Therese Malvar

Acting

Therese Malvar

Born 2000-09-16 · Calamba, Laguna, Philippines

Therese Martin Alcala Malvar (born September 16, 2000), known as Teri Malvar, is a Filipina actress and the daughter of stage and independent film actress, Cherry Malvar. She's known for Hamog (2015), Anita's Last Cha-Cha (2013), and Distance (2018). Awards — Best Actress at the 1st CineFilipino Film Festival 2013 for Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita, Best Actress at Cinema One Originals 2015 for Hamog, Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at the 15th New York Asian Film Festival for Hamog, Outstanding Artistic Achievement Golden Goblet Award at the 2016 Shanghai International Festival for Hamog, Silver St. George Best Actress at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival for Hamog 9th Ani ng Dangal Awardee for Hamog, Best Supporting Actress (triple tie) at the Eddys 2018 (Entertainment Editors' Choice Awards) for Ilawod, Best Supporting Actress (double tie with herself) at the 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2018 for Distance and School Service movies, and Best Young Actress at the 7th Urduja Heritage Film Awards 2020 for Distance.

Acting credits

Bar Boys: After School poster
NR

Set ten years after the events of the first film, the story explores the impact of time on institutions, relationships, and individuals, delivering a poignant yet inspiring tale about the invisible costs of pursuing one's dreams.

Bar Boys: After School

2025

Quezon poster
8.5

A historical drama focusing on Manuel L. Quezon years after the Philippine Revolution during the American occupation. When his fight for independence from the United States is put to the test, Quezon finds himself playing the brutal game of politics to outmaneuver his rivals — including Leonard Wood, Sergio Osmeña, and Joven Hernando. In Quezon’s relentless quest for power, he ultimately faces off with Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1935 presidential elections, using charm and favoritism as both weapons and currency, in a campaign that ultimately changes the face of Philippine politics and history.

Quezon

2025

KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie poster
NR

Three chilling tales based on real stories expose the haunting depths of faith, fear, and the unknown — from a seafarer trapped on a cursed voyage, to an island plagued by a flesh-eating legend, and a young woman's battle against a legion of demons that pushes the limits of faith and sanity.

KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie

2025

Bitukang Manok poster
10.0

While driving along the Quezon Province's famed Old Maharlika Highway, which has been referred to as "Bitukang Manok" because of its sharp curves, three groups of strangers find themselves isolated and trapped by mysterious forces. Here, surrounded by a menacing forest, they must confront their psychological demons as they spiral down deeper into their neurosis.

Bitukang Manok

2014

Saving the Country Maiden poster
NR

In the midst of a studio fire in 1921, Joaquin attempts to save the film reel of the first movie he's ever seen.

Saving the Country Maiden

2022

No artwork available
NR

On a sinking island in Manila Bay, an aging Japanese man searches for the daughter he abandoned as a child.

Raised in Water

2023

Baconaua poster
8.2

After a turbulent squall in the night, villagers wake up to the astonishing sight of the sea that has turned red.

Baconaua

2017

In Case They Don't Arrive poster
7.8

A series of mysterious hand-illustrated postcards take a young woman on a journey throughout the Philippines in search of its anonymous writer.

In Case They Don't Arrive

2016

Broken Blooms poster
2.3

Broken Blooms explores the travails of a young man dealing with the challenges of a blooming young marriage and his carefree and careless attitude towards morality and friendship—tested to the brink at the time the world cringes in the claws of a global pandemic.

Broken Blooms

2022

Anita's Last Cha-Cha poster
6.5

A 12-year old Anita falls in love with the new woman in town; years later, a girlhood crush blossoms during the Fiesta of Santa Clara in Obando, Bulacan.

Anita's Last Cha-Cha

2013

Tumbang Preso poster
NR

A suspense film based on true cases of human trafficking, tells the story of Carlo, a 14-year old boy's daring attempt to escape slavery in a sardines factory.

Tumbang Preso

2014

Distance poster
4.0

Liza is still drowning in grief from losing the love of her life when she receives a visit from the most unlikely person — her husband, who she left five years ago. With no questions asked and no conditions made, Anton invites her back to his and their two children’s lives.

Distance

2018

Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted poster
NR

Three fashionista friends who are popular on social media attempt to have some offline fun by trying to contact spirits using the age-old Spirit of the Glass game and this opens up to a series of horrific haunting experiences.

Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted

2017

Hour of Danger poster
4.5

As the EDSA Revolution unfolds, a mother, son, and daughter who live in a slum near Malacañang Palace grapple with the murder of their patriarch in the hands of corrupt policemen, turning from passive victims of social injustice into active participants in the final hours of the uprising.

Hour of Danger

2023

Pushcart Tales poster
NR

Employees and customers are trapped in a supermarket while, outside, a typhoon ravages the country. It's time for confidences and revelations. Zombies, they say, in a society that is not easy for any of them. In a limited space, they try to discover their stories. And that could be their last day.

Pushcart Tales

2024

Hamog poster
10.0

About the notorious batang hamog loitering in main thoroughfares such as EDSA.

Hamog

2015

Gasping for Air poster
6.7

When his sister disappears after leaving their home in hopes of singing stardom, Luis tracks her down and discovers the grim reality of her whereabouts.

Gasping for Air

2016

The Guardian of Honor poster
NR

“Guardia De Honor” is about a family grappling with a present tragedy and a dark past. A policeman is interrogated by a neophyte investigator on the killings of a mother and son on the eve of the new President's inauguration.

The Guardian of Honor

2024

Ilawod poster
7.0

A story of a family's breakdown in the midst of a demonic attack. Dennis, a reporter, accidentally invites the ilawod which is a water spirit into his home where it attaches to his son, Ben.

Ilawod

2017

No artwork available
NR

A film inspired by the halfway house for children with cancer fighting for their lives built by Mader Ricky Reyes.

Child Haus

2015

School Service poster
NR

Maya was walking home in her province when the service stops beside her and offers her to hitch. She innocently takes the ride to reach home faster. To Maya’s horror, the service did not stop at her place. She soon realizes she has been taken, along with the other kids who are inside the crammed school service. Soon, Maya finds herself hours and hours away from home, in an unfamiliar land -Manila. By dusk, the children are dropped off along the national highway to work by begging for alms. Forced to struggle with the harsh conditions of street life, Maya continues to hope for her dreams and chase for her freedom that may never happen.

School Service

2018

Tired Melodies poster
8.0

Set in the 1970s, Angela, a college student, returns to her ancestral home to care for her ailing grandmother. She argues with her eccentric mother within the old house’s walls, slowly uncovering hidden truths about her family’s tumultuous past and drawing her into a personal and political labyrinth from which she must find her path out.

Tired Melodies

2024

Behind the camera