Vina Morales

Acting

Vina Morales

Born 1975-10-17 · Bogo, Cebu, Philippines

Vina Morales (born Sharon Garcia Magdayao on October 17, 1975 in Bogo, Cebu, Philippines) is a Filipina singer, actress and model. At age nine, Morales started singing with her church choir at the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Bogo. This lead her to a music career. Father Fritz T. Malinao, a priest and a songwriter in his church community discovered Morales' talent and asked her to sing one of his compositions as an entry in the Cebu Pop Music Festival. The song, "Paglaum", which means "hope" in Cebuano language, won the Grand Prize and earned the Best Interpreter Award for young talents in the Philippines. Representatives from Viva Films saw her performance and offered her a singing and acting contract. She and her family moved to Manila where she auditioned for a film career in the Philippine film industry. She changed her birth name from Sharon Garcia Magdayao to Vina Morales. Morales' first film debut was "Nakagapos na Puso" where she co-starred with Sharon Cuneta. In her late teen years, Morales appeared in "Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum" and in "Anghel Na Walang Langit". She also appeared in "The Sarah Balabagan Story". Morales recorded albums and performed in live concerts in the Philippines, including 2004's Mamahalin Ka Niya. She co-wrote the lyrics of a song titled Paano Kaya Magtatagpo?, along with Filipino model, actor and musician, Piolo Pascual. The music was composed by Arnel de Pano. Later, Morales and Pascual recorded the song as a duet. Other songs on the album include "Yakapin Mo Ako", Pangako and Saan Darating ang Umaga. In 2003, she held a multi-city US tour titled Vina Revealed and Vina's Hot.

Acting credits

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3.0

A case of mistaken identity.

Binhi

1985

Campus Girls poster
10.0

Four girls began college together. Along with this new phase in their lives also came major change which almost ruined their friendship.

Campus Girls

1995

Lab En Kisses poster
7.0

This is a story of an odd couple, Labrador, a woman hater and Kisses, a stubborn stow away from Cebu, who is trying to escape her uncle who pushes her to marry a man she doesn't love. A love and hate relationship brew between the two until they found themselves facing the same odds... but this time, together.

Lab En Kisses

1997

Huwag Mong Isuko Ang Laban poster
10.0

A Filipino action film directed by Ronnie Rocketts.

Huwag Mong Isuko Ang Laban

1995

Sana'y Ikaw na Nga poster
8.0

This love triangle story is about love, music, and drugs. Jessica was an upcoming singer who met Gary, a lead singer of a band, and Karlo, Gary's older brother who was an ex-convict.

Sana'y Ikaw na Nga

1993

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

Darna poster
9.0

A girl is granted a magical stone by an angel to become the superheroine Darna to combat evil and would later battle Valentina, her future nemesis.

Darna

1991

Abot Hanggang Sukdulan poster
9.0

The abduction and rape of the eldest daughter Agnes shattered the once happy Paredes household by the rich and spoiled Romano Barredo. They vowed to get justice for their daughter but changed their plan when Romano offered marriage after it was discovered that Agnes was pregnant. As expected life with Romano was hell and Agnes only managed to keep her sanity for the sake of her baby and peace within her family .But even that was soon to end thanks to Romano's evil schemes. Agnes has a deaf mute sister which Romano was very interested with.

Abot Hanggang Sukdulan

1989

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo poster
8.2

The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.

Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo

2014

Maging Sino Ka Man poster
8.2

Monique is a popular singer disguised as Digna to escape from her stepfather and his stepbrother Gilbert, who slowly killed her mother and also wanted to kill her to seize their wealth. Gilbert and his father thought Monique is already dead until he met Monique in a restaurant as a waitress. Due to this, Gilbert hunts Monique to get her killed. While trying to escape Gilbert's men, she accidentally met Carding, a thief in Ermita with his sidekick Libag. Their love story begins while she stays with Carding's slum along with the kids Carding is taking care of. Gilbert and his father were later caught during police operations and Monique recovered her house and wealth. In the end, Monique keeps Carding's kids in her house and confirmed their love for each other.

Maging Sino Ka Man

1991

Captain Barbell poster
7.0

Thin and awkward Teng-Teng gets a magic barbell as a reward for his good deed. It turns him into a muscular and powerful Captain Barbell, a superhero who fights the forces of evil.

Captain Barbell

1986

Sunny poster
7.7

A Philippine adaptation of the 2011 hit Korean movie, Sunny is the story of a middle-aged woman who dreams to fulfill her dying wish to reunite with high school friends.

Sunny

2024

Damaso poster
NR

A musical film protraying Padre Damaso, Jose Rizal's famous villain in his book 'Noli Me Tangere.

Damaso

2019

Alias Batman and Robin poster
5.0

Alyas Batman en Robin is a 1991 Filipino Batman comedy film produced by Regal Films spoofing the 1960s Batman television series. The movie was initially an unauthorized production, set to capitalize on the then in-production 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton. Warner Brothers threatened legal action and the release of the film was delayed until legal entanglements could be sorted out. The film was released in 1991, two years later than the intended 1989 release.

Alias Batman and Robin

1991

Estudyante Blues poster
4.0

A story about eight young men who are currently studying in high school. As adolescents trying to experiment on new things, they face different adventures on discovering love, sex and women.Together with their escapades, they also deal with common problems that teenagers face at that certain point in their lives, grades, family and other personal problems and how to cope with all of them.

Estudyante Blues

1989

The Flor Contemplacion Story poster
8.7

The story of the Filipina domestic helper who was hanged in Singapore for allegedly killing her fellow maid is chronicled in a film that operates on various personal, social, and political levels. Both controversial and critically acclaimed, it has brought Nora Aunor numerous citations for her intense portrayal as the fallen heroine of the story.

The Flor Contemplacion Story

1995

Bound Heart poster
7.0

A young woman who all her life has lived under the shadow of her sister, a sister who is not only older but more assertive more intelligent and more appreciated. She knows that even with her best effort she cannot compete with her. Everything is fine with her she is after all more at peace with her kind of uncomplicated existence. But even the most submissive and most patient of people can only take so much. The day comes when she realizes that for her to live her own life she must end her meekness and learn to speak up.

Bound Heart

1986

Kumander Bawang poster
7.5

Matang Bato is a small village which kept many dark mysteries in its past and they are starting to haunt them once again. Our unlikely hero, Tikboy was a frail teenager seeking to make his grandfather proud by joining in his Moro-Moro stage play. But little did he know there was more to his life than just being a stage actor. Suddenly monsters were appearing left and right, revived and controlled by their leader, Conde Regalado, they struck terror to the village. Acquiring the aid of old hermit, Tinyente Kulog, he learned about his past and how it will help save the villagers. Transformed into Kumander Bawang, armed with garlic bombs and superhuman strength, he ventured forth to end the battle that his father has started twenty years ago.

Kumander Bawang

1988

Wooly Booly 2: My Alien Teacher poster
8.3

The story continues with Wooly Booly living happily on earth with his human girlfriend. One day his girlfriend from his planet decides to visit earth with the aim of taking Wooly Booly back home.

Wooly Booly 2: My Alien Teacher

1990

Wooly Booly: My Alien Classmate poster
7.7

An alien was stranded on earth. A family took him and he requested to his superior from another planet to grant him with human appearance, but he only have 30 days to stay on earth and need to be back where he really came from.

Wooly Booly: My Alien Classmate

1989

Kadenang Bulaklak poster
10.0

Jasmin, Violy, Baby and Daisy are sisters that were separated in their youth.

Kadenang Bulaklak

1993

Tootsie Wootsie: Ang Bandang Walang Atrasan poster
9.0

Tom, Dick and Harry were falsely accused of killing a popular radio commentator and their girlfriends, Amy, Susie and Tessie were helping them prove their innocence.

Tootsie Wootsie: Ang Bandang Walang Atrasan

1990

Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin poster
7.0

An intense rivalry has always existed between Gladys and her older sister Maureen whom her parents had adopted before she was born. The father Gilbert believed the girls should be treated as equals but Clara the mother thought otherwise. As a result Gladys grew up a scheming selfish brat who wanted everything for her particularly those belonging to Sharon. Eventually this would include getting the man Maureen learned to love.

Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin

1987

‘Wag Na ‘Wag Kang Lalayo poster
7.0

A corrupt prison officer plans a bank robbery, blackmailing a parolee. During the heist, a hostage is taken, and the robbers are ordered to kill both of them. The hostage and the parolee fall in love while escaping.

‘Wag Na ‘Wag Kang Lalayo

1996