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Brillante Mendoza

Film Director / Cinematographer / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Production Designer | * 07/30/1960 (63) | San Fernando City (Philippines)
Brillante Mendoza (Tagalog: [brɪˈʎantɛ mɛnˈdɔsɐ]; born July 30, 1960), also known as Dante Mendoza, is a Filipino independent filmmaker. Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Philippine New Wave. ()

Brillante "Dante" Mendoza is a Filipino independent film director. He was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga. He took advertising arts of the then College of Architecture and fine arts at the University of Santo Tomas. He has directed sixteen films since 2005 including Kaleldo (2006), Thy Womb (2012) and Kinatay (2009).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

A Bajau midwife copes with the irony of her own infertility amid the deprivations of her gypsy community in Tawi-Tawi. A saga of island life stuck between the devil of passion and the deep blue sea of ...

Thy Womb

Certification unknown

2012 | 3.1/5 | 1h 40min
Drama
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The story is set in Guagua, Pampanga a decade after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo which ravaged the province with lahar. It follows the lives of Rodolfo "Mang Rudy" Manansala, a woodcarver, and his thr ...

Summer Heat

Certification unknown

2006 | 2.5/5 | 1h 35min
 
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Saima, is the mother of a cancer-stricken kid and the wife of a medic deployed in a conflict of aggression in southern Philippines. ...

Mindanao

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2019 | 3.5/5 | 2h 3min
Drama
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Set against the backdrop of the Philippines Government’s crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT-led police force launches an operation to arrest Abel, one of the biggest druglords in Manilla. Police Off ...

Alpha: The Right to Kill

Certification unknown

2019 | 2.7/5 | 1h 34min
Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Brillante Mendoza

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres Asia's Most Influential Philippines 2x Asian Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Brillante Mendoza as Actor(5)

as himself2015 French Cinema Mon Amour
2014 Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows
2012 The Great Cinema Party
as himself2010 Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as himself2010 Return to Manila: Filipino Cinema

Movies with Brillante Mendoza as Crew(78)

Directing/Director2023 Feast
Directing/Director2023 Chameleon
Directing/Director2023 Moro
Production/Executive Producer2023 Moro
Writing/Writer2023 Hosto
Art/Production Design2022 Pusoy
Crew/Creator2022 Pusoy
Production/Executive Producer2022 Pusoy
Directing/Director2022 Gensan Punch
Directing/Director2022 Sisid
Writing/Story2022 Sisid
Art/Production Design2022 Virgin Forest
Directing/Director2022 Virgin Forest
Production/Producer2022 Virgin Forest
Production/Executive Producer2022 Virgin Forest
Writing/Writer2022 Virgin Forest
Writing/Writer2022 Bata pa si Sabel
Directing/Director2022 Bahay na Pula
Writing/Screenplay2022 Alapaap
Art/Production Design2021 Payback
Directing/Director2021 Payback
Art/Production Design2021 Palitan
Directing/Director2021 Palitan
Production/Executive Producer2021 Palitan
Production/Executive Producer2020 Broken
Writing/Writer2020 Broken
Production/Executive Producer2020 He Who Is Without Sin
Art/Production Design2019 Mindanao
Directing/Director2019 Mindanao
Production/Producer2019 Mindanao
Directing/Director2019 Journey
Production/Producer2019 Verdict
Writing/Story2019 Gino and Marie
Directing/Director2019 Alpha: The Right to Kill
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Crown Is Mine
Directing/Director2016 Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
Directing/Director2016 Ma' Rosa
Directing/Director2016 Art Through Our Eyes
Production/Producer2016 Imago
Production/Executive Producer2015 Ninja Party
Production/Executive Producer2015 Imbisibol
Production/Executive Producer2015 Swap
Production/Executive Producer2015 Scarecrow
Directing/Director2015 Trap
Production/Executive Producer2015 Balut Country
Production/Executive Producer2014 Unfriend
Directing/Director2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Directing/Director2013 Ang Kamera
Art/Production Design2013 Possession
Crew/Cinematography2013 Possession
Directing/Director2013 Possession
Directing/Director2012 Captive
Writing/Writer2012 Captive
Art/Production Design2012 Thy Womb
Directing/Director2012 Thy Womb
Directing/Director2011 Quattro Hong Kong 2
Directing/Director2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Directing/Director2010 Ayos ka
Writing/Writer2010 Ayos ka
Art/Production Design2009 Kinatay
Directing/Director2009 Kinatay
Art/Production Design2009 Grandmother
Directing/Director2009 Grandmother
Directing/Director2008 Service
Directing/Director2007 Pantasya
Directing/Director2007 Foster Child
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Slingshot
Directing/Director2007 Slingshot
Art/Production Design2006 Manoro
Crew/Cinematography2006 Manoro
Directing/Director2006 Manoro
Directing/Director2006 Summer Heat
Production/Producer2006 Summer Heat
Writing/Story2006 Summer Heat
Directing/Director2005 The Masseur
Writing/Story2005 The Masseur
Art/Production Design1990 Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael
Art/Production Design1989 Baleleng and the Golden Mermaid

TV Shows/Series with Brillante Mendoza as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2018 AMO
Creator/Creator2018 AMO

Citizenship: Philippines
Born: Saturday, 07/30 1960 (July) in San Fernando City (Philippines) (current age: 63 years + 269 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Educated at: University of Santo Tomas
Other names for Brillante Mendoza (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"브릴란테 멘도자"
"Brillante Ma Mendoza"
Brillante Mendoza frequently works together with these people:
Krisma Fajardo (12x, Crew)
Odyssey Flores (11x, Crew)
Vince Rillon (10x, Actor)
Ruby Ruiz (9x, Actress)
Julio Diaz (9x, Actor)
Coco Martin (8x, Actor)
Diego Marx Dobles (8x, Crew)
Mercedes Cabral (7x, Actress)
Lawrence Fajardo (7x, Crew)
Wilson Tieng (7x, Crew)
Teresa Barrozo (7x, Crew)
Rhea Jai Fernandez (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:79679, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024