Zanjoe Marudo

Acting

Zanjoe Marudo

Born 1982-07-23 · Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines

Zanjoe Marudo (born Zanjoe Acuesta Marudo on 23 July 1982) is a Filipino actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme (2009), One More Try (2012), Keys to the Heart (2023), and UnMarry (2025), among others.

Acting credits

Home Along da Riles: Da Reunion poster
2.0

Years after Kevin Cosme's death, his children strive to uphold the values he taught them. Tensions arise when Bing announces her plan to marry her mysterious long-time boyfriend, prompting her brothers Bill, Bob, Baldo, and Estong to attempt to stop the wedding. Meanwhile, Azon, Kevin's widow, becomes saddened by the children's growing disunity and apparent abandonment of the values they were raised with, while imagining visions of Kevin as if he were still alive.

Home Along da Riles: Da Reunion

2026

Dark Is the Night poster
NR

Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.

Dark Is the Night

2018

UnMarry poster
8.0

In the middle of annulment cases and custody battles, Celine and Ivan meet at the law office of a lawyer and YouTube host of “Walang Butas Ang Batas”. What begins as a chance encounter grows into a friendship that helps them navigate heartbreak, family, and the possibility of starting over.

UnMarry

2025

Apol of my Ai poster
NR

A young boy falls in love with his teacher, only to discover a shocking and awkward twist: his main romantic rival for her affection is his own father.

Apol of my Ai

2026

Keys to the Heart poster
7.1

Troubled and alone, a boxer moves in with his long-lost mother and autistic pianist brother — but must fit in with a family he hasn't known for years.

Keys to the Heart

2023

One More Try poster
6.3

After her son becomes critically ill, Grace seeks help from his successful father, whose new wife encourages him to help until all treatments fail, leaving no options but to produce a biological sibling.

One More Try

2012

My Only Ü poster
7.4

Winona, a sassy and spunky girl is just diagnosed with lupus, Bong, a guy who secretly loves her, will do everything for her to live to the fullest before she expires.

My Only Ü

2008

How To Get Away From My Toxic Family poster
NR

A hardworking and loyal OFW, a chef from Dubai, returns home hoping to pursue his dream of owning his restaurant and starting his own life. However, he finds himself at odds with his family and their toxic tendencies, making him question “Where does sacrifice end and selfishness begin?"

How To Get Away From My Toxic Family

2025

As the Hydra Devours History poster
NR

Four Filipinos confront the slow erasure of memory and truth in a country devoured by disinformation.

As the Hydra Devours History

2026

Ikaw Lang Ang Mahal poster
3.7

Lira, a prize-winning author, spends a week to finish her final novel. But when she meets Andrei, a young documentarist, her plans start to change.

Ikaw Lang Ang Mahal

2022

Bromance: My Brother's Romance poster
4.8

Since birth, Brando despised his gay twin brother, Brandy, who has been his burden (including the fact that he was mistaken). However, when Brandy was caught in an accident and put into a coma, Brando is forced to impersonate his twin to keep a major business from falling through. Though they had a misunderstanding, Brando gains a new appreciation as he lives his brother's life.

Bromance: My Brother's Romance

2013

24/7 In Love poster
7.3

Jane, a die-hard fan, wants to win tickets to Billy Fernandez's concert. To do this she must answer the question, "What would you do if it was the end of the world?" In search for this answer she meets different people with different love stories: a 40-year old virgin named Virgie who meets a gigolo named Charles; a hopeless romantic secretary, Barbara who is helping her boss, Ken with "personal issues"; Belle who is in love with her gay best-friend, Butch, an active-executive; Verna who falls in love with a waiter named Elvis in Vietnam; Jomar who is trying to court Ayie with the help of a 35 year old mentally-challenged man named Pipoy; Patty who traces her first love, Alvin to become a model for her company.

24/7 In Love

2012

Maria, Leonora, Teresa poster
6.0

After a tragic incident, a psychiatrist offered Faith, Julio, and Stella life-sized dolls to look after to help cope from the loss of their respective daughters: Maria, Leonora, and Teresa. But the toys appears to be controlled by sinister.

Maria, Leonora, Teresa

2014

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

The Third Party poster
5.6

Faced with unfortunate complications beyond her control, go-getter events manager Andi Medina has no other person to turn to. She is then forced to reconnect with her ex-boyfriend, cosmetic surgeon Max Labarador. Much to Andi’s shock, Max is already in a three-year live-in relationship with pediatric oncologist Christian Pilar. With nowhere else to go and left with no other options, she agrees to live with the couple – both parties agreeing into a deal that will change the course of their lives and hearts.

The Third Party

2016

To Love Some Buddy poster
NR

A story about Faith, a hardworking marketing professional who has an unlucky streak in romance. After over a decade of not seeing each other, she reaches out to her college classmate Julius, an aspiring musician. After an awkward situation brings them together, the two hit it off and an unlikely friendship blooms. As their friendship gets deeper, so does their feelings for each other - leading them to try being a couple. But their friendship will be tested by the expectations and problems that come with a relationship. Faith and Julius would journey to understanding that sometimes, choosing to commit to someone is also choosing to grow.

To Love Some Buddy

2018

Kalayaan poster
5.0

Julian is a soldier stationed on a remote island in the Philippines. He has finished his three months of service on the island and is ready to leave, but news of a coup d’état in Manilla forces Julian to stay on the island longer. All Julian has is a walkie-talkie, radio and TV. Meanwhile, Julian senses someone watching him. When Julian loses contact with the main base, soldiers Lucio and Eric are sent to the island. The soldiers then talk about a soldier previously stationed on the island and his encounters with a mermaid.

Kalayaan

2012

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme poster
5.0

The adult twin daughters of an aging business mogul find themselves haunted by a terrifying ghost. The two dig into their family's past, and they travel to South Korea to try to find a way to appease the angry spirit.

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme

2012

Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel poster
7.0

The film is set before the events of Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme wherein the twins are seen disputing the ownership of the family corporation. The film was inspired by the James Bond film series in terms of musical score and visual effects.

Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel

2013

Cinco poster
4.0

A creative horror movie made up of five unique short films tied together by a similar theme.

Cinco

2010

Death March poster
NR

The story of its namesake - the forcible transfer of 76000 American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese Army in 1942.

Death March

2013

366 poster
3.0

June finds herself in a tragedy that breaks her heart, but Marco teaches her the secret of love in 365 days. But what happens when life gives the two of them 366 days?

366

2022

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

Sa'yo Lamang poster
1.0

From the director who gave us Tanging Yaman, Laurice Guillen, is back with another heart-warming family drama which teaches us about love, faith and life. Sa ‘Yo Lamang stars Lorna Tolentino, Bea Alonzo, Coco Martin, Enchong Dee and Miles Ocampo. Dianne Alvaro (Bea Alonzo) seems to have a happy family. She and her mom (Lorna Tolentino) just bought a house for them, her younger siblings are doing great at school, and her boyfriend of two years is already preparing for their future together. But everything in her life shatters when her dad, Franco (played by Christopher De Leon), returns after ten years of being with his mistress.

Sa'yo Lamang

2010