Lilia Cuntapay

Acting

Lilia Cuntapay

Born September 16, 1935

Died August 20, 2016 · aged 80

Lilia Cuntapay (September 16, 1935 – August 20, 2016) was a Filipina actress and former teacher whose debut role was in the Filipino horror film series Shake Rattle and Roll in 1991. Thereafter, she was dubbed the "Queen of Philippine Horror Movies" due to her roles in many subsequent horror films.

Known For

Brokedown PalaceBrokedown Palace · 1999
Brokedown Palace
6.51999
MovieDramaThriller
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
Darna: The ReturnDarna: The Return · 1994
Darna: The Return
5.81994
MovieFantasyAction
Valentina, Darna's snake-haired arch enemy, is trying to take over the Phillipines through subliminal messages on religious TV shows. Darna has her own problems, however, as she has lost her magic pearl and with it the ability to transform into her scantily clad super self. Trapped as her alter-ego, the plucky reporter Narda, she must try to regain the pearl and foil Valentina's plans.
Curacha: The Restless WomanCuracha: The Restless Woman · 1998
Curacha: The Restless Woman
5.61998
MovieDrama
Curacha, a torera (live sex performer), finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its political equivalent of sleaze, subservicence and power in drug-addled world. Every night, she sets off to join her fellow toreras for a midnight show of fun and kitschy live sex act. In one tuning point of her life, she bumps into a long-lost friend, Myrna, a former torera, who seems to have a lost grip on life. Curacha makes it her personal mission to save Myrna as she does some soul-searching herself. In the end, we see traces of hope glimmering somewhere, somehow, in a manner that escapes the restless Curacha.
Madonna and ChildMadonna and Child · 1996
Madonna and Child
8.01996
MovieDrama
When Louella came back from Hong Kong as a domestic helper, she began to search for her son Leonard, whom she had put up for adoption seven years earlier.
ForevermoreForevermore · 2014
Forevermore
2014
MovieRomanceDrama
A spoiled rich boy sent to province who meets a hardworking poor girl, and through constant clashes and shared struggles, they grow as individuals and eventually fall in love despite their different worlds.
AswangAswang · 1992
Aswang
6.51992
MovieHorrorComedy
This Filipino vampire film co-directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shape-shifting creature of local legend. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a giant snake, a young woman (Alma Moreno), and a withered old hag (Lilia Cuntapay). The aswang has a lengthy cinematic history, having been the subject of the first sound film ever produced in the Philippines (1932's Ang Aswang) and migrating, in somewhat altered form, to films in Hong Kong, India, Japan, and, in 1994, to the United States. Aiza Seguerra co-stars with Janice de Belen, Aljon Jimenez, John Estrada, and Alma Moreno.
The StepmotherThe Stepmother · 1996
The Stepmother
8.01996
MovieDrama
The loving and nurturing Mariel marries Edward after his first wife abandons him and their three children. Mariel strives to win the acceptance and affection of her new stepchildren, even as she tries to define her role in the family.
Halik Ng SirenaHalik Ng Sirena · 2001
Halik Ng Sirena
7.02001
MovieFantasyRomance
A fisherman falls in love with a mermaid and soon the village experiences one disaster after another.

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