Paulo Avelino

Acting

Paulo Avelino

Born

1988-05-13 (38)

Place of birth

Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines

Known for

Acting

Credits

52 titles

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.

Known for

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

Walang Hanggang Paalam poster
5.0

Estranged couple, Emman and Celine, is brought together by the disappearance of their son, Robbie, only to find the love that they have lost in the past.

Walang Hanggang Paalam

2020

Walang Hanggan poster
6.2

Walang Hanggan is a classic Philippine television drama aired by ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, featuring an ensemble cast. The series is loosely based on the 1991 Gomez-Zulueta film Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit, a film based on the Emily Brontë novel, Wuthering Heights. The drama became a huge hit maintaining the top spot in viewer ratings for most of its run, with its final episode on October 26, 2012 attaining its highest rating of 45.4% nationwide.

Walang Hanggan

2012

Flower of Evil poster
7.5

Daniel Villareal is trying to escape his tumultuous past. In a tragic event, he assumes the identity of Jacob del Rosario and starts life anew as a doting husband and family man to a homicide detective wife Iris Del Rosario. In a twist of events, his dark past as a suspected serial murderer catches up on him with his secrets unfolding. Detective Iris takes the lead on a case that will make his past catch up with the present, they will both stop at nothing to find out the truth and protect the life that they have built together even if it means going behind each other’s backs in order to do so.

Flower of Evil

2022

Honesto poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Honesto

2013

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim poster
8.3

A competent secretary and a narcissistic boss fall in love while uncovering a traumatic past that causes them to question whether their feelings are real or the result of a shared trauma.

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim

2024

Film credits

2020s · 8 titles

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

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

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

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

A Perfect Marriage poster
NR

An official entry to the 52nd Metro Manila Film Festival.

A Perfect Marriage

2026

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

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

Contra Mundum poster
NR

Contra Mundum: Ang All-star Concert ng "Ang Larawan" Ang Larawan follows the plight of unmarried sisters Candida and Paula Marasigan, the daughters of high-profile painter Don Lorenzo Marasigan. The story is set in Intramuros right before WWII.

Contra Mundum

2023

2010s · 18 titles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Resureksyon poster
NR

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

Resureksyon

2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lost Command poster
NR

When the government sends soldiers to Mindanao, the soldiers never came back, so another group of soldiers have been sent there to retrieve the lost group of soldiers. Shockingly, the missing soldiers have been transformed into aswangs or 'zombies'. While searching for them, some infected soldiers that were missing, got angry to the rescuers for abandoning them for years. So, the humans are in hot pursuit from the monsters

Lost Command

2012

Series credits

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

Walang Hanggang Paalam poster
5.0

Estranged couple, Emman and Celine, is brought together by the disappearance of their son, Robbie, only to find the love that they have lost in the past.

Walang Hanggang Paalam

2020

Walang Hanggan poster
6.2

Walang Hanggan is a classic Philippine television drama aired by ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, featuring an ensemble cast. The series is loosely based on the 1991 Gomez-Zulueta film Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit, a film based on the Emily Brontë novel, Wuthering Heights. The drama became a huge hit maintaining the top spot in viewer ratings for most of its run, with its final episode on October 26, 2012 attaining its highest rating of 45.4% nationwide.

Walang Hanggan

2012

Flower of Evil poster
7.5

Daniel Villareal is trying to escape his tumultuous past. In a tragic event, he assumes the identity of Jacob del Rosario and starts life anew as a doting husband and family man to a homicide detective wife Iris Del Rosario. In a twist of events, his dark past as a suspected serial murderer catches up on him with his secrets unfolding. Detective Iris takes the lead on a case that will make his past catch up with the present, they will both stop at nothing to find out the truth and protect the life that they have built together even if it means going behind each other’s backs in order to do so.

Flower of Evil

2022

Honesto poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Honesto

2013

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim poster
8.3

A competent secretary and a narcissistic boss fall in love while uncovering a traumatic past that causes them to question whether their feelings are real or the result of a shared trauma.

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim

2024

Ilumina poster
6.0

Ilumina is a fantasy-themed Philippine drama series about witchcraft, demonic possession,and sorcery directed by Mark A. Reyes and distributed by GMA Network. It premiered on August 2, 2010. The Show is Mentioned On Bubble Gang's Sketch, Cheche Bureche alongside Luna Mystika

Ilumina

2010

My Only Love poster
NR

My Only Love is a Philippine drama airing on GMA Network as the fifth instalment of Sine Novela. The original movie was released back in 1982.

My Only Love

2007

Marry Me, Marry You poster
3.8

A couple navigates the traditional expectations attached to marriage — that it extends beyond one’s partner, and includes their friends and family, too.

Marry Me, Marry You

2021

Bridges of Love poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bridges of Love

2015

Alakdana poster
5.0

Alakdana is an original fantasy-suspense drama series produce by GMA Network. It is topbilled by tween star Louise delos Reyes as Adana. Her leading men for this project are Paulo Avelino, Richie Paul Gutierrez and newcomer Alden Richards. Members of its cast include Jean Garcia, Matthew Mendoza, Jobelle Salvador, Jhoana Marie Tan, Perla Bautista, Racquel Montesa, and Ian de Leon. It will be directed by Mac Alejandre and premieres this January 24, 2011 on GMA′s Dramarama sa Hapon block replacing Ang Yaman ni Lola. The show premiered on January 26, 2011 on GMA Pinoy TV, 2 days after its original premiere. The show ended on May 13 and replaced by Blusang Itim.

Alakdana

2011

No artwork available
NR

Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita? or A Mother's Sacrifice is a Sine Novela produced by GMA Network starring real-life mother and daughter, Jean Garcia and Jennica Garcia with Iwa Moto, Dion Ignacio and Ariel Rivera. It is a remake of the drama film in the 1980s which starred Lorna Tolentino and the Rita Gomez. It is the 18th installment of Sine Novela. It is internationally aired through GMA Pinoy TV, which started on January 29, 2010, and ended on May 27, 2010.

Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita?

2010

No artwork available
NR

Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? or Second Chances is an Philippine suspense drama aired on GMA Network. This is the first starring roles of StarStruck Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal. This is a revival of a Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion movie from the mid 80's. The series was aired internationally, with a four-day delay, from March 6, 2009 until June 25, 2009 on GMA Pinoy TV.

Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?

2009

The Promise of Forever poster
NR

Not wanting to feel the pain of losing his loved ones over and over again, Nicolas, an immortal man, keeps himself from falling in love. As he goes through life alone, he meets Sophia, the woman who changes his life forever.

The Promise of Forever

2017

All My Life poster
NR

All My Life is a Philippine romantic drama from GMA Network starring Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal after their successful Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?. The series premiered on June 29, it tells the adventure love story of Jules and Romina. This is the first afternoon-primetime drama series in GMA.

All My Life

2009

Asintado poster
7.3

Asintado is a 2018 Philippine action drama television series starring Julia Montes, Shaina Magdayao, Paulo Avelino and Aljur Abrenica. The series was aired on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from January 15, 2018, to October 5, 2018, replacing Pusong Ligaw

Asintado

2018

No artwork available
NR

Ikaw ay Pag-Ibig is a Christmas special Philippine television mini drama series which airs on ABS-CBN. from November 21, 2011 to January 27, 2012 It topbills child actors Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Mutya Orquia & Louise Abuel. The show's previous name was Diyos Ay Pag-Ibig which is revert as a theme song of the said series. It replaced 100 Days to Heaven's time slot.

Ikaw Ay Pag-Ibig

2011

Kahit Konting Pagtingin poster
NR

Kahit Konting Pagtingin is a Philippine television drama that aired on ABS-CBN from January 28 to April 12, 2013 replacing Aryana and worldwide on TFC on January 29, 2013. Starring Angeline Quinto, Paulo Avelino, and Sam Milby.

Kahit Konting Pagtingin

2013

The Alibi poster
8.5

Vincent, an heir to a news empire, gets accused of killing his rival, Walter. To protect his reputation, he hires Stella, an escort with her own haunted past, to pose as his alibi. What begins as a transactional arrangement soon becomes dangerously real as their shared wounds and ambitions draw them together. But when they uncover the truth, the two are compelled to confront their true feelings.

The Alibi

2025

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

The Alibi: Ang Buong Katotohanan poster
NR

The Alibi: Ang Buong Katotohanan dives deeper into the intriguing love affairs of Stella and Vincent and the mystery involving the murder of Walter, which will lead to shocking plot twists and revelations.

The Alibi: Ang Buong Katotohanan

2026

No artwork available
NR

Boys Nxt Door was an award-winning youth oriented situation comedy from GMA Network. It was the second part of GMA Network's 57th Anniversary. The series premiered on June 24, 2007 and ended on January 13, 2008 with 31 one-hour episodes. The series is set to air on 8TV Malaysia - where it will be dubbed in Malay, Indonesia and it will be the first Philippine drama to air on KBS2 of South Korea - where it will be subtitled in English.

Boys Nxt Door

2007

No artwork available
NR

Upcoming Philippne-Korean television series.

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