Amado Lacuesta

Writing

Amado Lacuesta

Born — Died

1947-03-01 — 1997-01-01

Known for

Writing

Credits

25 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Macho Dancer poster
6.8

Pol moves to Manila for better opportunities after his American lover leaves. However, he gets drawn into the gritty world of gay prostitution and sexual slavery.

Macho Dancer

1989

Wrenched From Heaven poster
9.5

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants.

Wrenched From Heaven

1985

Working Girls poster
6.5

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.

Working Girls

1984

If It's A Sin poster
8.3

While Irma and her daughter were in the United States, Jo, the former's high school classmate, was assigned to look after their house. However, Jo began stealing a lot of stuff, including her clothes and important documents. By the time she was brutally mauled by Alvaro, her ex-lover, she decided to use them to steal her identity by undergoing plastic surgery. With Jo becoming the false Irma, she made a lot of changes and took vengeance against Alvaro and his lover, and married Dan, Irma's high school love. When the real Irma returned, she confronted her and vowed to take everything she had stolen from her.

If It's A Sin

1989

Alyas Pogi 2 poster
8.0

A 1992 Filipino film starring Bong Revilla, Rita Avila, Charito Solis, and Jay Ilagan.

Alyas Pogi 2

1992

Tag-araw, Tag-ulan poster
5.5

A 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

When Is Right Wrong? poster
6.3

A 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

No artwork available
4.8

In the daytime, Karen is an insurance saleswoman in Manila, but in the evening she works as an escort in a club.

Segurista

1996

Hukom Bitay: Judge Max Asuncion poster
10.0

A judge in the Philippines strives to overcome his internal conflicts and render verdicts based solely on the evidence presented in court.

Hukom Bitay: Judge Max Asuncion

1996

Tatak ng Kriminal poster
NR

Gojo is an ex-con in search of his daughter and wife who is being kept by a gambling lord.

Tatak ng Kriminal

1993

Shake, Rattle & Roll poster
5.8

An anthology of three violent stories: three friends perform Spirit of the Glass and discover a tragic love triangle; a refrigerator seems to be 'alive'; and a teenager who courts a barrio lass without his knowledge that this lass is a monster, which eventually causes chaos to his family.

Shake, Rattle & Roll

1984

No artwork available
6.5

After the death of his partner, Tikoy, a seasoned police officer armed with years of experience was forced to team up with Jun, an idealistic cop fresh from Academy.

Marami Ka Pang Kakaining Bigas

1994

Ako Ang Huhusga: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop 2 poster
8.0

A cop and a corrupt judge clash continues. The judge, Valderama, seeks revenge against Lieutenant Guerrero after putting him in prison.

Ako Ang Huhusga: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop 2

1989

How Much I Love You poster
8.0

A man whose face is burned beyond recognition, facing multiple operations, despairs, but is brought back to the land of the living by the love of a woman and his faith in God.

How Much I Love You

1993

Puto poster
8.0

A puto vendor had been selling cakes everyday after school to help his widowed mother. That was why all the kids in school had been calling him Puto. Puto was the constant butt of jokes but he remained good-natured helpful and kind to everybody. Taking pity on him a dwarf decided to give him special powers. This gave Puto the chance to realize his dream of winning the track and field race.

Puto

1987

Borrowed Face poster
8.5

Alicia is an unattractive woman who is transformed into a beauty by a plastic surgeon. She soon realizes that beauty is not all that matters in this world.

Borrowed Face

1992

Balweg: The Rebel Priest poster
9.0

Conrado Balweg, a former priest, fought to protect his people's land and became a beloved leader, but was also hated by the government and admired by women.

Balweg: The Rebel Priest

1987

Mumbaki poster
7.5

Joseph is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a tribal dispute. While there, he discovers his rich heritage and acquires pride in his being an Ifugao. Though the lure of a career in America remains strong, he is unable to resist the urge to help his village, which has resisted modern medicine and is now in the midst of a pneumonia epidemic and a civil war.

Mumbaki

1996

First Lessons poster
10.0

A teenager experiences his first taste of physical intimacy with the opposite sex, courtesy of an elder, worldly-wise woman.

First Lessons

1989

Working Girls 2 poster
9.0

In this sequel, which assumes a more political bent, are blue-collar workers, salesladies, and common laborers.

Working Girls 2

1987

Kahit Konting Pagtingin poster
7.0

Da King Fernando Poe, Jr. and Megastar Sharon Cuneta join forces in a romantic action movie about a dutiful bodyguard and an arrogant lady boss. Despite his short-lived tenure due to their constant arguments, He vows to protect her with all his might.

Kahit Konting Pagtingin

1990

Afuang: Bounty Hunter poster
7.0

An honest to goodness cop who labors to keep the honor of his badge. Fighting ruthless criminals, he has acquired the fury of the syndicates he is fighting. But despite all the threats that are coming his way he does not give up.

Afuang: Bounty Hunter

1988

Abrakadabra poster
NR

Allading with his sidekicks Baste and Jojit were hired to work for an antique shop owned by the Monteros. One day, Mr Montero brought a hundred year old antique jar from a wrecked ship. While Allading was making the wooden case, the jar was accidentally broken. Two genies were freed from the jar and soon created chaos around the shop blaming everything to Allading. - Written by ledster

Abrakadabra

1994

Dunkin Donato poster
NR

Basketball star Benjie Paras and funny man Herbert Bautista play cousins Donato and Buknoy, star player and coach of the Brgy. Maligaya basketball team. The team needs to win the league championship to help their barangay.

Dunkin Donato

1993

Fridge poster
NR

The Delfin family moves to a new house after the husband migrates to Saudi Arabia for work. The family consists of Lorna, her daughter Virgie, their housekeeper Nelia, and the husband's lecherous nephew Dodong. Their home includes an old refrigerator from the kitchen.

Fridge

1984