Rustica Carpio
Date of birth: 1930-08-09
Place of birth: Paombong, Bulacan, Philippines
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Rustica Cruz Carpio (August 9, 1930 – February 2, 2022) was a Filipino actress, scholar, playwright, philanthropist, and public servant. Most notably an actress, she performed on stage, film, and television. She received acclaim for her role as Lola Puring in Grandmother (Filipino: Lola), a film by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza which was selected to compete in various international film festivals, including Venice and Dubai. For her acting work in the said film, she was critically well-received, earning nominations and awards, winning the Gawad Urian for Best Actress, the Crystal Simorgh for Best International Actress at the Fajr International Film Festival in Iran, and the Las Palmas International Film Festival Best Actress award in Spain. (Source: Wikipedia)
Movie Credits
Katas ng Langis
1982-08-27
A sophisticated domestic comedy from Danny L. Zialcita about three wives coping with the absence of
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba
1992-04-21
Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, asks Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, to be her
Chicks
1980-05-14
The story of three young women, Salome (Amy Austria), Bella (Rio Locsin) and Sylvia (Lorna Tolentino
Where Love Has Gone
1984-03-02
A young couple's blossoming love against an adult romance gone sour.
Bona
1984-05-25
Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of sc
Menor de Edad
1979-03-01
A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Be
Apparition
2012-07-21
Tucked away in a remote forest, the convent of Adoration is inhabited by a group of nuns seeking a p
The Marita Gonzaga Rape-Slay: In God We Trust!
1995-01-01
Sexually assualted to death by unknown gangs, which is led by Brando Legaspi's wild obsession.
Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?
2013-09-12
Teresa (Rustica Carpio) has worked for the Bautista family since she was seventeen. She was the nann
Vesuvius
2012-10-25
You'll never look at a statue of the Virgin Mary the same way again. Based on the assertion that div
Working Students
1992-06-28
A 1992 Filipino comedy film directed by Ed Palmos.
Of the Flesh
1983-12-25
When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a serie
T-Bird at Ako
1982-09-02
Stern, intelligent Sylvia, a lawyer, finally met her match. Only that the person is a woman, and was
Maligno
1994-12-25
A couple takes a vacation on a secluded island and strange forces are at work that seems to keep the
Shake, Rattle & Roll V
1994-12-25
Three tales of unbridled terror follow a couple vacation on a secluded island where strange forces a
Astig
2009-07-18
Four men, four stories, all intersect in Manila. Episode one is about Ariel, a con-man. Episode two
Lola
2009-09-23
Two elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons. One is the
Ika-Sampu
2010-11-30
A story about a descendant of a rich hispanic family that lived in the Philippines in the 1800s (189
Totoy Mola
1997-01-01
He was already different even before he was born. His eccentric mother took fancy on horses during h
Halik sa Hangin
2015-01-28
A young woman is brought to Baguio by her new stepfather. While she struggles with her new family an
Bahay Ampunan
2015-02-25
A pair of brothers encounters violent forces inside the walls of an old orphanage.
Chassis
2010-10-08
Single mother Nora lives with her daughter Sarah on a cardboard groundsheet and hammock tied to the
Rizal in Dapitan
1997-09-09
Dr. Jose Rizal was exiled in Dapitan from 1892-1896. These were his last four years. Dapitan served
Ma'am, May We Go Out?
1985-06-12
The lives of the three Soriano brothers, Dennis, Chip, and Jeff, changed when Atty. Aga Agaton infor
Pleasure
1979-11-23
Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.
A Speck in the Water
1976-08-05
Ferry owner Benjamin has a regular passenger, Chedeng, who is studying to become a midwife. Chedeng
Ang Panday 2
2011-12-25
Ang Panday 2 begins with Flavio/Panday (Revilla) and Maria settling in the peaceful and quiet town o
Captive
2012-09-05
A dozen foreigners are kidnapped by a terrorist group in the Philippines.
Pinagbuklod ng Pag-Ibig
1978-01-19
Mina is a commercial model struggling to provide financial assistance to her ill mother when she mee
Bawal na Pag-Ibig
1977-01-27
Jun, an art student, moves away from his family after a fight with his father about his college prog
Hubad na Bayani
1977-06-17
Hubad na Bayani explores the world of peasant revolts, cult organizations, talismans, and the fight
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
1977-12-24
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw focuses on two strong-willed women, Matilde and Binyang, who clawed thems
Arayyy!
2000-11-08
Working student Lorena is left with no choice but to turn to prostitution when her the misfortunes o
Kesong Puti
1999-01-01
Ramon failed to get his inheritance just as his mother died. The last will testament asked that he b
Harold Robbins' Body Parts
2001-02-07
Ty's pal J.J. frames him in a murder and cocaine theft in Hong Kong in 1992. Ty's wife Rachel may be
Moral
1982-12-25
The episodically connected lives of four college friends unfold throughout the incipient martial law
Payaso
1986-12-25
Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1986 directed by Celso Ad. Castillo and st
Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran
1998-10-20
This is the life story of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, a Chinese-Filipina nun who founded the