Tom Olivar

Acting

Tom Olivar

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Known for

Maalaala Mo Kaya poster
6.9

Recognized as the longest and most award-winning drama anthology in the country, Charo Santos-Concio narrates real-life stories of people with well-crafted storylines, excellent performances by its actors, and topnotch production details.

Maalaala Mo Kaya

1991

Kapag Nahati ang Puso poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kapag Nahati ang Puso

2018

Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan poster
9.0

Jeepney driver, Nanding, gets into an accident with the rich and spoiled balikbayan Cathy, the sole heiress of the vast land on which his small community rests. But despite their differences, Nanding and Cathy become intimately attracted to one another. Seeing this as an obstacle to his ambition to claim Cathy's inheritance, Don Pacundo immediately orders for Cathy's abduction-hoping to force her to hand over her heritage.

Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan

1996

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita poster
6.4

Inya, a heroine of the Philippine resistance against the Japanese during World War II, recalls events involving her husband Edilberto and their childhood friend Ignacio, a transvestite who, masquerading as a woman also named Inya, becomes the lover of the local Japanese commander, Ichiru, and is caught between a duty to be a spy for his country and friends and his reluctant but growing love for Ichiru.

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita

2004

Curacha: The Restless Woman poster
5.6

Curacha, a torera (live sex performer), finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its political equivalent of sleaze, subservicence and power in drug-addled world. Every night, she sets off to join her fellow toreras for a midnight show of fun and kitschy live sex act. In one tuning point of her life, she bumps into a long-lost friend, Myrna, a former torera, who seems to have a lost grip on life. Curacha makes it her personal mission to save Myrna as she does some soul-searching herself. In the end, we see traces of hope glimmering somewhere, somehow, in a manner that escapes the restless Curacha.

Curacha: The Restless Woman

1998

Bes and the Beshies poster
NR

It tells the story of four friends: a single mom hoping to complete her family, a martyr wife who will do anything to keep her family from falling apart, a mistress who is desperate to have her own family, and a young woman who fully supports them.

Bes and the Beshies

2017

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2000s · 10 titles

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita poster
6.4

Inya, a heroine of the Philippine resistance against the Japanese during World War II, recalls events involving her husband Edilberto and their childhood friend Ignacio, a transvestite who, masquerading as a woman also named Inya, becomes the lover of the local Japanese commander, Ichiru, and is caught between a duty to be a spy for his country and friends and his reluctant but growing love for Ichiru.

Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita

2004

Shake, Rattle & Roll 8 poster
5.0

Just like the seven previous SR&R franchise, this has three episodes-"13/F," about a children's party held in a forbidden floor; "Yaya" is about a naughty kid who discovers that her new nanny is a vampire; and "LRT" is about a freak accident in which people find themselves trapped in an LRT coach, chased by a monster.

Shake, Rattle & Roll 8

2006

La Vida Rosa poster
5.2

Crime does not pay, so the adage goes. But feisty and outspoken Rosa (Rosanna Roces)--however sharp-witted--does not know any better. Doggedly out for bigger money, she is quick to rebuff even her lover Dado's (Diether Ocampo) pitch for a new life. What will they risk to succeed? What will they give to taste the sweet pleasure of living peacefully and not running away from law and the syndicate anymore? Will their love for each other endure in the end?

La Vida Rosa

2001

ZsaZsa Zaturnnah: Ze Moveeh poster
3.7

A gay barber swallows a large rock from the sky that turns him into a sexy superheroine. She soon finds herself fighting against a giant frog, a zombie outbreak, and a group of warriors who plan to turn the world's males into females.

ZsaZsa Zaturnnah: Ze Moveeh

2006

Nympha poster
4.3

A 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

Sabel poster
3.0

After enduring a troubled childhood, a woman struggles to find herself in this provocative tale about life's vagaries and ultimate redemption. The film follows the emotional journey of Sabel, a complex woman portrayed as both bad and good, who permanently alters the lives of those in her orbit and who is eventually charged with murder.

Sabel

2004

Mila poster
8.3

A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions that remain unanswered.

Mila

2001

No artwork available
NR

A mysteries happening in the province of Batangas. It soon happens upon the arrival of a city veterinarian named Frederick. He is summoned by the village officials in order to cure the disease of their livestock. He is befriended by a mute.

Bala Bala: Maniwala Ka

2009

Tiyanaks poster
4.7

Against the advice of a concerned mythology professor, a group of school friends decide to take an out of town trip during the holy week. When they first leave on their vacation, Shiela, Rina, Christian, Kerwin and their friends believe they have made a good decision. Everyone is happy and excited about their upcoming adventure. But soon, the mood starts to change. Shiela begins having dreams and premonitions about an evil presence somehow related to young children. She sees images of an old woman that terrifies her. Troubling, frightening events seems to multiply around them. The friends soon begin to believe that one of them may be the source of the evil that is plaguing them. Will one of friends have to sacrifice themselves in order to protect the others?

Tiyanaks

2007

Mano Po poster
7.3

During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, young Chinese copra trader named Fong-Huan marries Elisa, a young and pretty Filipina. The couples children, Daniel and Linda, were raised in a mixture of Chinese and Filipino-Hispanic tradition. These richly cultured people are the ancestors of a dysfunctional third-generation family whose daughters tell their own stories of joy, struggle, and the complex realities in the life of Filipino Chinese families.

Mano Po

2002

1990s · 14 titles

Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan poster
9.0

Jeepney driver, Nanding, gets into an accident with the rich and spoiled balikbayan Cathy, the sole heiress of the vast land on which his small community rests. But despite their differences, Nanding and Cathy become intimately attracted to one another. Seeing this as an obstacle to his ambition to claim Cathy's inheritance, Don Pacundo immediately orders for Cathy's abduction-hoping to force her to hand over her heritage.

Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan

1996

Curacha: The Restless Woman poster
5.6

Curacha, a torera (live sex performer), finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its political equivalent of sleaze, subservicence and power in drug-addled world. Every night, she sets off to join her fellow toreras for a midnight show of fun and kitschy live sex act. In one tuning point of her life, she bumps into a long-lost friend, Myrna, a former torera, who seems to have a lost grip on life. Curacha makes it her personal mission to save Myrna as she does some soul-searching herself. In the end, we see traces of hope glimmering somewhere, somehow, in a manner that escapes the restless Curacha.

Curacha: The Restless Woman

1998

'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede poster
7.0

Carding is an ex-convict trying to start anew outside the bars and got a job as a taxi driver. However, just as he swore not to get involved in any illegal activities, a young woman Kristine rented his taxi cab as a getaway vehicle in a in a staged abduction, where she played as the hostage. As Carding put his best foot forward to save her from the kidnappers yet policemen mistook him as one of the crooks. For the second time around, he got arrested. Carding escaped from the jail and found out Kristin’s deception. He implored her to clean up his name to the authority. The conscience-stricken Kristin affirmed to attest the truth. As her statement was broadcast in the Philippine television, it is also seen by the Robbery Gang leader.

'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede

1999

Ronquillo poster
7.0

Adan Ronquillo, a Tondo-raised Caviteño thug, vows to take revenge against the people who shot his parents to their deaths.

Ronquillo

1993

Mara Clara: The Movie poster
8.3

Almira and Susan give birth at the same time in the same hospital. Gary steals Almira’s newborn child and switches the infant to one of his newborn twins; in revenge to Almira’s decision of rejecting him, Gary concocts the wicked plan with his friend Kardo to switch the babies. However, one of the twins dies in the process of switching and the Del Valles are made to believe that the stillborn child is theirs. Gary then persuades Amante to adopt one of his twins to spare Almira from despair and sorrow. Amante agrees for a fee and Gary hands one of his twins to Amante. Kardo, feeling remorseful documents every detail of the event on his diary. Susan names her daughter Mara while the Del Valles name their child, Clara.

Mara Clara: The Movie

1996

Isabel Aquino: I Want to Live poster
5.0

Based on the life story of Isabel Aquino.

Isabel Aquino: I Want to Live

1991

The Madonna and the Dragon poster
6.7

Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.

The Madonna and the Dragon

1990

Epifanio, Ang Bilas Ko: NB-Eye poster
NR

Epifanio and his brother-in-law are faulty detectives who must redeem themselves by solving a major kidnapping case.

Epifanio, Ang Bilas Ko: NB-Eye

1995

Alyas Totoy: Kamay Na Bakal Ng WPD poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Alyas Totoy: Kamay Na Bakal Ng WPD

1994

Muntik Nang Maabot Ang Langit poster
8.0

A 1995 Filipino romantic drama starring Jennifer Mendoza and Tonton Gutierrez.

Muntik Nang Maabot Ang Langit

1995

April Boys: Sana'y Mahalin Mo Rin Ako poster
9.0

Popular singing duo, Vingo and Jimmy, collectively known as the April Boys, brought the real life tale of their climb to fame to the big screen.

April Boys: Sana'y Mahalin Mo Rin Ako

1996

Pretty Boy Hoodlum poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pretty Boy Hoodlum

1991

Tigasin poster
10.0

Sgt. Greg Marcial is an esteemed detective who is tasked to investigate on a series of mysterious deaths among elderly men.

Tigasin

1999

Manong Gang poster
8.0

A 1991 Filipino action film starring Bong Revilla and Dina Bonnevie.

Manong Gang

1991

1980s · 9 titles

Climax poster
7.5

Emma goes to the city to look for her younger sister, Lolita, who suddenly disappeared. Unbeknownst to her, Lolita has fallen prey to a prostitution ring

Climax

1985

Urban Terrorist poster
NR

Flipino action film starring Mark Gil, Ronnie Rickets and Dick Israel.

Urban Terrorist

1988

Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita poster
5.5

Salve, a content barrio lass, is married to Alfred, an aspiring politician. Alfred meets Via finds out that they can both be very useful to each other's lives. He is set on pursuing a political career and Via is from a powerful political family that wants to continue to govern the land. Together, Albert and Via plan a scheme to get rid of Salve. But Salve survives the carnage. Salve takes revenge.

Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita

1989

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

Kris Commando poster
5.2

Muslims and Christians clash in this thoughtful Filipino war movie. Kiram Sali and his Muslim rebels launch a series of attacks on the army but his brother Omar would just rather see his country in peace. Following the rebel's murder of Army General Basco, holy war follows. Omar turns to violence and ends up in a showdown with General Basco's best man Captain Reyes.

Kris Commando

1987

Anak ng Cabron poster
NR

A great divide between the rich and the poor. Donato Rios is a poor criminal who fell in love with a rich doctor. Donato attempted to woo her but she rejected him each time he pursues her.

Anak ng Cabron

1988

Carnap King: The Randy Padilla Story poster
4.3

True to life story of Randy Padilla.

Carnap King: The Randy Padilla Story

1989

No artwork available
3.7

A typical story of a hopeless Filipino worker whose last resort is to work abroad to save his family from poverty. Melo trudged the desert to look for greener pasture but it seems like it is too far and hard to reach. His family in the Philippines was left in a maze, with each of them trying to find their way out. On his homecoming, which welcome will hurt him most: his torn pocket or his broken home and heart?

Napakasakit, Kuya Eddie

1986

Gawa Na ang Bala Na Papatay sa Iyo poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gawa Na ang Bala Na Papatay sa Iyo

1988

Series credits