Eddie Garcia

Acting

Eddie Garcia

Born 1921-05-02 · Juban, Sorsogon, Philippines

Eduardo "Eddie" Verchez Garcia (May 2, 1929 – June 21, 2019), colloquially known as Manoy, was a Filipino actor and filmmaker. Deemed one of the greatest Filipino actors of all time, he was noted for his portrayals of authoritative, antagonistic, and comedic characters. He contributed to nearly 700 film and TV productions over his 70-year career. Garcia was the most awarded Filipino actor of all time. He was the most decorated actor in FAMAS Awards history, having been inducted into the hall of fame under three categories. Garcia was also the only actor to win a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor for three consecutive years. His late-career work earned him international recognition. He won the Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award and Asian Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Bwakaw (2012). For his portrayal in Rainbow's Sunset (2018), he was awarded Best Actor at the Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts has also awarded Garcia an Ani ng Dangal in 2014 and 2021. Following his death in 2019 due to an accident on a production set, the Eddie Garcia Law was enacted in 2024 to protect the welfare and safety of workers in film, television, and advertising.

Acting credits

Coyote vs. Acme poster
7.8

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

Coyote vs. Acme

2026

Dalagang Ilocana poster
4.3

A funny poignant film about an Ilocana maiden.

Dalagang Ilocana

1954

Masamang Ugat poster
3.3

Separated as children, two brothers find themselves on opposing sides of the law as adults, with one working as a cop trying to take down the drug lord for whom his brother works.

Masamang Ugat

2003

Amy, Susie and Tessie poster
7.0

After arguing with their playboy father, teenage sisters Amy, Susie and Tessie decide it's time to become independent women. Once the girls realize they can support themselves, they open the door to a whole new world of adventure.

Amy, Susie and Tessie

1960

Alyas Ninong: Huling kilabot ng Tondo poster
7.0

Valentin Zapanta (Eddie Garcia) was know as "Ninong" ("Godfather") by the whole of Tondo. Because of his large territory, many tried to usurp his hold on Tondo. And when the time came, it was the least of his expectations that his closest "friend," whom he treated as his own son, would be the one to betray him.

Alyas Ninong: Huling kilabot ng Tondo

1992

Asboobs: Asal Bobo poster
10.0

An ice cream vendor was bullied and thrown on a river.He swore to become a brave soldier. A spoiled brat snaps his adopted uncle and forced him to undergo military training. A barangay tanod is an action freak.He mauled even the well wishers for his birthday. A NEET accidentally burned a whole building while he was in an internet cafe.He was offered to be a soldier by his roommate. A mama's boy joins the military to strengthen his manhood and erase his mama's boy image.

Asboobs: Asal Bobo

2003

Hanguin Mo Ako Sa Putik poster
NR

A young woman hopes to find redemption from a sinful past in the arms of an elderly but genuinely caring lover.

Hanguin Mo Ako Sa Putik

1983

Black Mama, White Mama poster
5.4

When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.

Black Mama, White Mama

1973

Devil Woman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Devil Woman

1970

El Indio poster
10.0

Based on Francisco V. Coching's adventure comics novel, the film tells the story of Fernando (Cesar Ramirez), a handsome and dashing Spanish mestizo who goes back to the Philippines to exact revenge on his father whom he believed abandoned him and his mother Blanquita. There, he discovers the cruel and oppressive colonial government and joins the rebels in the fight against the oppressors as El Indio.

El Indio

1953

The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin poster
3.0

A soldier who once saved the entire country is assigned to guard a genius child whose intellect is needed to foil the plans of an evil villain.

The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin

2014

Drigo Garrote: Jai Alai King poster
7.0

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1978 directed by Manuel 'Fyke' Cinco and starred Christopher de Leon, Marianne dela Riva, Dranreb, Johnny Delgado, Amy Austria, Cynthia Gonzales, Allan Valenzuela, and Manny Luna.

Drigo Garrote: Jai Alai King

1978

Machete Maidens Unleashed! poster
6.6

In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

Gilda poster
9.0

Destroyed during a fire that ravaged Sampaguita’s archives. Gilda tells the story of a poor squatter who carried her invalid mother while begging on the streets for money. As she lives under the abusive hand of her mother’s lover, Gilda dreams of becoming a singer.

Gilda

1956

Wedding Bells poster
10.0

The wedding anthology consists of four stories 'Pamanhikan' (starring Susan Roces and Jose Mari), 'Pikot' (Amalia Fuentes and Romeo Vasquez), 'Tanan' (Barbara Perez and Greg Martin), and 'Honeymoon' (Gloria Romero and Juancho Gutierrez).

Wedding Bells

1959

Gabriela Silang poster
NR

Gabriela Silang a Filipino revolutionary leader best known as the first female leader of a Filipino movement for independence from Spain

Gabriela Silang

1971

Naughty Boys poster
10.0

Four seminarians will be taken out of the seminary by their Uncle Ton so they can experience real life.

Naughty Boys

1990

Maestro Toribio: Sentensyador poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Maestro Toribio: Sentensyador

1994

No artwork available
NR

Filipino film based on the serial comics published by Liwayway magazine.

Aristokrata

1954

Tulisang Pugot poster
8.0

A story about poor man who met a rich woman and her wooer which he bested in a fight. That fight led the poor mans parents to be mistreated and killed. After being ambushed and scarred by the wooer he flees and meet someone who would change his life.

Tulisang Pugot

1953

Mano Po III: My Love poster
5.8

Anti-crime crusader Lilia Chiong Yang seems to have everything a woman could want and need: a husband who pampers her; children whom any parent would be proud of; and the respect & admiration of the most powerful people in the land. But just as Lilia prepares for her 25th wedding anniversary celebration, a chance encounter in Thailand with her first love Michael throws Lilia's life into chaos. So begins the resumption of a relationship that threatens to unravel the delicate threads connecting Lilia to the other people in her life. - Written by regalfilms

Mano Po III: My Love

2004

Syota ng Bayan poster
5.2

Syota ng Bayan is Tanya Marquez, a bold star who quits showbiz and goes back to her hometown. Finding out that a cement factory is causing a lot of havoc in the environment and in the lives of her town mates, she challenges the incumbent of Mayor Golano to have it closed. When denied, Tanya rallies the people in protest but is silenced. The mayor's opponents prevail upon Tnays to run for mayor in the coming elections against Golano's son, Peter Lee. During the campaign period Tanya and Peter Lee meet and fall in love.

Syota ng Bayan

2001

Paruparong Bukid poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paruparong Bukid

1958

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

Behind the camera

All for You poster
4.7

Strong-willed and sophisticated, Divina takes over the business of her late father Don Ferrer who had requested Divina to ensure that his daughter Nora with his mistress is cared for. But Nora wins the love of Jerry, the only man who has captivated Divina’s discriminating heart. From the start. Jerry is attracted to Nora whose steadfast suitor Oscar respects and honors her chastity, only to find out that she has fallen in love and has given herself to Jerry.

All for You

1982

Sabotage poster
NR

1966 Action movie directed by Eddie Garcia and starring Tony Ferrer, Josephine Manuel and Mary Louise Matheson

Sabotage

1966

Magdusa Ka! poster
7.2

An illegitimate daughter of a maid is welcomed by her rich father to live with him in the mansion. But her life becomes a nightmare when her new grandmother learns of her unplanned pregnancy.

Magdusa Ka!

1986

Begging for Love poster
6.5

On the outside it looks like a marriage made in heaven. But inside the thick walls of what they call home theirs is a relationship waiting to crumble. They have been waiting a child for so long but the wife does not have the capacity to bear a child. And when her husband cannot take it any it any longer he decides to end his misery once and for all.

Begging for Love

1986

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

Where Is Love Hiding? poster
8.0

Made pregnant by Ric, Estella was forced to marry his intellectually disabled younger brother, Val, to save herself from the shame of having an illegitimate child. However, what was intended as a marriage of convenience became a fulfilling relationship that eventually opened the eyes and hearts of everybody to the beautiful soul hidden inside the young man nobody wanted.

Where Is Love Hiding?

1987

Huwag Mong Itanong Kung Bakit poster
NR

Aning is a maid in the Cuevas household. She is raped by an unknown assailant and comes home to the province pregnant. Her older sister Dinya serves the Cuevas household to search for the culprit. She catches the culprit but at the cost of her own vitrue.

Huwag Mong Itanong Kung Bakit

1988

Pinagbuklod ng Langit poster
7.0

The movie chronicles the lives of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his family in their Palace.

Pinagbuklod ng Langit

1969

Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin poster
7.0

An intense rivalry has always existed between Gladys and her older sister Maureen whom her parents had adopted before she was born. The father Gilbert believed the girls should be treated as equals but Clara the mother thought otherwise. As a result Gladys grew up a scheming selfish brat who wanted everything for her particularly those belonging to Sharon. Eventually this would include getting the man Maureen learned to love.

Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin

1987

Immortal poster
8.5

Two star-crossed lovers, meeting each other across several lifetimes, hoping that in each cycle they can break down the walls that keep them apart.

Immortal

1989

Abakada... Ina poster
7.0

An illiterate parent faces the challenge of attending to her children's academic needs.

Abakada... Ina

2001

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

Contra Señas poster
6.0

Agent Tony Falcon looks to find out where a scientist's formula is before it goes to the wrong hands.

Contra Señas

1965

Hinukay Ko Na Ang Libingan Mo poster
7.5

Twins Anton and Elmo form an uneasy truce to take down big time smuggler Laroza and his henchmen.

Hinukay Ko Na Ang Libingan Mo

1991

Forgive and Forget poster
8.0

Long separated husband and wife Nelly and and Nelson who are famous actors are being brought back together by their only daughter Sandra with the help of Auntie Irene and grandmother Beatriz.

Forgive and Forget

1982

When to Say I Love You? poster
10.0

A marriage which started on the wrong foot, compromised by her boyfriend agreed to marry family friend in order to save face. In turn he entered into marriage to get away from his aggressive clinging girlfriend. But the truth was that he was really in love with her but lacked the nerve to tell her. He saw the marriage of convenience as the best way to win her.

When to Say I Love You?

1985

How Is It to Dream? poster
7.0

The story of Lisa and Eric and how they fought for their love. Lisa got pregnant with Benny, Eric's brother. However, Benny died in a motorcycle accident. Eric was kind enough to marry Lisa but Eric's mother disapproved of the relationship and makes life hell for Lisa.

How Is It to Dream?

1983

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

Cross My Heart poster
6.5

A story of four people in love and how they come together.

Cross My Heart

1982

My Only Love poster
8.0

Billy and Cindy are teeners trapped in the conflicted world of their parents. Two children of two marriages gone sour. Young and confused by the whole situation, they try to look for answers, but the whole business of life is not as simple as it seems. Left with no choice but to come to terms with whatever it is that life presents, they rely on each other for emotional support. And in the process, they learn that despite their parents marital woes, much remains in life and love reserved for the two of them.

My Only Love

1982

Friends in Love poster
7.0

A story of friends who got entangled in the ironies of falling in love. Fate decides to play a trick on the quartet. Sharron and Jackie are close friends with contrasting personalities. On the other hand William and Rowell are students in the same school who are close to one another as the two girls are. Sharon and Rowell fall for each other and jealousy rears its ugly head on their relationship. Jackie and Rowell felt left out.

Friends in Love

1983