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Rustica Carpio

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 s... more

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.

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Bona
(1980)
Drama
A scorned teenager gets revenge on the aging gigolo who took advantage of her while pursuing other women.
Runtime:
86 min
7.7
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Of the Flesh
(1983)
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Cast:
Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, Vic Silayan, Cecille Castillo, Joel Torre
6.7
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Apparition
(2012)
Drama
Tucked away in a remote forest, the convent of Adoration is inhabited by a group of nuns seeking a peaceful life of devotion and discipline, filling their days with nothing but mundane chores and prayers. But the wish for a life in isolation is threatened when President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law, and political protests and ...
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Vincent Sandoval
Cast:
Mylene Dizon, Jodi Sta. Maria, Raquel Villavicencio, Rustica Carpio, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio
7.6
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T-Bird at Ako
(1982)
Crime, Drama
Stern, intelligent Sylvia, a lawyer, finally met her match. Only that the person is a woman, and was convicted of murder.
Runtime:
155 min
6.6
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Vesuvius
(2012)
Horror
You'll never look at a statue of the Virgin Mary the same way again. Based on the assertion that divine apparitions aren’t what they always appear to be, Vesuvius is an interesting take on the psychopath with Catholicism smacked against the background. Gio Alvarez provides a convincing portrayal of a madman, and people can even argue i...
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Erik Matti
Cast:
Gio Alvarez, Lauren Young, Rustica Carpio, Alison Segarra
6.9
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Chassis
(2010)
Drama
Single mother Nora lives with her daughter Sarah on a cardboard groundsheet and hammock tied to the undercarriage of a semitrailer in the parking lot of a Manila cargo terminal. Deep in debt and receiving little help from her husband, Nora has nothing to live for except for Sarah. Living in a community suffering from abject poverty, No...
Runtime:
73 min
Director:
Adolfo Alix Jr.
Cast:
Angeli Bayani, Jodi Sta. Maria, Rustica Carpio, Rustica Carpio, Kimberly Fulgar
5.4
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What Are the Colors of Forgotten Dreams?
(2013)
Drama
Teresa (Rustica Carpio) has worked for the Bautista family since she was seventeen. She was the nanny of siblings Stella, Vince and Andre (Jackie Lou Blanco, Bobby Andrews and Ryan Agoncillo), and their mother. The three have all moved abroad in their adulthood, but all reunite back at home with the passing of their mother. With no one...
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95 min
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Hubad na Bayani
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Hubad na Bayani
(1977)
Hubad na Bayani explores the world of peasant revolts, cult organizations, talismans, and the fight for socio-economic reforms. The story revolves around Ruben a peasant who dreams of saving enough money to pay for the treatment of his sick mother, the education of his sister Pilar, as well as his own marriage to Luisa. His modest drea...
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Robert Arevalo
Cast:
Robert Arevalo, Boots Anson-Roa, Daria Ramirez, Ray Marcos, Ven Medina
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