Acting
Sep 13, 1963
Soliman Cruz
Acting
Biography
Soliman Cruz is a Filipino actor. He has been into theater since fifth grade, an attendee of the Kasaysayan ng Lahi Summer Arts Workshop at Nayong Pilipino. After graduating from high school, Cruz joined the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Bulwagang Gantimpala in the 1980s and impressed theater director Tony Espejo. Cruz's first short film was the 8mm Kwentong Barbero in 1991, directed by Jon Red. He had a break when he portrayed the father of the gay protagonist in the 2005 multi-awarded indie film The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros. He then appeared in the 2006 Metro Manila Film Festival film Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. He also acted in independent films such as Manila Skies (2009) and Norte (2013). He often appears in supporting roles in works of Filipino director Lav Diaz.
Feature Films (126)
Things get chaotic when the gang leader falls madly in love with her. Will she be successful with her mission?
Boso Dos
A lady stripper and a gigolo promised each other that their work can't break them apart. But when lust and temptation come into the picture, they begin to question their vow.
Suki
In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation.
Barber's Tales
Norma has to balance her love and attention for the two special people in her life: her daughter and her ward.
Mother Nanny
When Christine was found brutally killed in the woods, her boyfriend, a forest ranger and a farmer are summoned for inquest. Each has a version to tell. But as the case deepens, they discover the shocking truth.
Death of a Girlfriend
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, a young man helps his best friend search for her soul mate while he keeps his own feelings for her secret.
More Than Blue
Maxi, a boy on the cusp of his teens, is already comfortable with his homosexual feelings, with acceptance from his family. When Maxi is assaulted one evening, Victor, a police officer, comes to his aid. Maxi soon develops a crush on Victor, who shows a platonic affection for the young lad.
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
Ex-gang members and newlyweds Al and Liezl run away with a big bag of cash, but their ex-boss will go to the ends of the earth to find them.
Hugas
Two senior citizens develop romance by watching free movies every Monday, first screening for the day, as practiced in some malls in Metro Manila.
Monday First Screening
Dante, a middle-aged man, believes he has lost everything: estranged from his family for twenty years, he losses his job and finds out that his wife is dead. He goes to her wake and sees his two children Raffy and Kristine again. While Dante is eager to make amends with them, Raffy does not want him back into his life. When an accident forces Raffy to take Dante into his house, Dante learns how his own failure as a father has made an impact on how his son acts as the head of his family. In his effort to make things right between himself and Raffy, Dante develops a bond with Raffy's wife Gayle and his grandkids, Jake and Tinka. Dante rediscovers his love for music that Raffy's son is also passionate about. With his growing relationship with Raffy's family, Dante begins to glimpse some hope for a second chance. F or how long can Raffy harden his heart? Will Dante finally get his second chance at happiness?
A Journey Home
An artist struggles to finish his work while a storyline about a cult plays in his head. As the cult spirals towards a fundamentalism that will destroy the world, the artist decides to destroy his muse to redeem the world.
Century of Birthing
Television & Series (14)
Stairway to Heaven is a Philippine drama adapted from a Korean drama with the same name; directed by Joyce E. Bernal and developed by Dode Cruz, their third team-up after the highly successful MariMar and Dyesebel. The series premiered on September 14 and ended on December 11, 2009 in the Philippines via GMA Network, starring Dingdong Dantes and Rhian Ramos reprising the ill-fated lovers Cholo and Jodi - originally portrayed by Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Ji Woo - with TJ Trinidad and Glaiza de Castro. It was aired internationally with a two-day delay on GMA Pinoy TV. The series also aired internationally in Malaysia and Vietnam. It will now air on Hawaii's KIKU Television. The TV series also initially re-airs currently via cable channel Fox Filipino channel currently during its first quarter of 2012.
Stairway to Heaven
The Substitute Bride is the sixth episode of the Precious Hearts Romances Presents TV series of the Philippines. It stars Paw Diaz, Rafael Rosell and Carla Humphries.
The Substitute Bride
A young man rises to be one of the biggest outlaws in the neighborhood while he navigates his way in life to survive in Quiapo. Hoping to earn the affection of his parents, his feat draws him closer to the truth about his identity.
Batang Quiapo
LJ, a production designer for film, who grew up caring for her reclusive mother, Lorraine. Lorraine believes in the existence of a shadow figure called LILOM, a creature from folklore in the old town of Sta. Castella, where she and LJ used to live. As LJ struggles to understand her mother’s fear of shadows and the outside world, she serendipitously lands a major break: a job in a movie based on the Lilom folklore itself. The film is helmed by a charming young director named Ben.
