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Vanessa Valdez

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31 titles

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Behind the camera

Always Yours, Never Mine poster
4.0

Across thirty years, several almosts, and timing that is never quite right, two people keep crossing paths – always on the verge of being together, but never quite making it.

Always Yours, Never Mine

2026

Four Sisters and a Wedding poster
6.8

The children of the Salazar family have been pursuing separate lives in the recent years. After a few years of not being together as a whole family, they find themselves reuniting when CJ announces his plan to marry Princess, his girlfriend for three months. Much to their shock and dismay, CJ's sisters come together for the wedding and have agreed to dissuade him from marrying his fiancée.

Four Sisters and a Wedding

2013

Us in the End poster
8.5

Cisco and Cheska, a long-term couple, embark on a final "break-up trip" to decide whether to let go or fight for their relationship after years of growing apart due to conflicting ambitions.

Us in the End

2026

Love You So Bad poster
4.0

Confident college senior Savannah must choose between wild bad boy L.A. and ambitious Vic while facing personal growth and past hurts, all while staying true to herself.

Love You So Bad

2025

Miss You Like Crazy poster
8.2

Allan and Mia meet in the most unexpected way. They eventually become close, causing their romance to blossom. Faced with huge decisions in life, the two find it hard to fight for their love for each other.

Miss You Like Crazy

2010

Everyday I Love You poster
7.2

Two people bound together in the same road and fall for each other in an unexpected way.

Everyday I Love You

2015

Four Sisters Before the Wedding poster
6.2

When their parents' marriage threatens to crumble, the teenage Salazar siblings plot to reconcile them before their 20th wedding anniversary.

Four Sisters Before the Wedding

2020

Four Sisters Before the Wedding poster
6.2

When their parents' marriage threatens to crumble, the teenage Salazar siblings plot to reconcile them before their 20th wedding anniversary.

Four Sisters Before the Wedding

2020

She's the One poster
5.5

A television hosts wakes up to her true desires when his best friend's video goes viral.

She's the One

2013

She's the One poster
5.5

A television hosts wakes up to her true desires when his best friend's video goes viral.

She's the One

2013

Must Be... Love poster
5.5

A young woman develops romantic feelings for her best friend, but problems arise when another gal enters the picture.

Must Be... Love

2013

Just the 3 of Us poster
7.2

An unlikely love story between polar opposites Uno and CJ two strangers, and how one night changes their lives forever. Unforeseen circumstances collide and force Uno and CJ to live under the same roof as they both deal with their sense of responsibility and their yearning for security. Uno is motivated by his sense of family while CJ is governed by an unconditional love that should put her first above everything else. The unlikely thing that binds Uno and CJ together paves the way for them to find in each other the kind of love they never thought they needed.

Just the 3 of Us

2016

The Mistress poster
5.0

A young woman is torn between the affections of her two lovers. One is a young bachelor who brings passion into her life. The other is a married man who has kept her as his mistress for years. Architect JD has a chip on his shoulder about his father Rico never really accepting him as his son. Seamstress Sari struggles to take care of her family. The two meet by chance, and JD aggressively pursues Saris affections. Though the two are clearly a good match, there is a problem standing in the way of their bliss: Sari is the mistress of JDs father. Against his better judgment, JD continues to court Sari even after finding out this difficult fact. He hides his true identity as Ricos son, and fights to win Saris heart.

The Mistress

2012

One More Chance poster
6.7

Popoy and Basha had been together forever. Their love story began when they first met as students at university. They had been inseparable and did everything together—eating, studying and attending parties. However, Popoy's incessant planning and nagging took a toll on their relationship leading Basha to break-up with him.

One More Chance

2007

For the First Time poster
3.6

Two lovers spend an unforgettable summer in Greece, but their differences threaten to break them up.

For the First Time

2008

For the First Time poster
3.6

Two lovers spend an unforgettable summer in Greece, but their differences threaten to break them up.

For the First Time

2008

All About Love poster
6.0

Kikay and Kiko grew up together in the province and built a strong friendship. But Kikay has to leave her best friend to live and study in Manila. She tries to fit in her new environment in the city but she ends up being abused by the people she thought as her new friends. Kikay returns to the province with a wounded self-esteem. There, she realizes how much Kiko loves her. Feeling unworthy of his love, Kikay drives Kiko away. But will she ever find the courage to come face to face with her own problems and admit her love for him?

All About Love

2006

A Love Story poster
3.9

Ian Montes is a picture of success. Despite being a son of a shipping tycoon, Ian refused to just ride in his father's empire. He built his own real estate company and earned his first million at a very young age. He never looked back since then. Driven by his ambition to become better, if not as good as his father, Ian managed to make it on his own. But behind all the glory is a man yearning for love and recognition.

A Love Story

2007

I Love You, Goodbye poster
NR

All her life, Lizelle Jimenez has always searched for love. When she met Dr. Adrian Benitez, she couldn’t ask for more. He showered her with love and affection and she has never felt so special. There is one thing Lizelle is struggling with as they live together- fitting in Adrian’s world. Coming from humble beginnings, Lizelle finds it difficult to belong.

I Love You, Goodbye

2009

The Love Affair poster
4.7

Often in the backseat and a second priority to her partner, a lawyer decides to end her relationship and focuses on herself with a help of a man out of her league.

The Love Affair

2015

Suddenly It's Magic poster
4.4

The story depicts two star-crossed lovers: Marcus Hanson, a Thai superstar, and Joey Hermosa, a Filipina baker. When Marcus decides to fly to Philippines to escape from his career, he meets Joey. Even though their worlds collide, the two later fall in love. But their relationship is tested by conflicts from their worlds.

Suddenly It's Magic

2012

You Are the One poster
4.9

Sally Malasmas applies for a US visa. There she meets the young and dashing vice-consul Will Derby with a wide, warm and inviting smile. Sally feels it's her lucky day! But Will thinks Sally does not have enough ties to the Philippines that will make her come back. He denies her visa, beams one last sweet smile at her and turns his back before she could protest. It isn't Sally's lucky day anymore. Sally Malasmas is a Care Officer at the National Statistics Office. She's smart and is a genuinely caring person who always has a hand to help other people.

You Are the One

2006

And I Love You So poster
NR

When Lara lost her husband of five months, she didn't think she could go on living, much less love again. Now, seven months later, Lara is still in mourning. Every time a loved one died, someone else was there to cushion the blow. When her mother followed six years later, there was the rest of the family. But when her husband died, no one could offer any consolation - not her siblings, not her in-laws, not her friends. Not only was he the love of her life, he had also become her life. It would have been better if she died with him. In the meantime, her business -has taken a nosedive. She's also deep in debt with her unpaid condo and car mortgages. With all her predicament, how would Oliver and Chris figure in her life? Will she finally move on?

And I Love You So

2009

The Unmarried Wife poster
5.0

A woman is torn between trying to save her failing marriage or pursuing the possibility of a new love.

The Unmarried Wife

2016

Way Back Home poster
8.0

Jessica Santiago and Ana Bartolome are two sisters who have lived in separate lives for 12 long years. Jessie, though an excellent student, has grown to feel sorrow over Ana’s loss, while Ana, not knowing that she’s an orphan, grew up in a far-flung fishing village. When they meet in a swimming competition, the Santiagos exert effort to bring Ana back. But when Ana returns home, Jessie feels more abandoned & lovelorn. With their relationship turning sour, Jessie’s life is terribly put in danger. In the end, the two sisters find home where their hearts truly lie.

Way Back Home

2011

He's Into Her: The Movie Cut poster
NR

A spunky teenage girl from Mindoro, moves to Manila to live with her estranged father and study in a prestigious school. She clashes with basketball varsity captain, unaware that their one-upmanship will blossom into something beautiful.

He's Into Her: The Movie Cut

2021

Partners in Crime poster
2.0

A pair of partners-turned-rivals compete to interview the richest man in the Philippines, only to find themselves at the scene of a baffling crime.

Partners in Crime

2022

A Second Chance poster
7.1

Popoy and Basha have had a wonderful wedding, but their subsequent married life turns out to be extremely difficult.

A Second Chance

2015

Unbreakable poster
8.5

Mariel and Deena were strangers until they became the best of friends because of the similarities in the pain that they had experienced. Their friendship is put to the test when one of them decides to get married.

Unbreakable

2019

Past Tense poster
7.5

A woman's future self is nothing like she expected herself to be.

Past Tense

2014

Paano Kita Iibigin poster
4.3

Fired from her job and evicted from her apartment, Martee (Regine Velasquez) brings herself and her asthmatic son to Zambales for a vacation. In a dilapidated resort, owned by Lance (Piolo Pascual), Martee finds work as a manager whose duties entails plans on how to increase the resort’s clientele. At first, Martee finds difficulty adjusting to the slower provincial lifestyle, but eventually she finds the laid-back pace more favorable.

Paano Kita Iibigin

2007