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Romy Vitug

Romy Vitug

Cinematographer · Died January 18, 2024, aged 86 · Floridablanca, Pampanga, Philippines

A prominent cinematographer for film and television, Romeo "Romy" Vitug began as a photojournalist and newsreel cameraman in the late 1950s before he ventured into cinematography years later. He died on 18 January 2024, nine days shy of his 87th birthday, due to blood cancer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 27, 1937
Died
January 18, 2024 (aged 86)
From
Floridablanca, Pampanga, Philippines
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Romy Vitug's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
23%
Morality
18%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Dread
4
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Romy Vitug's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Romy Vitug's 11 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Romy Vitug's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

62 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Good Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 143 episodes · Cinematographer

  • E-Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 53 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Indie Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Liberated 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Captain Barbell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Liberated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Sex Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Ooops, teka lang... Diskarte ko 'to!(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ang Lihim ni Kurdapya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Burlesque Queen Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • In the Navel of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Soft Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Rizal in Dapitan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Why Is There a Yesterday? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • In My Own Hands(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Second Chances(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Flor Contemplacion Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Yesterday's Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Secret Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Kung mawawala ka pa(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paniwalaan Mo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Wherever You Are(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Isang Linggong Pag-ibig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • I Need You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • You are Everything to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • You're the Only One I Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • I Will Wait for You in Heaven(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ganito Ba Ang Umibig? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Akin Ka, Magdusa Man Ako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • When Heaven Judges(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ang Bukas ay Akin! (Langit ang Uusig) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Rosenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Ang Lahat Ng Ito Pati Na Ang Langit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Isusumbong Kita sa Diyos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Three Faces of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Where Does Love Hide? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Paradise Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Bituing Walang Ningning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Should the Skies Clear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Sa hirap at ginhawa(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Midnight Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • How Is It to Dream? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • The House in the Woods(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Forgive and Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Worms and Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • My Only Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • The Legend of Julian Makabayan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Aliw-iw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • When the Crow Turns White, When the Heron Turns Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • The Captive Virgins(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Laruang Apoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Insiang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Still Photographer

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Dung-aw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Three, Two, One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Recuerdo of Two Sundays and Two Roads That Lead to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1969 to 2017.

Highest rated

Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin (1995)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

I Will Wait for You in Heaven (1991)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 61: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography60 of 61: 59 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew1 of 61: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s24 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Romy Vitug's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 11 titles are Divisive.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Ooops, teka lang... Diskarte ko 'to! (2001)

99th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Inagaw mo ang lahat sa akin (1995)

Midcredits 89th · 74% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Romy Vitug work with?

People who share at least 2 of Romy Vitug's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Armida Siguion-Reyna shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles