Edgardo Reyes

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

P.S. I Love You poster
8.5

Kristine 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

Hellfire poster
6.6

It'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

Bakit Ako Mahihiya poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bakit Ako Mahihiya

1992

Laro sa Baga poster
6.3

Ding 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

Delima Gang poster
3.7

This 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

Bago Lumamig Ang Sabaw poster
7.0

A teacher and garbage collector fall in love.

Bago Lumamig Ang Sabaw

1976

Behind the camera

P.S. I Love You poster
8.5

Kristine 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

Hellfire poster
6.6

It'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

Bakit Ako Mahihiya poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bakit Ako Mahihiya

1992

Laro sa Baga poster
6.3

Ding 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

Delima Gang poster
3.7

This 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

Bago Lumamig Ang Sabaw poster
7.0

A teacher and garbage collector fall in love.

Bago Lumamig Ang Sabaw

1976

Kosa poster
8.0

Two convicts become friends because of their common goal, which is to plot revenge on their enemies.

Kosa

1980

Tundo: Isla Puting Bato poster
NR

The 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

Paper Boat in the Sea of ​​Fire poster
7.0

Unfair labor practices are exposed in this Joseph Estrada film, made by Edgardo Reyes.

Paper Boat in the Sea of ​​Fire

1984

Paper Boat in the Sea of ​​Fire poster
7.0

Unfair labor practices are exposed in this Joseph Estrada film, made by Edgardo Reyes.

Paper Boat in the Sea of ​​Fire

1984

Sa Putik Ihuhugas Ay Dugo poster
NR

A 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

Maid poster
4.0

Nelia 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

Worms and Roses poster
10.0

A 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

Boy Pana poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Boy Pana

1978

Kalibre .45 poster
6.5

The .45 caliber gun becomes a hero's instrument for justice.

Kalibre .45

1980

No artwork available
5.0

Two Brothers living in a small town gets themselves involved with a city girl escaping a crime syndicate.

Deadly Brothers

1981