Armando Lao

Writing

Armando Lao

Born September 6, 1948

Died June 18, 2024 · aged 75

Armando "Bing" Lao was a five-time Gawad Urian-winning screenwriter and collaborator of Filipino directors Brillante Mendoza (Kinatay, Serbis), Chito Roño (La Vida Rosa, Itanong mo sa Buwan), and Jeffrey Jeturian (Tuhog, The Bet Collector). He also directed Biyaheng Lupa and Dukit. He founded the Found Story School of Filmmaking. In 2026, he was posthumously named a National Artist of the Philippi…

Known For

Here Comes the BrideHere Comes the Bride · 2010
Here Comes the Bride
★ 6.02010
MovieComedyFantasy
Stephanie is a beautiful, sweet, and pampered bride who's so in-love with her rich beau Harold. Harold is Stephanie's first boyfriend and true love. Despite their constant petting, she is reserving herself for their honeymoon. During their wedding day, a total eclipse occurs triggering the high magnetic field on the road going to the beach resort. As the guests and the bride travel to the venue, a freak car accident happens causing a major soul swap.
SerbisSerbis · 2008
Serbis
★ 5.92008
MovieDrama
A struggling family owns a Filipino porn theater where prostitutes conduct their business.
Tayo Na Sa DilimTayo Na Sa Dilim · 1990
Tayo Na Sa Dilim
★ 9.01990
MovieDrama
It follows two prostitutes striving to escape their sordid pasts. One falls for a man who sacrifices her for a mother-approved marriage, while the other marries a good man who eventually discovers her hidden history.
MoonchildMoonchild · 1988
Moonchild
★ 7.31988
MovieDramaThriller
A robbery goes wrong and the bank's teller Josie is abducted by the gunman Angelito Asuncion. A few weeks pass and Josie escapes to tell a tale of terror and mayhem. She asserts to have faked falling for him in order to win his trust while Angelito surfaces to claim otherwise.
ButcheredButchered · 2009
Butchered
★ 6.22009
MovieCrimeDrama
A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman.
Oras-Oras, Araw-ArawOras-Oras, Araw-Araw · 1989
Oras-Oras, Araw-Araw
★ 8.51989
MovieDrama
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.
Where Does Love Hide?Where Does Love Hide? · 1987
Where Does Love Hide?
★ 8.01987
MovieDrama
Made pregnant by Ric, Estella was forced to marry his intellectually disabled younger brother, Val, to save herself from the shame of having an illegitimate child. However, what was intended as a marriage of convenience became a fulfilling relationship that eventually opened the eyes and hearts of everybody to the beautiful soul hidden inside the young man nobody wanted.
RedRed · 2024
Red
★ 3.52024
MovieCrimeDrama
When the brutal murder of a teenage girl devastates his sleepy town, a troubled police officer begins an investigation that tests his limits.

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Larger Than LifeLarger Than Life · 2001
Larger Than Life
★ 4.62001
MovieDramaRomance
A mother and her daughter—who are both victims of incest-rape perpetrated by the same man now languishing in jail—are approached by a couple of filmmakers with an offer to produce a movie based on the two women’s true story. They hesitate on the idea at first but agree eventually for the sum of money they will be paid in exchange for selling the rights to the material. When the finished film is finally shown in theaters, they proceed to the city all the way from their hometown to catch the screening. They are elated at the prospect of seeing the larger-than-life versions of themselves. But as the motion picture gradually unfolds before their very eyes, they instead go through another harrowing experience of a lifetime.

Screenplay