Ruby Ruiz

Acting

Ruby Ruiz

Known for

Acting

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75 titles

Ruby Ruiz is a Filipino actress. She is a two-time Gawad Urian and one-time FAMAS nominee. She won international awards for her leading role in Iska at the 2020 Harlem International Film Festival and the 2020 Herat International Women's Film Festival. In 2026, she tied with Pokwang in winning Best Actress at the 22nd Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival for the dramedy film Status: Rejected.

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Film credits

2020s · 20 titles

This, That, and Everything in Between poster
7.1

A TV writer returns home to her estranged mother, igniting chaos as they navigate painful secrets and the complexities of their dysfunctional family.

This, That, and Everything in Between

2026

Paalam, Salamat poster
3.0

Ligaya, a prostitute who has never known true love despite the many men she’s been with, remains unaware of one man’s unwavering devotion, someone who has loved her quietly and faithfully from afar.

Paalam, Salamat

2025

Nightshift poster
4.8

A young woman is stuck in the morgue - on her first day - working as an assistant to a pathologist when the dead begin to manifest signs of resurrection.

Nightshift

2020

Status: Rejected poster
NR

Longing for love and the promise of a better life, a grandmother finds herself swept into an unexpected online romance that challenges her sense of worth, family, and the dreams she refuses to let go of.

Status: Rejected

2026

Enjoy Your Stay poster
NR

To avoid losing custody of her six-year-old daughter in Manila, Luz, an undocumented Filipina cleaner working in a luxury Swiss ski resort, must earn money at any cost – even if it means transgressing her own moral limits.

Enjoy Your Stay

2026

She Who Must Not Be Named poster
NR

A dyslexic playboy falls for a mysterious woman who refuses to tell him her name.

She Who Must Not Be Named

2026

Everything About My Wife poster
4.0

The film revolves around an unhappy married man who seeks the help of a Casanova to seduce his wife and get her to ask for a divorce.

Everything About My Wife

2025

Everyone Knows Every Juan poster
6.0

The Sevilla siblings reunite at their ancestral home a year after the passing of their matriarch. What begins as an obligatory gathering quickly spirals into a storm of revelations, grudges, and laughter, exposing the fragile ties that bind them.

Everyone Knows Every Juan

2025

The Greatest Showdown poster
NR

After an explosive first encounter, two business owners become rivals. Their all-out war may cost them everything they've worked for.

The Greatest Showdown

2026

Beks Days Of Our Lives poster
NR

Richardson, Reggie and Melvin have have been friends for many years despite working in different fields. They decided to go on a vacation, finding themselves in hilarious situations, but at the same time, they are able to address some family issues. Everything’s going perfectly well until the night Reggie collapses. And then it all comes crashing down.

Beks Days Of Our Lives

2023

Green Bones poster
7.5

A soon-to-be released criminal and a corrections officer is still grieving over the death of his sister opposing the prisoner's release.

Green Bones

2024

The Influencer poster
5.0

Yexel, an influencer, experiences the best sex of his life when he meets Mina. But their no-label relationship turns to obsession when she learns that he's having sex with other women.

The Influencer

2022

Monday First Screening poster
NR

Two senior citizens develop romance by watching free movies every Monday, first screening for the day, as practiced in some malls in Metro Manila.

Monday First Screening

2023

The Revolution Knows No Gender poster
3.0

With his family life in shambles amidst the government's war on drugs, a young man transitions from being an ordinary filmmaker to being a full-fledged member of the revolutionary movement, proving that conviction knows no gender.

The Revolution Knows No Gender

2021

Sitio Diablo poster
3.9

A story about a gangster couple who returns to Sitio Diablo, a gangland in Manila, and form a new gang, Illustrados. A bloodbath is set to happen when they face their old gang, Los Hijos Diablos who rules Sitio Diablo.

Sitio Diablo

2022

The Kingdom poster
10.0

In an alternate, contemporary Philippines where the islands were never colonized, the Kingdom of Kalayaan sees a ruler’s favored child kidnapped, leading to a failed rescue and a deadly duel.

The Kingdom

2024

Creak poster
4.2

A young woman moves into a new building, and soon strange and terrifying things begin to happen.

Creak

2023

First Light poster
8.0

An elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker's fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution she has devoted her life to.

First Light

2026

Para Kang Papa Mo poster
NR

In the vibrant 1990s Philippines, the infectious trend of village-level dance contests echoes through communities. Young talents Anton, Ric, and Jose are at the heart of it. Their dance crew rules the local scene, their passion igniting the stage with each performance. Yet, envy lurks in the shadows, a malicious force conspiring to dismantle their dreams.

Para Kang Papa Mo

2023

A Faraway Land poster
4.4

In the Faroe Islands, a married woman meets a reporter filming a documentary on overseas Filipino workers, which soon sparks a complicated love story.

A Faraway Land

2021

2010s · 32 titles

The Bourne Legacy poster
6.3

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

The Bourne Legacy

2012

Adan poster
5.6

A naive provincial girl finds a way to get ahold of her independence through the help of her girl best friend. But their actions have nerve-shattering consequences.

Adan

2019

Beauty and the Bestie poster
4.2

For an important case, a policeman needs the help of his former best friend to impersonate the daughter of a foreign dignitary in a beauty pageant.

Beauty and the Bestie

2015

The Woman and the Gun poster
6.0

A department store saleslady has had enough of being an underdog. One night, she discovers a peculiar-looking gun right on her doorstep. Her life drastically changes as she discovers how much power owning a gun can give her.

The Woman and the Gun

2019

Revenge poster
6.3

A strong and loving woman fight to get back everything that is stolen from her.

Revenge

2017

Everybody Loves Baby Wendy poster
2.0

Wendy, a former child performer, lost her star after her tantrum went public. She grows up thinking that the world still loves her. Forced to provide to her family, she tries to reclaim her former glory by auditioning to reality shows and contests. When her efforts fail, a secret fan provides her a job as a barista in a coffee shop.

Everybody Loves Baby Wendy

2018

My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore poster
5.2

Dondi is a nerd and an obedient nephew to his aunt Cora who makes decisions for him. Meanwhile, Anna is a stubborn and rebellious girl who seeks the attention of her father Vito. Dondi and Anna cross path and their different personalities collide. They eventually fall in love with each other and solve their own problems. Vito and Cora are bitter business competitors and because of their rivalry, they disapproved the romantic relationship between Dondi and Anna.

My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore

2015

Tagumpay Na Nagniningning poster
NR

An instructional and inspiring story portrayal of the struggles of the Filipino working masses in their quest to own their dream homes. The film, together with its own theme song by the same title, aims to illustrate how real and possible it is for anyone to attain their goals with their proper knowledge and committed values - ultimately, the love for family and faith in God.

Tagumpay Na Nagniningning

2017

Tisoy poster
NR

A university student learns that it is not so easy to borrow a library book. Martika Ramirez Escobar and Sari Estrada's segment in the anthology "Anatomiya ng Pag-Ibig."

Tisoy

2015

Aurora poster
5.1

The passenger ship Aurora mysteriously collides into the rocky sea threatening an entire island. A young woman and her sister must both survive by finding the missing dead for a bounty.

Aurora

2018

Ma' Rosa poster
6.5

Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor section of Manila where everybody knows her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa’s children are ready to do anything to buy their parents’ freedom from the corrupt police.

Ma' Rosa

2016

Ordinary People poster
6.0

Ordinary People is a family portrait of Jane, 16, and her boyfriend, Aries, who live on their own in the chaotic streets of Manila. Surviving as pickpockets, the lives of the young couple change when they suddenly become teenage parents. But not even a month into parenthood, their child is stolen from them. In order to retrieve the child, the young couple is forced to take desperate measures.

Ordinary People

2016

Deadma Walking poster
8.2

A Palanca-winning comedy about gay best friends for life John and Mark whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish. The result is a laughfest of "deadly" proportions.

Deadma Walking

2017

The Sweet Taste of Salted Bread and Undies poster
8.7

A special little homeless girl travels about the Philippines curing the afflicted with her mysterious healing powers, until one day she befriends a sick old man who for some perplexing reason she is unable to cure. The unlikely pair are drawn to each other and their lives are forever changed by their unique friendship and magical journey together.

The Sweet Taste of Salted Bread and Undies

2018

Signal Rock poster
6.0

Intoy was left to take care of his parents when his sister Vicky leaves to work overseas. Eventually, like many women in the island, Vicky married a foreigner thinking it will solve all her family’s problems. Living in a remote area, Intoy can only get in touch with his sister by scrambling atop strange rock formations on the island.

Signal Rock

2018

Echorsis poster
5.0

A young hustler takes advantage of the love of a gay man, and pays consequences for it in the form of a demonic possession.

Echorsis

2016

The Bit Player poster
7.4

A single mother working as a film extra dreams of landing bigger roles while struggling with the harsh realities of the entertainment industry.

The Bit Player

2013

2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten poster
5.9

Felix is a friendless achiever in high school whose life changes after the arrival of the half-American Snyder brothers, entangling him in their dark ambitions.

2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten

2016

Sta. Niña poster
5.0

When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of his 2-year daughter Marikit, they discover that she showed no signs of decay. Could this be a miracle, and could she -- despite death – cure the sick? Inspired by whatever healing power the deceased child may have, Pol asks the church to declare her a saint. But how, when her resurgence stirs up emotions buried by time, and shores up questions about pure love, guilt, sin and salvation?

Sta. Niña

2012

I Do poster
6.0

Mayumi is a girl with a happy disposition in life who dreams of meeting her "the one" someday. She has been dreaming of meeting her "the one" and having the perfect wedding ever since she was a little girl. When she meets Lance, a Chinese descendant, in a wedding, she immediately knows that he is "the one" she is waiting for, her faith and destiny. The two of them become lovers despite the unwillingness of their families to their relationship.

I Do

2010

Lihis poster
5.0

The film splits itself between two timelines. In 2006, Ada is basing her thesis on a massacre that occurred twenty years prior in a village called Acacia. Her mother Cecilia was part of a fact-finding mission into a massacre, and Ada’s inquiries bring up her history as a member of the NPA. The other timeline traces the relationship of Ka Felix and Ka Jimmy, two rebels who fall in love, despite the movement’s laws against such a pairing.

Lihis

2013

Love You to the Stars and Back poster
7.7

A girl named Mika decides to go on a road trip to look for aliens. During her trip, she accidentally bumps into Caloy whom she gives a free ride to until he reaches his destination. Mika then finds out that Caloy has cancer but despite it, he has learned to accept his fate. Both embark on a journey filled with adventures and misadventures not knowing they would fall in love with each other along the way.

Love You to the Stars and Back

2017

Finally Found Someone poster
6.2

Aprilyn who is left by his groom on the day of their wedding becomes viral online. Devastated, she meets Raffy who works at a PR agency hired by the father of the groom who will help her move on.

Finally Found Someone

2017

Possession poster
5.0

The film follows two competing television news teams as they chase a variety of leads, gradually zeroing in on an impending and possibly apocalyptic storm, and a middle-aged teacher who may or may not be possessed by a demon. Writer and actress Raquel Villavicencio plays the ruthless head of the top-rated network, coming off as a Tagalog variation on Faye Dunaway's fabled character in Network. Her team has eschewed covering politics in favour of triedand- true tabloid fodder: demonic possession.

Possession

2013

1st Ko si 3rd poster
6.0

The film is about a 65-year old retiree Cory who gets reunited with her 1st love and finally, the supposed date happens 5 decades after they got separated.

1st Ko si 3rd

2014

A Lotto Like Love poster
NR

Two totally different strangers get entangled with each other’s fate as a single winning lotto ticket brings them together in luck and love.

A Lotto Like Love

2016

All You Need Is Pag-ibig poster
6.1

The movie features varied forms of love: family love, sibling love, puppy love, unrequited love, ruined love, prospering love, in denial love, jaded love, and true love, among others. After all, what the world needs now is love.

All You Need Is Pag-ibig

2015

Burgos poster
NR

Burgos depicts a mother's search for her desaparecido. Ms. Lorna Tolentino plays Editha Burgos, mother of missing activist-farmer Jonas Burgos played by Rocco Nacino. The deeply religious Edith is a member of the House of Prayer, the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites.

Burgos

2013

The Commitment poster
4.5

Kasal is a slice of life drama of a gay couple whose resolve to stay together is challenged as they attend a wedding. It also is an examination on how a gay couple navigates through the different institutions in Philippine society.

The Commitment

2014

The Image poster
6.0

In a barrio fiesta, Claudia buys a statue of San Vargas, the patron saint of true faith, as an addition to her collection of religious images. A few days after, she discovers bloody tears from the statue's eyes, and believes it to be a miracle. What follows is a series of deaths in their parish and a change in Claudia that leads her to darkness.

The Image

2018

Maria, Leonora, Teresa poster
6.0

After a tragic incident, a psychiatrist offered Faith, Julio, and Stella life-sized dolls to look after to help cope from the loss of their respective daughters: Maria, Leonora, and Teresa. But the toys appears to be controlled by sinister.

Maria, Leonora, Teresa

2014

Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap? poster
NR

Teresa (Rustica Carpio) has worked for the Bautista family since she was seventeen. She was the nanny of siblings Stella, Vince and Andre (Jackie Lou Blanco, Bobby Andrews and Ryan Agoncillo), and their mother. The three have all moved abroad in their adulthood, but all reunite back at home with the passing of their mother. With no one left to stay in the country, it is decided that all of their properties will be sold, including the house they grew up in. But they are faced with the problem of what to do with the elderly Teresa, who has no money saved, and little contact with her relatives.

Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?

2013

2000s · 5 titles

Series credits

Dirty Linen poster
6.6

To exact vengeance, a young woman infiltrates the household of an influential family as a housemaid to expose their dirty secrets. However, love will get in the way of her revenge plot.

Dirty Linen

2023

Expats poster
6.7

Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, a multifaceted group of women sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.

Expats

2024

Maalaala Mo Kaya poster
6.9

Recognized as the longest and most award-winning drama anthology in the country, Charo Santos-Concio narrates real-life stories of people with well-crafted storylines, excellent performances by its actors, and topnotch production details.

Maalaala Mo Kaya

1991

The Iron Heart poster
7.5

An undercover agent goes on a dangerous mission to bring down a crime ring. Fueled by a bitter and painful past, he along with his allies faces the grueling task that will challenge his resolve and strength.

The Iron Heart

2022

Almost Paradise poster
7.1

A former DEA agent forced into early retirement runs a gift shop in in the Philippines. Despite his best efforts to begin a tranquil new life, he’s pulled back into a world of dangerous people and deadly situations, either through his friends in the local police department or running into people from his old life. And the problem is: he likes it.

Almost Paradise

2020

La Vida Lena poster
NR

Despite being the subject of bullying and discrimination because of the big scar on her face, Magda refuses to let criticisms get to her and strives hard to secure a comfortable life for her family. Using her skills and intelligence, she hits the jackpot when the soap she created quickly gains popularity in Salvacion. The young lady's success, however, does not sit well with the Narciso family, the owners of a big cosmetic company. When Magda refuses to sell her formula to the Narcisos due to their contrasting views, a string of bad luck comes her way. Losing everything dear to her, Magda returns with a new face, armed with determination to retaliate against the powerful clan who ruined her life.

La Vida Lena

2020

The Haunted poster
NR

As they try to give their marriage a second chance, a couple’s relationship is once again put to the test when a resentful ghost haunts them because of a dark secret in their family’s past.

The Haunted

2019

Linlang poster
7.0

Victor “Bangis” Lualhati has always been a fighter. As a former boxer, he gets used to overcoming obstacles through tough times. However, when he finds a suspicious message on his wife's phone, he will be faced with a challenge he never saw coming. As Victor investigates, he discovers there is more at play than just a cheating spouse. The deeper he digs, the more shocking realizations he makes.

Linlang

2023

AMO poster
4.8

Despite the Philippine government's crackdown on narcotics, high schooler Joseph expands his drug running while his cop uncle profits from corruption.

AMO

2018

Beauty Queens poster
NR

Miss Universe 1969 Dahlia Rodriguez-De Veyra throws an intimate dinner party to celebrate the centennial birthday of her late mother, who was crowned Miss Philippines 1939 and Manila’s last Carnival Queen. Leading the guest list are her three headstrong daughters who are all international beauty pageant titlists, with the youngest son being a transwoman whom the domineering Queen Mother disowned, ultimately tearing the family apart. In her attempt to reconcile with her daughters, will Dahlia be able to bring her family back together, or will it only reopen old wounds and reveal three generations of secrets and lies?

Beauty Queens

2020

From Vlog to Love poster
NR

upcoming Philippine digital series.

From Vlog to Love

2026

Limited Edition poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Limited Edition

2021

Beki Problems poster
NR

Beki Problems is a Filipino (Pinoy) queer series from HeyPogi.

Beki Problems

2020

Loving Emily poster
NR

Emily is a woman in her early 40s who finds out that her husband has been having an affair. When her father dies and she is asked to bring his beloved car back to Cagayan to be given to an old family friend, Emily takes the 400-mile drive from Manila to Cagayan alone. It is during this long and lonely drive that she is faced with the truth about the real situation of her family. In this vulnerable moment, she meets Vince, a young man in his 20s and the next thing she knows, she is in a hotel room with him having a one-night stand. Now Emily finds herself in an unexpected crossroad – to stay miserable where she is or to be brave and choose the uncertain future.

Loving Emily

2020

Mommy Guard poster
NR

A single mom takes a security job at an elite academy, but her new life grows complicated as an unexpected romance blooms and school chaos escalates.

Mommy Guard

2026