Movies by Mario Montenegro

I Carry the World

I Carry the World

A riches story amidst the filth and squalor of the Smokey Mountain. A scavenger among the garbage who had to carry her crippled mother on her back while begging on the steps of the Manila Cathedral. Raped by an unknown man she left her poverty laden existence and won success as a singer.

Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang

Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang

Anthology features three family-friendly fantasy / horror tales; "Sleeping Beauty," "Zombies" and "Querubin: Maria Leonora Theresa." It's an adaptation of the radio drama series written by Severino Reyes, which was popular in the 1950s.

Alyas Sakay

Alyas Sakay

The story of a barber from Tondo who led a pocket rebellion in Laguna against the American colonizers. To the ordinary people, the long-haired Sakay was some kind of folk hero, but to the American authorities he was a bandit, a murderer, a thief out to be captured and killed.

The Rites of May

The Rites of May

During a return to his provincial home, a young man gets involved with a woman who is ultimately possessed by her sister's spirit, paving the way to revealing the painful truth about her unsolved disappearance.

Manila, Open City

Manila, Open City

War drama set in the closing stages of World War Two. As Allied Forces are nearing the defeat of the Japanese Army in Manila, the Japanese Empire's soldiers begin attacking innocent civilians. A brutal month-long battle ensues.

Correctional

Correctional

The forthcoming wedding of Norma and Armando, a young lawyer, was supposed to be a great and wonderful event for the two, but everything went haywire.

Venganza

Venganza

Simon sets out to avenge his bride's death at the hands of the bandit Martinico and by accident, he captures Martinico's bride-to-be Belen and uses her to find Martinico.

This Is a Filipino

This Is a Filipino

This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.

Prinsipe Teñoso

Prinsipe Teñoso

Prince Teñoso who is exiled by his father, the king after freeing the pitiful giant from jail. In gratitude, the giant gives Teñoso a magic handkerchief that can tame animals and can give him his wishes. As a beggar, Teñoso is despised by the princes, the king's soon-to-be sons-in-law, but eventually is recognized as the hero responsible for curing the king's illness, and winning the king's battles against the moors.

Dagohoy

Dagohoy

Dedicated to the valiant Boholano hero Francisco Dagohoy, this film shows the real causes that impelled the Dagohoy Uprising.

Boy Condenado

Boy Condenado

The accidental shooting of a young boy's mother weaves a plot of drugs, prostitution, and murder. Spurned by his father and jailed for hiding his mother's shame, the boy emerges from the smoke and flame to avenge his mother's death with a RAGING VENDETTA.

My Only Love

My Only Love

Billy and Cindy are teeners trapped in the conflicted world of their parents. Two children of two marriages gone sour. Young and confused by the whole situation, they try to look for answers, but the whole business of life is not as simple as it seems. Left with no choice but to come to terms with whatever it is that life presents, they rely on each other for emotional support. And in the process, they learn that despite their parents marital woes, much remains in life and love reserved for the two of them.

Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu who defeated Spanish invaders on then land of Mactan.

Banal o Makasalanan?

Banal o Makasalanan?

Salome, a seductive and alluring daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter to King Herodes, discovers faith and Christianity through her love for a Roman centurion named Cornelius.

Four Aces

Four Aces

Four masked men fighting against the evils of this world. A costume picture about a medieval swashbuckler who redeems his family's honor.