Ernie Zarate

Acting

Ernie Zarate

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 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

Antonio's Secret poster
5.7

The story about a teenage boy, Antonio, whose emerging gay sexuality alienates him from his friends and family, until his libertine uncle, Jonbert, comes to live with him and his mother.

Antonio's Secret

2008

Weighed But Found Wanting poster
7.5

A privileged teenager, disillusioned with the hypocrisy he witnesses in his small town, forms a bond with a lonely man with leprosy and a mentally distressed homeless woman.

Weighed But Found Wanting

1974

Radio Romance poster
9.0

Veronica lives a double life as a librarian during the day while secretly working as a disc jockey at night for the popular program. One day, Veronica receives a love letter from one her listeners who boldly professes his love for her and his desire to meet her personally. Will Veronica finally give in to love's call or will she once again cower away and retreat to her books and music.

Radio Romance

1996

An Affair poster
6.4

In a time in the Philippines when the concept of divorce does not exist, a young woman has an affair with a married man. Eventually, they move in together, and that is when the problems start.

An Affair

1982

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

Film credits

2000s · 12 titles

Antonio's Secret poster
5.7

The story about a teenage boy, Antonio, whose emerging gay sexuality alienates him from his friends and family, until his libertine uncle, Jonbert, comes to live with him and his mother.

Antonio's Secret

2008

Batas Ng Lansangan poster
7.5

Army Major RUBEN MEDRANO was once a part of an elite anti-kidnapping task force. An unfortunate incident during an operation got him suspended and sent back to Manila. There he tries to renew ties with his daughter MARISSA who has been living with his dead wives sister MARIEL. Marissa refuses to recognize her father because of all his shortcomings in the past. Nevertheless, Ruben decides to remain in the area. He soon discovers the presence of drug pushers and decides to do something about them. The drug lord who controls these pushers hires a hit-man named CARLOS to hunt down Ruben for meddling in his affairs. Soon the small community turns into a war-zone a Ruben tries to defend himself and those close to him from the attacks of these gangsters.

Batas Ng Lansangan

2002

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9 poster
5.5

This ninth installment in the classic horror series offers up a trio of spine-chillers from the Philippines. In Christmas Tree, a rampaging Christmas tree is out for blood as it terrorizes a family during the holidays; next, in Bangungot, three people in a love triangle find themselves ensnared in a supernatural nightmare. Finally, a teenage Goth band is cursed by a temptress's lethal spell in Engkanto.

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9

2007

Gagamboy poster
6.0

An accident at a pharmaceutical lab turns the mild-mannered and unassuming Junie, an ice cream vendor, into a superhero. Junie finds out that being strong and admired can also have its downside.

Gagamboy

2004

Hindi Sisiw Ang Kalaban Mo poster
8.0

This is a fiery confrontation between the underworld and the law. Entrapped in the situation is a gunman who is keen to clear his name and seek for his vengence. This is a battle of wits.

Hindi Sisiw Ang Kalaban Mo

2001

The Debut poster
6.0

Filipino-American high school student Ben works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son, who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA, will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future.

The Debut

2000

Nag-aapoy Na Laman poster
4.0

A Filipino drama about desire, temptation, and complicated relationships. As passion begins to challenge existing commitments, the characters become caught in a web of attraction, jealousy, and emotional conflict, forcing them to face the consequences of their choices.

Nag-aapoy Na Laman

2000

Ping Lacson: Super Cop poster
10.0

Based on the life story of director general Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson as the spotlight is put on the general as he handles controversial cases.

Ping Lacson: Super Cop

2000

Animal poster
3.3

Loosely based on a rape case that happened to two sisters in Cebu, Visayas, Philippines in late 1990s.

Animal

2004

Filipinas poster
9.0

Florencia, the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda, the eldest of the Filipinas children, finds herself in the unenviable position of keeping her bickering family from disintegration. As the tension rises, Yolanda seeks refuge in a local church. She is critically injured trying to break up a nasty fight between brothers Emman and Samuel, forcing her family to make a life-changing decision.

Filipinas

2003

Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw poster
7.4

Francine Natra is a popular singer enjoying the peak of her career. But due to stardom and her hectic schedules she suffers from enjoying a simple life on her own. Meanwhile Guillermo "Gimo" Talumpati lives his ordinary life as an auto mechanic taking care of his family and specially Ging-Ging, her sister with down syndrome. Their fate crossed when a promo contest called "Date With A Star" makes Gimo the winner to take the popular Francine on a special date.

Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw

2000

Alab ng Lahi poster
10.0

The story is set in 1946 after the Japanese Imperial Army surrenders to American forces. Gregorio Magtanggol, a Hukbalahap member, who continues the fight against abusive civilian guards after World War II.

Alab ng Lahi

2003

1990s · 30 titles

Radio Romance poster
9.0

Veronica lives a double life as a librarian during the day while secretly working as a disc jockey at night for the popular program. One day, Veronica receives a love letter from one her listeners who boldly professes his love for her and his desire to meet her personally. Will Veronica finally give in to love's call or will she once again cower away and retreat to her books and music.

Radio Romance

1996

Bobby Barbers: Parak poster
10.0

After being persuaded by his uncle to join the police force, a previously carefree man gains a newfound appreciation of the seriousness of the job and makes a commitment to make a positive impact for himself and his fellow officers.

Bobby Barbers: Parak

1997

Anak ni Baby Ama poster
7.0

A boy grows up not knowing his real identity. One day, a mysterious lady, claiming to be his real mother, divulges the truth about his roots. He is caught between leaving his past and living his new life.

Anak ni Baby Ama

1991

Dirty Affair poster
6.6

A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival.

Dirty Affair

1990

Kokey poster
8.0

On their way home, Bong and Anna discover Kokey, an extraterrestrial whose space ship explodes upon landing on earth. Without the knowledge of their parents, the children keep Kokey at home. The three soon become the best of friends with Kokey turning out to be a big help to the family and their business, attracting customers using his extraterrestrial powers. But Kokey becomes homesick, pointing to the sky in silent tears, missing his parents. He tries to contact them but with no success. Will he ever be reunited to his family? How long can the children keep Kokey a secret?

Kokey

1997

Because I Love You poster
8.0

Dolzura Cortez has had several men in her life. One returns to her as an AIDS researcher and unwittingly, Dolzura becomes his subject. He encouraged her to come out in public so she can dispel the social stigma that comes with the disease.

Because I Love You

1993

Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin poster
7.5

Two lovers are separated but in a twist of fate, find themselves in a care of a syndicate leader. He is the bodyguard and she is the wife.

Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin

1992

A Plea to God poster
5.3

A nun is ostracized by her superiors after a brutal encounter with a rapist leaves her pregnant.

A Plea to God

1991

Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II poster
7.5

This second feature film based on the popular television series features two true legal cases. The first is of a nanny accused of kidnapping the child in her care, and the second is about how a rich family tries to cover up the murder of a poor man.

Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II

1997

Dr. X on the Air poster
3.8

Joe de Liryo hosts the radio show "Dr. X" where he gives advice to sexually troubled women. However, when the wife of a colonel calls him, Joe must run for his life.

Dr. X on the Air

1998

Mangarap Ka poster
7.7

Childhood friends, Nonoy and Jenny, embark on their freshman year at a prestigious university together. However, bad company leads Nonoy astray. As he nearly loses everything, he works his way back to his path.

Mangarap Ka

1995

Driving Force poster
5.2

In the near future Steve takes a job as a tow truck driver that has to battle a gang of baddies led by Nelson.

Driving Force

1990

Pedrito Masangkay: Walang Bakas na Iniwan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pedrito Masangkay: Walang Bakas na Iniwan

1994

Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo, Hahanapin Kita poster
9.0

Galvez seeking for justice.

Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo, Hahanapin Kita

1993

Ang Katawan ni Sofia poster
3.3

Newlyweds Arnold (Aga Muhlach) and Sofia (Cristina Gonzales) are on their way to their honeymoon when they are assaulted by a gang of bikers. Sofia did not live to tell the tale, but the marks of abuse on her body are enough to surmise how much she suffered. Her death, however, marks the beginning of a series of bizarre murders where the victims happen to be members of the gang who attacked Sofia--and it perplexes both Arnold and the police that they could pinpoint no other perpetrator of these murders than Sofia herself. Everyone who knows of the crime has come to only one conclusion: Sofia will not stop until everyone who violated her falls dead by her hands.

Ang Katawan ni Sofia

1992

Redeem Her Honor poster
7.7

The melding together of two separate stories that share a similar premise - each detail the account of a young Filipino woman who becomes a victim of sexual violence and takes her attacker to court.

Redeem Her Honor

1995

Kaputol ng Isang Awit poster
8.0

As the country’s most popular singer, Sarah has it all – beauty, wealth and fame. However, there remains a dark void in her life as she continues to look for that one person who all her life has been missing - her father.

Kaputol ng Isang Awit

1991

Why Is There a Yesterday? poster
8.0

The story follows a village girl who is mysteriously spared when a platoon of soldiers led by Colonel Valderamma massacres her family, along with peasants accused of sympathizing with the communists. When the girl has grown up, her body has healed, but her mind is yet to recover from the horrible experience. She continues to thirst for revenge and crafts a scheme to exact retribution. She eyes the head of the military mission who instigated the carnage that she survived. He is now a well-admired retiring general who is about to cap his career with the service's highest honors.

Why Is There a Yesterday?

1996

No artwork available
4.5

Filipino action star Eddie "Lagalag" Fernandez is convicted and jailed for his role in a homicide.

Lagalag

1994

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

Isla: The Young Version poster
4.5

A story of an innocent young lass desperate to leave her homeland to escape her adoptive father's lustful desires.

Isla: The Young Version

1996

Kill Barbara With Panic poster
7.8

Barbara loves her little sister Ruth deeply. When Ruth becomes devilishly manipulative by threatening to kill herself if her sister doesn't break up with her boyfriend Nick . The sisters end up engaging in black magic to get back at each other.

Kill Barbara With Panic

1995

No artwork available
7.5

When it is time for her to give birth, Andrea, a communist insurgent seeks refuge in the city to her best friend Joyce. When Andrea's husband is reportedly killed, she temporarily leaves her son to their care. But before Andrea could return to her baby, she is arrested by the military. With no news of Andrea's whereabouts and presuming her to have been dead, the childless couple decided to keep the child and bring him to the United States. Upon returning to the country after seven years for a visit, Andrea confronts them and tries to claim his son back.

Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?

1990

Ang Probinsyano poster
7.2

A police officer is killed in a drug bust operation. His superior brings the officer's identical twin brother from the province of Benguet to assume his identity so that the drug syndicates and the corrupt policemen responsible are arrested.

Ang Probinsyano

1996

NBI: The Mariano Mison Story poster
7.0

The true-to-life story about Mariano Mison, who rose from the ranks of an agent to the respected director of the country's National Bureau of Investigation.

NBI: The Mariano Mison Story

1997

O-ha! Ako Pa? poster
8.0

A 1995 Filipino comedy starring Babalu, Jimmy Santos, and Ogie Alcasid.

O-ha! Ako Pa?

1995

No artwork available
NR

An action drama

Kristobal (Tinik sa Korona)

1990

Mukhang Bungo: Da Coconut Nut poster
NR

Laugh out loud with the best comedians in town! Mukhang Bungo stars Redford White, Sheila Ysrael, Willie Revillame, Berting Labra and Dindo Arroyo in a movie that will make you roll into laughter.

Mukhang Bungo: Da Coconut Nut

1992

Loving Someone poster
10.0

Only son, Carlitos, suddenly finds himself the man of an all-female household when his father dies of a heart attack. He falls in love with an offbeat girl and is forced to make a choice between following his heart or risk losing the love of the family which has nurtured him all his life.

Loving Someone

1993

Ako Ang Lalagot Sa Hininga Mo poster
10.0

All his life, Ronaldo has led a quiet and comfortable life. The son of a mayor, he hopes to earn his law degree and to one day follow the footsteps of his father. But one night, tragedy strikes when his parents are assassinated. Stricken by both grief and anger, Ronaldo abandons his studies and heads home. After burying his parents, Ronaldo begins to look deeper into his parents’ gruesome killing, and what he discovers is an even more gruesome truth: the man he has trusted all along is the very man who had masterminded the crime.

Ako Ang Lalagot Sa Hininga Mo

1999

1980s · 15 titles

An Affair poster
6.4

In a time in the Philippines when the concept of divorce does not exist, a young woman has an affair with a married man. Eventually, they move in together, and that is when the problems start.

An Affair

1982

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

Fight for Us poster
6.9

In 1985, in the obscure town of Dolores, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra, murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel, who was also executed by the same group.

Fight for Us

1989

Caged Fury poster
3.6

At a hidden prison camp deep in the jungles of South East Asia, some devious Vietnamese commies are kidnapping beautiful women and brainwashing them into becoming subliminally-activated suicide bombers to further their evil aims abroad. Help isn't going to be coming anytime soon, so the all-female inmates must engineer their own escape any which way they can...

Caged Fury

1983

Warbus poster
5.2

The plot concerns a small group of people who are forced to flee from their base (which happens to be a Mission) in an old school bus when the VC launch a vicious assault upon it. Along the way they are joined by a group of three battle hardened American Special Forces soldiers and together they desperately fight to make it to safety.

Warbus

1986

Three Faces of Love poster
9.0

Three stories of love starring Sharon Cuneta. The first, "I Love You, Moo-Moo" (directed by Leroy Salvador), is about a young bride who died on her honeymoon; the second, "Ang Silid" (directed by Lino Brocka) is about an interior decorator who investigates a forbidden room owned by a mysterious woman whose sister was murdered; and the third, "Katumbas ng Kahapon" (directed by Emmanuel Borlaza) follows a young woman torn between her abusive husband and her former lover who returned from the US.

Three Faces of Love

1988

Eagle Squad poster
8.0

Eight cops are organized into an anti-vice squad. They risk their lives and test their brotherhood in every mission they accomplish.

Eagle Squad

1989

Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos poster
7.0

When her boyfriend leaves for Japan on a singing contract, a dancer is so distraught she does not see the car that hits her. The driver pretends to be a helpful passer-by; they fall in love and gets married. Only bringing her to a more complicated life.

Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos

1988

Arsenio Cayanan: Alyas Boy Negro poster
8.0

This is the true story of Arsenio Cayanan, a Black Asian American whose challenges in his youth led him into a life of crime.

Arsenio Cayanan: Alyas Boy Negro

1988

Maging Akin Ka Lamang poster
9.3

The rich and beautiful Rosita would do anything to win the love of the man she had become obsessed with. Still, neither her beauty nor all the money in the world gave her what she wanted.

Maging Akin Ka Lamang

1987

No artwork available
8.5

A driver sells his baby to his wealthy childless employers, causing consequences years later.

When Will Sin Be Washed Away?

1989

One Day, Isang Araw poster
9.0

The story follows a neighborhood hero who champions the helpless children in a predominantly adult world.

One Day, Isang Araw

1988

Rosa Mistica poster
5.0

A Filipino fantasy/horror anthology starring Snooky Serna. In "Mga Puting Rosas ni Rosalie", Rosalie dies in a freak accident on the day of her wedding to Mike, who's only after her money. With the help of the white rose, she comes back to earth to correct what is wrong. In "Mga Pulang Rosas ni Rosanna", Rosanna is the daughter of a mausoleum caretaker who happens to be the soulmate of the mysterious heir, Ramil, the victim of a curse of Satan's disciple, Lucila. In "Mga Dilaw Rosas ni Rosario", Rosario or Osang, a maid with an ugly facade, falls in love with a man named Dio.

Rosa Mistica

1987

Estudyante Blues poster
4.0

A story about eight young men who are currently studying in high school. As adolescents trying to experiment on new things, they face different adventures on discovering love, sex and women.Together with their escapades, they also deal with common problems that teenagers face at that certain point in their lives, grades, family and other personal problems and how to cope with all of them.

Estudyante Blues

1989

Rage of Justice poster
7.0

A story of a cop who put the law in his hand to avenge the death of his own family and parents.

Rage of Justice

1987

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