Acting

Dante Varona

Dante Varona was a former Filipino actor and movie director in the Philippines. He was considered one of the famous action stars from 1970s up to 1980s together with Fernando Poe, Jr., Joseph Estrada, Jun Aristorenas, Ramon Revilla, Ramon Zamora, Rey Malonzo, Anthony Alonzo, Lito Lapid, Rudy Fernandez and Ace Vergel among others. One of his famous stunts involved jumping from the San Juanico Bridg…

Known For

Raging Anger

Raging Anger · 1984

Even after Vietnam, things don't look any better for the highly decorated Sergeant Renato. He is now in jail for killing the brother of an influential rice trader in self-defense. But that's not all, the rice dealer has Renato's wife murdered and kidnaps his little son. Renato breaks out of jail to finally put a stop to the businessman. He receives unexpected help from his daughter, but at the same time Renato is even being pursued by the military for breaking out of prison. Finally he has one last chance, he has to join forces with the rebels to fight the boss.

Agent 00

Agent 00 · 1981

Lost film. The diminutive Agent 00, is the number 1 agent from the Secret Agency.

Grease Gun Brothers

Grease Gun Brothers · 1985

Grease Gun Brothers

MovieCrimeAction

Four brothers team up to steal from the rich people to help the poor. One day, one of them is killed, and the others seek revenge for the death.

Mga Dragon sa Gubat

Mga Dragon sa Gubat · 1977

Mga Dragon sa Gubat

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala · 1980

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala

A 1980 Filipino action film from Carlo J. Caparas

Diwang Kayumanggi: Prinsesang Mandirigma

Diwang Kayumanggi: Prinsesang Mandirigma · 1975

Diwang Kayumanggi: Prinsesang Mandirigma

MovieActionAdventure

Estibador

Estibador · 1980

A man is willing to do anything to fight and defeat a group of a very notorious gang in a port

Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin

Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin · 1976

Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin

A story about the life of Rosa Henson and Kumander Lawin.

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Raging Anger

Raging Anger · 1984

Even after Vietnam, things don't look any better for the highly decorated Sergeant Renato. He is now in jail for killing the brother of an influential rice trader in self-defense. But that's not all, the rice dealer has Renato's wife murdered and kidnaps his little son. Renato breaks out of jail to finally put a stop to the businessman. He receives unexpected help from his daughter, but at the same time Renato is even being pursued by the military for breaking out of prison. Finally he has one last chance, he has to join forces with the rebels to fight the boss.

Director

Agent 00

Agent 00 · 1981

Lost film. The diminutive Agent 00, is the number 1 agent from the Secret Agency.

Agent 003

Grease Gun Brothers

Grease Gun Brothers · 1985

Grease Gun Brothers

MovieCrimeAction

Four brothers team up to steal from the rich people to help the poor. One day, one of them is killed, and the others seek revenge for the death.

Executive Producer

Mga Dragon sa Gubat

Mga Dragon sa Gubat · 1977

Mga Dragon sa Gubat

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala · 1980

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala

A 1980 Filipino action film from Carlo J. Caparas

Diwang Kayumanggi: Prinsesang Mandirigma

Diwang Kayumanggi: Prinsesang Mandirigma · 1975

Diwang Kayumanggi: Prinsesang Mandirigma

MovieActionAdventure

Estibador

Estibador · 1980

A man is willing to do anything to fight and defeat a group of a very notorious gang in a port

Danilo

Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin

Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin · 1976

Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin

A story about the life of Rosa Henson and Kumander Lawin.

Ako Ang Lalagot Sa Hininga Mo

Ako Ang Lalagot Sa Hininga Mo · 1999

Ako Ang Lalagot Sa Hininga Mo

MovieActionAdventure

All his life, Ronaldo has led a quiet and comfortable life. The son of a mayor, he hopes to earn his law degree and to one day follow the footsteps of his father. But one night, tragedy strikes when his parents are assassinated. Stricken by both grief and anger, Ronaldo abandons his studies and heads home. After burying his parents, Ronaldo begins to look deeper into his parents’ gruesome killing, and what he discovers is an even more gruesome truth: the man he has trusted all along is the very man who had masterminded the crime.

Capt. Lopez

Ermitaño

Ermitaño · 1981

MovieActionDrama

His bad fate and past life drove him to find another life in the mountain. He obtained his power from an old hermit who gave him his magic cane before he died. He faced a lot of trials and saved the barrio from the mercy of bandits.

Ermitaño

Blood and Love on a Piece of Land

Blood and Love on a Piece of Land · 1975

Blood and Love on a Piece of Land

MovieActionDrama

The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five directors with a running time of 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Guerilla (segment 2)

Cleopatra Wong

Cleopatra Wong · 1978

MovieDramaAction

Singapore's top policewoman, Miss Cleopatra Wong, who heads the Seasian Interpol Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D.), teams up with her Filipino counterpart to bust a counterfeit currency operation that threatens several Asian countries with bankruptcy. Their dangerous quest takes them from Singapore to Hong Kong and finally Manila where they locate the counterfeit ring's Asian headquarters, which is being run by local nuns, forced into slave labor.

Tonyong Bayawak

Tonyong Bayawak · 1979

Tonyong Bayawak

MovieActionFantasy

Story of Tonyong Bayawak who was given strong powers but in return turns him into a wild boar whenever he gets angry.

Sa Kamay ng Tatlong Takas

Sa Kamay ng Tatlong Takas · 1971

Sa Kamay ng Tatlong Takas

Ligaw Tingin, Halik Hangin

Ligaw Tingin, Halik Hangin · 1976

Ligaw Tingin, Halik Hangin

MovieComedyRomance

Commander Lawin

Commander Lawin · 1986

Commander Lawin

Lawin becomes an unstoppable killing machine as he gets revenge on those who murdered his people.

Kris Commando

Kris Commando · 1987

Muslims and Christians clash in this thoughtful Filipino war movie. Kiram Sali and his Muslim rebels launch a series of attacks on the army but his brother Omar would just rather see his country in peace. Following the rebel's murder of Army General Basco, holy war follows. Omar turns to violence and ends up in a showdown with General Basco's best man Captain Reyes.

Omar Kris Sali

Isang lahi, isang dugo... Sa lupang pangako

Isang lahi, isang dugo... Sa lupang pangako · 1998

Isang lahi, isang dugo... Sa lupang pangako

MovieActionDrama

Director: Jhun M. Ortega Writers: Jhun M. Ortega, Angelo Garcia Stars: Dante Varona, Allan Ortega, Ida Reyes, Patrick Dela Rosa, Dime Reyes Jr., Von Vargas, Ramon Zamora, Demetrio E. Reyes Sr., Niel Dela Isla, Danilo Dalangin, Alfredo Sakay, Bernard Dizon, Celso Quinones, Norlie Dapitan, Sarah Gumabao, Edwin Sedol, Sammy Ibarra, Edgar Macasaddu

Bangkay Mo Akong Hahakbangan

Bangkay Mo Akong Hahakbangan · 1986

Bangkay Mo Akong Hahakbangan

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1986 directed by Dante Varona and starred Dante Varona, Melissa Mendez, Paquito Diaz, Millicent Bautista, Aurora Sevilla, Fred Moro, Usman Hassim, Rocco Montalban and Joko Diaz.

Director

Bianong Bulag-The One Eyed Terror of Cavite

Bianong Bulag-The One Eyed Terror of Cavite · 1977

Bianong Bulag-The One Eyed Terror of Cavite

MovieDramaAction

The Story of a blind young man gets hold of an amulet that makes him a deadly sharpshooter a special power he uses to help those in need

Magnificent Siete Bandidas

Magnificent Siete Bandidas · 1968

Magnificent Siete Bandidas

MovieActionComedy

Pagbabalik ng Lawin

Pagbabalik ng Lawin · 1975

Pagbabalik ng Lawin

MovieActionAdventure

Young Guiller and his mother were sold as slaves to a rich miner after their ship was captured by armed men who also killed their family patriarch. After Guiller escapes the enslavement and was marooned on an unknown island, he then plots his revenge to regain his family's honor.

Talibong

Hari Ng Stunt

Hari Ng Stunt · 1981

To earn money that could be used to save his girlfriend from blindness, a stuntman named Dante agreed to perform the most dangerous stunt that no other stuntman would ever dare to perform. Should he ever made it alive, it would also bring him lasting fame of being known as "King of Stunts".

Berdugo

Berdugo · 1982

MovieActionFantasy

Based on a comic strip, an escaped convict finds a mystical double-axe and executioner's costume, including a black hood, pants, and boots. He pretends to be a hunchback, the hump on his back is really the backpack containing his Berdugo outfit and double-axe with a handle that magically retracts and extends in which he fights goons, criminals, and even supernatural creatures like aswang.