Directing

Luciano B. Carlos

Born 1928-05-23 · Manila, Philippines

Known by his nickname "Chaning", Luciano Carlos began as a writer for Sampaguita Pictures and then ventured into directing.

Acting credits

Scorpio Nights 2 poster
4.0

Andrew is meticulous almost to the point of obsession. From the way he carries his clothes to the manner he delivers his Physics lectures, Andrew is methodical in everything he does. But his ordered existence is suddenly disrupted when one sexually adventurous student, Valerie, starts seducing him. Andrew gives in to the temptation, and soon, the two are caught in an explosive relationship that knows no bounds.

Scorpio Nights 2

1999

Masikip, Mainit, Paraisong Parisukat poster
3.7

The film showed the different lives of the people working in a shoe store in downtown Manila.

Masikip, Mainit, Paraisong Parisukat

2002

Anghel sa Lupa poster
8.0

While saving his brother's life, Benjo dies, but he decides to forgo the afterlife and remain on Earth as his family's protector in this touching supernatural drama. Determined to help his distraught and lonely mom, Benjo the wayward soul tries desperately to reach out to his loved ones, eventually finding help from another drifting spirit.

Anghel sa Lupa

2003

Jack and Jill poster
3.3

Siblings Benita and Gorio play twisted roles: she drives a jeepney, he does all the household chores; she gets into brawls with men, he prefers to be called "Glory." All these they do in support of their father, Mang Ambo, a driver for the rich and reckless Gardo, son of the elite Don Quinito and Doña Teresita. When Mang Ambo's health fails him, he introduces Benita to the family, disguised as a boy named Itoy. Gorio, on the other hand, runs away to look for a job and ends up being taken in and mistaken for an actual girl by Doña Teresita as her own "daughter." Living in totally new circumstances and with each bearing the secret of the other, how long can they keep up playing their game?

Jack and Jill

1954

Behind the camera

Dalagang Ilocana poster
4.3

A funny poignant film about an Ilocana maiden.

Dalagang Ilocana

1954

Debutante poster
NR

Widowed at an early date and threatened by poverty, Donya Loreta (Carmen Rosales) decides to introduce her daughter Cely (Susan Roces) to society at a lavish coming-out party in the hope of attracting young, wealthy men.

Debutante

1959

Sacred Memories poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sacred Memories

1958

Kandidatong Pulpol poster
10.0

A story about two families fighting for a position during an election.

Kandidatong Pulpol

1961

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

Disco Baby poster
NR

A filipino comedy-musical starring Nora Aunor, Rico Jay Puno, and Didith Reyes. Directed By Luciano B. Carlos.

Disco Baby

1977

MN poster
6.1

"MN" stands for Marissa Navarro, a character played onscreen by screen legend Carmen Rosales. It tells of a story of Marissa, a strict, heartless, domineering and fiery heiress and daughter of a wealthy landowner, who instills and sows fear among its populace.

MN

1954

No artwork available
5.0

A Filipino immigrant travels the American west searching for his relatives. Although he doesn't speak much English, he winds up getting involved with Chinese immigrants, and a beautiful blonde American girl and finds himself appointed sheriff of a small town that's having trouble with an outlaw gang.

The Arizona Kid

1970

Papa's Girl poster
7.0

Gary Valenciano brings his real-life stardom to the screen where he plays a rock-star. He has a daughter whom his managers keep as a secret from his fans for fear they will abandon him just when things are going well in his career.

Papa's Girl

1990

Super Wan-tu-tri poster
10.0

Three down-on-their-luck balut vendors (Tito, Vic and Joey) enjoy a change of fortune after they adopt a boy (Ian De Leon) from another planet.

Super Wan-tu-tri

1986

Super Wan-tu-tri poster
10.0

Three down-on-their-luck balut vendors (Tito, Vic and Joey) enjoy a change of fortune after they adopt a boy (Ian De Leon) from another planet.

Super Wan-tu-tri

1986

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi

1975

Love Pinoy Style poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Love Pinoy Style

1972

Love Pinoy Style poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Love Pinoy Style

1972

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91 poster
8.0

Shirley's unplanned bundle of joy strains her relationship with her father John, who accepted an odd job of being a human toy of a young boy to support her final year in college.

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91

1991

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91 poster
8.0

Shirley's unplanned bundle of joy strains her relationship with her father John, who accepted an odd job of being a human toy of a young boy to support her final year in college.

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91

1991

Pag-ibig, Ikaw ang Maysala poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pag-ibig, Ikaw ang Maysala

1965

Pag-ibig, Ikaw ang Maysala poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pag-ibig, Ikaw ang Maysala

1965

No artwork available
9.0

Chronicling the life of Ferdinand Marcos. the film highlights his colorful years growing up in a political family in northern Luzon made dramatic from allegations of murdering his father's political rival. His rise to political power crosses with his romance with the woman named Imelda Romualdez.

Written in Our Destiny

1965

Joey, Eddie, and Lito poster
8.0

A 1961 Filipino romantic musical comedy about three musicians who fell in love with three women.

Joey, Eddie, and Lito

1961

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly poster
NR

A cemetery keeper and security guard team up to foil the activities of a syndicate that made the cemetery their hideout.

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

1992

Amaliang Mali-mali poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Amaliang Mali-mali

1962

I Have 3 Eggs poster
8.0

A trio of men woo the woman who left her child with them.

I Have 3 Eggs

1990

I Have 3 Eggs poster
8.0

A trio of men woo the woman who left her child with them.

I Have 3 Eggs

1990