Celia Rodriguez

Acting

Celia Rodriguez

Born

1938-03-17 (88)

Place of birth

Bulan, Sorsogon, Philippines

Known for

Acting

Credits

83 titles

Maria Cecilia Rodriguez (born March 17, 1938) is a multi-awarded Filipina actress. She appeared in more than 130 movies and television shows. She won four FAMAS Awards in the films Kulay Dugo Ang Gabi, The Passionate Strangers, Lilet and Magnifico. She also received an award for Best Supporting Actress in the Metro Manila Film Festival for the movie Bulaklak Sa City Jail (1984). Rodriguez joined the movie industry in the late 1950s, appearing in Sa Ngalan Ng Espada (1958), and Shirley, My Darling (1958). She performed in movies such as Lilet, released in 1971, Super Gee (1973) and Mrs. Eva Fonda, 16 (1976). She was known as the original Valentina in Darna movies. She was included in the GM…

Known for

Batang Quiapo poster
6.9

A young man rises to be one of the biggest outlaws in the neighborhood while he navigates his way in life to survive in Quiapo. Hoping to earn the affection of his parents, his feat draws him closer to the truth about his identity.

Batang Quiapo

2023

No artwork available
7.0

Rio del Mar is a Philippine TV drama series produced by TAPE Inc. and broadcast on the GMA Network. Directed by Mel Chionglo, Jeffrey Jeturian and Gina Alajar, this series is about family, friendship, deception and betrayal. The series was the comeback of 1980s actress, Vivian Velez.

Rio Del Mar

1999

Darna poster
8.0

Darna is a 2005 drama fantasy action television series based on the Mars Ravelo's fictional character of the same name and a loose adaptation of the 2003 Mars Ravelo's Darna Miniseries by Mango Comics. It aired on Philippine television on GMA and starred top actress Angel Locsin as the iconic superheroine. It premiered in Filipino homes on April 4, 2005 and ended on November 25, 2005. The official title of the series is Mars Ravelo's Darna.

Darna

2005

No artwork available
7.0

May Bukas Pa is a Philippine television series aired by IBC and RPN, and produced by Viva Television. It stars Dina Bonnevie, Albert Martinez and Cherie Gil.

May Bukas Pa

2000

Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol poster
NR

Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol is a Philippine comedy-drama series produced by TAPE, Inc. and aired over GMA Network. Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, this series revolves around two warring families and their complicated but funny lives and loves.

Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol

2001

Bituin poster
8.0

Bituin is a Filipino soap opera that was aired by ABS-CBN from September 23, 2002 to May 23, 2003. It starred Carol Banawa and Desiree Del Valle, with Nora Aunor and Cherie Gil. The series was re-aired in 2007–2008 through Kapamilya Channel. Bituin was famously known for the line that Nora Aunor belts out in a high caliber dramatic scene: "Nasaan Nasaan si Bernadette at Melody?" The line was repeated in movies, TV series, and comedy bars. It was also known to have the highest rated episode with the The Diva vs Supernova concert. It was aired three days after the initial concert with more than a 48.7 audience share. In 2007 TFC ABS-CBN international affiliate KPTV re-aired the whole series from September 2007 to February 2008. The series also had a crossover with Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay in 2003 in various episodes. In early March 2012 - June 2012 the series had a 2 hour back to back episodes shown weekdays internationally through Cinema One Global part of its Drama On Demand hour of requested Classic TV Programs as request by television viewers commercial free and uncut.

Bituin

2002

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 5 titles

Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 poster
4.3

An old man Lando (Ronnie Lazaro) has buried something under his house. When he is finished, he encounters a group of white people. The chieftain (Manu Respall) demands Lando to give back something that belongs to them which he refuses. Angered, he and his tribesmen savagely killed him.

Shake, Rattle & Roll 13

2011

Tamawo poster
NR

A family transfers into an isolated town where the family man tends to his blind wife and illegitimate son. Soon they find out that extraordinary creatures lurking outside their house are looking for something they claim stolen from them.

Tamawo

2011

Ganito Kami Muli poster
NR

A documentary produced by Cinema One that sees through fully restored film in the eyes of young filmmakers.

Ganito Kami Muli

2013

I'll Be There poster
3.0

The story revolves around Maxi dela Cerna, a young, aspiring New York-based fashion designer who returns to the Philippines shortly after her mother’s death to find her father. She had been swindled by her ex-boyfriend and hopes to pay off her debts by selling the piece of provincial land that her parents co-owned. But this means spending time with her father whom she hates for walking out on her and her mother 15 years ago. As the uptight and guarded Maxi struggles to immerse herself in farm life and deal with a father she despises, she crosses paths again with Tommy, her childhood friend, now an architect who is trying to heal from his own mistakes in the past with his 7-year-old son.

I'll Be There

2010

My Kontrabida Girl poster
5.0

Isabel Reyes (Rhian Ramos) is an infamous soap opera villain in the country. Everyone simply loathes Isabel which makes her the most condemned personality in the world of television. But by some weird twist of fate, Isabel's life turns upside down when she encounters a near-death accident. The wicked antagonist experiences a sudden change of heart and being the top kontrabida of her soap opera, Isabel couldn't just deliver her heartlessness and cruelty in front of the camera. Her over-the-top villainous persona disappears and she finds herself powerless to kick and slap the lead star. Isabel's show hits a major ratings slump and the network advises her to take a break from work with hopes of reigniting her passion. To solve her dilemma, Isabel seeks the help of the biggest kontrabida icon in the country, no less than Ms. Bella Flores. She finds her on YouTube and says that for Isabel to get herself back, she needs to find the person who hurt her the most.

My Kontrabida Girl

2012

1980s · 19 titles

Bagets poster
5.7

Experiencing the forbidden. Experiencing rejection. Hating your parents. Hating the world around you. Discovering what's hot. Discovering what's cool. Discovering your first true love. Discovering who you are. Growing up can be such a wild time. But not when you've got the best guys to hang out with. Five chaste young men immerse themselves in the superficialities and superfluity of adolescence over the course of their last year in high school. But as they make their gradual transition from boyhood to manhood, they realize it is their formidable bond that stands as the real deal.

Bagets

1984

Anak poster
4.0

A daughter defies her mother to pursue her passionate yet ill fated relationship.

Anak

1982

Flowers of the City Jail poster
6.2

A pregnant woman arrested for frustrated murder is sent to the Manila City Jail where she meets several women with shocking pasts.

Flowers of the City Jail

1984

Aguila poster
7.5

Flashbacks encompass the history of the Philippines as well as the life story of the elderly Daniel Aguila. The Aguila family gathers to celebrate Daniel's 88th birthday, but the old man is nowhere to be seen--he has been missing for a decade. Suspecting that his father is in Mindanao, one of his sons takes off for that region in a determined search. Along the way, his memories of the nation and his father's life tell the story of 80 tumultuous years of personal and historical development.

Aguila

1980

Ang Boyfriend Kong Kano poster
NR

In this riotous comedy, Italian import model-turned-actor Dani Diovanni plays an abandoned half-American teenager who catches the fancy of screwball Maricel Soriano who plays the role of a comely lass from Pagsanjan.

Ang Boyfriend Kong Kano

1983

Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? poster
5.2

Myrna and Lito plunge into marriage at a very young age. Both unprepared and still immature. But their relationship suddenly collapses when Lito gets into an illicit relationship with an older woman, Glacilda.

Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?

1984

First Kiss, First Love poster
NR

Julie (Snooky Serna) comes from a broken family. Rommie (Albert Martinez) is an athlete from a rich sophisticated family. This is a story of young lovers facing challenges against their relationship.

First Kiss, First Love

1982

Hayop sa Sarap poster
4.3

A story of a Family that was been broken for the reason of the mother making an affair with her boss. Their Father became paralyze. The main character Irma Alegre decided to be a prostitute and so is her sister Angela Perez but their father suicides.

Hayop sa Sarap

1984

Fourteen poster
10.0

She's a child, a woman and a mother at 14.

Fourteen

1980

Diary of Cristina Gaston poster
NR

A woman is desired by all men and hated by all women.

Diary of Cristina Gaston

1982

Kapitan Kidlat poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kapitan Kidlat

1981

Bilibid Boys poster
3.3

=The movie portrays seven wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. They serve their sentences as if they are living their regular free, luxurious lives outside the cold bars of the prison, in open air, able to go where they want when they want. Four of the men - Nandong, Noel, Butch, and Caloy - are gay men who feel attracted to Steve Guanzon and eventually sodomize and rape him.

Bilibid Boys

1981

Angela Markado poster
6.1

Angela Delmar works as a waitress for one of the seedier bars in Manila. There she meets five patrons of the bar, who also turn out to be a gang specializing in drugging and raping girls and later on selling them to prostitution.

Angela Markado

1980

Palengke Queen poster
NR

A comedy market vendor captures the heart of a bachelor marketplace owner.

Palengke Queen

1982

Pabling poster
8.0

A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city.

Pabling

1981

Macho Gigolo poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Macho Gigolo

1981

Darna and Ding poster
7.0

Narda receives superhuman powers and becomes Darna. Darna and her child brother Ding start by fighting the Hawk Woman; next they face-off with the Giant, and both foes are destroyed. They meet Dr. Vontesberg a good Samaritan woman doctor, who actually plans in secret to destroy an entire village to avenge her grandfather who had been mistakenly accused of being a devil worshiper. She too has powers to summon the dead and terrorize the townspeople. Narda is captured by the evil doctor, who shows Darna how she intends to achieve her plan. Just in time, Ding arrives to rescue his helpless sister and together they stop Vontesberg's plan. Darna and Ding flow their way to the city, but they are captured by a Sorceress, and they join a bunch of other prisoners. The sorceress Lei Ming and Darna measure their strength and powers. After losing her face, Lei Ming takes her own life.

Darna and Ding

1980

Mother Dear poster
7.0

This film probes into the minds and hearts of illegitimate children and their mothers.

Mother Dear

1982

Angkinin Mo Ako poster
NR

A young woman desperately long intimacy.

Angkinin Mo Ako

1983

1970s · 23 titles

Iskandalo poster
NR

A love story about a guy with and a broken family a girl who slept with her professor.

Iskandalo

1979

Sumigaw ka hanggang ibig mo! poster
NR

Filipino horror movie from 1974.

Sumigaw ka hanggang ibig mo!

1974

Karugtong Ang Kahapon poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Karugtong Ang Kahapon

1975

Mga Rosas sa Putikan poster
9.0

Vilma Santos did Mga Rosas Sa Putikan for her own VS Films where she played a country girl forced into prostitution in the big city. The movie did fairly well at the tills. Good sign…” – Ricardo F. Lo, Expressweek, Jan 19 1978

Mga Rosas sa Putikan

1976

The Enforcer and the Pussycats poster
9.0

Tony Ferrer action movie.

The Enforcer and the Pussycats

1977

Lilet poster
7.7

An unstable young woman finally blows the cover of her repressive family's dark secrets when her memories where unlocked with the help of an ardent suitor.

Lilet

1971

Sapagka't Kami'y mga Misis Lamang poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sapagka't Kami'y mga Misis Lamang

1976

Fly, Darna, Fly! poster
8.0

The first Darna movie featuring Vilma Santos.

Fly, Darna, Fly!

1973

Mrs. Eva Fonda, 16 poster
6.0

A story about Eva who was raped at 14, became a mother at 15, and a stripper at 16. She has gone through a hard life and learned the ropes of how to live and survive by becoming practical.

Mrs. Eva Fonda, 16

1976

Bomba Star poster
8.5

A story about Estelita a young girl who dreams of becoming a movie star like her idol Stella Fuego. In the course of Estelita's rise to stardom, she gets entangled in the corruption of show business and makes enemies along the way.

Bomba Star

1978

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi

1975

Darna, Kuno? poster
7.0

A male cab driver is transformed into a female superhero.

Darna, Kuno?

1979

Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives poster
8.0

A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives.

Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives

1974

Why Blood is the Color of the Night poster
10.0

The poster promises visions of Satan's altar, an underground black mass, blood rituals of the undead, the birth of Satan's messiah, a dead village of the damned, the assassination of the Prince of Darkness and a zombie attack. Why isn't this available for viewing again?

Why Blood is the Color of the Night

1974

Tonyong Bayawak poster
8.7

Story of Tonyong Bayawak who was given strong powers but in return turns him into a wild boar whenever he gets angry.

Tonyong Bayawak

1979

The Devil's Daughter poster
NR

Filipino horror movie from 1974.

The Devil's Daughter

1974

Satan's Seed poster
6.7

A blood-curdling motion picture about witchcraft, Satan's disciples, witches and warlocks to steal a beautiful maiden's soul.

Satan's Seed

1977

Kampanerang Kuba poster
7.0

Vilma Santos is Andang, a kind, honest, and devout hunchback who lives in the church's bell tower.

Kampanerang Kuba

1974

Roberta poster
8.0

A young female hero is unjustly accused of murder and intimidated to say that she committed the crime so that her family would not be harmed.

Roberta

1979

No artwork available
NR

A horror anthology. One of the tales features possession by Satan.

Daigdig ng Sindak at Lagim

1974

Star? poster
7.0

The story of Tony (Rudy Fernandez) is not only a reminder to actors or actresses, but to everyone. It teaches a lesson about humility and the so-called "debt of gratitude." It features the lives of some actors such as Vicky Villareal (Lorna Tolentino) and Vina Amor (Celia Rodriguez). Their lives roll around the wheel of fame, especially that of Tony's.

Star?

1979

No artwork available
NR

Joey Gosiengfiao's witty drama-comedy of three women fighting for an estate.

La Paloma: Ang Kalapating Ligaw

1974

Super Gee poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Super Gee

1973

Series credits

Batang Quiapo poster
6.9

A young man rises to be one of the biggest outlaws in the neighborhood while he navigates his way in life to survive in Quiapo. Hoping to earn the affection of his parents, his feat draws him closer to the truth about his identity.

Batang Quiapo

2023

No artwork available
7.0

Rio del Mar is a Philippine TV drama series produced by TAPE Inc. and broadcast on the GMA Network. Directed by Mel Chionglo, Jeffrey Jeturian and Gina Alajar, this series is about family, friendship, deception and betrayal. The series was the comeback of 1980s actress, Vivian Velez.

Rio Del Mar

1999

Darna poster
8.0

Darna is a 2005 drama fantasy action television series based on the Mars Ravelo's fictional character of the same name and a loose adaptation of the 2003 Mars Ravelo's Darna Miniseries by Mango Comics. It aired on Philippine television on GMA and starred top actress Angel Locsin as the iconic superheroine. It premiered in Filipino homes on April 4, 2005 and ended on November 25, 2005. The official title of the series is Mars Ravelo's Darna.

Darna

2005

No artwork available
7.0

May Bukas Pa is a Philippine television series aired by IBC and RPN, and produced by Viva Television. It stars Dina Bonnevie, Albert Martinez and Cherie Gil.

May Bukas Pa

2000

Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol poster
NR

Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol is a Philippine comedy-drama series produced by TAPE, Inc. and aired over GMA Network. Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, this series revolves around two warring families and their complicated but funny lives and loves.

Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol

2001

Bituin poster
8.0

Bituin is a Filipino soap opera that was aired by ABS-CBN from September 23, 2002 to May 23, 2003. It starred Carol Banawa and Desiree Del Valle, with Nora Aunor and Cherie Gil. The series was re-aired in 2007–2008 through Kapamilya Channel. Bituin was famously known for the line that Nora Aunor belts out in a high caliber dramatic scene: "Nasaan Nasaan si Bernadette at Melody?" The line was repeated in movies, TV series, and comedy bars. It was also known to have the highest rated episode with the The Diva vs Supernova concert. It was aired three days after the initial concert with more than a 48.7 audience share. In 2007 TFC ABS-CBN international affiliate KPTV re-aired the whole series from September 2007 to February 2008. The series also had a crossover with Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay in 2003 in various episodes. In early March 2012 - June 2012 the series had a 2 hour back to back episodes shown weekdays internationally through Cinema One Global part of its Drama On Demand hour of requested Classic TV Programs as request by television viewers commercial free and uncut.

Bituin

2002

Magkano Ba ang Pag-ibig? poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Magkano Ba ang Pag-ibig?

2013

No artwork available
NR

Halik Sa Apoy or Fiery Kiss is a Filipino drama series produced by Viva Television and aired over GMA Network. It stars Carmina Villaroel, Ynez Veneracion, Bobby Andrews and Tirzo Cruz III. The series was directed by Jay Altarejos.

Halik Sa Apoy

1998

No artwork available
NR

Broken Vow is a Filipino drama series created and written by Dode Cruz, under the direction of Gil Tejada, Jr. and produced by GMA Network. The series starred Bianca King, Luis Alandy, Gabby Eigenmann and Rochelle Pangilinan as the four lead characters. It premiered February 6, 2012 replacing Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit in GMA Afternoon Prime block and February 8, 2012 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. This series follows the story of Melissa, Felix, Roberto and Rebecca, the four protagonists whose lives and loves entangled by deception, obsession, broken love and broken promises. Originally slated to air for just one season, the series awarded several extensions after it scores massive success in television ratings, both in Urban Luzon, Mega Manila and National Urban Philippines, outshining its competition in the afternoon slot. The series is set to conclude on June 15, 2012 and to be replaced by Faithfully. It ran for 19 weeks with 93 episodes all in all.

Broken Vow

2012

No artwork available
6.0

Mga Mata ni Anghelita was a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network that begun airing on July 2, 2007. This was a television remake of a 1978 film starring Julie Vega. The series is the third part of GMA Network's 57th Anniversary Offering.

Mga Mata ni Anghelita

2007

Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang poster
2.7

Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang or Dangerous Love is an adaptation of Carlo J. Caparas' celebrated graphic novel, which in turn produced a film version in the 1980s starring Vivian Velez and Eddie Rodriguez. In the TV version, Joyce E. Bernal, with Topel Lee, directs Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera in a story of destiny, secrets and deception. The series premiered on February 2, 2009 on GMA Network. It was aired internationally, with a two-day delay, on GMA Pinoy TV.

Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang

2009

Haplos poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Haplos

2017

Basahang Ginto poster
1.0

Mars Ravelo's Basahang Ginto or Golden Heart is a Philippine drama and a Sine Novela offering produced by GMA Network starring Carla Abellana and Geoff Eigenmann. It premiered on May 24, 2010 on GMA Network's Dramarama sa Hapon and on May 28, 2010 worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV. It is a TV remake of the 1951 film which was based on the comic by Mars Ravelo. From February 4, 2013 until May 10, 2013, GMA Life TV aired its English-dubbed version worldwide.

Basahang Ginto

2010

Stolen Life poster
NR

When a criminal performs astral projection to switch physical body with her cousin, a life will be stolen and forced to be prisoned. The cousin will plan to regain her family and life.

Stolen Life

2023

I Heart You, Pare! poster
8.0

A girl is forced to disguise herself as a drag queen to escape the police, who are looking for her for a crime that she didn’t commit. As she pretends to be a gay performer, she meets the man of her dreams.

I Heart You, Pare!

2011

Iglot poster
NR

Iglot is a Philippine television drama series created by GMA Network. It premiered on GMA Telebabad and GMA Pinoy TV on August 29, 2011 and August 31, 2011, respectively. The shows stars Claudine Barretto, Marvin Agustin, Jolina Magdangal, Luis Alandy, Patrick Garcia, Pauleen Luna, and newcomer Milkcah Wynne Nacion.

Iglot

2011

Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday

2020

No artwork available
NR

Makita Ka Lang Muli is a Philippine drama of GMA Network produced by TAPE Inc.

Just to See You Again

2006

No artwork available
NR

All About Eve was the Philippine drama adaptation of a Korean drama of the same name. The pilot episode premiered on March 9, 2009 on GMA Network replacing Luna Mystika. It starred Sunshine Dizon, Iza Calzado, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Alfred Vargas with Richard Gomez, Jean Garcia and Eula Valdez. The series ended on June 5, 2009 and was replaced by Adik Sa'Yo. From June 27, 2011 until September 21, 2011 the series was re-aired on GMA Life TV worldwide.

All About Eve

2009

Home Sweet Home poster
NR

Home Sweet Home is a Filipino family drama and fantasy-adventure television series created by RJ Nuevas and produced by GMA Network. It premiered on April 22, 2013 on the network’s pre-primetime slot and on April 23, 2013 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. The series concluded its 13-week run on July 19, 2013 with a total of 64 episodes, and replaced by Binoy Henyo on its timeslot. The show headlines Raymart Santiago, Roxanne Guinoo, Jake Vargas, Bea Binene and Jillian Ward as the main cast. Gil Tejada, Jr. directed the show while Joy Lumboy-Pili serves as the executive producer for the entire run of the series. The forty five-minute scripted drama revolves around the Caharian family and their magical adventures and misadventures as they explore and unravel the mysteries behind an old and abandoned house. In the story, whoever enters the old house will be trapped inside and a fake version will come out.

Home Sweet Home

2013

No artwork available
NR

Noel is an Philippine drama aired on QTV Channel 11 in 2006. It starred Renz Valerio in his title role.

Noel

2006

Coffee Prince poster
8.0

In this Filipino remake, we follow the comedic lives and loves of Andy and Arthur. Andy is a hardworking young woman who supports her mother and sister as a tricycle driver. Arthur, on the other hand, is a happy-go-lucky and wealthy bachelor whose family owns the biggest coffee factory in the country.

Coffee Prince

2012

Kakabakaba poster
10.0

'Kakabakaba' is a weekly horror-fantasy series that was aired from 2000-2002 on GMA Network

Kakabakaba

2000