Emmanuel H. Borlaza

Birth : 1935-11-05,

Death : 2017-10-11

Movies

Tinik
Screenplay
This is a sober and impartial study of homosexuality through the story of a middle-aged gay couturier and his attempts at keeping his dignity amidst the dilemmas and problems brought upon by his homosexuality.
Kangkong
Father Ambo
A town where poverty and sexual perversion are the norms.
Mapagbigay
Director
A film with Nini Jacinto, Miya Nolasco, Sofia Valdez, Rodel Velayo, Matthew Mendoza, Chanda Romero, and Maureen Mauricio
Talong
as
Tiffany, a young and confused artist finds inspiration in Edong, a handsome eggplant farmer. In a Cinderella twist, Edong left behind an enormous eggplant which Tiffany used to track down her Prince Charming.
Nakawin Mo ang Aking Puso
Director
A woman chose to have an affair to challenge her life's pains as a sister, as a daughter, as a wife, and as a woman.
To Saudi with Love
Director
Kristo
Screenplay
The Gospel of John is reimagined as a Filipino pasyon tale.
April Boys: Sana'y Mahalin Mo Rin Ako
Director
Popular singing duo, Vingo and Jimmy, collectively known as the April Boys, brought the real life tale of their climb to fame to the big screen.
Dyesebel
Writer
After years of hiding from a cruel, suspicious society on the land, a mermaid, Dyesebel returns and falls in love with a man named Fredo. However, she becomes the target of Fredo's jealous ex girlfriend.
Dyesebel
Director
After years of hiding from a cruel, suspicious society on the land, a mermaid, Dyesebel returns and falls in love with a man named Fredo. However, she becomes the target of Fredo's jealous ex girlfriend.
Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?
Screenplay
A widower moves to the city with his son as he deals with aftermath of losing his wife.
Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?
Story
A widower moves to the city with his son as he deals with aftermath of losing his wife.
Paniwalaan Mo
Director
A woman, who is in a relationship, develops a friendship with a painter. Later, they realized they want each other more than friends, that made the relationship complicated.
Isang Linggong Pag-ibig
Director
A woman who falls in love with different men but only broke her heart until she ends up with a poor farmer.
Kaputol ng Isang Awit
Director
As the country’s most popular singer, Sarah has it all – beauty, wealth and fame. However, there remains a dark void in her life as she continues to look for that one person who all her life has been missing - her father.
Ganito Ba Ang Umibig?
Screenplay
A 1991 Filipino drama film directed by Laurice Guillen.
Heaven's Judgment
Screenplay
An oppressed housemaid has transformed herself into a wealthy and powerful business mogul through sheer dint of talent, ambition and driving need to avenge herself on her tormentors.
Tayo Na Sa Dilim
Director
A 1990 Filipino drama starring Janice de Belen, Princess Punzalan, and Cherie Gil.
Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin?
Director
Paul and Jenny eloped at the tender age of 17 and overcame their difficulties. Things eventually take their toll as Paul's sister, Sylvia schemes to separate them.
Love at First Sight
Director
Roselle, Vera, and Gemma are three childhood friends living different lives in search of love and real happiness.
Oras-Oras, Araw-Araw
Director
Jessa Rodriguez is a successful TV personality whose top rating show features dark stories of poverty and hardship. She meets Cara, a lady in a club, whose story will have a big impact on her own life.
Rosenda
Screenplay
A plucky middle-class girl gets pregnant out-of-wedlock but refuses to let her misfortunes dampen her spirit and love of life. Against all odds, Rosenda brings up her daughter all by herself, rejecting offers from Robert Cuevas, the father of her baby.
Jessa: Blusang Itim 2
Director
The sequel reprises the story of an ugly duckling who turns beautiful with a black dress.
Kahit Wala Ka Na
Director
A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son.
Ang Lahat Ng Ito Pati Na Ang Langit
Director
A famous dress designer who adopted the illegitimate daughter of one of her models. The little girl became her only joy after she turned into a recluse when she lost her fiance. Unknown to her that was only the beginning of her troubles with Dina. Dina returned from time to time with threats of blackmail kidnapping and other evil deeds.
Langit at Lupa
Director
Young Rolly and Susan's love is tested by their families' rough history and class divide
Paano Tatakasan ang Bukas?
Director
Desiree and Gilbert are in love but no one seems to believe it. Desiree's friends thinks Gilbert is just using her. Gilbert is studying to become a doctor and Desiree is financing his tuition fee and daily expenses. Gilbert's family thinks Desiree is interested in the family fortune. Gilbert is a rich kid but he left home when his girlfriend committed suicide after being insulted by his mother Gracia.
Mirror, Mirror On the Wall
Director
Three older women become young again with the help of a magical mirror.
Puso sa Puso
Director
A 1988 Filipino romantic drama directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza.
Three Faces of Love
Director
Three stories of love starring Sharon Cuneta. The first, "I Love You, Moo-Moo" (directed by Leroy Salvador), is about a young bride who died on her honeymoon; the second, "Ang Silid" (directed by Lino Brocka) is about an interior decorator who investigates a forbidden room owned by a mysterious woman whose sister was murdered; and the third, "Katumbas ng Kahapon" (directed by Emmanuel Borlaza) follows a young woman torn between her abusive husband and her former lover who returned from the US.
Huwag Mong Itanong Kung Bakit
Screenplay
Aning is a maid in the Cuevas household. She is raped by an unknown assailant and comes home to the province pregnant. Her older sister Dinya serves the Cuevas household to search for the culprit. She catches the culprit but at the cost of her own vitrue.
Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin
Director
Two couples find themselves in a complicated love triangle.
Ibigay mo sa akin ang bukas
Director
The neglected wife of a homosexual finds finds sexual fulfillment with a former boyfriend and student.
Rosa Mistica
Director
A Filipino fantasy/horror anthology starring Snooky Serna. In "Mga Puting Rosas ni Rosalie", Rosalie dies in a freak accident on the day of her wedding to Mike, who's only after her money. With the help of the white rose, she comes back to earth to correct what is wrong. In "Mga Pulang Rosas ni Rosanna", Rosanna is the daughter of a mausoleum caretaker who happens to be the soulmate of the mysterious heir, Ramil, the victim of a curse of Satan's disciple, Lucila. In "Mga Dilaw Rosas ni Rosario", Rosario or Osang, a maid with an ugly facade, falls in love with a man named Dio.
Paalam... Bukas Ang Kasal Ko
Director
Charo and Raffy are lovers when she starts seeing another man, Paul. Charo knows what she is doing is wrong. Enraged, one-night Raffy not finding Charo, drives his car to look for her. He met an accident and died instantly. Raffy's family blames Charo for their son's early demise. To save face, Charo avoids Paul. After all, it's her infidelity that drove Raffy crazy.
Blusang Itim
Director
An enchanted black blouse changes the usual uneventful life of Jessa by giving her the beauty she never thought she would have. With her good heart, she will have to choose whether to live with this beauty or stay true to what her appearance really is and see if Angelo loves her honestly.
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Director
After a string of unsuccessful relationships, Corina married Teddy, an old widow whose daughter, Ana and sister Julita never approved of his new wife. An assertive young stepmother, a rebellious stepdaughter, and a working wife whose career provides tension between the wife and her husband are the portraits of the strong-willed woman of the 1980s.
Bituing Walang Ningning
Director
Dorina Pineda is a Sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer and eventually falls in love with her. A simple die-hard fan at first, Dorina rose to the ranks and become the biggest singing star in the country, even becoming more famous than her idol Lavinia.
Lilac, Bulaklak sa Magdamag
Director
Deflowered by a haciendero, a young woman leaves her hometown for the city and becomes a prostitute. Eventually she falls in love with a young man who turns out to be the haciendero's son.
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Director
Shake, Rattle and Roll is the first of the popular series of Filipino horror movies composed of three episodes. 'Baso' talks about the adventure of three friends who performed Spirit of the Glass and discovered the tale of a tragic love triangle. 'Pridyider' revolves around a refrigerator that seemed to be "alive". 'Manananggal' is about a teenager who courts a barrio lass without his knowledge that this lass is a monster. She eventually causes chaos to his family.
Bukas Luluhod Ang Mga Tala
Director
Rebecca is born to a poor family, a young woman whose life is defined by poverty and deprivation. But of the many things she has to endure, it is the insults that other people hurl that hurt the most. Yet despite of everything, Rebecca remains ambitious and unabashed. She pledges to herself that she will one day raise herself and her family from poverty and when that time comes, she will get back at those who had oppressed them.
Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?
Director
Myrna and Lito plunge into marriage at a very young age. Both unprepared and still immature. But their relationship suddenly collapses when Lito gets into an illicit relationship with an older woman, Glacilda.
Laruan
Director
A Filipino drama film directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza.
Just Say You Love Me
Director
A generation gap and the trauma of a broken home against the reckless passion of young love.
Kapitan Kidlat
Director
Kasalanan Ba?
Director
An attractive woman breaks up with her rich fiancé and falls for a photographer on the rebound.
Free to Love
Director
Yakapin Mo ‘Ko, Lalaking Matapang
Director
An heiress and her driver/bodyguard fall in love despite the desparity of their social status. See what happens when Miss X meets Mr. L.
Biyak Na Manyika
Director
A story that starts with a typical sibling quarrel between Melinda, who is a conservative teacher and Shirley, a typical modern teenager. Shirley decided to earn her own money to the point of selling her soul just to show that she can live outside the shadow of her older sister. In reality, Melinda is keeping the secret of her sad past to protect her beloved Shirley.
Katawang Alabok
Director
Kampus?
Director
Suzette thinks she’s liberated woman who doesn’t believe in marriage. On the other hand her boyfriend, Norman, keeps on proposing. These are conflicting beliefs of two students undoubtedly in love with each other. Their relationship is then put to the test when Suzette meets Manny, who happens to share the same belief with her. Will she swallow her so-called principle and be merry with the one she truly loves?
Makahiya at Talahib
Director
Love story in the midst of politics and contreversy and envy. Two lovers fought through all obstacles of rumors and false accusations.
Makahiya at Talahib
Screenplay
Love story in the midst of politics and contreversy and envy. Two lovers fought through all obstacles of rumors and false accusations.
Mrs. Eva Fonda, 16
Director
A story about Eva who was raped at 14, became a mother at 15, and a stripper at 16. She has gone through a hard life and learned the ropes of how to live and survive by becoming practical.
Darna and the Giants
Director
The Filipino superheroine and her little brother Ding must defend their village from alien-controlled giants.
Darna and the Giants
Writer
The Filipino superheroine and her little brother Ding must defend their village from alien-controlled giants.
Dyesebel
Screenplay
Dyesebel is a popular mermaid character in the Philippines. The comic book character was originally conceived by the Filipino comic book illustrator, Mars Ravelo and drawn by Elpidio Torres.
Dyesebel
Director
Dyesebel is a popular mermaid character in the Philippines. The comic book character was originally conceived by the Filipino comic book illustrator, Mars Ravelo and drawn by Elpidio Torres.
Fly, Darna, Fly!
Director
The first Darna movie featuring Vilma Santos.
Leron-Leron Sinta
Director
In this film that fuses music and film perfectly, witness these people explore the world of love and the beauty of madness that comes with it
Remembrance
Screenplay
Remembrance
Director
Avenida Boy
Director
Haydee
Screenplay
Leslie
Screenplay
Every emptiness that sadness makes, clears a little more room for happiness.
Pinagbuklod ng Langit
Screenplay
The movie chronicles the lives of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his family in their Palace.
Dugo ng Vampira
Screenplay
The town's landed gentleman and unrepentant vampire Angustia has just feasted on a young female victim and is now pursued by an angry mob of torch-carrying villagers. Cornered in the grounds of his villa, Angustia is staked through the heart with a sharpened cross and left to die alone in agony. With the sound of a howling wolf in the distance, he is tended to by his distraught sweetheart, who removes the cross and buries him underneath it. Being mortal, she is also carrying the vampire's children – twins, one good and one inherently evil – and after her mother is thrown down her stairs by an unseen force (linked to the cobra curled around the vampire's grave marker!), she leaves one of the babies, flees the village with the other child, and heads in a trance directly for the sanctuary of Angustia's villa. (IMDB)
Dugo ng Vampira
Director
The town's landed gentleman and unrepentant vampire Angustia has just feasted on a young female victim and is now pursued by an angry mob of torch-carrying villagers. Cornered in the grounds of his villa, Angustia is staked through the heart with a sharpened cross and left to die alone in agony. With the sound of a howling wolf in the distance, he is tended to by his distraught sweetheart, who removes the cross and buries him underneath it. Being mortal, she is also carrying the vampire's children – twins, one good and one inherently evil – and after her mother is thrown down her stairs by an unseen force (linked to the cobra curled around the vampire's grave marker!), she leaves one of the babies, flees the village with the other child, and heads in a trance directly for the sanctuary of Angustia's villa. (IMDB)
Sayonara My Darling
Screenplay
Elizabeth
Writer
Liza makes a promise on her mother’s deathbed to care for her newly born younger sister.
Like Father, Like Son
Screenplay
It is a story of stage people's triumphs and heartaches, including their own personal life off the limelight.
Like Father, Like Son
Story
It is a story of stage people's triumphs and heartaches, including their own personal life off the limelight.
Kwatang: A Star Is Born
Screenplay
Ang Pangarap Ko’y Ikaw
Screenplay
A romance film directed by Mar S. Torres. It features Eddie Gutierrez, Susan Roces, and a cameo role for young Nora Aunor.
Puerto Princesa
Screenplay
Puerto Princesa
Story
Bye-bye na sa Daddy
Screenplay
Mga Batang Turista
Assistant Director
Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
Story
Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
Screenplay
Sweet Valentines
Writer
Tulisan
Screenplay
This film is about the warring women bandits. Roberta leads a group that will rescue her kidnapped twin-sister, Senyang, from Fernanda's group.
Susanang Twist
Screenplay
Halik sa Lupa
Screenplay
Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez
Screenplay
A 1961 Filipino drama starring Paraluman and Mario Montenegro.
5 Yugto ng Buhay
Writer
Lawiswis Kawayan
Screenplay
Vicky
Screenplay
Kahapon Lamang
Screenplay
The three movie queens of Sampaguita Pictures lead a star-studded adaptation of the popular CBN program.
Ulilang Anghel
Screenplay
Palaboy
Screenplay
Pulot Gata
Screenplay
Honeymoon comes to people in love but with their worlds so far apart - will their dreams ever reach fulfillment?
Mga Ligaw na Bulaklak
Screenplay
A film of three intersecting love stories.