Paulo Avelino

Acting

Paulo Avelino

Born 1988-05-13 · Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines

Paulo Avelino (born Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino on 13 May 1988) is a Filipino actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in the films Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa (2011), I'm Drunk, I Love You (2017), Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (2018), Fan Girl (2020), and My Love Will Make You Disappear (2025). Avelino won Best Actor for Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa at the Gawad Urian Awards in 2012. He is also a three-time FAMAS nominee. He founded his own film company, WASD Films, in 2021.

Acting credits

The Wedding poster
6.6

Lia is set to marry Cebu's most eligible bachelor and mayoral candidate Philip. Conflict begins when Lia's ex boyfriend Wado works for them in a project that will potentially help Philip win the elections.

The Wedding

2018

Goyo: The Boy General poster
7.0

With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after the bloody death of General Antonio Luna. The conflicted philosophies behind the heroic struggle continue and become personified in the colorful character of General Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar.

Goyo: The Boy General

2018

Fan Girl poster
6.5

A starstruck girl sneaks into an actor’s house and discovers a horrifying truth about her idol.

Fan Girl

2020

Zack Tabudlo: Episode poster
NR

A collection of OPM singer-songwriter Zack Tabudlo's most personal experiences. Those experiences are put into stories, stories put into songs, and songs brought to life through a series of fourteen music videos with different narratives about love, heartbreak, happiness, and loneliness. Collectively, these are narratives that demand the viewer to feel, to confront, and to heal.

Zack Tabudlo: Episode

2021

Lakambini, Gregoria de Jesus poster
NR

Beloved by revolutionaries Andres Bonifacio and Julio Nakpil, Lakambini Gregoria de Jesus' quest for justice mirrors the film's journey to reclaim the legacy of a forgotten heroine.

Lakambini, Gregoria de Jesus

2025

Heneral Luna poster
7.7

Set during the Philippine-American War, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.

Heneral Luna

2015

The Unmarried Wife poster
5.0

A woman is torn between trying to save her failing marriage or pursuing the possibility of a new love.

The Unmarried Wife

2016

The Dance of Two Left Feet poster
8.5

An unconventional love triangle that springs from a college student’s infatuation with his much older dance teacher. Wanting her attention, he asked the class beadle for dance training. Little did he know that he is in love with him.

The Dance of Two Left Feet

2011

Yesterday Today Tomorrow poster
3.8

It’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

Resureksyon poster
NR

An OFW returns to the Philippines in a coffin; the deceased woman resurges from the dead, terrorizing her hometown.

Resureksyon

2015

Elevator poster
3.0

Trapped inside the elevator of a hotel casino complex, a lowly elevator boy falls in love with his investor's mistress that forces him to choose between his love for her, or his dreams for a better future.

Elevator

2024

Pagpag: Nine Lives poster
7.0

The movie follows a group of teenagers that are terrorized by an evil spirit. The film revolves around the traditional Filipino belief that one should never go home directly after visiting a wake since it risks bringing evil spirits or the deceased to one's home.

Pagpag: Nine Lives

2013

A Perfect Marriage poster
NR

Upcoming film by Dan Villegas.

A Perfect Marriage

I'm Drunk, I Love You poster
7.3

Days before graduation, two college best friends go on one last road trip where they settle how they really feel for each other.

I'm Drunk, I Love You

2017

Devotion poster
10.0

Mando, a Bikolano devotee of Ina, Virgin of Peñafrancia, Patroness of Bikolandia, injures himself in the middle of the forest at the foot of the Mayon Volcano. He will be nursed back to health by a mysterious woman, Salome. They will eventually fall in love with each other. But when Mando invites her to come with him to the plains, Salome refuses, saying a curse prohibits her from leaving the forest. Salome holds a secret that will devastate Mando’s love for her. Meanwhile, Mando relies on his devotion to the Virgin of Peñafrancia to lift the curse, making him realize just how inextricably linked are the virtues of love and faith.

Devotion

2013

Sana Dati poster
7.0

Andrea Gonzaga is about to marry a man she doesn’t love when a mysterious guest arrives and suddenly reminds her of the man she truly loves.

Sana Dati

2013

Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion poster
6.0

The first part follows four cousins who gathered together to receive their own 5 million peso inheritance from their dead uncle, and the responsibility of taking care of his comic book creations. The second part follows an army special unit trying to survive from a horde of zombies. The third and last part follows a couple who became survivors when the aliens invaded Earth.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion

2012

Ngayon Kaya poster
9.0

Harold a shy college student from the province who develops a close bond and a secret love for his friend AM, a rich city girl who is passionate about her dreams. Because of their contrasting personalities, Harold is disillusioned and AM is idealistic and complications in their personal lives, the two never get past the “more than friends but less than lovers” stage and eventually separate. Now reunited after five years, AM and Harold spend fleeting hours wandering around their old haunts and wondering about their old selves, making Harold’s next-day flight the biggest “what if” of their lives.

Ngayon Kaya

2022

The Portrait poster
6.7

A musical tale about two impoverished sisters' anguish over whether or not to sell the final masterpiece of their recluse father days before the second world war, in Manila.

The Portrait

2018

Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel poster
7.0

The film is set before the events of Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme wherein the twins are seen disputing the ownership of the family corporation. The film was inspired by the James Bond film series in terms of musical score and visual effects.

Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel

2013

The Bride and the Lover poster
3.7

In the story, Vivian is sole heir to a business empire. Sheila is Vivian's friend who is a lifestyle magazine editor. Meanwhile, Philip is the hottest bachelor in town engaged to be wed to Vivian. However, a scandalous revelation tears the three characters' worlds apart. Time passes by and the supposed bride becomes the lover and the supposed lover is now the bride.

The Bride and the Lover

2013

Status: It's Complicated! poster
5.7

Two best friends swap lifestyles to test their differing views on love and relationships, leading to unexpected romantic entanglements.

Status: It's Complicated!

2013

No artwork available
NR

The sequel to JP Habac's "I'm Drunk, I Love You."

I Love You, I Do

Aswang poster
4.5

In this movie, the abuwak race is being threatened by extinction. The only way they can grow in numbers again is through the rare ability that only the soon-to-be queen of the abuwaks, Hasmin (Lovi Poe) possesses.

Aswang

2011

Behind the camera