Shanty

Known for Acting

12/30/1978(Age 47)

Jakarta, Indonesia

Biography

Shanty Paredes is an Indonesian musician, dancer, and actress. She used to be a VJ on MTV 100% Indonesia.

Known For (14 credits)

4.8

Movie

Perewangan

2024

A cursed mirror opens up a supernatural bridge to a demonic force that disturbs and terrorises young Maya and her family.

6.0

Movie

Taxi Stories

2017

A mosaic film of three stories in three different Asian cities where the paths of the rich and poor cross one another in and around taxis. A closeted Beijing cab driver tries to seduce a rich passenger, a Hong Kong pregnant trophy wife starts to develop feelings for her new Indonesian maid and a Jakarta slum orphan becomes infatuated with a Western female backpacker. All three characters desperately want to connect on a basic human level but are their own worst obstacle.

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Three Sassy Sisters

2016

A musical drama inspired by the 1956 classic, Tiga Dara. It tells the story of three sisters—Gendis, Ella, and Bebe—who live with their father and grandmother after their mother passed away. Each of them has a different personality, but they are all independent and focused on their careers. However, their grandmother becomes worried because her granddaughters are still unmarried. She then tries to find them suitable partners, which leads to various comedic situations, family conflicts, and questions about love and freedom.

7.0

Movie

Madame X

2010

Threatened by Kanjeng Badai and his militant and homophobic political party, a country's safety depends on Adam, a hairdresser.

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Red Cobex

2010

A group of mothers rise up to clean up their town, but their fight begins to tear the community apart.

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Laskar Pemimpi

2010

A mismatched group of misfits become guerrillas as Indonesia attempts to maintain its independence when colonists return in 1948.

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Sing to the Dawn

2009

Dawan is a young village girl who harbours the dream of getting out of her village in the lure of the bright lights in the big city, and to do so, has to fight customs and tradition that girls are meant to be bethroned away early at a young age to someone they loathe, and schools for them are an unnecessary part of life. In order to fulfill her dream, she has to go against the wishes of her dad, as well as irk her brother as she out-scores him in a local examination to clinch a scholarship. Also, their village is under threat of an unscrupulous landlord trying to bulldoze his way into profits by driving everyone out of his land.

5.8

Movie

Takut: Faces of Fear

2008

Compilation of short horror films from seven directors who produced six film segments in one anthology.

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Chants of Lotus

2007

Four women, four cities, four unflinching stories—this powerful omnibus film weaves together the struggles of women across Indonesia, from a midwife battling corruption to a teenager caught in betrayal, a mother fighting for her child, and a widow facing the harsh truth of survival.

5.7

Movie

The Photograph

2007

Sita is an escort at a karaoke bar who struggles to raise money to send her daughter out of the city to live with her grandmother and settle her debts with her pimp. She moves in with aging photographer Jan and helps him fulfill his last wishes.

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Maaf, Saya Menghamili Istri Anda

2007

A small-time actor and compulsive liar finds himself in deep trouble when he unknowingly falls for a gangster’s wife, setting off a chain of absurd and dangerous events.

6.8

Movie

Dead Time

2007

A police and a journalist uncover series of murders that lead into one problem: A treasure many parties were fighting for and caused many casualties.