Olivia M. Lamasan is a Filipina television and film director, writer and producer known for her works such as Sana Maulit Muli and Madrasta which were both successful. Lamasan is the head of ABS-CBN's Creative Department, and is referred to as master director due to her expertise and excellence in her field. She is often called Inang by her colleagues.
Five years on from when Joy said goodbye to Ethan and Hong Kong to pursue her dreams in Canada. After fighting for their love to conquer the time, distance and a global shutdown that kept them apart, Joy and Ethan meet again in Canada but realize that they have also changed a lot, individually.
Release Date:2024-11-13
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:10
Galo is a university student who writes on his journal the string of unsettling and mysterious experiences he has while living with his grandmother, Mama Susan.
Release Date:2023-05-18
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:13
A traditional coffee farmer and his crew strive their hardest to help their elusive town reclaim its glory. But an eccentric city girl arrives and ruins everything, putting the friends back to square one.
Release Date:2022-10-07
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:1
A coming-of-age story that tackles what the young and the young at heart must be brave enough to fight for: family, friendship, and love.
Release Date:2021-05-28
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:10
After being swept off her feet by a persistent Leon, ambitious Angel must choose between true love and her dreams of a luxurious life.
Release Date:2021-03-11
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:1
When their parents' marriage threatens to crumble, the teenage Salazar siblings plot to reconcile them before their 20th wedding anniversary.
Release Date:2020-12-11
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:3
A college freshman pretends to be straight in order to get closer to his crush who is homophobe.
Release Date:2020-11-27
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:1
Two male buddies are reunited amidst the pandemic lockdown.
Release Date:2020-11-13
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:3
A starstruck girl sneaks into an actor’s house and discovers a horrifying truth about her idol.
Release Date:2020-10-31
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:11
A young reporter's investigation into a string of grisly suicides takes a dangerous detour when she follows the clues to a cursed stretch of road.
Release Date:2020-10-30
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:10
A long-term couple finally decides to get engaged, and per Filipino pre-wedding tradition, the groom-to-be and his family go to his fiancée's family to settle the union. A series of unfortunate events follow as a pandemic hits, with the government suddenly implementing an Enhanced Community Quarantine. Now the would-be bride and groom, joined by their warring families, must live under one roof during a mandated lockdown.
Release Date:2020-10-24
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:13
Vote Count:3
The story takes us into the colorful pop-culture world of these four 13-year old friends, back in the days when video games were still a novelty. Mimaw and her friends Paolo, Kachi and Gilligan go on a journey of self-discovery together as they play games and wrestle with new dilemmas – puppy love, circumcision and other horror stories.
Release Date:2020-02-22
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:6
Pat Reyes, a hardworking hostel manager and online vegetable seller, trains her boss' hardheaded and exiled grandson as a new employee.
Release Date:2020-02-12
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
After the death of their parents, two estranged sisters must come together to save their family mall from ending up on evil hands.
Release Date:2019-12-25
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:4
Despite their differences, an aspiring architect falls for her deaf neighbor, who teaches her basic sign language.
Release Date:2019-10-16
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:9
Three gay sons are called back by their estranged and terminally ill father and given an offer they can't refuse: a ₱300 million inheritance in exchange for each of them giving him a grandchild.
Release Date:2019-09-13
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:10
A bartender and a domestic helper of Filipino origin living in Hong Kong find themselves falling in love, but they each have different plans for their future.
Release Date:2019-07-31
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:110
The film centers around Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and his plan to shelter Jews in the Philippines who were fleeing from Nazi Germany during the World War II era.
Release Date:2019-05-29
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:1
Amidst the silence and isolation, Hazel and Louie find comfort in each other as they both needed it at that certain point in their lives. But knowing how far apart their worlds are, they can only hold on to the belief that some encounters are special because of how fleeting they are.
Release Date:2019-05-15
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:6
Christine an Art Studies major student at University of the Philippines Diliman a smart and very ambitious who is in a relationship with a Biology student at University of Santo Tomas, Raf a very total opposite character of Christine.
Release Date:2019-02-13
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:15
Belat, her mother Fec and adopted siblings Daks, Pepe and Junjun face the possibility of being evicted from their land as they struggle to save their carnival. Hoping to prevent the carnival from closing, they turn to Prince, a man from Belat`s past, for help. He promises to give them a hand if they first help him look for the lost princesses Rapunselya, Maulan and Ariella so they can save the magical land, Fantastica.
Release Date:2018-12-25
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:6
Anna, a conservative girl wakes up in a hotel room with the biggest actor in the country. Having no memory on how she got there, she must figure her way out of the hotel to avoid the fans and media swarming the hotel.
Release Date:2018-12-25
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:6
A young couple dream of growing old together as they deal with the struggles of being in a long-term relationship.
Release Date:2018-08-29
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:19
Despite obvious differences, easy-go-lucky kitchen naive Ronnie (Zanjoe Marudo) and chef restaurateur Benjie (Empoy Marquez) have been best friends since high school. When Benjie decided to put up his own restaurant La Luna Sa Hungry, Ronnie has never left his side – especially now that Benjie has joined in the shady “Kusina King Challenge” to save the restaurant.
Release Date:2018-07-25
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Lia is set to marry Cebu's most eligible bachelor and mayoral candidate Philip. Conflict begins when Lia's ex boyfriend Wado works for them in a project that will potentially help Philip win the elections.
Release Date:2018-05-16
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:5
Wanting to save the house of her beloved grandmother from being sequestered, paranormal expert Carmel Monseratt and her “bebest” best friend Jerald “Jeje” Zee-Yan have decided to form a squad of ghost busters with their misfits buddies in order to meet both ends.
Release Date:2018-04-18
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Five normal individuals from different regions of Sansinukob embark on a journey to protect their land from evil god, Sarimaw.
Release Date:2018-03-05
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:3
A story about two lookalikes, Ramona, Mona for short and Lisa. Lisa is a rich, strict and hardworking woman while Mona survives as a bet collector in cockfights. While Lisa is stylish and couth, Mona is tomboyish and rustic with a kind and loving heart for both her parents and friends. The two cross paths when Lisa's father, Juancho arranges a marriage for her with a rich business man, Martin Co, but Lisa is against it and goes into hiding under one of her workers, Leo Tabayoyong
Release Date:2018-01-29
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Ely, a young man who can't get over Celine, his past love, meets Mia, a young woman who escaped from a painful past in the Philippines and is trying her luck to rebuild her life in Spain. They meet. They fall in love. But can they overcome the hurt of the past to have a future together?
Release Date:2016-09-14
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:18
Destiny intertwines the lives of a rich Italian bella and a poor, hardworking Manila boy who are both in search of their true identity.
Release Date:2016-02-15
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
This is the story of Xander, the rebellious and irresponsible unico hijo of a hotel magnate, and the feisty and hardworking Strawberry Jam Queen of La Trinidad, Benguet, Agnes. Xander and Agnes’ extraordinary relationship starts after an intoxicated Xander crash lands his parachute into a strawberry truck. To teach him a lesson, his parents made him pay for the damages he caused by making him work at the strawberry farm under the guidance of Agnes and other strawberry farmers.
Release Date:2014-10-27
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:148
Vote Count:5
Ten years ago, Ginny, an Architecture student, and Marco, a History professor, began a one-of-a-kind and unpredictable love story. In the five years that they were together, they brought out the best in each other, which included Marco’s unrealized dream of becoming a chef. Together, they worked towards their dream of opening up a restaurant, but when Ginny realized her own pursuits were different from his, she rejected his wedding proposal and left the country for a Masters degree in Architecture. At present, Ginny co-owns a one-stop Architecture and Interior Design firm specializing in Restoration. She receives an email from Marco, which was written and sent after their break-up, meant to be read four years later. It makes her feel even more regretful of leaving the love of her life.
Release Date:2014-02-12
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:12
Got to Believe is a 2013 Philippine romantic comedy-drama television series directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The series was aired on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from August 26, 2013 to March 7, 2014,[1] replacing Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala. The series finale, dubbed as the Best Ending Ever, ranked #1 by Kantar Media nationwide TV rating.
Release Date:2013-08-26
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:2
A young woman is torn between the affections of her two lovers. One is a young bachelor who brings passion into her life. The other is a married man who has kept her as his mistress for years. Architect JD has a chip on his shoulder about his father Rico never really accepting him as his son. Seamstress Sari struggles to take care of her family. The two meet by chance, and JD aggressively pursues Saris affections. Though the two are clearly a good match, there is a problem standing in the way of their bliss: Sari is the mistress of JDs father. Against his better judgment, JD continues to court Sari even after finding out this difficult fact. He hides his true identity as Ricos son, and fights to win Saris heart.
Release Date:2012-09-21
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:10
Former dance instructor Emman Toledo was employed as a dance instructor for a governor’s ball. He finds himself in a passionate love affair with Cedes Fernandez who happens to be engaged to Dylan Evelino son of the governor. The couple finds themselves in a dangerous situation. The Evelino Clan is too powerful that nothing gets in their way to get what they want. Despite her hatred for the dirty politics, Cedes has no choice but to succumb to the decision of Dylan out of her indebtedness towards the family. Emman is drawn towards Cedes from the first time she catches his eye. As their lives intertwine through dance, Emman and Cedes find themselves resisting an affair: one that holds the truths to their painful pasts, and the memories of a boundless love. Pursuing their feelings for each other will only set fire to the dangers and trappings of their love, so much so that their love could cost them their lives.
Release Date:2011-05-27
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
Shirley is a woman who wants to be in control of everything. Working as a librarian in a public school, a firm "Sshhh!" from her makes the students tremble in fear. But in her family, her unwarranted intervention in the lives of her children and their families keeps her emotionally detached from them. Realizing that she has lost the command she once had, she goes to New York to reunite with Mark , her estranged gay son who is now suffering from colon cancer. But Shirley doesn't know this and living with Mark in New York comes with a cost. She has to live with her son's lover Noel who is an illegal immigrant. Everything is going right until circumstances forces Shirley to go back to the Philippines. Now that she's back with her family, she realizes that something is wrong she is not happy.
Release Date:2009-09-16
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:6
University students Ryan and Daisy probably couldn’t be any more dissimilar, with Ryan splitting his time between his nursing studies and a part-time job and Daisy, a Korean exchange student, doing her best to blend in with an unfamiliar culture. At first, their differences ignite an intense dislike for each other, but eventually, they discover they have more in common than they think perhaps even love.
Release Date:2005-04-27
Department:Writing
Job:Script Consultant
Vote Count:3
Loving husband Lino is on a mission: his wife, who works as a domestic in Milan, is missing and he's determined to find her. To do so, he enters Italy illegally and takes cover as one of the hundreds of Filipino migrant workers who make their way to Europe.
Release Date:2004-02-11
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:2
Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay is a Filipino soap opera, produced by ABS-CBN and Star Cinema. It started in the year 2002 and ended in the year 2003. The critically acclaimed and top-rating teleserye won the CMMA Best Drama Series and the PMPC Star Awards Best Primetime Drama Series. It is the first local soap opera that became a finalist to the Best Drama Series category of the International Emmy Awards. It was also part of the top five drama series of the Asian TV Awards. The series currently re-airs internationally this 2012 via The Brand New Cinema One Global after 8 years.
Release Date:2002-07-08
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:353
Toni is a wedding coordinator who at 25 is considered an old maid by her family and friends. Lorenz is a photographer who does not believe in happy endings. A bet brings the two together and leaves them questioning their feelings for each other.
Release Date:2002-02-27
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:6
Experiencing problems in their marriages, Dianne and Albert unexpectedly meet and fall and love.
Release Date:2000-02-23
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:1
Ana and Alex fall in love in nostalgic Ilocos. But their individual dreams and responsibilities get in the way of their relationship.
Release Date:1998-10-14
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Lisa and Mike lives a happy life with a with a great family until one day when the promotions in the company they both work for chose Lisa instead Mike to be promoted. Due to this event their lives change when Mike's pride got the better of him causing both trouble in work as well as in the family.
Release Date:1997-08-13
Department:Directing
Job:Director
The loving and nurturing Mariel marries Edward after his first wife abandons him and their three children. Mariel strives to win the acceptance and affection of her new stepchildren, even as she tries to define her role in the family.
Release Date:1996-08-14
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:2
A serial killer preying on unfaithful wives sets his eyes on an investigator's wife.The culprit is a debonair director, whose compulsion to prey on married women stems from a deep psychological trauma.
Release Date:1996-03-21
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:4
A woman searches for the child she put up for adoption.
Release Date:1996-01-25
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:1
Childhood friends, Nonoy and Jenny, embark on their freshman year at a prestigious university together. However, bad company leads Nonoy astray. As he nearly loses everything, he works his way back to his path.
Release Date:1995-11-22
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:2
Two lovers, who are oceans apart, discover that distance can either make the heart grow fonder or render it numb with grief.
Release Date:1995-08-09
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:2
While escaping her royal confinement, a European princess comes across and falls in love with a jeepney driver. However, things begin to change when her real identity gets revealed.
Release Date:1995-02-01
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:2
As part of the third anniversary of the program, a film version was created. Ana, a young girl who took the responsibility of being the mother of her cousin Marrisa's son while the latter spent her life in Japan as an entertainer.
Release Date:1994-06-22
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.
Release Date:1993-03-17
Department:Production
Job:Production Supervisor
Two lovers are separated but in a twist of fate, find themselves in a care of a syndicate leader. He is the bodyguard and she is the wife.
Release Date:1992-04-23
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, asks Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, to be her boyfriend to appease her grandfather.
Release Date:1992-04-21
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
A married couple who try to make their marriage work despite the fact that both of them are career-oriented and that there are tensions created by the prescence of their first-born child, Mike Jr., who turns out to have autism.
Release Date:1991-10-23
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:1
An oppressed housemaid has transformed herself into a wealthy and powerful business mogul through sheer dint of talent, ambition and driving need to avenge herself on her tormentors.
Release Date:1990-11-06
Department:Production
Job:Line Producer
Vote Count:1
A driver sells his baby to his wealthy childless employers, causing consequences years later.
Release Date:1989-05-11
Department:Production
Job:Line Producer
Three brothers, Pidiong, Manoy and Tinggoy, who live in a small town in the province, were lucky enough to receive a scholarship program from ASO (Agricultural School of the Orient). Hopeful that this could be the start of their family's better future, Pidiong, Manoy, and Tinggoy went to the city only to find out that the school they'll be going to is not at all what they had expected.
Release Date:1987-06-12
Department:Production
Job:Associate Producer
A divorced couple fight over their son.
Release Date:1986-05-29
Department:Production
Job:Production Supervisor
Character:Clerk of Court
A young Filipina is taken from her village to a Japanese military camp to serve as a sex slave during WWII. She endures abuse but finds solace in a friendship with a Japanese soldier.
Department:Directing
Job:Director