
Writing
Edgardo Reyes
Born — Died
1936-09-20 — 2012-05-15
Known for
Writing
Credits
16 titles
Edgardo M. Reyes (September 20, 1936 – May 15, 2012) was an influential Filipino novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He rose to prominence as a key figure in modern Tagalog literature, co-authoring the seminal 1964 anthology Mga Agos sa Disyerto, which helped reshape Tagalog prose fiction with social realism. He is best known for his 1968 novel Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag, which served as the source material for Lino Brocka's seminal film Manila in the Claws of Light (1975). As a prolific screenwriter, Reyes authored and adapted numerous screenplays for Philippine cinema, including Laro sa Baga (2000) and Ligaw na Bulaklak (1976).
Known for
8.5Kristine is a teenager living an affluent life with her mother whose managing the hacienda left them by her late husband. Since her mother is not used to managing the business, the hacienda risks getting foreclosed by the bank, which is managed by a former boyfriend she dumped to marry Kristine's father. Meanwhile, Kristine meets Mark in the school and they fall in love. Her mother finds out that Mark is the son of her former boyfriend.
P.S. I Love You
1981
6.6It's the Holy Week, the end of Lent, a popular time for Filipinos to have a vacation. A young couple travels to Baguio to escape the Metro's summer heat. But before they reach the city proper, their jeep breaks down. Fortunately, they find a transient house with a room to spare. The housekeeper is a mysterious fellow, warm but dreadfully awkward. The couple doesn't mind him though and they even make it an adventure to find out more about their host by asking locals what they know about the house and its keeper. Come Good Friday, the day God dies, they will discover that adventures and vacations don't go well together all the time.
Hellfire
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bakit Ako Mahihiya
1992
6.3Ding tells the story of his life and how it was shaped by three women which includes his godmother, her adopted daughter and his wife.
Laro sa Baga
2000
3.7This is a true-to-life story of Turoy Delima, the fugitive leader of Cebu City's dreaded sea pirate gang that carries his name.
Delima Gang
1989
7.0A teacher and garbage collector fall in love.
Bago Lumamig Ang Sabaw
1976
Behind the camera
8.5Kristine is a teenager living an affluent life with her mother whose managing the hacienda left them by her late husband. Since her mother is not used to managing the business, the hacienda risks getting foreclosed by the bank, which is managed by a former boyfriend she dumped to marry Kristine's father. Meanwhile, Kristine meets Mark in the school and they fall in love. Her mother finds out that Mark is the son of her former boyfriend.
P.S. I Love You
1981
6.6It's the Holy Week, the end of Lent, a popular time for Filipinos to have a vacation. A young couple travels to Baguio to escape the Metro's summer heat. But before they reach the city proper, their jeep breaks down. Fortunately, they find a transient house with a room to spare. The housekeeper is a mysterious fellow, warm but dreadfully awkward. The couple doesn't mind him though and they even make it an adventure to find out more about their host by asking locals what they know about the house and its keeper. Come Good Friday, the day God dies, they will discover that adventures and vacations don't go well together all the time.
Hellfire
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bakit Ako Mahihiya
1992
6.3Ding tells the story of his life and how it was shaped by three women which includes his godmother, her adopted daughter and his wife.
Laro sa Baga
2000
3.7This is a true-to-life story of Turoy Delima, the fugitive leader of Cebu City's dreaded sea pirate gang that carries his name.
Delima Gang
1989
7.0A teacher and garbage collector fall in love.
Bago Lumamig Ang Sabaw
1976
8.0Two convicts become friends because of their common goal, which is to plot revenge on their enemies.
Kosa
1980
NRThe story is simple, yet gripping in its telling by master director Cesar 'Chat' Gallardo. It is essentially about the brutalization of a man by his environment. In a run-in with the ruling hoodlums of the place Nanding (Fernando Poe, Jr.) kills one them and is sent to jail. While he is in prison, his sister and mother suffer indignities from the criminal kingpin of Isla Putting Bato and Nanding bolts jail on a mission of revenge. While on his quest for vendetta he meets another victim of Putting Bato's brutal society, Charito Solis, and they find in each other the tenderness and solace each was denied before.—BGP
Tundo: Isla Puting Bato
1977
7.0Unfair labor practices are exposed in this Joseph Estrada film, made by Edgardo Reyes.
Paper Boat in the Sea of Fire
1984
7.0Unfair labor practices are exposed in this Joseph Estrada film, made by Edgardo Reyes.
Paper Boat in the Sea of Fire
1984
NRA love triangle involving a young woman, her elderly husband and the husband's illegitimate brother. Tears, recriminations and bloodshed characterize this moving tale.
Sa Putik Ihuhugas Ay Dugo
1979
4.0Nelia leaves her poor town to work as a maid in the city. Perceived as a lower-class citizen, Nelia gets harsh treatment that she does not deserve from her employer. She toils day and night to fulfill the wishes of her family at the expense of working herself to death. Ultimately, it is also in the city where she discovers an opportunity to move to a better life in the arms of a lover.
Maid
1978
10.0A painter's passion for his art, his contradictions, frustrations and pains affect his relationship with his wife and his model-lover.
Worms and Roses
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Boy Pana
1978
6.5The .45 caliber gun becomes a hero's instrument for justice.
Kalibre .45
1980
Two Brothers living in a small town gets themselves involved with a city girl escaping a crime syndicate.
Deadly Brothers
1981
