Ronnie Lazaro
Acting
Biography
Ronnie Zabala Lazaro is a Filipino film and television actor, producer, casting director, and art director. He won the Gawad Urian for Best Actor for Yanggaw. He has received many nominations throughout his career as an actor, nine of which were for Best Supporting Actor, and two for Best Actor (Ebolusyon in 2005 and Boatman in 1984). His films received recognition not only in the Philippines but also in international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Hong Kong. Aside from his work as a film, theatre and television actor, Lazaro has had his share of achievements behind the camera. His art direction in Manila by Night won the Best Production Design Award in 1981.
Born: November 14, 1957
Place of Birth: Fabrica, Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Known For
Gensan Punch
Nao Tsuyama, a disabled athlete, refuses to let his articifical leg hinder his dream to become a professional boxer. His remarkable journey takes him from Japan to the Philippines, and specifically the celebrated ‘Gensan’ quarter which has spawned worldwide stars such as the legendary Manny Pacquiao.
Bahay ng Lagim
Taking place in a convent, we follow the story of Sister Sofia whose life takes a grave turn upon the arrival of, the troubled and haunted, Fatima. (Shown in the Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival) A masters' master tribute seeks to honor the memory of Celso Ad. Castillo with the showcase of the last film he directed.
Onang
A 12-year-old girl named Onang (Yssa Ramos) found herself at the doorstep of reaching her dreams – to becom a performer. Onang, who lived all her life with her widowed father Tatang (Ronnie Lazaro) at the mountaintop in Ilocos Sur, joined a choir that would represent their town at a competition in Manila. Despite her father’s disapproval, she went on and left for the city. With hopes of realizing her dreams and living a new life, Onang learned that staying was more impossible than leaving.
Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata
It is the time of El Niño, a season ruled by superstition and fear. The rain is long in coming, the ground has cracked up dry. The ricestalks are thin and sickly. Villagers go hungry. And a boy dies from a snakebite. The adults splinter. Some pray. Others join a cult to appease earth spirits and wait for the ada, the ricefield spirit goddess of bountiful harvest who dances naked on moonlit nights and signals the need for a virgin’s sacrifice. There are fence sitters, equally pro-church and pro-cult. A landlord’s steward enforces his master’s usury on hapless farmers. A self-righteous priest says rain must first be deserved. Two young women fight for the right to do with their bodies as they please. A bastard boy and a blind girl come of age. Yesterday, they were children.
José Rizal
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant events in the central figure's life prior to his incarceration unfold. Upon hearing Rizal's life story, Taviel begins to realize that the accused not just is innocent but exhibits in fact all the qualities of an extraordinary man. When the mock trial unreels, Taviel is all set to act as the prime advocate for his client as Rizal himself is about to give an earth-moving speech to defend his honor and address his countrymen. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have worked out the vast political machinery to ensure a guilty verdict. A revolution waits in the wings.
Pangako Sa 'Yo
Driven by the heartbreak from her ill-fated romance with Eduardo and the tragic loss of her loved ones, Amor seeks revenge against his family. Unbeknownst to Amor, her daughter is still alive and is in a similar love affair with Eduardo's son.
Joyful Mystery
The fortunes of three impoverished friends and their families abruptly change after an airplane crashes in a nearby mountain. They rush to the crash site along with all the villagers, not to help the victims but to plunder their valuables. A dead American passenger carried a large amount of money in his briefcase which Mesiong, Ponsoy, and Jamin find and avariciously keep for themselves. But the town mayor gets greedy and with his hirelings abducts the three to divest them of their booty.
Harimao
A movie about Yutaka Tani, also known as " Malay Tiger Harimao, " who was active on the Malay Peninsula during the Pacific War
The Barker
A story of a barker who falls in love with a beautiful lady.
The Captive Virgins
A tale of two unwed sisters whose lives have been imprisoned by their father.
Filmography
as Ramil
as Angua Sr.
as Rajah Humabon
as Joey Perez
as Hilarion Zabala
as Mang Gardo
as Tour Bus Driver
as Francisco Mercado
as Sir Luis
as Tamblot
as Berto
as Primo Macabantay
as Hadji
as Lucio
as Antonio
as Lito
as as
as Coach “Rudy”
as Erik Salamanca
as Abel
as Fernando
as Dr. Jose Alindayo
as Nick
as Priest
as Greg
as Nicolas Bartolome
as Lt. Garcia
as Don Mauricio
as Estoy Mercado
as Sebastian Caneo
as Himself
as Lt. Garcia
as Francisco Macaspac
as Dulangkaw
as Komander
as Mang Mando
as Gen. Candido Tirona
as Linda's father
as Linda's Father (segment "Lost Command")
as Limuel Alcantara
as Mang Victor
as Detective Albay
as Abu Azali
as Mang Ben (Shirley's Dad)
as Gimo
as Cito
as Lando (segment "Tamawo")
as Lando
as Simon
as Zapanta
as Ishmael
as Falcon
as Mario Bernardo
as Gusting
as Podong Magtanggol
as Mang Dodong
as Junior Villacin
as Farmer
as Old Veling
as Batul
as Bernardo Ramirez
as Bulag (segment "Lihim ng San Joaquin")
as Blind Man
as Nonoy Cruz
as Mang Anong
as Pablo
as Caretaker
as Kuwanggol
as Fernando
as Manong Gerry
as Phan
as Mirdo Orbida
as Miguel Reynante
as Datu Ali
as Peter
as Photographer
as Fr. Mariano
as Security
as Nonong
as Andres Bonifacio
as Berto
as Andres Bonifacio
as Albert (episode 1)
as Airport Policeman
as Hector
as Jos - Quiquina's Husband
as Rashid
as Boonrod
as Jimmy Lee
as Jamin
as Tosan
as Bar Goon
as Hermes Mercurio
as Bisaya
as Vergel
as Hermes