Paquito Diaz

Acting

Paquito Diaz

Born — Died

1932-05-28 — 2011-03-03

Place of birth

Arayat, Pampanga, Philippines

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Paquito Diaz (28 May 1932 – 3 March 2011) was a Filipino actor, widely known for his roles as a villain in numerous action and comedy films.

Known for

Women in Cages poster
5.1

Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then convinces her cell-mates to try to escape with her through the jungle, in spite of the knowledge that ruthless trackers will be sent out after them.

Women in Cages

1971

This Is My Country poster
7.1

A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.

This Is My Country

1984

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

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier poster
5.5

Lt. Victor N. Corpus, a graduate of and subsequently instructor at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA, the Philippine equivalent of West Point), who in 1970 defected to the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. When he defected, he led a group of NPA guerrillas in raiding the PMA armory and bringing out high-powered firearms that considerably boosted the guerrilla group's armed strength.

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier

1987

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

She-Man: Mistress of the Universe poster
4.0

A spoof of the Filipino fantasy icon Ang Panday and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. A mysterious beggar bestows great power upon a blacksmith who showed him kindness. Will it be enough to counter the threat by strange beings from another world?

She-Man: Mistress of the Universe

1988

Film credits

2000s · 3 titles

1990s · 22 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

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

Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano poster
8.7

A rich mining baron threatens the peace of a small town in the Cordilleras by opening a mine on sacred ancestral land of the Maranggani tribe. Local police chief Ricardo and his team of native cops stand up to the baron and his goons to reclaim their homeland.

Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano

1998

Estribo Gang: The Jinggoy Sese Story poster
7.5

Angelo "Jinggoy" Sese grew up to become a notorious criminal in the city of San Juan, Metro Manila. Because of the crimes that he and his posse committed, the authorities decided to hunt him down.

Estribo Gang: The Jinggoy Sese Story

1992

Greggy En' Boogie: Sakyan Mo Na Lang, Anna poster
6.0

Greggy and Boogie are good friends. Both of them work as Jeepney Drivers and Handymen for some customers in their small community. They usually get into trouble for being too careless and yet they try to survive honestly in whatever they do. - Written by ledster

Greggy En' Boogie: Sakyan Mo Na Lang, Anna

1994

Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa poster
4.3

A strange but beautiful young woman washed ashore on an island becomes the desire of all men. Her presence causes jealousy, intrigue, and a series of deaths in the town.

Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa

1996

Crocodile Jones: The Son of Indiana Dundee poster
8.5

Crocodile Jones and his friend, Briges, worked in various jobs before he received the news of his father's death. When he returned to his hometown, he was tasked to retrieve the missing globe from the church's Sto. Niño. Along the way, they meet a young boy and a member from an all-female slang-saying tribe.

Crocodile Jones: The Son of Indiana Dundee

1990

Walang Awa Kung Pumatay poster
NR

A decent man becomes a psychotic killer as he avenges the murder of his loved ones.

Walang Awa Kung Pumatay

1990

Hangga't May Hininga poster
7.0

Ellis is imprisoned for seeking revenge for his brother's death, gets hired as an assassin, and later discovers that the child he is supposed to abduct is actually his own from a past relationship.

Hangga't May Hininga

1996

Rings Untouchable poster
7.5

When a power enhancing drug has hallucinogenic side effects on kickboxer, Jack, he refuses to take it, and is then dropped by his manager. Desperate for money, he takes his teammate Kevin’s offer to deliver some cocaine. It is a set-up to take the business away from drug lord, Henry. Jack ends up in prison with Axel who was caught in the same deal. Corrupt fight promoter, Parker, agrees to set up a fight between now blood rivals Kevin and Jack, and bets heavily on Jack. In order to ensure his success, he pumps Jack full of the experimental drug which brings out Jack’s ultimate fighting power while making Kevin appear as a fearsome robot to Jack. Crazed by the drug, Jack does win the fight, and is finally able to give up the ring and seek a peaceful life.

Rings Untouchable

1990

Si Prinsipe Abante at ang lihim ng Ibong Adarna poster
6.5

A vengeful and evil witch puts Prinsipe Abante's (Rene Requiestas) loving father in a deep coma-and the only cure to the king's strange illness is the sweet song of the legendary Ibong Adarna.

Si Prinsipe Abante at ang lihim ng Ibong Adarna

1990

Hindi Pa Tapos ang Laban poster
8.0

Carding Villamar, a city professional, returns to his hometown of Evangelista after learning of his brother's untimely demise. As a series of events unfold, he soon discovers that his brother didn't succumb to a heart attack as he was made to believe. He was shot in cold blood for refusing to sell his land to a powerful congressman. With a town muted and crippled by fear, the congressman's henchmen move unhampered to silence Carding and his brother's orphaned family as well. Big mistake. Armed with only a crusty riffle and a whole ton of rage. Carding sets out to right the wrong and exact vengeance for the murder of his brother. That is, if he survives the hot pursuits of bounty hunters, the militia, and the police who are all in the congressman's payroll.

Hindi Pa Tapos ang Laban

1994

Mahal Ko Ang Mister Mo poster
4.0

A film by Junn P. Cabreira.

Mahal Ko Ang Mister Mo

1991

Bad Boy poster
5.2

A troublesome gang member recruited by his godfather is framed for a crime he did not commit. Now he goes to the extreme to survive this deadly situation.

Bad Boy

1990

Baby Paterno (Dugong pulis) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Baby Paterno (Dugong pulis)

1994

Dito sa Pitong Gatang poster
8.0

Pitong Gatang is a barangay in Tondo where Berting Cayabyab is the barangay chairman. He holds a dark secret that no one knows about. Mariposa is an adjacent barangay where Lamberta Enriquez or Lambing, for short, is the new barangay chairwoman. She is strict, tough and idealistic. All these began to change when she met the leader of Barangay Pitong Gatang.

Dito sa Pitong Gatang

1992

Kapag wala nang batas poster
7.0

This crime drama casts Chuck Perez as Gabriel, a seminarian who tries to turn away from the lawlessness brought upon his family that has ties with the syndicates. But when rival gangs target loved ones, he is forced to abandon his vocation to join the bloody feud.

Kapag wala nang batas

1990

Enteng Manok: Tari Ng Quiapo poster
9.5

Drama based on the life and times of Vicente Sangel, a cock-fight aficionado known for defending the oppressed and eliminating the wicked of Quiapo during the 50's and 60's.

Enteng Manok: Tari Ng Quiapo

1993

Doring Dorobo: Hagupit Ng Batas poster
NR

The life of a police officer is turned into a living hell because of two notorious criminals.

Doring Dorobo: Hagupit Ng Batas

1993

Pag-ibig Ko Sa Iyo'y Totoo poster
8.0

Task Force Sea Lion's seasoned crime fighter Lt. Mario Romero still grieves for the untimely demise of his fiancée Beth when he is compelled to undertake the task of ensuring the safety of Dulce Lopez, a businessman's daughter whose life is imperiled by a business rival's avenging son Manny Diaz. While the asperity Mario and Dulce feel for each other makes the assignment doubly difficult for Mario, their being always in constant company teaches the two to accept and even appreciate one another. But just when their growing fondness begins to suggest the possibility of lifetime happiness, Manny and his team of miscreants barge in and threaten its fulfillment. Will Mario and Dulce live to say I do?

Pag-ibig Ko Sa Iyo'y Totoo

1997

Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko... poster
9.3

Daniel, a junior military officer, was reassigned to Zamboanga where he found his unit to be misbehaved and corrupt. He began working to solve the problem.

Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko...

1995

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi poster
9.0

Ride along with Nanding, an honest and brave taxi driver whose simple life takes an unexpected turn. Forced to fight for justice and protect his family and friends, he embarks on a journey filled with action and drama.

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi

1990

1980s · 25 titles

This Is My Country poster
7.1

A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.

This Is My Country

1984

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier poster
5.5

Lt. Victor N. Corpus, a graduate of and subsequently instructor at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA, the Philippine equivalent of West Point), who in 1970 defected to the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. When he defected, he led a group of NPA guerrillas in raiding the PMA armory and bringing out high-powered firearms that considerably boosted the guerrilla group's armed strength.

Operation: Get Victor Corpus - The Rebel Soldier

1987

She-Man: Mistress of the Universe poster
4.0

A spoof of the Filipino fantasy icon Ang Panday and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. A mysterious beggar bestows great power upon a blacksmith who showed him kindness. Will it be enough to counter the threat by strange beings from another world?

She-Man: Mistress of the Universe

1988

Sambahin Ang Ngalan Mo poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sambahin Ang Ngalan Mo

1981

Eagle of Manila poster
10.0

Mauro Reyes is an ex-policeman tag as a sharpshooter to the lawbreaker that managed to cope up with the death of his family and became a rescuer ... In the verge of adversity that has happened to his family, he became so depressed, self-centered and hopeless in lif, until a heinous felony re-awakened his identity. Due to the different rape slays and murders that had arise in their place, he tried to unveil the hidden mystery of the cases... discovering in the end the involvement of the law enforcer in the transgression. Will he be able to resolve everything even if he's an ex-policeman?

Eagle of Manila

1988

Ang Maestro poster
9.0

Orphan Hernan becomes a ward of a fencing master and learns to be a skilful sword fighter. He crosses swords with the ruthless, Ignacio de la Vega who will stop at nothing until he has acquired the title "maestro".

Ang Maestro

1981

Isang Bala Ka Lang poster
9.0

Freed from prison after avenging the death of his wife, a good cop finds his vow to live a peaceful life tested.

Isang Bala Ka Lang

1983

Atsay Killer: Buti Nga Sa'yo poster
4.0

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1984 directed by Angel Labra and starred Eddie Garcia, Panchito, Cachupoy, Fauzi Omar, Isabel Rivas, Barbara Luna, Julie Ann Fortich, Donna Villa, and Rosemarie de Vera.

Atsay Killer: Buti Nga Sa'yo

1984

Jack & Jill poster
4.0

When the old man became ill Jack took over her father's job of chauffeuring for a handsome millionaire whose rather eccentric mother had decided to adopt Jill so she could fulfill her dream of having a daughter. But Jill was really Jack's sister or brother.

Jack & Jill

1987

Tatlong Baraha poster
10.0

Came a time when these three men namely, Leon Guerrero, Julio Valiente and Geronimo was called by the Alkalde to fight his nemesis but in the end was betrayed by the Alkalde, nevertheless, they were rewarded with the lovely daughters of the Alkalde to be their partners.

Tatlong Baraha

1981

Hitman the Cobra poster
2.7

"The war has reached its peak; the entire country is suffering under the bloody and merciless occupation of enemy troops. Innocent people are being tortured and ruthlessly executed. To put an end to this reign of terror once and for all, the local troops have received support from a handful of highly trained commandos. These commandos are led by the American elite soldier Gordon, who also has a very personal score to settle. The guerrilla troops are under the command of Mike, with whom he shares a gruesome past dating back to the Vietnam War. The day of deadly reckoning is drawing ever closer, and only one will survive." - DVD Back of the Box Description Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1984 Filipino War film "Kumander Sumulong" with new scenes.

Hitman the Cobra

1987

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

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

Tenyente Pugot poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tenyente Pugot

1981

My Juan en Only poster
7.0

The story follows Juan, a beloved businessman in his provincial town known for his countless acts of generosity to others. His heart of gold also caught the attention of the town’s seamstress, Akang, as he becomes her secret admirer—constantly giving her gifts to show his affection which always ends up in silly mishaps.

My Juan en Only

1982

Sampung Ahas ni Eva poster
4.3

On a remote island, a plane wreck leaves a woman alone with ten men who are willing to kill to fulfill their desires for her.

Sampung Ahas ni Eva

1984

Bondying: The Little Big Boy poster
9.0

Comedy legend and veteran actor Jimmy Santos stars as Bondying, a large adult man that acts and thinks like a child. Based on the comic book character created by the legendary graphic novelist and "King of Philippine Komiks" Mars Ravelo.

Bondying: The Little Big Boy

1989

No Retreat...No Surrender...Si Kumander poster
NR

The sequel to Manedyer si Kumander sees Susan Roces and Fernando Poe Jr reprising their roles as Benita and Gener. This is the final screen collaboration of the Filipino filmdom's royal couple.

No Retreat...No Surrender...Si Kumander

1987

Dugong Buhay poster
7.5

Samuel hones his son Alvaro to be the ultimate weapon for his revenge against the cruel De Lara clan. But while doing his mission, Alvaro discovers a dark secret and goes after his father instead.

Dugong Buhay

1983

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

My Bugoy Goes to Congress poster
NR

A simple man runs for Congress with hilarious consequences.

My Bugoy Goes to Congress

1987

Super Mouse and the Roborats poster
7.0

Even as a young boy, Mickey has always wondered why he was blessed with amazing powers. But on the day his foster parent died, Mickey finally gets the much-awaited answer to his identity - he is actually the son of the wicked and powerful Master Robo-rat, leader of the Robo-rat clan who is on a mission to rule the world. Will Mickey defend the race he has grown to love or will he succumb to the calling of his bloodline?

Super Mouse and the Roborats

1989

Action Is Not Missing poster
5.5

The members of the group are sent to Vietnam. The war between North and South is still in full swing.

Action Is Not Missing

1987

Titser's Pet poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Titser's Pet

1981

Ang Panday poster
8.0

Panday is a blacksmith whose real name is Flavio. When a meteor fell from the sky one night, he forged the metal from the meteor into a dagger, the balaraw. When he raises the dagger to the sky, it magically grows into a sword. He uses this magical sword to fight the evil Lizardo and other supernatural beings.

Ang Panday

1980

1970s · 8 titles