Brillante Mendoza

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

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Virgin Forest

(2022) Writer

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Sabel Is Still Young

(2022) Writer

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Pusoy

(2022) Executive Producer

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Alapaap

(2022) Screenplay

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Palitan

(2021) Executive Producer

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Service

(2008) Director

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Moro

(2023) Executive Producer

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Hosto

(2023) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Himself	Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema 2019-10-12 Movie
2015	Self	French Cinema Mon Amour 2015-07-06 Movie
2014	Himself	Sine, Laging Kasama 2014-12-14 Movie
	N/A	Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows 2014-10-04 Movie
2012	N/A	The Great Cinema Party 2012-04-28 Movie
2010	himself	Return to Manila: Filipino Cinema 2010-10-09 Movie
	Himself	Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement 2010-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Moro 2023-10-06 Movie
	Director	Moro 2023-09-15 Movie
	Director	Feast 2023-04-08 Movie
2022	Director	Virgin Forest 2022-06-24 Movie
	Director	Gensan Punch 2022-06-10 Movie
	Director	Bahay na Pula 2022-02-25 Movie
	Director	Sisid 2022-01-19 Movie
2021	Director	Palitan 2021-12-10 Movie
	Director	Payback 2021-10-30 Movie
2019	Director	Mindanao 2019-12-25 Movie
	Director	Journey 2019-04-03 Movie
	Director	Alpha: The Right to Kill 2019-03-28 Movie
2018	Director	AMO 2018-04-10 TV Show
2016	Director	Ma' Rosa 2016-11-09 Movie
	Director	Art Through Our Eyes 2016-10-01 Movie
	Director	Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections 2016-08-26 Movie
2015	Director	Modus 2015-04-19 Movie
	Director	Trap 2015-03-28 Movie
2013	Director	Possession 2013-09-06 Movie
	Director	Ang Kamera 2013-07-31 Movie
	Director	Venice 70: Future Reloaded 2013-07-31 Movie
2012	Director	Thy Womb 2012-12-24 Movie
	Director	Captive 2012-09-05 Movie
2011	Director	60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero 2011-12-22 Movie
	Director	Quattro Hong Kong 2 2011-11-12 Movie
2010	Director	Ayos ka 2010-01-01 Movie
2009	Director	Kinatay 2009-09-23 Movie
	Director	Grandmother 2009-09-23 Movie
2008	Director	Service 2008-06-24 Movie
2007	Director	Foster Child 2007-09-12 Movie
	Director	Slingshot 2007-05-16 Movie
	Director	Pantasya 2007-03-20 Movie
2006	Director	Manoro 2006-03-10 Movie
	Director	Summer Heat 2006-03-08 Movie
2005	Director	The Masseur 2005-10-19 Movie
	Director	Chameleon Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Executive Producer	Moro 2023-10-06 Movie
2022	Producer	Virgin Forest 2022-06-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	Virgin Forest 2022-06-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	Pusoy 2022-05-27 Movie
2021	Executive Producer	Palitan 2021-12-10 Movie
2020	Executive Producer	He Who Is Without Sin 2020-11-21 Movie
	Executive Producer	Broken 2020-11-03 Movie
2019	Producer	Mindanao 2019-12-25 Movie
	Producer	Verdict 2019-08-29 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Crown Is Mine 2019-04-04 Movie
2016	Producer	Imago 2016-05-18 Movie
2015	Executive Producer	Balut Country 2015-03-18 Movie
	Executive Producer	Imbisibol 2015-03-18 Movie
	Executive Producer	Swap 2015-03-18 Movie
	Executive Producer	Scarecrow 2015-03-18 Movie
	Executive Producer	Ninja Party 2015-03-18 Movie
2014	Executive Producer	Unfriend 2014-02-26 Movie
2006	Producer	Summer Heat 2006-03-08 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Hosto 2023-06-16 Movie
2022	Writer	Sabel Is Still Young 2022-12-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Alapaap 2022-11-18 Movie
	Writer	Virgin Forest 2022-06-24 Movie
	Story	Sisid 2022-01-19 Movie
2020	Writer	Broken 2020-11-03 Movie
2019	Story	Gino and Marie 2019-04-04 Movie
2012	Writer	Captive 2012-09-05 Movie
2010	Writer	Ayos ka 2010-01-01 Movie
2006	Story	Summer Heat 2006-03-08 Movie
2005	Story	The Masseur 2005-10-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Production Design	Virgin Forest 2022-06-24 Movie
	Production Design	Pusoy 2022-05-27 Movie
2021	Production Design	Palitan 2021-12-10 Movie
	Production Design	Payback 2021-10-30 Movie
2019	Production Design	Mindanao 2019-12-25 Movie
2013	Production Design	Possession 2013-09-06 Movie
2012	Production Design	Thy Womb 2012-12-24 Movie
2009	Production Design	Kinatay 2009-09-23 Movie
	Production Design	Grandmother 2009-09-23 Movie
2006	Production Design	Manoro 2006-03-10 Movie
1990	Production Design	Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael 1990-01-04 Movie
1989	Production Design	Baleleng and the Golden Mermaid 1989-01-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Creator	Pusoy 2022-05-27 Movie
2013	Cinematography	Possession 2013-09-06 Movie
2006	Cinematography	Manoro 2006-03-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Creator	AMO 2018-04-10 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2007	Director of Photography	Slingshot 2007-05-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv