Melai Cantiveros

Acting

Melai Cantiveros

Born 1988-04-06 · Philippines

Melisa "Melai" Bunayog Cantiveros-Francisco (born April 6, 1988) is a Filipino comedienne, television personality, and actress. She rose to fame in 2009 after winning Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up.

Acting credits

Sisterakas poster
4.6

Bernardo hires his half-sister Bernadette as an assistant and she has no idea who he really is. Bernardo plans to make her life hell until a rival tries to lure Bernadette away and he has to fight to keep her.

Sisterakas

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

The Entitled poster
4.9

Suddenly catapulted into high society, a young woman who lacks a bit of finesse tries to integrate into her new surroundings.

The Entitled

2022

Ma'am Chief: Shakedown in Seoul poster
NR

A policewoman is on a secret mission to South Korea, disguising herself as a tour guide to apprehend a fugitive.

Ma'am Chief: Shakedown in Seoul

2023

The ExorSIS poster
4.8

The film follows Gina, who must find an exorcist after her younger sister gets possessed by a dead woman’s spirit.

The ExorSIS

2021

Shake, Rattle & Roll XV poster
4.0

A snake creature secretly lurks inside a shopping mall. A family is fed a meal that turns them into monsters. An airplane hijacking is interrupted by the birth of a tiyanak.

Shake, Rattle & Roll XV

2014

The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles poster
6.0

The story revolves with Pura, (Melai) who plays the comedic role of a bubbly, caring, kind-hearted, very hardworking “dakilang ate” who wants nothing but only the best for her one and only beloved brother, Ulam, and uplift their dismal life. In all her endeavors, Pura’s best friend, Ruben (Jason Francisco), has always been by her side. Pura and Ruben then stumbles into a one-time big time opportunity to usher a Brazilian model who manages to escape them. With this unfortunate turn of event, Pura steps into the role … literally. She is now the model Pureza Mayriles! Basking in the promise of a better fortune plus a serendipitous love, little did Pura know that she has dragged herself into a life-threatening mess? Now running for their lives, Pura and Ruben has to detangle themselves from the dangers that faces them and how! Read More: The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of The Riles Trailer | Pinoymovieblog.com Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike

The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles

2011

The PreNup poster
NR

Wendy and Sean meet on an airplane en route to New York. In a matter of days, they decide to get married.

The PreNup

2015

My Love Will Make You Disappear poster
8.5

A woman who believes she's cursed meets a troubled landlord while fighting community displacement. As they grow closer, her fear that all her lovers disappear threatens their connection.

My Love Will Make You Disappear

2025

Past Tense poster
7.5

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

Past Tense

2014

Mary, Marry Me poster
5.0

Sisters Mary Jane and Mary Anne find themselves at odds with each other over a groom-to-be

Mary, Marry Me

2018

No artwork available
NR

An upcoming film starring Karla Estrada, Jolina Magdangal, and Melai Cantiveros

Soul Sistahs

You're Still The One poster
5.5

Years after their college relationship fell apart, Jojo and Ellise meet again, but Jojo is already engaged to Racquel so Ellise decides to contain her feelings for Jojo to herself. The two remained as friends, constantly denying the feelings that they have for one another. Ellise starts dating Vincent but she will soon have to decide if she should choose the right love that came at the wrong time or the wrong love that came at the right time.

You're Still The One

2015

No artwork available
NR

It tells the story of Marlon a pathetic student but excellent in class who is regularly picked-on by his classmates and even cyber-violated by using a cellphone to film the attack. Dessa, a 16-year-old girl and a victim of child molestation, is being relentlessly bullied by three of her classmates as she tries hard to improve on herself. Amy, a junior high school student on the other hand is a social climber trying her best to please everyone but ended up being hated and despised. Gelo, an elementary pupil with average skills suffers emotional pain after a series of physical and mental abuse by his classmate and former basketball teammate. One final incident of bullying sends him over the edge and leads him to almost commit an act of violence that stunned the entire school community. The whole story is presented comically, highly amusing and entertaining for minor audiences but the message of bullying is emphasized and addressed.

Larong Bata

2012

Sekyu poster
NR

A security guard jumps to the other side of the fence and turns to crime when his meager pay is not enough to keep his wife and children by his side. How far will he go to secure his future and what will he lose/gain on the way?

Sekyu

2016

Momshies! Your Soul is Mine poster
4.0

Three women with totally different lives accidentally get their souls switched as they struggle with the comedic misadventures of their new worlds, they realize that their own lives and families are worth loving and living for. Jolene, a famous person who always has fans in public, Mylene - an overprotected lady who always gets pleasure and love and Karlene - a rich famous social media influencer all switch bodies but their lives did not just change, but their souls switched that leaves them with no choice but to stick together to live the peculiar lives of each other. Karlene then has to convince a group of investors to invest in her near-bankrupt hotel, but no one believes her because she is trapped in Mylene’s body. In the process of all of their imaginative scenarios, they drew closer to each other into becoming the soul sisters they are destined to be.

Momshies! Your Soul is Mine

2021

DOTGA: Da One That Ghost Away poster
NR

Wanting to save the house of her beloved grandmother from being sequestered, paranormal expert Carmel Monseratt and her “bebest” best friend Jerald “Jeje” Zee-Yan have decided to form a squad of ghost busters with their misfits buddies in order to meet both ends.

DOTGA: Da One That Ghost Away

2018

Snake poster
NR

The episode is a retelling of the urban legend about the human-snake hybrid said to live underneath Robinsons Galleria. Troy's wife Adela is locked at Alegria Mall's department store dressing room and is killed by a snake creature. Troy suddenly wakes up after a nightmare about his wife's death.

Snake

2014