Mel Chionglo

After 15 years of unprecedented tabloid sex notoriety, the Xerex Xaviera fantasy achieves big screen fulfillment via three exciting escapades into sensual. "Kama" tells of a teenaged girl's intimate dalliances with a campus heartthrob who turns out to be a heel. "O" follows a bride-to-be's lusty rollercoaster ride that takes her to an orgasmic bore, and her newfound toyboy, a beach lifeguard who¿s only saving grace is his bedside acrobatics. While "Butas" explores the dark, seedy voyeuristic world of illicit sex.

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Viveca is happily married to Cholo, a renowned and respected psychiatrist. Unknown to many, Viveca, has long been leading a double life. She has an appetite for men, for quick, and sometimes very dangerous sexual adventures, be it real or fantasy. There is no question in her mind how much she loves her family. Viveca had a one-time affair with Andre, a DJ who is bored with his life. He surrounds himself with toys from drugs to race cars to Dahlia, who is more a girl toy than a girlfriend. A one night stand with Viveca gives Andre the speed he has been looking for: a forbidden love affair with a very attractive married woman. He pursues Viveca like there is no tomorrow. Viveca tries to distance herself from Andre, but he proves to be too stubborn for her. Complications upon complications set it. Should Viveca remain secretive of what is happening or continue living a life of deceit.

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Gregory bikes his way through the streets of Manila and transports film reels from one theater to another giving “extra service” to its patrons. He lives with his grandfather whose dementia worries Gregory, but whose stories of local movies being friends with Rogelio dela Rosa, Carmen Rosales, Leopoldo Salcedo, and other film stars fill him with inspiration.

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A 1999 Filipino film starring Jessa Zaragoza

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Harry leaves Olongapo, the former site of American bases, with his best friend James. They end up in Manila where they soon find work as macho dancers in a gay bar run by Mama Odette. Harry has a troubled past -- his American father used to pimp him and his mother, Betty. When his father accidentally killed his mother, Harry struck out on his own. He made a vow to kill his father.

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Rio del Mar is a Philippine TV drama series produced by TAPE Inc. and broadcast on the GMA Network. Directed by Mel Chionglo, Jeffrey Jeturian and Gina Alajar, this series is about family, friendship, deception and betrayal. The series was the comeback of 1980s actress, Vivian Velez.

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Emma was once a prostitute. She fell for her client Ben (Julio Diaz) expecting that he will free her from her work. One day, Ben was murdered and the police is trying to solve the case. Who murdered him? But is he really dead or not?

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In the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano dormant for more than 400 years, the residents of the whole town of San Simon in Pampanga was engulfed by dust and thick mudflow called lahar. The whole surviving residents of the devastated community are relocated to transitional evacuation center, a tent city, where different and unique personalities meet: Sheila, a migrant worker from Germany who is struggling to keep her family intact at all costs; Sonia who is looking for her missing husband while pretending as a handicapped so she can beg on the streets; Ditas, who returns in Pampanga after getting pregnant in Manila; and Elena, a mother who lost her whole family in the eruption, yet she keeps a positive outlook in life that as long as she remembers her relatives no amount of tragedy could keep her from reminiscing of their once peaceful lives.

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Esperanza is a wealthy doctor searching for her long lost son. She surprisingly discovers that her son has been working for her all along who will file a lawsuit against her.

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A Philippine movie by director Mel Chionglo.

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Joel, Dennis and Sonny are three poor, handsome brothers who support their parents by working as "macho" dancers in the lively gay club scene of Manila in this dramedy that was originally banned in the Philippines.

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A movie about Loretta and her struggles as a woman.

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A 1994 Filipino romantic drama starring Claudine Barretto and Isko Moreno.

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Young, star-crossed lovers Levi and Anghel run away from home and end up as fugitives when Levi is revealed to be pregnant.

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A strong-willed matriarch and her family leave their fishing village for Manila after an oil spill.

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A woman asks his man to marry her for she is with child but the man is noncommittal. To save her reputation, she agrees to marry another man, who turns out to be a psychopath.

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A poor girl named Mona was forced to work as a dancer in a night club and the life she led as a consequence of her work.

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Based on the life story of Isabel Aquino.

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A young college student is in a heated affair with his college professor. He attempts revenge after being stricken with grief and resentment by his professor's mother, and takes revenge on his professor's now settled family only to obtain her for himself

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After years of hiding from a cruel, suspicious society on the land, the mermaid Dyesebel returns and falls in love with a man named Fredo. However, she becomes the target of Fredo's jealous ex girlfriend.

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A plot of love, lust, lies and revenge intertwine in one hot summer where multiple fates collide: Janine, a rich socialite returning home to the Philippines with her parents after the death of the family matriarch; Marco, her coy boyfriend harboring a secret connected to both their pasts; Loida, her mother, still haunted by the memory of a baby forcibly taken away from her 18 years ago; Leni, a simple girl and housemaid with big ambitions, silently jealous of Janine's looks, money, and man; and Robert, Marco's best friend simply longing for Leni's heart, if she could only take her eyes off of Marco.

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Remedios, born and raised in poverty, is an ambitious young woman vows to rise above her origins.

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A wife finally realizes that there is life after her separation from her husband and devotes her time and attention instead to their daughter who gives birth to a child out of wedlock.

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A young woman, Cristy, must reconcile the choices she makes for her future with the demands of her overbearing mother, Rosa, in this intricate Filipino drama. When Cristy's father, Julio, abandons the family for his rich mistress, Jenny, Rosa refuses to let Cristy attend college. Tension mounts when Cristy not only seeks help from her dad but also falls in love with Jenny's brother.

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1985 Filipino biographical film that tells the story of Roger "Bomba" Arienda, a radio commentator known for his strong anti-government stance and subsequent imprisonment during the Marcos regime. The film depicts his life before and after his detention, focusing on his political beliefs, family life, and the impact of his imprisonment.

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The story is about a privileged young man named Al who kills a teenage girl, Belinda. He seeks a hiding place, and the sanctuary is given by Julius, a friend who is a pimp in a whorehouse. While in the whorehouse, Al takes his enjoyment of one prostitute, Cita. One day, a woman named Isabel comes to the brothel and starts to work there. Al falls for the newcomer which angers Cita.

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Two teenage couples realize that marriage isn't child's play and takes maturity and selflessness, as well as love, to make it work.

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Director: Mel Chionglo Writer: Raquel Villavicencio (story & screenplay) Stars: Snooky Serna, Julie Vega, Janice de Belen, Charito Solis, Gloria Romero, Laurice Guillen Alicia Alonzo, Rey ‘PJ’ Abellana, Manilyn Reynes, Jaypee De Guzman, Emil Sandoval

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A RESTLESS YOUNG WOMAN FAILS AS A WIFE AND MOTHER , LEAVES HER FAMILY FOR THE CITY, AND GETS INVOLVED WITH A NUMBER OF MEN. FRUSTRATED AT FINDING A SATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIP, SHE HEADS BACK FOR HOME BUT DEATH OVERTAKES HER.

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STUDENTS FROLIC ON THE BEACH TO UNWIND AFTER ALMOST A YEAR OF SCHOOLING, SIGNALING THE ADVENT OF THE GRAND VACATION.

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Maricel Soriano plays the role of a young woman pursued by two suitors whose respective qualities make it difficult for her to choose one over the other.

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