Cherie Gil

Acting

Cherie Gil

Born 1963-06-21 · Manila, Philippines

Born Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann on 21 June 1963, Cherie Gil was a Filipino actress and the daughter of Filipino singer-actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, and sister of fellow actors Michael de Mesa and Mark Gil. She began her career as a child actress at the age of 9 and received numerous accolades throughout her career. She was best known for her role as Lavinia Arguelles in the 1985 film Bituing Walang Ningning.

Acting credits

Sugar Daddy poster
NR

A story about the hardship of a naive young village girl falling in love with the son of a landlord who promises to marry her.

Sugar Daddy

1977

Lastikman: Unang Banat poster
6.8

Adrian, a teenager tried to prevent illegal logger from cutting the tree in the forest. He was mauled and was left life less under a rubber tree. The tree revived him an bestowed him the powers of elasticity and morphing. Adrian decided to use his powers for good and becomes the superhero Lastikman. His main villain was who possesses the same powers.

Lastikman: Unang Banat

2004

The Wedding poster
6.6

Lia is set to marry Cebu's most eligible bachelor and mayoral candidate Philip. Conflict begins when Lia's ex boyfriend Wado works for them in a project that will potentially help Philip win the elections.

The Wedding

2018

Darna: The Return poster
5.8

Valentina, Darna's snake-haired arch enemy, is trying to take over the Phillipines through subliminal messages on religious TV shows. Darna has her own problems, however, as she has lost her magic pearl and with it the ability to transform into her scantily clad super self. Trapped as her alter-ego, the plucky reporter Narda, she must try to regain the pearl and foil Valentina's plans.

Darna: The Return

1994

Dark Is the Night poster
NR

Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.

Dark Is the Night

2018

Manila by Night poster
7.2

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution.

Manila by Night

1980

Panakip Butas poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Panakip Butas

1977

Gold, Silver, Death poster
7.4

The story follows the Lorenzos and the Ojedas, the two land-owning clans in the island province of Negros, who were trying to cope and survive the war that lasted three tumultuous years, where they experienced or witnessed violence, blood, horror, and death. It is structured into three parts: Oro, a life of luxury and comfort in the city; Plata, a still-luxurious time of refuge in a provincial hacienda; and finally, Mata, a toilsome retreat deeper into the mountains. A war not only turned them into miserable people but also turned them into animals.

Gold, Silver, Death

1982

Sonata poster
9.0

A woman whose whole life is her art, but when she loses it she goes into a self-exile, only to be, hopefully, reinvigorated by a young boy daring to bring it all back.

Sonata

2013

Sana'y Ikaw na Nga poster
8.0

This love triangle story is about love, music, and drugs. Jessica was an upcoming singer who met Gary, a lead singer of a band, and Karlo, Gary's older brother who was an ex-convict.

Sana'y Ikaw na Nga

1993

Begging for Love poster
6.5

On the outside it looks like a marriage made in heaven. But inside the thick walls of what they call home theirs is a relationship waiting to crumble. They have been waiting a child for so long but the wife does not have the capacity to bear a child. And when her husband cannot take it any it any longer he decides to end his misery once and for all.

Begging for Love

1986

Kahit Wala Ka Na poster
8.5

A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son.

Kahit Wala Ka Na

1989

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery poster
7.8

Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

2016

No Other Love poster
8.0

A lover's vow of eternal love is vigorously tested by time.

No Other Love

1982

Jack & Jill poster
4.0

When the old man became ill Jack took over her father's job of chauffeuring for a handsome millionaire whose rather eccentric mother had decided to adopt Jill so she could fulfill her dream of having a daughter. But Jill was really Jack's sister or brother.

Jack & Jill

1987

Bituing Walang Ningning poster
5.0

Dorina Pineda is a sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer and eventually falls in love with her. A simple die-hard fan at first, Dorina rose to the ranks and become the biggest singing star in the country, even becoming more famous than her idol Lavinia.

Bituing Walang Ningning

1985

Just a Stranger poster
3.5

A story of a woman and a man, half of her age being in love with each other despite the fact that they are both tied with someone else.

Just a Stranger

2019

Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas poster
7.0

Three women united by friendship. Three women connected by music. Three women divided by fame. They were three women struggling to make a living when fate smiled at them. From anonymity, they were thrust into a world of glittering lights and deafening adoration. But much that celebrity brought them good things, it too, began to destroy them. They became too consumed by their fame that, one day, without them knowing, the friendship that had been their anchor was fast crumbling down?

Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas

1986

Salawahan poster
5.0

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.

Salawahan

1979

Working Girls poster
5.0

Continuing the tradition of national artist Ishmael Bernal's benchmark film Working Girls after 25 years, Working Girls of 2010 depicts the role of women in the new millennium. Seven women of different backgrounds, stories and personalities entwined in a colorful story of family, love and life.

Working Girls

2010

Baka Siguro Yata poster
10.0

An intertwined love stories within a dysfunctional extended family for three generations. It tells how each generation understands and perceives the idea of love.

Baka Siguro Yata

2015

My First Romance poster
7.0

The first episode is entitled One Love. Jackie is the campus queen, rich, beautiful and liked by everyone except Che, who thinks that Jackie is just a shallow brat. After being forced to work together for school activities, Jackie made it a personal goal for Che to like her. Two Hearts is the second episode. Enzo is a star soccer player at school who loves the attention that he gets. However, he takes many things for granted, this changes when he gets a heart problem and doctors say that only a transplant can save his life.

My First Romance

2003

Bagets 2 poster
4.0

Set in the immediate summer after the events of the first movie, and deals with more of the guys' misadventures as they prepare for college.

Bagets 2

1984

Ika-13 kapitulo poster
6.0

A story of good versus evil revolving around a young woman. When Angela is born to David and Sara they are full of joy but as she grows up, she proves to be more of a curse than a blessing. Angela herself is confused and is only sure of one thing ... she doesn't want the dark powers which she cannot control.

Ika-13 kapitulo

2000

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