Sawing Gantingpala

Carmen Concha’s final film.

Carmen Rosales plays herself in this dramatization of her time as a guerilla fighter.

A story about two sisters, Corazon del Rio, a former movie star before the war, and Nenita. Cora was among the victims of Japanese atrocities during the last few weeks before the fall of Manila in 1945. It tackled the controversial and almost taboo interracial relationships that occasionally developed between American officers or G.I.s and Filipino women.

A story about a war veteran with a heart problem, after being discharged from the hospital meets his old war buddies and seeks out to meet the parents of a fallen comrade. On the way to the parents, the man fatefully gets into a car accident and meets a rich woman. One day the family lawyer of the woman comes bearing news, the woman should get married in two days or half of her inheritance would be donated to charity.

Three brothers make a vow on their father's deathbed to be devoted to one another. As they each grow up in their own ways, they struggle to retain their bond as adults.

A story of Anita Amor, a haughty and spoiled woman who inherits vast tracts of undeveloped land and a major publishing company from her late father who was killed during the Japanese occupation. A conflict arises between her and Delfin Glorioso, the socially-conscious editor of her newspaper, who is determined to follow Anita’s late father’s wishes to develop the land for the benefit of the veterans of the war. The rich Anita is infuriated by Delfin’s continuing attacks on her wanton spending and devises a scheme to get back at him.

Rural romance between Jose Padilla Jr. & Mila del Sol.

A story about a rich heiress, Estella, who disguises as a lowly washerwoman in order to find out for herself the true meaning of love that she found in Berting.

A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son.

Film directed by Mar I. Esmeralda.

Magdalena becomes pregnant because she was raped by Antonio. Before his death, her father gives up the baby for adoption, thinking that no man can ever understand her past. Magdalena is engaged to Roberto, a decent, well-off young man. Haunted by her conscience, Magdalena writes Roberto a letter, admitting her past. Her aunt, afraid that the wedding may be called off, intercepts the letter and hides it. Assuming that Roberto has accepted her in spite of her past, she marries him.

Based on the popular Filipino fairytale, three princes are in search of a mythical bird, the Ibong Adarna, not only for the cure to the ailing king but also to rival for the rightful claim to the throne.

A nun leaves the monastery and experiences the pain of loving a man.

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Nanding is a fisherman/farmer who also happens to possess a fine singing voice. The barrio is astir with the return of Marina, the daughter of the despotic Cabesang Berong the town's richest resident, who was a childhood friend of Nanding. Marina and Nanding renew their old friendship and the friendship inevitably turns into love.

The story of a rich man's son who has just reached the age of adolescence. With his money and good looks, he starts out to conquer the world, especially the feminine world thinking he is the master of everything because of his financial and social standing.

The story of a woman revolutionary leader who led a thousand strong Katipunero men in a struggle for independence in 1896 and her undying and unwavering love for one of her men.

A compilation of film clips featuring dance and song performances culled from various films of the so-called big three - Sampaguita, LVN, Premiere.

Carmen Concha’s only feature film for Parlatone.

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