Maricel Laxa

Acting

Maricel Laxa

Born 1970-02-25 · Pasay City, Philippines

Acting credits

Hello, Love, Goodbye poster
6.3

A bartender and a domestic helper of Filipino origin living in Hong Kong find themselves falling in love, but they each have different plans for their future.

Hello, Love, Goodbye

2019

My Lady Boss poster
3.7

Zach is a rich boy forced to find and keep a job after a major blunder in a company he set up. He ends up working for ­Evelyn, whom he discovers to be the boss from hell. In the long run, he sees her for who and what she really is. Meanwhile, Evelyn is an uptight and tough Brand Manager who hires an assistant Brand Manager. When she finds herself dumped by her boyfriend, Evelyn seeks comfort in Zach, her assistant who shows a different side of him. As they get to know each other more and as their encounters become more intimate, they begin to ask themselves if what they feel for each other is for real. The problem is romance between boss and subordinate in a company is not allowed. Things get complicated when an office romance develops between the unlikely pair.

My Lady Boss

2013

GG: Good Game poster
6.3

Mourning the death of his beloved lola, an aspiring pro-gamer is forced to live with his estranged mother and lead his underdog esports team in secret.

GG: Good Game

2024

Magic Kingdom: The Legend of Damortis poster
8.0

The Kingdom of Damortis was once ruled by the kind-hearted Empress Sofia who was ordered to be killed by Basilicus, her brother who has a great desire for the throne. Princess Dahlia, heir to the throne elopes with the blind singer Mico. Amain and his warrior trainees, Jobert, Samuel, and Oman are tasked to protect the princess and save Damortis from the evil forces of Basilicus.

Magic Kingdom: The Legend of Damortis

1997

Pretty Boy Hoodlum poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pretty Boy Hoodlum

1991

Hindi Magbabago poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hindi Magbabago

1994

Iisa Pa Lamang poster
8.0

Arman is torn between two women, a woman who came from a decent family or the one who kept it a secret of being a first-class prostitute.

Iisa Pa Lamang

1992

1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom poster
1.5

In pre-Spanish era Philippines, a young native princess with goddess-like beauty falls in love with a dashing Spanish soldier. Against all odds, and pulled apart by their loyalties to their own people, they fight for their clandestine romance.

1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom

2023

Makati Ave. Office Girls poster
10.0

A story of a diverse group of female office workers who have vastly different professional goals but all share the same desire to be loved.

Makati Ave. Office Girls

1993

Dudurugin Kita Ng Bala Ko poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dudurugin Kita Ng Bala Ko

1992

Hot Summer poster
7.5

A plot of love, lust, lies and revenge intertwine in one hot summer where multiple fates collide: Janine, a rich socialite returning home to the Philippines with her parents after the death of the family matriarch; Marco, her coy boyfriend harboring a secret connected to both their pasts; Loida, her mother, still haunted by the memory of a baby forcibly taken away from her 18 years ago; Leni, a simple girl and housemaid with big ambitions, silently jealous of Janine's looks, money, and man; and Robert, Marco's best friend simply longing for Leni's heart, if she could only take her eyes off of Marco.

Hot Summer

1990

A Plea to God poster
5.3

A nun is ostracized by her superiors after a brutal encounter with a rapist leaves her pregnant.

A Plea to God

1991

Higit pa sa Buhay ko poster
7.0

Alex, in an altercation after a car accident with Gaston, loses his brother Joey. Gaston is eventually arrested, but during the exchange of bullets during his arrest, Gaston's son Sonny unfortunately dies. Alex thinks the arrest will give justice to Joey's death, but instead it still leaves him distraught. After Joey appears in Alex's dreams and comforts him, his life changes. Meanwhile, Gaston is in prison and wants to avenge Sonny's death.

Higit pa sa Buhay ko

1999

Hindi Kita Malilimutan poster
6.5

A story about an unusual relationship between a brother and sister. Carmina, an ambitious lass is accepted on a scholarship in Manila. Her brother Aga struggles to support her all throughout her school years. But Carmina, influenced by her peer, is disgraced by her brother's illiteracy and what was once a harmonious relationship is suddenly ruined. A compelling drama of a brother-sister relationship

Hindi Kita Malilimutan

1993

Litsonero poster
NR

SYNOPSIS. Fidel (Paolo Contis) is a fresh culinary arts graduate from a Swiss school, working as an under-chef in a casino restaurant in Macau. Fidel is compelled by his mother, Inay Viring (Maricel Laxa), to come back to their hometown in time for the first death anniversary of his father. Fidel starts apprenticing with the town's lechon master, Mang Carding (Jun Urbano) and falls in love with Carding's granddaughter, Carmel (Karylle). As the story moves forward, Fidel is constantly confronted by his familly's over-dependence on him, even if the eldest in the family is his Kuya Roger (Gerard Pizzaras), an ill-tempered trisikad driver. Meanwhile, Fidel's teen sister gets pregnant by her high school boyfriend, and before long has a bad miscarriage. At around the same time, Tiyo Pinoy (Michael de Mesa) stabs the lover of his wife Cora (Joanne Quintas). All this domestic turmoil happens while Fidel is struggling through his training as a litsonero with Mang Carding.

Litsonero

2009

Uubusin Ko Ang Lahi Mo poster
8.0

A 1991 Filipino action film starring Phillip Salvador.

Uubusin Ko Ang Lahi Mo

1991

Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy

1995

Paraiso: Three Stories of Hope poster
NR

Three uplifting stories of faith, compassion and courage provide the framework for this inspirational film. First, Jocelyn, a victim of the mudslides in Leyte, finds strength in the face of tragedy; next, a family's adoption of a neglected young boy brings healing; and in the final chapter, widower Rudy Abad decides to build a village in the Philippines in memory of his wife, who died in the Sept. 11 attacks.

Paraiso: Three Stories of Hope

2007

Isabel Aquino: I Want to Live poster
5.0

Based on the life story of Isabel Aquino.

Isabel Aquino: I Want to Live

1991

Magikland poster
7.0

On Christmas eve, four lonely kids are chosen to save Magikland, a fantastic and magical world where all the world’s toys and games come from.

Magikland

2020

No artwork available
7.0

A basketball-inspired movie starring Philippine basketball legends Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry Codiñera, and Paul Alvarez.

Last Two Minutes

1989

Hotdog poster
6.5

a film by Jose 'Pepe' Wenceslao.

Hotdog

1990

No artwork available
NR

A drama film

Kahit Isumpa Mo Ako

1990

Enteng and Mokong poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Enteng and Mokong

1997