbidden affair, which they keep secret from their family, is revealed when she becomes pregnant. For the scandalized family, abortion is the only solution left, which the two lovers resist.
Summer Rains
1975
7.3A young co-ed falls in love with her first-degree cousin, who stays with her family while studying in Manila. Their forbidden affair, which they keep secret from their family, is revealed when she becomes pregnant. For the scandalized family, abortion is the only solution left, which the two lovers resist.
Summer Rains
1975
6.0Ramon Zamora trades in his usual cheap yuks for a more restrained and almost mythic performance in this uniquely Pinoy tale of death and retribution.
Return of the Dragon
1974
10.0In the era of American occupation in the Philippines, the story follows Teodoro Asedillo, a nationalistic school teacher who transforms into a revolutionary leader. Asedillo's unwavering belief in social justice and workers' rights leads him to challenge the oppressive system. Dismissed from his position as a police chief due to his principles, he forms the Anak Pawis movement, fighting for the rights of the oppressed.
Asedillo
1971
10.0In the era of American occupation in the Philippines, the story follows Teodoro Asedillo, a nationalistic school teacher who transforms into a revolutionary leader. Asedillo's unwavering belief in social justice and workers' rights leads him to challenge the oppressive system. Dismissed from his position as a police chief due to his principles, he forms the Anak Pawis movement, fighting for the rights of the oppressed.
Asedillo
1971
4.6Paradise Inn is more than a watering hole, a gambling den cum-brothel frequented by the menfolk. It is a notorious landmark. Ester Paraiso, a retired prostitute, runs the place with help from her own daughter, Daria, whom she is preparing for the job, and from influential politicos. Her daughter, however, decides to run away but is later spurned by her suitor and his offer of a respectable life. Even the timely arrival of a two-beat magician, Rey, who hastily proposes marriage, fails to prevent the escalating tension as the mother-daughter conflict takes its worst turn culminating in the characters' fiery destruction.
Paradise Inn
1985
NRFilipino horror television movie from 1999.
Aswang ng Santa Barbara
1999
THIS IS A SEX-DRAMA FROM THE DIRECTOR WHO STARTED THE "WET LOOK".
Mga Lihim ng Kalapati
1987
7.0An adaptation of the same title serialized in Pilipino Komiks.
Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen
1972
7.0An adaptation of the same title serialized in Pilipino Komiks.
Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen
1972
9.0Virgin People 2
Virgin People 2
1996
6.5To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.
Burlesque Queen
1977
6.5To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.
Burlesque Queen
1977
5.5A woman who was running away from the pain of a broken love affair. A young man who was looking forward to a fun filled summer and his first sex experience.
Tag-araw, Tag-ulan
1992
9.0St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.
Clown
1986
9.0St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.
Clown
1986
4.3A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.
Nympha
2003
4.3A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.
Nympha
2003
4.3A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.
Nympha
2003
This drama offers a rare chance to compare the styles of two major Filipino filmmakers. The first episode is about a chance encounter between a spirited ex-nun and a dispirited architect played by Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon. The second episode from his own screenplay, tells the story of another chance encounter this time between Solly and Chris, two former lovers.
Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?
1979
4.0This is a compeling story of 2 sisters both raped, assaulted and held captives during the Japanese occupation. A Makapili (Japanese informer) rounded up women of Sta. Monica forced and used them as "sex slaves" by Japanse soldiers
Comfort Women: A Cry for Justice
1994
4.5A story of an innocent young lass desperate to leave her homeland to escape her adoptive father's lustful desires.
Isla: The Young Version
1996
3.8Isla, a island maiden who has all the males, including her father, lusting after her. Her dream was to leave her primitive surroundings and find another life in the big city. However, it would not be easy. To be able to escape, she must use her body to pay off all the men who would help her.
Isla
1985
9.0Emma (Myrna Castillo) could hope for salvation in Tony (Gil Guerrero), a creep and his offer of marriage.
Brown Emmanuelle
1982
6.7A blood-curdling motion picture about witchcraft, Satan's disciples, witches and warlocks to steal a beautiful maiden's soul.
Satan's Seed
1977
6.7A blood-curdling motion picture about witchcraft, Satan's disciples, witches and warlocks to steal a beautiful maiden's soul.
Satan's Seed
1977
6.8Virgin People 3
Virgin People 3
2002
7.0Celso Ad. Castillo's film about villagers retelling the story of their hero and the revolt he waged in the countryside.
The Legend of Julian Makabayan
1979
7.5Julie, a rich, educated and talented girl, falls in love with a destitute boy. However, they want their love to survive amidst the mistrust and animosity that exists between their families.
When the Crow Turns White, When the Heron Turns Black
1978

