Maricel Soriano

Acting

Maricel Soriano

Born

1965-02-25 (61)

Known for

Acting

Credits

71 titles

Maricel Soriano (born Maria Cecilia Dador Soriano; February 25, 1965) is a Filipina film and television actress. Dubbed "The Diamond Star", she has been active since 1971, appearing in over a hundred credits in a career spanning fifty-years. Soriano is the third most awarded film actress of all time in the Philippines, holding nineteen Best Actress wins including FAMAS Awards Best Actress and Luna Award for Best Actress.

Known for

Lavender Fields poster
7.3

The life of a simple flower farm girl is shattered when she falls for a charming accountant, who turns out to be a married gun cartel member. Targeted for his stolen money, she loses everything she holds dear and reinvents herself to seek justice.

Lavender Fields

2024

The Law of Revenge poster
NR

Witness the lives of two opposing women, which triggers the great controversy between their two opposing families as they are entangled in a web of lies, mysteries, secrets, intrigues, betrayals, conspiracies, and shocking revelations.

The Law of Revenge

2020

Pieces of Paradise poster
6.3

A con artist takes on the job of pretending to be one of the long-lost sisters of a young and rich woman. As she navigates a world of cunning and lies, she learns about right and wrong, love and family, and spectacular truths about herself.

Pieces of Paradise

2023

The General's Daughter poster
8.2

2nd LT Rhian Bonifacio is a Military Nurse for the AFP and is dedicated in saving lives. But she has a secret. She's a spy, trained by her very own father, Tiago, to exact revenge against his enemy, Marcial, a general of the army. She will be wedged between the two forces because of her love for her family.

The General's Daughter

2019

Rainbow Rumble poster
NR

A Philippine game show created by ABS-CBN Studios & 3NITHINK.

Rainbow Rumble

2024

Drag Race Philippines poster
7.7

The hit global drag phenomenon is now in the Philippines! Watch as 12 iconic queens slay and race to the finish line and compete to be the first ever Drag Race Superstar from the Philippines. It’s the Filipinos’ time to shine, henny... and you ain’t seen nothing yet!

Drag Race Philippines

2022

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

Call My Manager! 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. This is a film cut of the first two episodes of Call My Manager!, based on the French series Call My Agent!

Call My Manager!

2025

No artwork available
NR

As the carnival turns into a death trap, the guests must survive challenges while carnival freaks hunt every single one of them.

Haunted Carnival

2026

Meet, Greet & Bye poster
7.0

A mother, who loves watching K-dramas, decides to stop her chemo treatment after losing hope of getting better. Her only dream before dying is to meet her ultimate K-drama idol, who is visiting Manila for a series of events. Her four children agree to work together with the condition that once their mother meets their idol, she will undergo therapy before her time runs out.

Meet, Greet & Bye

2025

In His Mother's Eyes poster
NR

"In His Mother's Eyes" follows the story of Tim, a special child who was left in the care of his uncle Bibs by his working mother Lucy for several years. When Lucy returns, she attempts to regain the affection of her son and brother. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as she thought. Despite her best efforts to make up for her absence, her attempts fail and only make things worse.

In His Mother's Eyes

2023

Life After You poster
NR

After her sister’s sudden death, an ambitious assistant director puts her dreams of working abroad on hold to raise her orphaned niece and face a family history she thought she could leave behind.

Life After You

2026

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

A Promise to You From the Heart, Rivals 'til the End of Eternity's Golden Chains... The Second Installment! poster
1.0

Drag Race Philippines Season 2 proudly presents the soap opera with the shortest runtime and the longest, most unforgettable title.

A Promise to You From the Heart, Rivals 'til the End of Eternity's Golden Chains... The Second Installment!

2023

2010s · 6 titles

2000s · 5 titles

Last Supper No. 3 poster
9.0

A production assistant misplaces a tapestry depicting the Last Supper that was borrowed to use as a prop for a TV commercial. This simple mistake turns his whole life upside down, as he gets accused of fraud and is left to wrangle with the difficulties of the legal system.

Last Supper No. 3

2009

A Love Story poster
3.9

Ian Montes is a picture of success. Despite being a son of a shipping tycoon, Ian refused to just ride in his father's empire. He built his own real estate company and earned his first million at a very young age. He never looked back since then. Driven by his ambition to become better, if not as good as his father, Ian managed to make it on his own. But behind all the glory is a man yearning for love and recognition.

A Love Story

2007

Mother Nanny poster
NR

Norma has to balance her love and attention for the two special people in her life: her daughter and her ward.

Mother Nanny

2006

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

Filipinas poster
9.0

Florencia, the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda, the eldest of the Filipinas children, finds herself in the unenviable position of keeping her bickering family from disintegration. As the tension rises, Yolanda seeks refuge in a local church. She is critically injured trying to break up a nasty fight between brothers Emman and Samuel, forcing her family to make a life-changing decision.

Filipinas

2003

1990s · 14 titles

Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko Rin! poster
3.0

A government agent investigating a suspected terrorist is accused of having an affair by his wife. The false accusation leads to the end of their marriage for the sake of their son.

Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko Rin!

1996

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91 poster
8.0

Shirley's unplanned bundle of joy strains her relationship with her father John, who accepted an odd job of being a human toy of a young boy to support her final year in college.

John en Marsha: Ngayong '91

1991

Harvest Home poster
7.3

In a quiet, rural Filipino village, sibling rivalry continues through adulthood for two sisters and finally tears their family apart.

Harvest Home

1995

Dahas poster
8.0

Luisa is raped by an unknown assailant a few nights before she is wed to Jake. When Jake discovers Luisa's prenuptial chastity is in question on their first night, violent events unfold.

Dahas

1995

You're the Only One I Loved poster
8.0

Adela is the sheltered daughter of successful Dr. Maximo Sevilla. She has spent her life crocheting alone in the big house, and disappointed her father for failing to qualify for a career in law or medicine, and for lacking the confidence of her departed mother. Adela vainly struggles to cultivate elegance, until she meets and falls for the charms of striking David Javier.

You're the Only One I Loved

1992

Pustahan Tayo Mahal Mo Ako poster
NR

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Pustahan Tayo Mahal Mo Ako

1995

Nasaan ang Puso poster
7.0

After separating for too long, two sisters are reunited but complications are bound to happen when bickerings of past continues. Joy, a succesful careerwoman, attempts to reconcile her parents and reconnects with her siblings.

Nasaan ang Puso

1997

Sa Piling ng Aswang poster
10.0

A Manila professional determined to unearth the mysterious disappearance of her younger brother. Plagued by guilt over neglecting and ignoring the needs of her brother, she takes a bitter and scary journey to the island of Panay where her brother was last seen. On her way to the dreaded town of Panitan, Maricel runs into a group of students who are on a research project to disprove the existence of witches in that town.

Sa Piling ng Aswang

1999

Ang Tange Kong Pag-ibig poster
NR

A florist has a married man for a boyfriend.

Ang Tange Kong Pag-ibig

1992

Sabi Mo Mahal Mo Ako, Wala Nang Bawian poster
9.0

Jerry, an undercover agent, has successfully infiltrated a bigtime drug syndicate. He gets assigned, however, to liquidate Roselle, the lone witness to a murder. In a dilemma, Jerry has to protect Roselle without blowing his cover.

Sabi Mo Mahal Mo Ako, Wala Nang Bawian

1997

Elena's Redemption poster
9.0

The film is based on the true story of a maid who was either seduced or raped and made pregnant by her Chinese employer; the baby was either killed by the employer's wife or by her own hand, depending on who you talk to.

Elena's Redemption

1996

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan poster
8.0

A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.

Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan

1993

Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib poster
3.8

After spending a couple of years behind bars, Lando wins back his freedom. But his prison record has incapacitated him from landing a job. Fortunately, a friend of his knows someone who needs a driver and a bodyguard desperately. But that someone turns out to be Mariel, the very woman whom Lando has had an encounter with. Desperate for a job, Lando agrees to work for Mariel despite his negative impression of her. As expected, their working relationship is as stormy as it can get. But love works in mysterious ways - even the rowdiest of enemies can become more than friends.

Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib

1998

Nagkataon...Nagkatagpo poster
9.0

Nagkataon... Nagkatagpo: Directed by Augusto Salvador. With Rudy Fernandez, Maricel Soriano, Eddie Rodriguez, Bembol Roco.

Nagkataon...Nagkatagpo

1994

1980s · 20 titles

Dancing Master 2: Macao Connection poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dancing Master 2: Macao Connection

1982

Wrenched From Heaven poster
9.5

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants.

Wrenched From Heaven

1985

John en Marsha '86: TNT sa Amerika poster
NR

Struggling to make ends meet, John (Dolphy) decides to seek his fortune in the United States, with son Rolly (Rolly Quizon) in tow. After narrowly avoiding deportation, he takes a job in a factory, unaware that it's a front for one of the country's biggest drugs.

John en Marsha '86: TNT sa Amerika

1986

I Can't Forget You poster
9.0

Celia, a daughter of a housekeeper of the Regattas, finds an unknown man- Edwin - in one of their huts. As she helps the man, the two grew close to each other and fell in love. However, they must first solve their problems: Celia must obtain her father's properties while Edwin must clear his name's bad reputation.

I Can't Forget You

1982

Estong Balisong poster
NR

Characters from the folk fantasy world empower the young leader of a small but prosperous town with a magical knife, an equally magical gun, and martial arts skills when criminal syndicate members wreak havoc on the once peaceful community.

Estong Balisong

1981

Batang Quiapo poster
10.0

In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".

Batang Quiapo

1986

John en Marsha '85 sa Probinsya poster
8.0

When his country-dwelling aunt takes to a sick bed, John (Dolphy) and the rest of the Puruntong clan head to the hinterlands for an extended stay. Can the fish-out-of-water family overcome the culture shock of rural life without killing one another? Nida Blanca, Matutina, Rolly Quizon and Maricel Soriano reprise their roles in this Filipino comedy based on the popular 1980s TV series "John and Marsha."

John en Marsha '85 sa Probinsya

1985

Horsey-horsey: Tigidig-tigidig poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Horsey-horsey: Tigidig-tigidig

1986

Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang poster
7.0

Donna, Judith, and Bessie are sisters from an aristocratic family. Each of them keeps a secret, all fighting for love and peace of one another.

Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang

1989

Da Best of John en Marsha sa Pelikula poster
NR

The Best of John en Marsha sa Pelikula, Part II: Directed by Ading Fernando. With Dolphy, Nida Blanca, Rolly Quizon, Panchito.

Da Best of John en Marsha sa Pelikula

1984

Envy poster
8.0

The story follows Angeli, an orphan girl raised by a wealthy widower, Diony. Angeli's hardships as a child left her to be a possessive and selfish woman. Diony has only one son, Efraim. Angeli has adored Efraim since childhood. Efraim and his dad have made Angeli the apple of their eyes. Santina comes later in the picture and leaves Angeli vying head-to-head for the attention of his dad and the man he loves. Will Angeli win over Santina's delicate charm? Or will she be forced to accept where she really came from? Will Efraim pick Angeli over Santina?

Envy

1987

Gorio en Tekla poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gorio en Tekla

1989

Ang Boyfriend Kong Kano poster
NR

In this riotous comedy, Italian import model-turned-actor Dani Diovanni plays an abandoned half-American teenager who catches the fancy of screwball Maricel Soriano who plays the role of a comely lass from Pagsanjan.

Ang Boyfriend Kong Kano

1983

Super Inday And The Golden Bibe poster
7.5

a film by Luciano B. Carlos.

Super Inday And The Golden Bibe

1988

I Have Three Hands poster
9.0

Four professionals — three men and a woman — leave their respective jobs to work as domestics in a rich household, where the master’s four children initially make their lives miserable.

I Have Three Hands

1985

Maria Went To Town! poster
6.0

a film by Luciano B. Carlos.

Maria Went To Town!

1987

Sa Akin pa rin ang Bukas poster
9.5

A story about three girls struggling to find a better life in the city by working as maids in a house of a wealthy family. Carmela discovers a very important secret about her life when she met Crising, the loyal servant of the family. Yasmin fell in love with her master's son, Willi, but was distraught when Willie couldn't stand up for her and their unborn child. While Noemi who ran away from her mother to reach for her dreams, pretends to belong to a rich clan when she met a guy she likes.

Sa Akin pa rin ang Bukas

1988

Selfish Desires poster
8.0

Clarissa is an ambitious young woman born to a poor family. She is later adopted by her rich godmother after a tragedy. Determined to escape a life of poverty, she uses everyone around her, including her friends and family, in her relentless pursuit of wealth and power.

Selfish Desires

1984

My Heart Belongs To Daddy poster
9.0

A teen-aged daughter who idolizes her father finds it difficult to get attracted to guys of her age.

My Heart Belongs To Daddy

1982

Where Will the Morning Come? poster
8.3

After years of trying to have a son, a couple finally decides to adopt one. While Shayne their only child is receptive at first, she finds herself getting increasingly jealous of Joel who has become the couple's center of attention. Shayne realizes that her adopted brother is no threat at all when he demonstrates his affection for her. But just when harmony is restored in the family, tragedy strikes during a beach excursion.

Where Will the Morning Come?

1983

1970s · 7 titles

Series credits

Lavender Fields poster
7.3

The life of a simple flower farm girl is shattered when she falls for a charming accountant, who turns out to be a married gun cartel member. Targeted for his stolen money, she loses everything she holds dear and reinvents herself to seek justice.

Lavender Fields

2024

The Law of Revenge poster
NR

Witness the lives of two opposing women, which triggers the great controversy between their two opposing families as they are entangled in a web of lies, mysteries, secrets, intrigues, betrayals, conspiracies, and shocking revelations.

The Law of Revenge

2020

Pieces of Paradise poster
6.3

A con artist takes on the job of pretending to be one of the long-lost sisters of a young and rich woman. As she navigates a world of cunning and lies, she learns about right and wrong, love and family, and spectacular truths about herself.

Pieces of Paradise

2023

The General's Daughter poster
8.2

2nd LT Rhian Bonifacio is a Military Nurse for the AFP and is dedicated in saving lives. But she has a secret. She's a spy, trained by her very own father, Tiago, to exact revenge against his enemy, Marcial, a general of the army. She will be wedged between the two forces because of her love for her family.

The General's Daughter

2019

Rainbow Rumble poster
NR

A Philippine game show created by ABS-CBN Studios & 3NITHINK.

Rainbow Rumble

2024

Drag Race Philippines poster
7.7

The hit global drag phenomenon is now in the Philippines! Watch as 12 iconic queens slay and race to the finish line and compete to be the first ever Drag Race Superstar from the Philippines. It’s the Filipinos’ time to shine, henny... and you ain’t seen nothing yet!

Drag Race Philippines

2022

Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real

2014

Vietnam Rose poster
7.0

Vietnam Rose is a television series that was aired on the Philippine station, ABS-CBN.

Vietnam Rose

2005

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

Florinda poster
NR

Florinda is an ABS-CBN weekly mini-series format adapted from the movie of the same title originally starred by Susan Roces in 1973. This is the third installment of Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection.

Florinda

2009

John en Shirley poster
NR

John en Shirley was a sitcom aired weekly on ABS-CBN. The show was a spin-off from the original John En Marsha, which was the longest-running primetime comedy sitcom in Philippine television history. On 2006, the classic 70's sitcom was revived on ABS-CBN under the new title, John En Shirley. Dolphy and Maricel were the only ones from the original cast. One of the original cast members, Evelyn Bontogon as Matutina and Isko Salvador as Isko, made an appearance on one of the episodes.

John en Shirley

2006