
Acting
Maricel Soriano
Born 1965-02-25
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.
Acting credits
7.0A 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
8.0As current as today's headlines...the gripping saga of a small man's uphill fight against the dreadead Japanese mafia.
Yakuza Contract
1978
2.9The Heiress centers on the story of Luna, a mambabarang or a powerful demon sorceress, who will stop at nothing to keep to herself her young niece, Guia.
The Heiress
2019
7.3Quadruplets are split into pairs and raised apart by their parents. They meet as adults by accident and have a tough choice to make when one needs a liver transplant.
Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy
2013
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
NRAmid 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
10.0In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".
Batang Quiapo
1986
8.0A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.
Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan
1993
NRCharacters 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
NRRowena, a transgender actress returns to her home on Guam for her high school reunion’s “do-over week,” to live out a big regret… her childhood dream of becoming a cheerleader. But she must then confront a different kind of reunion, with her estranged family.
Re-Live: A Tale of an American Island Cheerleader
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7.3In a quiet, rural Filipino village, sibling rivalry continues through adulthood for two sisters and finally tears their family apart.
Harvest Home
1995
3.8It’s a story of people and their secrets that tear them apart...The movie follows a surprising decision that each family member will make in the aftermath of a tragedy… life changing decisions that will either lead them to a future lasting happiness, or one full of despair.
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
2011
9.0St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.
Clown
1986
6.0A Save an Orphan Volunteer is taking care of a young girl, who is being stalked by Engkantos, as the chase begins, the lives that surrounding them maybe at risk.
T2
2009
7.0After 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
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Pustahan Tayo Mahal Mo Ako
1995
3.9Ian 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
10.0Estela "Taray" Caluglog is a stern and faultfinding provincial girl who travels to the city to prepare her papers to become a domestic helper in Singapore. Once a sunglasses-wearing boy named Teroy accidentally bumps Taray with his motorcycle, Taray angrily chases after him with her switchblade. As further hijinks ensue, the two get to know each other and eventually fall in love.
Taray at Teroy
1988
4.3A love triangle involving a young woman who leaves her provincial boyfriend and newborn son to try her luck in Manila. She meets a man who promises to marry her and take care of her son.
Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik
1991
8.0Shirley'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
7.0A man who vows to fight for justice (Lito Lapid) and a hard-hitting TV reporter (Maricel Soriano) are forced to work together to escape the people who are after them.
Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita
1995
8.0A lover's vow of eternal love is vigorously tested by time.
No Other Love
1982
8.0Remedios, born and raised in poverty, is an ambitious young woman vows to rise above her origins.
Vagabond Woman
1988
3.0A 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