Elwood Perez

Directing

Elwood Perez

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Daughters of Eve poster
5.0

In the remote countryside of Ilongo, various women are sexually abused by local men. Two sisters meet Simon, the most attractive man in the village, and fight over him - one constantly haunted by Catholic dogma because of the abuse she suffered previously.

Daughters of Eve

1985

No artwork available
NR

Three Women. Three tales of lust, love and woe.

Isang Gabi Tatlong Babae

1991

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

Sugar Daddy poster
NR

A story about the hardship of a naive young village girl falling in love with the son of a landlord who promises to marry her.

Sugar Daddy

1977

Problem Child poster
NR

Sylvia, the beautiful middle-aged socialite whose string of lovers and public separation made her the center of Manila’s gossip mill.

Problem Child

1980

Waikiki poster
4.0

An otherwise honest and faithful husband makes a turn-around in his desire to sire a son, alienating in the process his three daughters.

Waikiki

1980

Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko poster
9.0

A woman gets caught in a love triangle.

Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko

1978

Count the Stars in the Sky poster
9.0

A poor farmer's daughter dreams to go to college and become a doctor; to make this possible, her father mortgages his farm to a rich land owner. The girl finishes college and becomes and takes back her father's land.

Count the Stars in the Sky

1989

Yakapin Mo Akong Muli poster
NR

A 1992 Filipino drama starring Snooky Serna and Albert Martinez.

Yakapin Mo Akong Muli

1992

Lupe: A Seaman's Wife poster
5.5

Lupe and Manolo are a young couple whose marriage life is about to undergo a drastic change when Manolo leaves for another country.

Lupe: A Seaman's Wife

2003

No artwork available
4.3

An underaged couple falls in love with each other despite their parents' disagreement. They run off to nowhere until they encounter heavy rainfall and storms. They get shipwrecked and are brought to a deserted island. At first, they are separated until they are finally brought to each other's arms.

Island of Desire

1990

Ssshhh... She Walks by Night poster
4.5

On his father's order Jason is taken from his lover. When he arrives at his father's mansion he meets Belinda and is instantly attracted to her. Because of his long estrangement to his father Jason is just discovering his father to be a violent person and decides to take Belinda and leave the mansion. But their governess begs them to stay. Complicated events follow all of which are caused by Belinda. Thrilling psychological drama about a runaway coed who enters the lives of father and son further complicate their relationship and later ruin their lives.

Ssshhh... She Walks by Night

2003

Till We Meet Again poster
NR

Close childhood friends Teresa (Nora Aunor) and Cholo (Tirso Cruz III) were separated from each other for a while. When Cholo returns, his relationship with his close friend Tere gets stronger. But certain circumstances get in their way, causing conflict in their budding romance. Soon Tere becomes pregnant, then she bears Cholo's son.

Till We Meet Again

1985

Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig poster
8.0

A wealthy couple’s sacrificing adopted son, Alonzo (Christopher de Leon) and wayward biological son, Alvaro (Mat Ranillo III) vie for the love of the same woman, Estella (Vilma Santos).

Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig

1977

I'll Wait For You (If It Takes Forever) poster
NR

A touching story of love, ambition, and success that defies customs and traditions...

I'll Wait For You (If It Takes Forever)

1983

Masikip, Maluwang... Paraisong Parisukat poster
NR

Based on Orlando Nadre's screenplay and follows the different lives of the people working in a shoe store in downtown Manila.

Masikip, Maluwang... Paraisong Parisukat

1977

Pinay, American Style poster
8.0

PX, short for Paula Xavier (Vilma Santos) was an illegal alien in New York City. She’s broke and waiting for her fiancé to fulfill his promise of marriage despite the fact that he has already married an American to secure a green card. Hiding from the authorities, PX met two men who are willing to take care of her but conflicts arise as the two want to maintain a serious relationship with her.

Pinay, American Style

1979

Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae! poster
7.0

A three-part, social drama on parent-child relationships, it stars the Philippine movies’ most beautiful face, Amalia Fuentes as the Phaedra-like, upper-crust stepmother who falls in love with her stepson, the adorable Boots Anson Roa as the slum mother who has to choose between her bastard son and her good-for-nothing love, the alluring Pilar Pilapil as the social climbing fashion model who belittles her sacrificing adoptive parent.

Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae!

1974

Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae! poster
7.0

A three-part, social drama on parent-child relationships, it stars the Philippine movies’ most beautiful face, Amalia Fuentes as the Phaedra-like, upper-crust stepmother who falls in love with her stepson, the adorable Boots Anson Roa as the slum mother who has to choose between her bastard son and her good-for-nothing love, the alluring Pilar Pilapil as the social climbing fashion model who belittles her sacrificing adoptive parent.

Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae!

1974

Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali poster
10.0

Two desperate lovers snatching every bit of forbidden time.

Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali

1978

The Real Life of Pacita M. poster
4.2

A mother attempts to pull the plug of her comatose daughter and as a result, she is being sued by her aristocratic mother-in-law.

The Real Life of Pacita M.

1991

Fly, Darna, Fly! poster
8.0

The first Darna movie featuring Vilma Santos.

Fly, Darna, Fly!

1973

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi

1975

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi

1975

I Can't Stop Loving You poster
8.0

Directed by Elwood Perez and starred Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Rowell Santiago, Jackie Lou Blanco, Lani Mercado, Miguel Rodriguez, Nadia Montenegro, Richard Gomez, Liza Lorena, and Marissa Delgado.

I Can't Stop Loving You

1985

Santa Claus is Coming to Town poster
7.5

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1982 directed by Elwood Perez and starred Snooky Serna, Maricel Soriano, Gabby Concepcion, William Martinez, Albert Martinez, Robert Arevalo, Liza Lorena, Marissa Delgado, Raul Aragon, Alicia Alonzo, Mila Ocampo, Johnny Wilson, Joel Alano, Aiko Melendez, and Kristine Garcia.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

1982

Beerhouse poster
NR

Three distinct yet interwoven stories of various women and their ordinary experiences living not-so-ordinary lifestyles. Seedy, realistic, and raw.

Beerhouse

1977

Divorce: Pilipino Style poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Divorce: Pilipino Style

1976

Magkaribal poster
7.0

A story of a woman whose closest friend became her worst rival. They were once very close to each other, almost like sisters. She even confides all her troubles and heartaches to this friend. Later, she sensed some changes in her friend's attitude towards her which became obvious when this friend of hers tried to outshine her in everything.

Magkaribal

1979

Blue Boy poster
NR

Joey, a resident of a Manila slum, is a GI baby. He doesn't know his American father. His mother, an ex-prostitute in Olongapo City, is forcing the 17-year-old boy to capitalize on his good looks and bluntly tells him to marry a rich girl so that both mother and son will have a comfortable life, an idea he detests and becomes the object of conflict between them.

Blue Boy

1970

Blue Boy poster
NR

Joey, a resident of a Manila slum, is a GI baby. He doesn't know his American father. His mother, an ex-prostitute in Olongapo City, is forcing the 17-year-old boy to capitalize on his good looks and bluntly tells him to marry a rich girl so that both mother and son will have a comfortable life, an idea he detests and becomes the object of conflict between them.

Blue Boy

1970

Esoterica: Manila poster
NR

Drawing from his personal adventures, film director, Elwood Perez veers away from standard-issue plot conventions in this paradoxically moral tale of a young man en route to becoming a creative artist.

Esoterica: Manila

2014

Esoterica: Manila poster
NR

Drawing from his personal adventures, film director, Elwood Perez veers away from standard-issue plot conventions in this paradoxically moral tale of a young man en route to becoming a creative artist.

Esoterica: Manila

2014

Otso poster
NR

The opening voiceover informs us that Lex (Vince Tañada) is returning to the Philippines from Los Angeles, where things didn’t go exactly as planned. In Manila, he is working for film director Jim (Jun Urbano), writing a script for an independent film. He takes inspiration from the people who live in his building. He is enamored with his neighbor Sabina (Monique Azerreda), who he sees climb into a vehicle owned by a congressman running for reelection. Starting from this one fact, he begins imagining an entire life of intrigue of betrayal that has him returning to his childhood.

Otso

2013

Otso poster
NR

The opening voiceover informs us that Lex (Vince Tañada) is returning to the Philippines from Los Angeles, where things didn’t go exactly as planned. In Manila, he is working for film director Jim (Jun Urbano), writing a script for an independent film. He takes inspiration from the people who live in his building. He is enamored with his neighbor Sabina (Monique Azerreda), who he sees climb into a vehicle owned by a congressman running for reelection. Starting from this one fact, he begins imagining an entire life of intrigue of betrayal that has him returning to his childhood.

Otso

2013

Stepsisters poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Stepsisters

1979

Ms. Dolora X poster
NR

Dolora is a naive provincial girl raised by a foster mother who once kidnapped her from a wealthy family, and her life changes when she meets and falls in love with Melvin, a young lawyer in Manila. After killing a man while defending herself and her foster mother from sexual assault, she faces trial, where the truth about her past and her innocence comes to light.

Ms. Dolora X

1993

Puri poster
10.0

A young, passionate woman struggles to keep her virtue in the midst of the temptations around her.

Puri

1984

Si Popeye, Atbp poster
10.0

Si Popeye, atbp (Popeye etc.) is an unofficial Popeye film released in the Philippines in 1973. A live-action film, it consists of three stories: Episode 1: "Popeye", Episode 2: "Dracula" and Episode 3: "Dyango". Popular Filipino personality Ariel Ureta stars as a mustachioed Popeye (and as the protagonist in the other two segments) while former Miss International Aurora McKenny Pijuan portrays Olive Oyl. The Popeye segment was directed by renowned Filipino filmmaker Ishmael Bernal.

Si Popeye, Atbp

1973

Si Popeye, Atbp poster
10.0

Si Popeye, atbp (Popeye etc.) is an unofficial Popeye film released in the Philippines in 1973. A live-action film, it consists of three stories: Episode 1: "Popeye", Episode 2: "Dracula" and Episode 3: "Dyango". Popular Filipino personality Ariel Ureta stars as a mustachioed Popeye (and as the protagonist in the other two segments) while former Miss International Aurora McKenny Pijuan portrays Olive Oyl. The Popeye segment was directed by renowned Filipino filmmaker Ishmael Bernal.

Si Popeye, Atbp

1973