Biography
Josef is a Filipino actor. He won Best Actor at the 2021 Gawad Urian Awards for his performance in Genus Pan. He is a two-time Best Supporting Actor awardee at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival for his performances in Hiblang Abo (2016) and Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan (2025).
Movie Credits
Patient X
2009-10-28
After twenty years, local police captures the murderer of the older brother of a young boy. Now a do
Bakwit Boys
2018-08-15
A supertyphoon ravages the hometown of a family band composed of four boys, putting a halt to their
Manila Skies
2009-10-19
Inspired by a true news account, this is the astounding story of a lone deranged hijacker who has st
The Muse
2009-07-17
In a community by the railroad, an old healer named Tatang performs a “miracle” when a young male lo
Urban Rangers
1995-05-22
Idealistic graduates of the police academy battle crime in their city.
Markova: Comfort Gay
2000-12-25
Escaping the torment of growing up with an abusive older brother, he and his friends found further s
A Tale of Filipino Violence
2022-07-06
With the imminent death of his autocratic grandfather, coinciding with the burgeoning oppressive reg
Retirada
2022-08-07
A retired government employee’s new hobby leads to existential desperation and financial complicatio
Sisid
2001-10-01
“Sisid” is the story of a videographer, played by Raymond Bagatsing, who was betrayed by women in th
Sakay
1993-12-25
The film covers the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and
Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita
1989-09-12
Salve, a content barrio lass, is married to Alfred, an aspiring politician. Alfred meets Via finds o
Courts mais Gay : Tome 11
2006-04-19
A collection of gay short films. The 8 short films are: Last Full Show (2005); An Eye for an Eye (20
GomBurZa
2023-12-25
A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic pr
Lucia
1992-01-01
A strong-willed matriarch and her family leave their fishing village for Manila after an oil spill.
Filipinas
2003-12-25
Florencia, the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda, the eldest of the
Ouija
2007-07-25
Half-sisters Aileen and Romina, along with first cousins Ruth and Sandra, reunite in Camiguin to bur
Fuschia
2009-04-29
A story about an old woman, a cool hip Lola who likes the color Fuchsia, must deal with her old sibl
Fairy
2007-12-25
A teenage band headed for a gig in a remote province is lost in a thick forest. With their bus out o
Bona
1984-05-25
Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of sc
Spirit Warriors
2000-12-25
In this eerie thriller from the Philippines, a group of high schoolers finds themselves contending w
An Errand
2024-08-02
A driver is sent on a simple errand: to pick up a designer t-shirt and a tin of viagra for his boss,
Shake, Rattle and Roll 9
2007-12-25
This ninth installment in the classic horror series offers up a trio of spine-chillers from the Phil
White Lady
2006-07-19
Pearl,a simple and smart girl who just arrived in the city to attend college. For reasons she cannot
Kawalan
Tomas, the old venerable mayor of the remote town of Kawalan, learns that the invading Japanese will
Cinco
2010-07-14
A creative horror movie made up of five unique short films tied together by a similar theme.
In the Name of Love
2011-05-27
Former dance instructor Emman Toledo was employed as a dance instructor for a governor’s ball. He fi
Dukot
2009-12-02
Junix Etrata and his girlfriend Maricel Salvacruz being abducted by military intelligence agents. Ju
Mano Po
2002-12-25
During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, young Chinese copra trader named Fong-Huan marries Elisa, a y
José Rizal
1998-12-25
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed
The Son of Brocka
2005-07-30
It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a
Let the Love Begin
2005-02-09
Their paths always cross but they never seem to meet. Eric is a very smart young man. Though he does
Walang Kapalit
2003-05-14
Dennis leaving his wife,Joanna to follow his first love Celine in America.That happened eight years
Deathrow
2000-12-25
A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convict
Hour of Danger
2023-03-01
As the EDSA Revolution unfolds, a mother, son, and daughter who live in a slum near Malacañang Palac
The Bet Collector
2006-01-11
Middle-aged Manila storeowner Amelita supplements her tiny income by collecting bets for the popular
That Boy in the Dark
2023-01-08
A boy living in the dark struggles to find light as he encounters weird and eerie things when he liv
The Madonna and the Dragon
1990-09-01
Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
The Madonna and the Dragon
1990-09-01
Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
Wag Kang Lilingon
2006-11-15
After the tragic fate of her mother and her sister, a girl named Nina is taken into custody and give
In My Life
2009-09-16
Shirley is a woman who wants to be in control of everything. Working as a librarian in a public scho
Hiblang Abo
2016-08-05
Infinite struggles among four men in their twilight years, confined in a hospice facility or home fo
Bugbog Sarado
2003-01-01
The story opens with Brandon and Shy, negotiating for a lease of an old room owned by Stella. Brix,
Amorosa: The Revenge
2012-08-29
After suffering from a vehicular accident, Rosa and her sons transfer to the province. She hopes tha
Bloody Crayons
2017-07-12
A group of friends goes to an island for a short film project when they are attacked by a mysterious
The Ghost Bride
2017-11-01
To save her family from being homeless and her father suffering from a heart condition, Mayen desper
Sukdulan
2003-01-29
Elaine and Orly are a young couple whose marriage is in shambles because of a dysfunctional sex life
Signal Rock
2018-08-15
Intoy was left to take care of his parents when his sister Vicky leaves to work overseas. Eventually
Last Full Show
2005-03-05
A high school student learns the meaning of love at an underground Manila movie theatre.
Journey
2019-04-03
This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys.
Himala: A Dialectic for Our Times
2020-04-21
To this day, Ishmael Bernal's movie Himala is still in our town, in our world. This will be reflecte
Genus Pan
2020-09-11
Three illegal miners journey back to their island after months of toiling in hellish conditions. Wit
Heneral Rizal
2020-08-07
Heneral Rizal uncovers the story of Paciano Rizal, usually regarded as the ever-supportive elder bro
Sta. Niña
2012-09-26
When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of h
Proletariat
2006-05-01
A long-form documentary covering the history of the Filipino workers from colonial times to the earl
As the Hydra Devours History
2025-10-03
Four Filipinos confront the slow erasure of memory and truth in a country devoured by disinformation
Doc Resureccion: Gagamutin ang Bayan
Dr. Jess Resureccion is running for mayor in his poor fishing village, determined to bring real chan