In 1988, he left Viva and established his own film company Filmstar, known for releasing a slew of Joey de Leon's hit movies Elvis and James (1989) and Barbi for President (1991).
Among its critically-acclaimed and award-winning movies are Crying Ladies, Santa Santita, La Visa Loca, Inang Yaya and Peque Gallaga's directorial comeback film Pinoy/Blonde.
[6] In 2005, Unitel acquired worldwide rights to the Filipino-American thriller film Cavite.
[8] As part of Unitel's alliance with MediaQuest, it ventured into TV production with the 2010 series Inday Wanda, starring Eugene Domingo.
[10][11] In 2016, Unitel and MediaQuest launched an annual indie film festival CineFilipino.