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Shugo Praico

Shugo Praico

Writer, director and producer

Shugo Praico, a prolific storyteller from the Philippines, started out as a scriptwriter at age 21 for the Philippines largest TV Network, ABS-CBN. His screenplays "Awaken (2005)," "Blackout (2007)," "Night Infinite (2010)," "Noy (2010)," "Bonifacio: Unang Pangulo (2014)," "Gemini (2014)", and "Expressway (2016)" earned him citations in prestigious local and international festivals and award giving bodies. Praico's works primarily focus on gritty, socially relevant dramas. He wrote and directed the groundbreaking sociopolitical series "Bagman," which successfully ran for two seasons and is set to continue with a new installment in 2024. This series stood out at the Asian Academy Creative Awards, winning the Best Actor award in 2020. Shugo's LGBTQIA+ themed romantic comedy, "Betcin (2021)" won the National Award for the Best Comedy Program in 2022 following its international release as a WeTV/Tencent original series. Shugo's latest achievement, "Nanahimik Ang Gabi" (A Silent Night, 2022), has wowed audiences. This film, highly praised by local critics, received awards at the prestigious Metro Manila Film Festival. The same work from Praico was also recognized at the Asian Academy Creative Awards and won the National awards for Best Screenplay, Best Feature Film, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actor in Supporting Role. The film is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime across Southeast Asia.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Shugo Praico's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Survival
32%
Bonds
31%
Society
5%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Shugo Praico's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Shugo Praico's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

33 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Drug War: A Conspiracy of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Tenement(2026)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Vigilante(2026)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 1775 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Salvageland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • The Caretakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Elevator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • G!LU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Nanahimik ang Gabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Secrets of a Nympho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • BetCin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • You Have Arrived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Eyes in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Screenplay

  • Bagman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show Creator

  • AWOL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenplay

  • My Dear Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 103 episodes · Writer

  • Expressway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Gemini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Co-Writer

  • Dyesebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 87 episodes · Writer

  • Mga Alaala ng Tag-ulan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay

  • Juan dela Cruz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 188 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Palitan(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rigodon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenstory

  • Lorenzo's Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 70 episodes · Writer

  • 100 Days to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 140 episodes · Writer

  • The Night Infinite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Noah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 149 episodes · Writer

  • Tanging Yaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 92 episodes · Writer

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • Sa Aking Pagkakagising Mula sa Kamulatan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Story · Writer

  • Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 108 episodes · Writer

  • The Bagman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Highest rated

Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins (2025)

Midcredits 10th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 32: 6 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting23 of 32: 17 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing5 of 32: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 32: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

32 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s11 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Shugo Praico's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Palitan (2012)

82nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Tenement (2026)

Midcredits 83rd · 91% 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 Shugo Praico work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shugo Praico's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jose Antonio Buencamino shares the most, 3.

Writers

Composers and cinematographers

Producers