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Armando Lao(1948-2024)

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  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Armando Lao
The story follows through the journey of different people as they take an arduous journey into uncharted territories and illegally cross the borders of Bongao, Philippines to Sabah,Malaysia, in the hopes of substituting certain poverty to a more uncertain future that awaits them.
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Ways of the Sea (2010)
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Armando Lao was born on 6 September 1948 in the Philippines. He was a writer, known for Dukit (2013), Biyaheng lupa (2009) and Minsan pa (2004). He died on 18 June 2024 in Quezon City, Philippines.
BornSeptember 6, 1948
DiedJune 18, 2024(75)
BornSeptember 6, 1948
DiedJune 18, 2024(75)
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  • Awards
    • 14 wins & 22 nominations total

Known for

Leo Abaya, Armando Lao, Bor Ocampo, Honeylyn Joy Alipio, Diego Marx Dobles, Triztan Garcia, Bruno Tiotuico, Angela Cortez, Olga Marie Marquez, Jeffrey Icawat, Wilfredo Layug, and Bambalito Lacap in Dukit (2013)
Dukit
  • Writer
  • 2013
Biyaheng lupa (2009)
Biyaheng lupa
6.6
  • Writer(as Armando Y. Lao)
  • 2009
Minsan pa (2004)
Minsan pa
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2004
Itanong mo sa buwan (1988)
Itanong mo sa buwan
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1988

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Coco Martin in Red (2024)
    Red
    4.3
    • creative consultant (as Armando 'Bing' Lao)
    • 2024
  • Laurice Guillen in Moro (2023)
    Moro
    3.2
    • creative consultant (as Armando 'Bing' Lao)
    • 2023
  • Allen Dizon and Judy Ann Santos in Mindanao (2019)
    Mindanao
    6.4
    • creative consultant
    • 2019
  • Max Eigenmann in Verdict (2019)
    Verdict
    6.7
    • creative consultant
    • 2019
  • Royce Cabrera and Kokoy De Santos in Fuccbois (2019)
    Fuccbois
    6.3
    • creative consultant (as Armando Y. Lao)
    • 2019
  • Jansen Magpusao in John Denver Trending (2019)
    John Denver Trending
    7.8
    • creative consultant
    • 2019
  • Allen Dizon and Elijah Filamor in Alpha: The Right to Kill (2018)
    Alpha: The Right to Kill
    6.0
    • creative consultant
    • 2018
  • Max Eigenmann in Judgement (2018)
    Judgement
    5.8
    Short
    • creative consultant
    • 2018
  • Joem Bascon in Pailalim (2017)
    Pailalim
    4.1
    • creative consultant
    • 2017
  • Derek Ramsay in Amo (2017)
    Amo
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • creative consultant
    • 2017
  • Sue Prado in The Decaying (2017)
    The Decaying
    6.6
    • creative consultant
    • 2017
  • Angeli Bayani in Bagahe (2017)
    Bagahe
    6.1
    • creative consultant (as Armando "Bing" Lao)
    • 2017
  • Aubrey Miles and Mercedes Cabral in Brillante Mendoza Presents (2017)
    Brillante Mendoza Presents
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 2017
  • Raul Morit, Jordan Herrera, JC De Vera, Kristoffer King, Mercedes Cabral, Shandii Bacolod, Aaron Rivera, Acey Aguilar, Xixi Maturan, Angela Cortez, and Tony Fabian in Best. Partee. Ever. (2016)
    Best. Partee. Ever.
    7.2
    • creative consultant
    • 2016
  • Ronwaldo Martin and Hasmine Killip in Ordinary People (2016)
    Ordinary People
    7.3
    • creative consultant
    • 2016

Writer

  • The Monkey and the Turtle (2023)
    The Monkey and the Turtle
    • Writer
    • 2023
  • Rocky Salumbides in Those Long-Haired Nights (2017)
    Those Long-Haired Nights
    5.1
    • additional screenplay
    • 2017
  • Aubrey Miles and Mercedes Cabral in Brillante Mendoza Presents (2017)
    Brillante Mendoza Presents
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 2017
  • Leo Abaya, Armando Lao, Bor Ocampo, Honeylyn Joy Alipio, Diego Marx Dobles, Triztan Garcia, Bruno Tiotuico, Angela Cortez, Olga Marie Marquez, Jeffrey Icawat, Wilfredo Layug, and Bambalito Lacap in Dukit (2013)
    Dukit
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • The Strangers (2012)
    The Strangers
    6.0
    • story
    • 2012
  • Biyaheng lupa (2009)
    Biyaheng lupa
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • story (as Armando Y. Lao)
    • 2009
  • Coco Martin in Butchered (2009)
    Butchered
    6.5
    • story and screenplay
    • 2009
  • Service (2008)
    Service
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2008
  • Gina Pareño in Kubrador (2006)
    Kubrador
    7.0
    • screenplay supervision
    • 2006
  • Minsan pa (2004)
    Minsan pa
    7.0
    • story and screenplay
    • 2004
  • Bridal Shower (2004)
    Bridal Shower
    6.7
    • screenplay supervision
    • 2004
  • La Vida Rosa (2001)
    La Vida Rosa
    5.8
    • story and screenplay
    • 2001
  • Larger Than Life (2001)
    Larger Than Life
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2001
  • Fetch a Pail of Water (1999)
    Fetch a Pail of Water
    6.5
    • story and screenplay
    • 1999
  • Sana pag-ibig na (1998)
    Sana pag-ibig na
    7.5
    • story and screenplay
    • 1998

Script and Continuity Department

  • Julio Diaz, Jaclyn Jose, Gina Pareño, Gladys Reyes, Lito Lapid, May Gosioco, Marc Pangilinan, Owen Canlas, John Luigi Pineda, Elaine Gosioco, Franzen Ghelo Tolentino, Rosette, Bea Dizon, Coco Martin, Mercedes Cabral, and Ronwaldo Martin in Feast (2022)
    Feast
    4.6
    • script consultant (as Armando 'Bing' Lao)
    • 2022
  • Aubrey Miles and Mercedes Cabral in Brillante Mendoza Presents (2017)
    Brillante Mendoza Presents
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 2017
  • Kalaw (2014)
    Kalaw
    Short
    • script consultant
    • 2014
  • Erich Gonzales in Mariposa: Sa hawla ng gabi (2012)
    Mariposa: Sa hawla ng gabi
    6.5
    • script consultant
    • 2012
  • Mga dayo (2012)
    Mga dayo
    • script consultant (as Armando 'Bing' Lao)
    • 2012
  • Palawan Fate (2011)
    Palawan Fate
    7.0
    • script consultant (as Armando Y. Lao)
    • 2011
  • Layang Bilanggo (2010)
    Layang Bilanggo
    • script consultant (as Armando Y. Lao)
    • 2010
  • Tribe (2007)
    Tribe
    7.1
    • script consultant
    • 2007

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Pink Halo-Halo

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Armando "Bing" Lao
  • Born
    • September 6, 1948
    • Philippines
  • Died
    • June 18, 2024
    • Quezon City, Philippines(heart failure)

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