Lorna Tolentino

Two people with Down syndrome navigate love, acceptance, and self-discovery in a world that often sees their condition before seeing them.

The North General Hospital in the Tondo district of Manila was as busy as a battlefield. Hideyuki Harada, an intern on duty at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, worked without having time to breathe. It was six years ago that Harada decided to become a doctor. Harada, who worked at the Manila branch of a Japanese trading company, was supposed to marry a junior at the university, Masami, when she returned to Japan, but she told her that she was married to Harada's best friend, Isomura, a sergeant at a large hospital.

Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.

Barbara loves her little sister Ruth deeply. When Ruth becomes devilishly manipulative by threatening to kill herself if her sister doesn't break up with her boyfriend Nick . The sisters end up engaging in black magic to get back at each other.

A story about a young woman who wants to be a nun but after the death of her father was forced by her mother to live a life as a socialite.

When Louella came back from Hong Kong as a domestic helper, she began to search for her son Leonard, whom she had put up for adoption seven years earlier.

As a family clashes over their late father's land, an eerie painting appears and releases something sinister during the nine-day funeral ritual.

The story of three young women, Salome (Amy Austria), Bella (Rio Locsin) and Sylvia (Lorna Tolentino), are prostitutes who live together in one house.

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution.

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.

Strong-willed and sophisticated, Divina takes over the business of her late father Don Ferrer who had requested Divina to ensure that his daughter Nora with his mistress is cared for. But Nora wins the love of Jerry, the only man who has captivated Divina’s discriminating heart. From the start. Jerry is attracted to Nora whose steadfast suitor Oscar respects and honors her chastity, only to find out that she has fallen in love and has given herself to Jerry.

A teenage girl moves to the countryside with her family. She meets a mysterious feral boy who lives on their property. The girl attempts to teach the boy how to behave like a human, but his wild instincts create challenges as their bond grows.

Lisa and Mike lives a happy life with a with a great family until one day when the promotions in the company they both work for chose Lisa instead Mike to be promoted. Due to this event their lives change when Mike's pride got the better of him causing both trouble in work as well as in the family.

A love story about a guy with and a broken family a girl who slept with her professor.

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.

The explosive story behind the girls of today's front pages.

Blinded mad by jealousy over the close friendship between his wife and buddy, a man masterminds his own son's kidnapping to test the suspected lovers' reaction to it. He realizes, however, that his trusted accomplice has other plans.

A 1978 drama starring Lorna Tolentino, Eddie Garcia, and Amy Austria.

Mia, a celebrated writer of romantic-comedy films, is at a turning point in her life which makes it difficult for her to believe that love could last. Everything comes to a head when Ethan returns, only for her to find out that he has become a cynic of lasting love because she broke his heart.

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.

Jackie, an undisciplined 19-year-old girl, is sent to a medical mission camp by her father. Soon, she begins to change when she meets Kiko, who exposes her to a different side of life.

The episodically connected lives of four college friends unfold throughout the incipient martial law years, as they struggle to define their sexual and professional desires and how best to attain them.

Two friends face the dilemma of taking their wonderful friendship to the next level.

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An illiterate parent faces the challenge of attending to her children's academic needs.

It's the Holy Week, the end of Lent, a popular time for Filipinos to have a vacation. A young couple travels to Baguio to escape the Metro's summer heat. But before they reach the city proper, their jeep breaks down. Fortunately, they find a transient house with a room to spare. The housekeeper is a mysterious fellow, warm but dreadfully awkward. The couple doesn't mind him though and they even make it an adventure to find out more about their host by asking locals what they know about the house and its keeper. Come Good Friday, the day God dies, they will discover that adventures and vacations don't go well together all the time.

The story follows Angeli, an orphan girl raised by a wealthy widower, Diony. Angeli's hardships as a child left her to be a possessive and selfish woman. Diony has only one son, Efraim. Angeli has adored Efraim since childhood. Efraim and his dad have made Angeli the apple of their eyes. Santina comes later in the picture and leaves Angeli vying head-to-head for the attention of his dad and the man he loves. Will Angeli win over Santina's delicate charm? Or will she be forced to accept where she really came from? Will Efraim pick Angeli over Santina?

An intimate and often heartbreaking portrait of one of the Philippines' most beloved screen icons.

A culinary romance set in Binondo, where Chinese traditions are still very much observed, Mano Po 5: Gua Ay Di is a touching story of how a young Chinese woman fights for the man she loves. She is doomed by strict family traditions to only wed someone of pure Chinese descent. But Charity finds love where she was not supposed to find it... at least according to her cold-hearted mother. Despite being met with resistance by her traditional Chinese family, most especially her mother, Charity continues her relationship with Nathan. Nathan, on the other hand, proves himself and his love to her by making an effort to learn about her background, culture and language resulting into various mishaps, sometimes comical and other times just plain disastrous. Charity finds solace in the kitchen, her cooking interwoven with the story of her ill-fated romance. Will true love prevail in the end? And will she be able to come up with the perfect recipe for love?

Lisa, after being inspired by a Korean drama, writes a book and meets a fan named Kim Gun Hoo. He invites her to tour Korea, and they begin to date. However, Lisa suffers from PTSD after her mother's suicide and forgets her memories of Gun Hoo. She disappears without a trace, but a year later, Lisa reaches out to Gun Hoo, and they reunite. Gun Hoo offers Lisa a copy of "To Room 19," and they promise to stay together this time.

Based on the life story of director general Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson as the spotlight is put on the general as he handles controversial cases.

A love triangle involving a young woman, her elderly husband and the husband's illegitimate brother. Tears, recriminations and bloodshed characterize this moving tale.

Cristy’s persistence and Jim’s longing for a child lead to an illicit relationship. However, too much love suffocates, and covetousness can breed hate.

The rich and beautiful Rosita would do anything to win the love of the man she had become obsessed with. Still, neither her beauty nor all the money in the world gave her what she wanted.

The story of Tony (Rudy Fernandez) is not only a reminder to actors or actresses, but to everyone. It teaches a lesson about humility and the so-called "debt of gratitude." It features the lives of some actors such as Vicky Villareal (Lorna Tolentino) and Vina Amor (Celia Rodriguez). Their lives roll around the wheel of fame, especially that of Tony's.

Three friends made their way in the big city. One ended up the mistress of a rich married man. Another became a suicidal prostitute. And the third found true love where it had always been all along despite her long fruitless search. In the end they all thought of the things they should never have done, wondering what might have been had these tomorrows been their yesterdays.

The Gospel of John is reimagined as a Filipino pasyon tale.

When Mae finds out that her husband Spanky is having an affair, Mae confronts the other woman which results in tragedy.

Noel struggles to accept his father's remarriage to Agnes and the arrival of his step-sister, Melody. The two grow up harboring a bitter hatred for each other. When their parents die, Noel becomes Melody's legal guardian, much to her dismay. Later, each now married, the two become business partners and eventually grow closer.

A young man avenges his mother's fate in the hands of her philandering husband by seducing the latter's daughter from an earlier marriage.

Antonio Chan, a prominent Chinese businessman, has three women in his life Sol, a Filipina; Lu Shui, a Chinese; and Belinda, a Filipino-Chinese. Antonio has children with all three women. A crisis shakes up the over-extended Tsinoy family prompting all the members to re-examine their values, their relationships, and confront issues that they have refused to face all these years.

A boy builds a coffin for his terminally ill grandmother, while raising money to buy a wheelchair for his sister.

A woman who regained back her veterinarian lover after their son was accidentally shot by the son of a prominent politician must do her best to regain back the life of his comatose son to bring back the old happy life they once had.

Adapted from the komiks serial by Carlo J. Caparas, this film is about the fugitive, the singer, and the song that sparked their passion. A man escapes prison to kidnap a singer that he has become obsessed with and they embark a passion-filled life on the run.

Fragile as a teardrop - Powerful as a God-given Right.

Felix Yzagun Manalo is a sprawling historical epic that traces the origin of Iglesia Ni Cristo (The Church of Christ) which is established in the Philippines from its humble beginnings in 1914 through the present day.

Wanting a better life for his baby, a driver switches his son for his employers’ newborn girl, forever entwining the futures of both families and enacting a series of violent consequences.

A battered housewife was butchered into pieces by her spurned lover and throw her body parts in different places.

A story of three young, provincial highschool graduates who set sail for Manila with visions of fame and fortune, only to realize that reality is a far cry from their expectations.

Documentary filmmaker Christian Blackwood profiles controversial Filipino director Lino Brocka, detailing his rags-to-riches rise in the mainstream film industry of the Philippines. Primarily using interviews with the effusive director himself, Blackwood allows Brocka to describe, in his own terms, the common thematic threads tying together his work, from his own homosexuality to the political repression suffered by Filipinos at the hands of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorial government.

True Confessions Evelyn, Myrna & Margie is a 1992 Tagalog-language Crime Drama film. True confessions evelyn, myrna & margie features Dina Bonnevie in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Gabby Concepcion, Eddie Garcia, Richard Gomez, Ruffa Gutierrez, Maricel Laxa and Hilda Koronel.

A heartwarming story about nine kids who had run away from their homes.

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An all-too-real film on the country's current war on drugs, the film tackles the angle of the family members and community of addicts and pushers.

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A young teenager from a dysfunctional family, gets led into forbidden activities of juvenile delinquents.

Two of the country's top dramatic actors engage in a dramatic showdown as mother and daughter constantly caught in a love/hate relationship.

Irene changes her identity to Becky after a tragic scandal. While living as Becky, she falls for Armand, but is eventually blackmailed by his family over her past. She then reinvents herself as Leah, a high-fashion model. She engages in an intense, manipulative relationship with Jaime, a wealthy hedonist. When she eventually reunites with Armand, she finds herself torn between the man she truly loves and the matchless sexual partner who has awakened her darkest desires.

A man whose face is burned beyond recognition, facing multiple operations, despairs, but is brought back to the land of the living by the love of a woman and his faith in God.

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Burgos depicts a mother's search for her desaparecido. Ms. Lorna Tolentino plays Editha Burgos, mother of missing activist-farmer Jonas Burgos played by Rocco Nacino. The deeply religious Edith is a member of the House of Prayer, the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites.

In Lino Brocka's 1981 melodrama, a man's juggling of three women—his wife, his girlfriend, and the wealthy married woman with whom he begins a torrid affair—leads to violent consequences.

The bitter-sweet love affairs of four sisters with different outlooks and temperaments end in simultaneous weddings.

With detailed assistance from a self-help book -- written by a self-described love guru (Jolina Magdangal) -- Denise (Jennylyn Mercado), a hopeless romantic, finally manages to catch the attention of the man she's had her eye on forever (Mike Tan). But once she has what she thinks she wants, Denise begins to wonder whether she actually had Mr. Right all along -- her best friend, Caloy (Mark Herras), who's secretly in love with her.

An otherwise honest and faithful husband makes a turn-around in his desire to sire a son, alienating in the process his three daughters.

A painter's passion for his art, his contradictions, frustrations and pains affect his relationship with his wife and his model-lover.

Walking alone in some dark alley, Sgt. Mediavillo goes about his job as a daring detective.

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A 2003 Filipino comedy film starring Jinggoy Estrada, Joey Marquez, and Katya Santos.

Luksong Tinik shows how Beth Pineda, a loving single mother involved in illegal activities as courier for a fake passport syndicate, is dragged into a media frenzy. She gets caught between the truth, too much deadly information and the manipulative media. Like the game of luksong tinik (jumping over thorns), her situation becomes more dangerous as the leaps get higher.

Two identical sisters vying for the attention of one man they both love.

A divorced man who marries a widowed wife. De Leon's previous wife suddenly develops problems, and De Leon is forced to bring his son back home to live with him, his wife and her own son.

A scheme of two sisters fell through when the one falls for the other's estranged husband.

When Annie sets her sights on her co-worker Ron she gets a few drinks in him at an office party and then has her way with him in car. A few weeks later she's expecting and is ready to set up housekeeping. Only problem? Ron's boyfriend Nick doesn't like the idea.

Jose Javier Reyes' dramatic thunderbolt from Regal Films, "Bayarang Puso" which stars Aga Muhlach, Lorna Tolentino, and Carmina Villaroel is a movie about decadence and materialism set against a backdrop of the most recent leisure class craze, ballroom dancing. Although the film makes obviously wild pirouettes around this very interesting subject-dance instructors and their willing and able clientele and whatever relationships they have in between- it is in fact an intriguing drama about love, avarice, and betrayal.

After 10 years working as a supervisor for an oil drilling firm in Saudi Arabia, Oca (Jinggoy Estrada, in a somewhat restraint performance) returns to the Philippines to visit his family. The film opens with his wife (Lorna Tolentino), best friend (Bayani Agbayani) and dotting mother (Vangie Labalan) waiting patiently for Oca's arrival at the airport. We are then introduced with the rest of the star studded cast, as Oca visits his house, where he meets up with his estranged kids (Shaina Magdayao, Arron Villaflor, Julian Estrada), and parents in loss (in-laws), which shows no affection whatsoever towards him. Only his drinking buddies, mother, and sister, are excited on his return, only because they see him as a prized cash cow. Jose Javier Reyes revisits his movie, Bayarang Puso (1997), in a cheese filled dance sequence, Oca drunk as ever grooves with no pretension. This and other embarrassing situations tears the family slowly apart.

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The lives of a newly married couple and their mutual friend unravel after the wife becomes the victim of a gang rape during a honeymoon.

Greg, tormented by his desire for his wife to bear a son turns to his student Tessie, fresh from a heartbreaking love affair with another young student, welcomes a more mature relationship and madly falls in love with Greg. Complications ensue.

Iron-hand discipline imposed by parents on their privileged children is deemed unappreciated and wasted.

Six generations of males of the Alegre all have died tragically due to women who all look the same. Until Teddy, male descendant and archeological student, put the pieces together after falling in love with the beautiful elusive.

His family was his when they took it away--that's when his vendetta begins.

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