Babalu

Acting

Babalu

Born 1942-06-29 · Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines

Pablo Martin Sarmiento (June 29, 1942 – August 27, 1998), better known as Babalu, was a Filipino comedian and actor. His screen name was a reference to his long, sharp chin ("baba" is the Filipino term for "chin") of which was sometimes a subject of on screen ridicule, usually by himself.

Acting credits

Aringkingking: Ang Bodyguard Kong Sexy poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aringkingking: Ang Bodyguard Kong Sexy

1996

Teppanyaki poster
5.9

Mr. Wong (Michael Hui) is the chief chef in a Teppanyaki restaurant. His overbearing wife and sadistic father-in-law make his home life a misery, so he spends all day dreaming about his dream girl, Sissy (Sally Yeh). When she comes into the restaurant, Wong seizes the opportunity and arranges to take her on a tour of the Paradise Island. Unfortunately, his wife and her friend go with him.

Teppanyaki

1984

Mariang Kondesa poster
NR

A story about a young feisty female street vendor who undergoes a change when she became a helper of a rich family.

Mariang Kondesa

1966

Genghis Bond: Agent 1-2-3 poster
9.0

A story about an agent named Genghis Bond who was sent on a mission, the criminals mistook a coffin salesman who looked like Genghis Bond and held him captive now Genghis Bond needs to act like the salesman to safeguard his identity.

Genghis Bond: Agent 1-2-3

1965

Haba-Baba-Doo! Puti-Puti-Poo! poster
8.0

Domeng and Mokong, two unemployed men, take up jobs as nannies for 7 children.

Haba-Baba-Doo! Puti-Puti-Poo!

1998

Clown poster
9.0

St. 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

Boy! Gising! poster
NR

Vandolph plays big city streetwise kid who shacks up with a bunch of other kids like him in a makeshift home, hull of a bus, where Totoy (Babalu) lords over them as a surrogate date. Together they do their shenanigans that almost always end up in the craziest of misadventures. Until a band of underworld gangsters discover Boy's potential in one of their rackets - as a boy sumo wrestler. The kid obliges. The adventure heightens as Boy, Totoy and their cohorts go up against the bad guys in the wackiest chase ever!

Boy! Gising!

1995

Home Sic Home poster
6.0

Berto is secretly in love with his neighbor Melanie, who hates him because of her constant unpleasant encounters with him. One day, Berto’s son’s petition to send him in the US has been approved, while Melanie also gets a visa to the US and plans to work as a teacher abroad. Meanwhile, Berto’s friend Robin also wins a ticket to fly abroad, so Berto and Robin fly together. Melanie always hates the times she bumps with Berto, who is intentionally snooping her. But on a particular day, Berto and Robin saves Melanie from the hands of sexual abusers who try to make a move on her. Melanie begins to appreciate Berto in a different light. The two became closer to each other when they were pressed in a situation that would send Melanie home, and would risk the life of Berto’s grandson. Melanie and Berto pretend as couple and the US immigration’s constant checking makes them stay closer than ever.

Home Sic Home

1995

Ang Boyfriend Kong Gamol poster
10.0

A rich woman, trying to fight poverty, disguises herself to infiltrate the poor community, only to fall in love with a man she meets there.

Ang Boyfriend Kong Gamol

1993

Tataynic poster
5.8

Working-class man Nic and his nephew become stowaways aboard a luxury cruise liner after escaping from goons. He meets Rose, a rich woman, and together they fall in love.

Tataynic

1998

Father En Son poster
7.0

A retired showman and his son get a shot at stardom.

Father En Son

1995

Home Along da Riles: Da Movie poster
6.8

Kevin Cosme and his children's safety is compromised when one of his sons witnesses a crime and becomes in possession of an incriminating cassette tape.

Home Along da Riles: Da Movie

1993

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91 poster
8.0

Shirley's unplanned bundle of joy strains her relationship with her father John, who accepted an odd job of being a human toy of a young boy to support her final year in college.

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91

1991

My Juan en Only poster
7.0

The story follows Juan, a beloved businessman in his provincial town known for his countless acts of generosity to others. His heart of gold also caught the attention of the town’s seamstress, Akang, as he becomes her secret admirer—constantly giving her gifts to show his affection which always ends up in silly mishaps.

My Juan en Only

1982

Home Along da Riles 2 poster
9.0

Kevin Cosme and his family suddenly get to live lavishly when he inherits his uncle's estate.

Home Along da Riles 2

1997

We... Who Are Sexy! poster
3.7

Seven effeminate brothers are forcibly enlisted by their father in the army to straighten them up and turn them into real men.

We... Who Are Sexy!

1962

Love Pinoy Style poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Love Pinoy Style

1972

Enteng the Dragon poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Enteng the Dragon

1988

Hindi Pa Tapos ang Labada, Darling poster
7.0

A rich woman and a middle-class man have a happy marriage and five children, but petty jealousies begin to creep in, prompting the wife to flee.

Hindi Pa Tapos ang Labada, Darling

1994

Binibining Tsuper-Man poster
2.7

Rogelio is a gay jeepney driver who is being bullied by his fellow jeepney drivers because of his sexuality. His father devises ways to make him a straight man. Madame of Planet Appear comes to Rogelio and gives him superpowers to defend the oppressed and to fight Lucerfito of Planet Satan from spreading evil.

Binibining Tsuper-Man

1987

My Darling Domestic poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

My Darling Domestic

1989

Captain Barbell poster
NR

Tenteng, a bullied wimp who dreams of being a strongman, gains superpowers from a magical barbell.

Captain Barbell

1973

O-ha! Ako Pa? poster
8.0

A 1995 Filipino comedy starring Babalu, Jimmy Santos, and Ogie Alcasid.

O-ha! Ako Pa?

1995

Greggy En' Boogie: Sakyan Mo Na Lang, Anna poster
6.0

Greggy and Boogie are good friends. Both of them work as Jeepney Drivers and Handymen for some customers in their small community. They usually get into trouble for being too careless and yet they try to survive honestly in whatever they do. - Written by ledster

Greggy En' Boogie: Sakyan Mo Na Lang, Anna

1994