Rustica Carpio

Born: 1930-08-09

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. (Source: Wikipedia)


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Totoy Mola

as Lola Guada
Released: 1997-01-01

He was already different even before he was born. His eccentric mother took fancy on horses...

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Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?

as uncredited
Released: 2013-09-12

Teresa (Rustica Carpio) has worked for the Bautista family since she was seventeen. She was the...

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Rizal in Dapitan

as Teodora Alonzo
Released: 1997-09-09

Dr. Jose Rizal was exiled in Dapitan from 1892-1896. These were his last four years. Dapitan...

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Captive

as Soledad
Released: 2012-09-05

A dozen foreigners are kidnapped by a terrorist group in the Philippines.

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Where Love Has Gone

as uncredited
Released: 1984-03-02

A young couple's blossoming love against an adult romance gone sour.

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Bona

as Bona's Mother
Released: 1980-12-25

A female movie fan idolizes a movie bit-player who becomes her obsession. Her unrequited love...

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Grandmother

as Lola Puring
Released: 2009-09-23

Lola Sepa's grandson has been killed by a cell phone snatcher. Despite being devastated by the...

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Ma'am May We Go Out?

as Quirina Landicho
Released: 1985-06-12

Soriano brothers Dennis, Chipipoy/Chip, and Jeff are bums who do odd jobs to earn a living,...

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The Marita Gonzaga Rape-Slay: In God We Trust!

as uncredited
Released: 1995-01-01

Sexually assualted to death by unknown gangs, which is led by Brando Legaspi's wild obsession.

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Pinagbuklod ng Pag-Ibig

as uncredited
Released: 1978-01-19

Mina is a commercial model struggling to provide financial assistance to her ill mother when she...

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Harold Robbins' Body Parts

as Old Lady with Groceries
Released: 2001-02-07

Ty's pal J.J. frames him in a murder and cocaine theft in Hong Kong in 1992. Ty's wife Rachel...

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Of the Flesh

as Talia
Released: 1983-12-25

When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a...

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T-Bird at Ako

as Antique Dealer
Released: 1982-09-02

Stern, intelligent Sylvia, a lawyer, finally met her match. Only that the person is a woman, and...

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Ika-Sampu

as Aling Elvira
Released: 2010-11-30

A story about a descendant of a rich hispanic family that lived in the Philippines in the 1800s...

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Apparition

as Sister Marcia
Released: 2012-07-21

Tucked away in a remote forest, the convent of Adoration is inhabited by a group of nuns seeking...

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Maligno

as Aling Sela
Released: 1994-12-25

A couple takes a vacation on a secluded island and strange forces are at work that seems to keep...

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Nunal sa Tubig

as Chayong
Released: 1976-08-05

Ferry owner Benjamin has a regular passenger, Chedeng, who is studying to become a midwife....

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Mahal Kita Walang Iba

as uncredited
Released: 1992-04-21

Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, asks Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, to be...

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Katas ng Langis

as uncredited
Released: 1982-08-27

A sophisticated domestic comedy from Danny L. Zialcita about three wives coping with the absence...

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Pleasure

as uncredited
Released: 1979-11-23

Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.

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Vesuvius

as uncredited
Released: 2012-10-25

You'll never look at a statue of the Virgin Mary the same way again. Based on the assertion that...

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Working Students

as uncredited
Released: 1992-06-28

A 1992 Filipino comedy film directed by Ed Palmos.

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Squalor

as Pining
Released: 2009-07-18

Four men, four stories, all intersect in Manila. Episode one is about Ariel, a con-man. Episode...

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Chassis

as uncredited
Released: 2010-10-08

Single mother Nora lives with her daughter Sarah on a cardboard groundsheet and hammock tied to...

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Shake, Rattle & Roll V

as Aling Sela (segment "Episode I: Maligno")
Released: 1994-12-25

"MALIGNO" A couple takes a vacation on a secluded island and strange forces are at work that...

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Menor de Edad

as uncredited
Released: 1979-03-01

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from...

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Kiss in the Wind

as uncredited
Released: 2015-01-28

A young woman is brought to Baguio by her new stepfather. While she struggles with her new...

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Chicks

as uncredited
Released: 1980-05-14

The story of three young women, Salome (Amy Austria), Bella (Rio Locsin) and Sylvia (Lorna...

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Bahay Ampunan

as uncredited
Released: 2015-02-25

A pair of brothers encounters violent forces inside the walls of an old orphanage.

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Noli Me Tangere

as Hermana Pule
First aired: 1993-07-06

Eddie Romero's miniseries adaptation of the novel from Filipino writer and activist Jose Rizal,...

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