Ana Abad Santos

Acting

Ana Abad Santos

Born 1976-03-18 · Manila, Philippines

Ana Abad Santos (born 18 March 1976) is a Filipino actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Metro Manila (2013), Apocalypse Child (2016), Third World Romance (2023), and A Very Good Girl (2023).

Acting credits

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

Bula poster
5.6

A woman working in a laundry shop uses her clients' clothes to satisfy her sexual fantasies. When she meets a hot police officer, she wants to have him no matter what it takes.

Bula

2022

Love You So Bad poster
NR

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

Manila's Finest poster
NR

Set during the first quarter storm in the 1970s, policemen Homer, Conrad, and Billy are consumed by the murder case of troublemaking teenagers in the slums.

Manila's Finest

2025

Call My Manager: Pilot Episodes poster
NR

Amid the cutthroat world of showbiz, a team of talent agents juggles celebrity egos, industry politics, and personal ambitions — revealing the chaos behind the spotlight. A film cut of the two episodes of Call My Manager.

Call My Manager: Pilot Episodes

2025

Un/Happy for You poster
5.0

Two years after their breakup, a Bicolano chef on the rise reunites with his ex- girlfriend who is back in the province for a brief work visit. Still feeling bitter about their breakup, he tries to seduce her to ruin her engagement, only to find himself falling for her once more.

Un/Happy for You

2024

100 Poems for Stella poster
7.1

Throughout his four years in college, Fidel, a stuttering student, tries to finish 100 poems dedicated to Stella, an aspiring but frustrated rock star, to win her heart.

100 Poems for Stella

2017

Third World Romance poster
7.0

An outspoken cashier and laidback grocery bagger navigate the path to being happy despite the challenges of their blue-collared living in a world where nothing comes for free.

Third World Romance

2023

Metro Manila poster
7.2

Looking for a brighter future in metropolitan Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family leave their miserable life in the rice terraces of Banaue, in the northern Philippines. In the sweltering capital, where all kind of perils lurk in every corner, Oscar catches a lucky break when he is offered a steady work for an armored truck company and the senior officer Ong takes him under his wing.

Metro Manila

2013

Shadow poster
NR

A family of siblings moves into their new apartment but little did they know of a tragedy that occurred within its walls.

Shadow

1994

Barcelona: A Love Untold poster
6.3

Ely, a young man who can't get over Celine, his past love, meets Mia, a young woman who escaped from a painful past in the Philippines and is trying her luck to rebuild her life in Spain. They meet. They fall in love. But can they overcome the hurt of the past to have a future together?

Barcelona: A Love Untold

2016

What If? poster
6.2

When a pair of newlywed musicians get trapped in a storm on their island honeymoon, they must face difficult truths that could tear their marriage apart.

What If?

2023

Vince & Kath & James poster
5.7

Vince is secretly in love with Kath, but reluctantly agrees to text her anonymously on behalf of his cousin James. Things get complicated when Kath begins to feel a connection with Vince.

Vince & Kath & James

2016

Road Trip poster
6.5

After their friend's death, four women set out on the dream trip they planned as teenagers, rekindling old bonds as they pay their last respects.

Road Trip

2024

Fruitcake poster
6.0

In modern-day Metro Manila, a diverse group of Filipinos faces life's lows as their destinies collide on a fateful train ride, unfolding a heartwarming and comedic tapestry of interconnected stories.

Fruitcake

2024

When This Is All Over poster
6.0

When a rich kid slacker meets a working class breadwinner, the two form an unlikely friendship in spite of their differences. With the pandemic and society bearing down on them, they fight back by throwing the biggest illegal rave the lockdown has ever seen.

When This Is All Over

2023

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

A Very Good Girl poster
6.1

After a heartless firing triggers a chain of unfortunate events, Philo plots a meticulous revenge against retail mogul, Mother Molly, aiming to dismantle her empire and seize the ultimate payback. This time, there is no mercy.

A Very Good Girl

2023

The Annulment poster
4.0

Gari and Sherwin come from two different worlds. They meet, they fell in love and they get married. Years later, what they had is now shattered into pieces and Gari wants an annulment with Sherwin so she can pursue what was lost in her in the years they were together.

The Annulment

2019

Love You Long Time poster
8.0

While recovering from heartbreak, a screenwriter finds new inspiration when she makes an unexpected connection with a man via an old walkie-talkie.

Love You Long Time

2023

Apocalypse Child poster
8.4

Ford, a surfing instructor from the Philippines has been told his whole life that he's the son of Francis Ford Coppola. He's wasted his youth waiting as his mother petitions the director to acknowledge Ford as his son. But as the surfing season ends, he’s forced to confront his past actions, inactions, and the stories of his life.

Apocalypse Child

2016

James & Pat & Dave poster
NR

Pat Reyes, a hardworking hostel manager and online vegetable seller, trains her boss' hardheaded and exiled grandson as a new employee.

James & Pat & Dave

2020

Squad Goals: #FBois poster
2.0

Five boys finds connection in each other while dealing with school, love and family problems.

Squad Goals: #FBois

2018

Ned's Project poster
NR

An itinerant tattoo artist joins a talent reality show for lesbians in the hopes of winning the prize money that will enable her to get artificially inseminated and achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a mother.

Ned's Project

2016