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Mario O'Hara is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Philippin born on 20 april 1946 at Zamboanga City (Philippines)

Mario O'Hara

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Birth name Mario Herrero O'Hara
Nationality Philippines
Birth 20 april 1946 at Zamboanga City (Philippines)
Death 26 june 2012 (at 66 years) at Pasay City (Philippines)

Mario Herrero O'Hara (April 20, 1946 – June 26, 2012) was an award-winning Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter known for his sense of realism often with dark but realistic social messages.

Usually with

Lino Brocka
Lino Brocka
(4 films)
Nora Aunor
Nora Aunor
(3 films)
Hilda Koronel
Hilda Koronel
(4 films)
Joonee Gamboa
Joonee Gamboa
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Mario O'Hara (8 films)

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Actor

Manila in the Claws of Light, 2h6
Directed by Lino Brocka
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Bembol Roco, Hilda Koronel, Joonee Gamboa, Tommy Abuel, Orlando Nadres, Mario O'Hara
Roles Activist Leader
Rating77% 3.8890353.8890353.8890353.8890353.889035
Júlio Madiaga is a probinciano, a young rustic from the island of Marinduque, who arrives in Manila. From time to time, Júlio would pass by the corner of Ongpin and Misericordia, as he stares at a peculiar building from a distance. While pursuing his quest, he has to work in order to survive the conditions of the urban jungle.
Weighed But Found Wanting, 2h8
Directed by Lino Brocka
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Lolita Rodriguez, Christopher de Leon, Mario O'Hara, Eddie García, Hilda Koronel, Laurice Guillen
Roles Bertong Ketong
Rating74% 3.7331853.7331853.7331853.7331853.733185
The story begins with a flashback to the past of a woman called Kuala (Lolita Rodriguez). An herbolario (traditional/folk medicine practitioner) performs an abortion on Kuala, as Cesar (Eddie Garcia) watches her. The abortion was a success, but when Kuala sees the aborted fetus, she becomes disturbed. In the next scene, she walks in the middle of a grassy plain, and as the heat becomes more and more unbearable, she becomes insane.
Dipped in Gold
Directed by Lino Brocka
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Lolita Rodriguez, Hilda Koronel, Jay Ilagan, Eddie García, Luis Gonzales, Marissa Delgado
Roles Diego
Rating77% 3.896843.896843.896843.896843.89684
This script must be run from the command line

Director

Woman of Breakwater, 2h4
Directed by Mario O'Hara
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Gardo Versoza, Yoyoy Villame, Amy Austria, Dick Israel, Lou Veloso, Lucita Soriano
Rating73% 3.6772053.6772053.6772053.6772053.677205
Basilio (Kristoffer King) escapes provincial Leyte to the slums of Manila with his younger brother Buboy (Alcris Galura). Residing in the shanty town tenements beneath the tourist-infested breakwater and seawalls of the city, Basilio falls in love with a prostitute named Paquita (Katherine Luna).
Flowers of the City Jail
Directed by Mario O'Hara
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar, Celia Rodriguez, Perla Bautista, Gloria Romero, Ricky Davao
Rating76% 3.8257753.8257753.8257753.8257753.825775
Aunor is shown singing in front of an unattentive beeer house crowd. We can see her giving a spirited rendition of the song but we only see the eyes, or lips or hands of those around her, except for Crisanto Ricky Davao, to whom Nora is obviously addressing her song. In the next scene, we see her entering the city jail.
Condemned
Condemned (1984)

Directed by Mario O'Hara
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Nora Aunor, Gloria Romero, Gina Alajar, Rio Locsin, Ricky Davao, Romnick Sarmenta
Rating73% 3.6955953.6955953.6955953.6955953.695595
Yolly (Nora Aunor), a flower vendor, her brother Efren (Dan Alvaro), a driver and hired gun for a ruthless gangster, and Connie (Gloria Romero) live a bleak existence in the underbelly of the fashionable tourist district of Manila. Escaping from a violent past, the siblings' world collides with Connie's gang. Complicating matters is the case of "Boy Rosas" (The Rose Boy), a serial killer whose trademark is to leave roses on the bodies of those he murders. Connie's son Dennis (Toby Alejar) becomes the prime suspect after Yolly sees him stabbing his girlfriend.
Three Godless Years, 1h58
Directed by Mario O'Hara
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Nora Aunor, Christopher de Leon, Bembol Roco, Orlando Nadres, Peque Gallaga
Rating74% 3.725083.725083.725083.725083.72508
The film, set during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines between 1942 and 1944, tells the story of Rosario (Aunor), a young schoolteacher engaged to be married to Crispin (Roco). Crispin leaves Rosario to fight the Japanese as a guerilla, and in his absence a Japanese-Filipino officer named Masugi (De León) rapes her.

Scriptwriter

Woman of Breakwater, 2h4
Directed by Mario O'Hara
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Gardo Versoza, Yoyoy Villame, Amy Austria, Dick Israel, Lou Veloso, Lucita Soriano
Roles Story
Rating73% 3.6772053.6772053.6772053.6772053.677205
Basilio (Kristoffer King) escapes provincial Leyte to the slums of Manila with his younger brother Buboy (Alcris Galura). Residing in the shanty town tenements beneath the tourist-infested breakwater and seawalls of the city, Basilio falls in love with a prostitute named Paquita (Katherine Luna).
Condemned
Condemned (1984)

Directed by Mario O'Hara
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Nora Aunor, Gloria Romero, Gina Alajar, Rio Locsin, Ricky Davao, Romnick Sarmenta
Rating73% 3.6955953.6955953.6955953.6955953.695595
Yolly (Nora Aunor), a flower vendor, her brother Efren (Dan Alvaro), a driver and hired gun for a ruthless gangster, and Connie (Gloria Romero) live a bleak existence in the underbelly of the fashionable tourist district of Manila. Escaping from a violent past, the siblings' world collides with Connie's gang. Complicating matters is the case of "Boy Rosas" (The Rose Boy), a serial killer whose trademark is to leave roses on the bodies of those he murders. Connie's son Dennis (Toby Alejar) becomes the prime suspect after Yolly sees him stabbing his girlfriend.
Insiang
Insiang (1976)
, 1h35
Directed by Lino Brocka
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films
Actors Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa
Roles Original Story
Rating74% 3.740023.740023.740023.740023.74002
Insiang (Hilda Koronel) habite un bidonville de Manille avec sa mère, la tyrannique Tonya. Elle se démène corps et âme pour survivre dans ce quartier où chômage et alcoolisme font partie intégrante du quotidien. Un jour, Tonya ramène chez elles son nouvel amant, Dado, le caïd du quartier, en âge d’être son fils. Ce dernier tombe rapidement sous le charme de sa nouvelle « belle-fille »…
Three Godless Years, 1h58
Directed by Mario O'Hara
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Nora Aunor, Christopher de Leon, Bembol Roco, Orlando Nadres, Peque Gallaga
Roles Writer
Rating74% 3.725083.725083.725083.725083.72508
The film, set during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines between 1942 and 1944, tells the story of Rosario (Aunor), a young schoolteacher engaged to be married to Crispin (Roco). Crispin leaves Rosario to fight the Japanese as a guerilla, and in his absence a Japanese-Filipino officer named Masugi (De León) rapes her.
Weighed But Found Wanting, 2h8
Directed by Lino Brocka
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Actors Lolita Rodriguez, Christopher de Leon, Mario O'Hara, Eddie García, Hilda Koronel, Laurice Guillen
Roles Ecrivain
Rating74% 3.7331853.7331853.7331853.7331853.733185
The story begins with a flashback to the past of a woman called Kuala (Lolita Rodriguez). An herbolario (traditional/folk medicine practitioner) performs an abortion on Kuala, as Cesar (Eddie Garcia) watches her. The abortion was a success, but when Kuala sees the aborted fetus, she becomes disturbed. In the next scene, she walks in the middle of a grassy plain, and as the heat becomes more and more unbearable, she becomes insane.