Christopher De LeonFilmography

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Dekada 70

Actors: Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Augustin, Carlos Agassi

Synopsis: Directed by Chito S. Roño, this adaptation of Lualhati Bautista's prize-winning novel Dekada 70 chronicles a middle-class Filipino family who, over the space of a decade, become aware of the political policies that have ultimately led to repression and a state of martial law. Vilma Santos stars as Read More

2003
American Adobo

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Dina Bonnevie, Ricky Davao, Cherry Pie Picache, Paolo Montalban

Synopsis: Five Filipino-American friends living in New York City deal with love, sex, friendship, careers, and cultural identity in this romantic comedy-drama directed by veteran Philippine actress Laurice Guillen. Tere Sanchez (Cherry Pie Picache) is an accountant who is in her early forties, single, and Read More

1/25/02
Bulaklak ng Maynila

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Jomari Yllana, Elizabeth Oropesa, Bembol Roco

Synopsis: A woman who falls under the sway of a crime boss plots to bring him down after a horrible betrayal in this drama from the Philippines. Azun (Elizabeth Oropesa) is a wife and mother living in a dangerous neighborhood in Manila, where she peddles goods on the street. Azun's husband Roque (Bembol Read More

2000
Eskapo

Synopsis: Set during the terrifying reign of Filipino despot, Marcos, two upper caste but very different strangers team up to try and survive the physical and mental torture they undergo after they are suddenly jailed. Geny is the conservative businessman while Serge is more sensitive and outgoing. Both of Read More

1995
Dahil Mahal Kita

Actors: Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Charito Solis, Eula Valdez, Maila Gamila

Synopsis: This Philippine drama chronicles the colorful life of Dolzura Cortez, the first publicly recognized AIDS patient in the Philippines. The film begins with a brief examination of Cortez's pre-AIDS life. Initially she lived in a small village with her cruel husband and three kids. The spunky woman Read More

1994
Dirty Affair

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Dina Bonnevie, Bembol Roco, Eddie Garcia

Synopsis: The mayor of Manilla has been carrying on an affair with a formerly famous local movie star for years. He has supported her and her family with public funds. His wife has been aware of the set-up all along, but as long as it didn't threaten her cushy and powerful position at the center of power Read More

1992
Dinampot Ka Lang Sa Putik

1992
A Plea to God

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Gabby Concepcion, Ruffa Gutierrez

1991
Relasyon

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Vilma Santos, Jimi Melendrez

Synopsis: The premise of this melodrama -- a young woman falls in love with a married man, and they eventually try to live together -- may be tame for Western audiences, but director Ishmael Bernal made this film for the Philippines, where divorce is forbidden at this time. Marilou (Vilma Sanders works as a Read More

1985
Cain At Abel

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Phillip Salvador, Cecile Castillo

Synopsis: Ellis (Christopher de León) and Lorens (Phillip Salvador) are two quarreling brothers set to inherit their large ranch one day from an overbearing mother. The older brother Ellis is an errant womanizer who long ago turned his back on schooling -- and whose main pursuit in life is incidentally Read More

1982
Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Rayo Ngayon

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Gloria Diaz, Eddie Garcia

Synopsis: A young Filipino living at the end of the 19th century has his own agenda for his life -- he wants to travel and experience new places. His agenda is cut short when he inadvertently gets involved with a whole underground of marginal characters, including one priest who is a father in both the Read More

1981
I Confess

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Gina Alajar

Synopsis: Nancy and Tommy Abad (Alma Moreno and Christopher de Leon) are a married couple, at least in the eyes of Nancy, but not so for skirt-chasing Tommy. His extra-marital activities lead to a split, and Tommy goes off to live on his own, courting many relationships until he seems to focus primarily on Read More

1981
Dalaga si misis, binata si mister

Actors: Nora Aunor, Christopher De Leon

1981
Kung Mangarap Ka'T Magising

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Hilda Koronel, Laurice Guillen, Bibeth Orteza

Synopsis: A young man has an innate love for music that is being thwarted by a domineering father who wants him to become a biologist. Just as he is trying to come to grips with this contradiction, he meets a married woman visiting a friend of his and the two are attracted to each other. Unable to resist Read More

1981
The Legend of Julian Makabayan

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Celso Ad Castillo, Eddie Garcia

Synopsis: Julian (Celso Ad. Castillo) is a peasant who is arrested on charges of trying to organize a labor union to combat the landowners in this historical drama set in the Philippines. When his new bride pleads for his release, she is raped by an oppressive friar who sides with the landowners. She does Read More

1980
Aguila

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Eddie Garcia, Amalia Fuentes

Synopsis: Flashbacks encompass the history of the Philippines as well as the life story of the elderly Daniel Aguila (Fernando Poe, Jr.) in this three-and-a-half-hour drama. The Aguila family gathers to celebrate Daniel's 88th birthday, but the old man is nowhere to be seen -- he has been missing for a Read More

1980
Mrs. Abad, I Am Bing

Actors: Charito Solis, Christopher De Leon, Johnny Delgado, Anita Linda

Synopsis: Schoolteacher Teresa Abad's husband has been rendered liable to fits of insanity due to a brain injury. Bing is an unhappy young adolescent in Teresa's class, and his mother is having an affair. Teacher and student meet for the first time, and become lovers. But after Mrs. Abad's husband kills his Read More

1976
Hello Goodnight Goodbye

Actors: Nora Aunor, Rita Gomez, Christopher De Leon, Tina Revilla, Hilda Koronel

Synopsis: This anthology film features a variety of stories brought to the screen by a single director. In one, a deaf-mute is abused and must struggle to survive and surmount the obstacles she faces. Another story examines the comic obstacles faced by a pair of newlyweds. The final episode is a suspense Read More

1975
Stone in Heaven

Actors: Nora Aunor, Christopher De Leon, Nida Blanca, Luis Gonzales

Synopsis: This comedy informs viewers in great detail about methods of birth control while telling the story of a couple who are to have a baby somewhat less than nine months following their marriage. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide Read More

1975
You Are Weighed But Found Lacking

Synopsis: This Filipino film is in the Tagalog dialect of that country. The story concerns the coming-of-age of a young boy and his discovery of sexual love. His entirely natural activities are endangered by his town's gossiping busybodies. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide Read More

1974
Wanted: Perfect Mother

Actors: Christopher De Leon, Regine Velasquez

1970