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Monti Parungao is a director and assistant director, known for Sagwan (2009), Pulupot (2010) and Bayaw (2009).
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The Man in the Lighthouse
Act like Perida
event2007 star_border 5.6
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Mateo is a lighthouse caretaker dating a teacher Suzette. The small town they are in is trying to increase tourism. Jerome stumbles across Mateo and Suzette having sex, whilst he is on holiday from Manila. A local a gay man, who pays local teenage boys for sex, talks to Mateo about the negative aspects of being gay in the Philippines. According to local legend, a lighthouse fairy seduces desirable men who then never marry. Mateo's relationship with Jerome leads to self reevaluation
The Masseur
Act like Client D
event2005 star_border 6.1
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Iliac works in a massage parlor where the gay clients are given more than a shoulder kneading and back rub. When Iliac's father dies he must reconcile his job as a sex worker with the rest of his family.
T.P.O.: Temporary Protection Order
event2016 star_border 4.8
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Miguel is an abusive husband to Teresa, a former town-beauty queen. They have an eight-year old son, JR. Their small family lives with Miguel’s parents. The family is shattered by the vicious cycle of domestic abuse. After a night of beating, Teresa, goaded by a friend, seeks TPO (Temporary Protection Order) from the court. TPO is a legal remedy that a woman can avail of under Republic Act 9262 (Violence Against Women and Children Law) to protect her and her child against anyone harming them. Teresa is granted the TPO against Miguel. But in this legal tug-of-war of familial rights, their son ,JR, is ignored. Until, he shows aggression in school.But Miguel’s parents coax Miguel to file for Child Custody.
Sagwan
Act like Sir Raven
event2009 star_border 5.4
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Sagwan is a story of an 18-year-old boy named Alfred, whose routine life as a boatman becomes complicated as he discovers how much more life around him has to offer. His family's haunting dark past inhibits him from living his young life freely. He finds his tender sexual awakening while at first fascinated by the pleasures of the flesh, he soon learns that true pleasure originates from somewhere deep in the human soul.
La Visa Loca
Act like Rommel Aguilar
event2005 star_border 10
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Jess Huson has a dream like many other struggling Filipinos, he dreams of a better life for himself and his family in America. After he is rejected, Jess embarks on a comical adventure filled with crazy schemes and ludicrous plans that end up in hilarious train wrecks that can only happen, where else, in the Philippines.
Provoq Voyeur
Director
event2006
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Ten provocative men in their most private moments. A rock star alone in his backstage dressing room after a big performance; a weekender romancing with nature; a university boy all by himself in his boarding house room; a kept bachelor in his lover’s mansion; a young professional’s cyber experience in his office; a chef’s extraordinary midnight snack; a stripper on the job in a rented private room; a masseur caressing his not-so-distant past; a highly strung hiphop boy searching for caring; and a vulnerable drunk lost in his own world.
Pulupot
Story
event2010 star_border 5
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Eva, a hardworking transsexual entrepreneur, waits for the love of her life, Edgardo who is currently enmeshed in complicated relationships with a possessive gay man, a pragmatic sex worker and his OFW girlfriend. This story an upbeat testament to the simple truth that love is a choice. And sometimes the most inconvenient choice is the key to one's happiness.
Wooden Chair
Director
event2019
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Wooden Chair is narrated by a third person omniscient. He tells the story of two orphaned siblings and their journey to overcoming poverty. Judy Ann, 10 years old, and John Lloyd, 7 years old, were named by their mother after her favorite actress and actor. To provide for the two of them, Judy Ann no longer goes to school but instead, sells root crops that she plants in their small backyard, and fruits and vegetables that she picks up from the floor of the public market. To cope with feelings of abandonment, Judy Ann talks to their imaginary mother who guides and encourages her.
Bayaw
Director
event2009 star_border 3.5
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Bayaw is a movie that combines action, mystery suspense with the gay genre. It ultimately looks deep into the unique and complex relationship of two brothers-in-law that borders between family ties, brotherhood, camaraderie and love.
The Escort
Director
event2011 star_border 3.5
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A story of a pragmatic escort who unexpectedly falls in love to one of his potential client.
Kape Barako
Director
event2011 star_border 3.5
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Rico owns the struggling coffee shop Kape Barako. The shop only has one regular customer, aside from a lady who orders nothing but ice water and leeches off their Internet connection. As a result, Rico is having trouble paying off his mortgage. He now has just two weeks to raise 120,000 pesos to keep the bank from foreclosing on the property. He tries a variety of things to raise the cash, even going as far as considering selling his body. Luckily, one of his baristas Jek accidentally stumbles on a solution to the shop’s problems. A prank goes wrong and a special ingredient ends up making their coffee a real hit among a certain section of their clientele.
Santuaryo
Director
event2010 star_border 3.7
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Santuaryo is a movie that centers on the unfolding narration of a young man named Archie (Basti Romero). Archie went looking for a lost treasure when he came into the possession of an ancient map left by an old adventurer. His journey left him battered and cloudy with memories as he was found drifting on the ocean and later rescued by island fishermen. When his long time lover, William (Will Sandejas) arrives at his side, he is forced to painfully recall what happened to him and describes how he crossed paths with a group of boys looking for the same treasure. In the end, Archie realizes what is most valuable in life and it is in his relationship with William that he finds his greatest fortune. Panoramic and provoking. Santuaryo is ultimately a hypothesis about the behavioral mutations of a group of boys when faced with desperate circumstances.
Kamasutra for Gay Men
Director
event2009 star_border 9.8
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Learn all the positions.
I Can See You
Director (5 ep.)
event2020 star_border 8.7
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'I Can See You' is a one-of-a-kind anthology that features compelling and thrilling stories every week on GMA Telebabad
Tadhana
Director (250 ep.)
event2017 star_border 7
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Tadhana is a drama anthology that features the different faces and stories of people who decided to take their chances abroad, with nothing but their hope of a better future.
Dear Uge
Director (254 ep.)
event2016
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Urbana Genoveva Esperanza hosts a web show titled as Dear Uge where she features love stories. In the show, she also have a feeling charming sidekick, Devine.
In My Dreams
Director (6 ep.)
event2023
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Sari is a business student and a certified NBSB or No Boyfriend Since Birth. To escape the sad realities around her, Sari tries to create her own happy world through lucid dreaming. In her dream, she will meet a handsome young man and the love of her life, named Jecoy. In this world with Jecoy, Sari felt happier than ever. But one incident will break their happy world.
Misibis Bay
Director (45 ep.)
event2013
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Misibis Bay is a Philippine mini television drama series to be broadcast by TV5 starring Ritz Azul, Christopher De Leon, Daniel Matsunaga, Vin Abrenica, Victor Silayan, Megan Young, Malak So Shdifat and Luke Jickain. It premiered on July 15, 2013 on the network's primetime block.
The series is the third offering of TV5 Mini Serye. Like its first offering, Sa Ngalan ng Ina and its second offering, Nandito Ako, the show is intended for six-week run, but the series was extended for two weeks due to its successful ratings.
The Lost Recipe
Director (52 ep.)
event2021 star_border 9.2
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Embark on a time-traveling culinary adventure with a struggling chef, as they uncover the hidden secrets of a legendary restaurant chain and return to the present, armed with a coveted stolen recipe that transforms their fate.
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