
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
6.6Lia 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
7.0With 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
6.5A starstruck girl sneaks into an actor’s house and discovers a horrifying truth about her idol.
Fan Girl
2020
NRA 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
NRBeloved 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
7.7Set 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
5.0A woman is torn between trying to save her failing marriage or pursuing the possibility of a new love.
The Unmarried Wife
2016
8.5An 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
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
NRAn OFW returns to the Philippines in a coffin; the deceased woman resurges from the dead, terrorizing her hometown.
Resureksyon
2015
3.0Trapped 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
7.0The 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
NRUpcoming film by Dan Villegas.
A Perfect Marriage
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7.3Days 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
10.0Mando, 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
7.0Andrea 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
6.0The 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
9.0Harold 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
6.7A 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
7.0The 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
3.7In 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
5.7Two best friends swap lifestyles to test their differing views on love and relationships, leading to unexpected romantic entanglements.
Status: It's Complicated!
2013
The sequel to JP Habac's "I'm Drunk, I Love You."
I Love You, I Do
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4.5In 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