Maricel Soriano

Maricel Soriano

Birth : 1965-02-25,

History

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.

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Maricel Soriano
Maricel Soriano
Maricel Soriano
Maricel Soriano

Movies

In His Mother's Eyes
"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.
The Heiress
Auntie Luna
The 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, Guila.
My 2 Mommies
An accidental affair leads to an extraordinary story of a unique family set up where the two characters play mother to the same child.
Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin
Cora Catacutan
Divided into three "short films", each one pokes fun to a particular genre. Episode 1: Bala Sa Bala, Kamao Sa Kamao, Satsat Sa Satsat. Episode 2: Shake, Shaker, Shakest. Episode 3: Asawa ni Marie.
Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy
Pia
Quadruplet siblings (two boys and two girls) played by Vice Ganda were separated after birth when their grandmother steals two of the siblings (a boy and a girl) away from their mother. The stolen siblings lived a comfortable life in the US, not knowing that their mother and siblings, a gay and a lesbian, struggled to make ends meet in the Philippines. When the boy develops hepatitis that requires him to have a liver transplant from a compatible donor, their father tells them about their siblings in the Philippines, who may be possible candidates as donors. But once the siblings finally meet, pent up resentment and animosity between the girl and the gay siblings, has threatened the chances of the boy sibling's survival.
Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki
Saleslady
Bekikang is left and abandoned with a baby boy by friend, Fortunato. He loves and raises the child as his own flesh and blood. When things are going so well between Bekikang and the child, Fortunato and the mother of the child after years of absence reappear to take the child back.
Momzillas
Clara
Maricel Soriano and Eugene Domingo co-star with Billy Crawford and Andi Eigenmann as lovers set to get married. However, theres one stumbling block: Their mothers (that is, Maricel and Eugene) are against it. The two moms are revealed to be mortal enemies because in their younger years they fell in love with the same man. The young lovers hatch a plan to reconcile their feuding moms. The tragedy: The mothers get lost in a remote island where they are forced to work together and settle their issues if they have to survive. They do become friends again. What they dont know is that their children are on the brink of separation.
D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!?
Female Partner
Two brothers become rivals in the affections of the same woman. Their rivalry tears them apart, and causes one of them to be heartbroken. But the two are forced to reunite in order to protect their family from a greedy businessman.
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Mariel
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.
The Aswang Phenomenon
Herself
What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real. In the Philippines for the last 400 years, the 'aswang' has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Church, the Philippine Administration, and even the CIA.
Last Supper No. 3
Clerk
Assistant Production Designer Wilson Nañawa is tasked to look for a Last Supper to use as a prop for a TV commercial. He finds three, but loses the one owned by Gareth Pugeda. What happens next changes Wilson forever as he spends the next two years entangled in bureaucracy and red tape facing estafa and serious physical injury charges. How will this ordinary man fare against a system he knows nothing about? Will justice prevail for Wilson? Or will he be imprisoned for the loss of Last Supper No. 3?
T2
Claire
A 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.
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
Eden
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! is a 2007 Regal Productions movie starring Maricel Soriano and Eric Quizon. The movie is one of the official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival.
A Love Story
Joanna Villanueva
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.
Paraiso: Tatlong Kwento ng Pag-asa
Jocelyn Llorente
Three uplifting stories of faith, compassion and courage provide the framework for this inspirational film. First, Jocelyn (Maricel Soriano), 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 (Cesar Montano) decides to build a village in the Philippines in memory of his wife, who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. - Maricel Soriano, Cesar Montano, Ricky Davao
Inang Yaya
Norma
Norma has to balance her love and attention for the two special people in her life: her daughter and her ward.
Numbalikdiwa
Portia / Karissa
Mystery surrounds all the characters and seemingly ordinary events become suspenseful and thrilling as the fate of two souls forever intertwined, affect destiny, change life… cause death.
I Will Survive
Cynthia
Four disparate friends one a homosexual strive to be wonderful spouses and parents, yet despite good intentions, they all struggle with personal dramas. While Cynthia and her husband are no longer intimate, Mylene has learned her spouse is sleeping around. In the meantime, Louise fears her daughter isn't pretty enough, and gay foster father Mandy must come out of the closet.
Filipinas
Yolanda Filipinas
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.
Mano Po
Vera Go
During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, young Chinese copra trader named Fong-Huan marries Elisa, a young and pretty Filipina. The couples children, Daniel and Linda, were raised in a mixture of Chinese and Filipino-Hispanic tradition. These richly cultured people are the ancestors of a dysfunctional third-generation family whose daughters tell their own stories of joy, struggle, and the complex realities in the life of Filipino Chinese families.
Mila
Mila Cabangon
A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions that remain unanswered.
Abandonada
Gemma
After finishing prison sentence in Canada and came back to the Philippines, Gemma wants to recover her son after she was abandoned by her husband, Edwin. To do so, she worked as a nanny and was hired by Cindy, new wife of her husband. Being closer to her son in this household, she plans to escape with her son.
Tunay Na Mahal
Casilda
Casilda diagnosed with terminal cancer, has a few months to live. She finds a way for her husband to become close to a beautiful woman with the same guts and forbearance of her caliber. One she can leave all of her loved ones with when it’s time for her to go. Then, the unexpected happens…
Soltera
Sandra Valdez
Sandra, a 35-year-old wedding coordinator who sees her uneventful life turned upside down when she falls for the much-younger Eric.
Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib
Mariel
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.
Sige, Subukan Mo
Panyang
Caught in the evil schemes of a politician, David decides that loyalty to an evil boss is not the way to go. His decision to break away leads him to Panyang, another victim of Cong. Leon Manalo.
Kung Ayaw Mo, Huwag Mo!
Doris
Doris is a loving yet strict sister to Ditas, who could not make decisions on her own. Doris has always treated her younger sister like a child to the point that Ditas feels smothered by her sister’s attention. One day Doris gets impressed with a young cab driver Miko who volunteered to fix her eatery’s broken electric fuse box. Doris hires him as Ditas’ official school service driver. Ditas initially protested but she yielded to her sister’s demand nonetheless. The two then started to secretly date each other. On the other hand, Doris’ world was turned upside down when her ex-flame Mike showed up to her. Because of Mike’s persistence Doris decided to open up her heart for the second time. However, as the two sisters’ respective romantic relationship become stable, Doris learned about Ditas’ affair with Miko.
Where the Heart Is
Joy
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.
Minsan Lamang Magmamahal
A single mom struggles to raise her son.
Sabi Mo Mahal Mo Ako, Wala Ng Bawian
Roselle
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.
Abot-Kamay Ang Pangarap
Elana
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.
Ama, Ina, Anak
Marilen Alvarez
A married couple decides to adopt a baby girl and raise her as their own, but internal family problems arise when the two are blessed with a biological child.
Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko Rin!
Sally
Mac is a family man who works as an agent of the government (NISA). He is tasked to secure the surroundings of the venue and protect the delegates of the upcoming APEC Summit event. Due to the nature of his job, Mac almost always misses out on the important family. His wife Sally has had it nearly up to her neck in being patient with him. One day Sally sees Mac in a restaurant with a girl. She immediately flames from rage and jealousy. Little does she know that Mac plays undercover toward a suspected terrorist, a voluptuous, lady. Sally thought that her husband is having an affair with the woman and made a scene in the restaurant. Sally declares to end their relationship as husband and wife discreetly in consideration of their son’s feelings.
Ang Tange Kong Pag-ibig
Amanda Moran
A florist has a married man for a boyfriend.
Dahas
Luisa
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. Poor Luisa is a battered victim and reacts chillingly. Tit for tat. Fire against fire. Dreams become nightmares, love turns to rage.
Sa Piling Ng Aswang
Marines
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.
Inagaw Mo ang Lahat sa Akin
Jacinta
In a quiet, rural Filipino village, sibling rivalry continues through adulthood for two sisters and finally tears their family apart.
Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita
Karina Ranchez
A 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.
Vampira
Paz / Cara
Cara is on a mission to break the curse that has haunted her family for generations. During her efforts to break the curse and save her family, Cara falls in love.
Separada
Melissa
Melissa, a successful advertising executive believed she has a perfect life with her husband Dodie and two children Vincent and Jenny. What she did not know is that her husband has fallen out of love with her and is seeing another woman named Sandy. Sandy confronted Melissa and told her to give up Dodie because she has been impregnated by him. Melissa tried to win her relationship with Dodie however, the latter chose Sandy over her. Their marital break-up almost shattered her. But with the help of her kids and friends Melissa learns to be self-sufficient. In the long run, she learns to move on with her life and overcoming the challenge of single parenthood.
Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin
Terry
A close friendship between two women is shattered when one of them seeks temporary solace in the other's husband.
Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan
A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.
Manchichiritchit
Dorie
A wacky and hilarious misadventures of a trio of swindlers who chance upon Isko, a man from the countryside who is planning to work overseas but duped on his money by the flirty Dorie together with his accomplices Elvis and Ricky. More trouble ensues when they took custody of Don Sebastian's grand daughters, Brenda and Donna when Don Sebastian was killed by his assailants whose life was saved earlier by the swindlers. Now they will run for their lives because the assailants goes after the wealth left behind by Don Sebastian to her granddaughters.
Ikaw Pa Lang Ang Minahal
Adela
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.
Dobol Dribol
Estefan
About basketball and love
Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik
Malou
A 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.
Leon at Tigre
Alice
Good friends (Maricel Soriano & Rene Requiestas) bent on becoming cops always end up getting on each others nerves. One ends up as a Jeepney Driver and the other as a Traffic Enforcer. This inevitably reunites them in all sorts of crazy situations. - Written by ledster
John en Marsha Ngayon '91
Mga Kuwento ng Pag-ibig
Gorio en Tekla
Gorio / Gregory
Tomorrow Is Still Mine
Carmela
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.
Super Inday And The Golden Bibe
Inday / Super Inday
a film by Luciano B. Carlos.
Babaing Hampaslupa
Remedios
A story of redemption and love starring the Philippines' very own Diamond Star, Maricel Soriano.
Stupid Cupid
Bianca (segment "Horror Honeymoon")
An anthology film featuring the biggest tandem love teams in Philippine cinema.
Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa
Angeli
It is a story of Angeli (Maricel Soriano), an orphan girl raised by a wealthy widower, Diony (Eddie Garcia). Angeli's hardships as a child left her to be a possesive and selfish woman. Diony has an only son, Efraim (Gabby Concepcion). Angeli adores Efraim since childhood. Efraim and his dad have made Angeli the apple of their eyes. Santina (Lorna Tolentino) 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?
Maria Went To Town!
Maria / Marie / Mary
a film by Luciano B. Carlos.
Jack en Poy: Hale-Hale Hoy!
as
Comedy movie starring Maricel Soriano, William Martinez and Roderick Paulate.
Batang Quiapo
Maria
In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".
Inday-Inday sa Balitaw
Inday
Abandoned by her mother, Inday suffers many hardships during her childhood. She tries to despise her mother, Monina, who seems to not care that she left her child years earlier.
Horsey-horsey: Tigidig-tigidig
Belinda / Tentay
The Graduates
Life unfolds into the different young men and women coming off fresh out of college.
When I Fall In Love
Tales of young, romantic love intertwine and reflect both the idealism and the naivete of youth.
John en Marsha Tnt sa Amerika
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.
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Ana
After a string of unsuccessful relationships, Corina married Teddy, an old widow whose daughter, Ana and sister Julita never approved of his new wife. An assertive young stepmother, a rebellious stepdaughter, and a working wife whose career provides tension between the wife and her husband are the portraits of the strong-willed woman of the 1980s.
Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang
Cathy
Anthology features three family-friendly fantasy / horror tales; "Sleeping Beauty," "Zombies" and "Querubin: Maria Leonora Theresa." It's an adaptation of the radio drama series written by Severino Reyes, which was popular in the 1950s.
Inday Bote
Inda Vargas
a film by Luciano B. Carlos.
Hinugot sa Langit
Carmen Castro
A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants.
John en Marsha '85 sa Probinsya
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."
Anak Ni Waray Vs Anak Ni Biday
Amy
a film by Maryo J. De Los Reyes.
Selfish Desires
Clarissa Rosales
A story of an young girl who tries to escape from memories of the past and while doing so she alienates herself from her family. Since she was a little girl, Clarissa has always wanted to get out of the slums that she lives in. She has always been close to her rich god-mother Monina Gardamonte and to Monina's daughter, Therese. Too close in fact that she confides to her god-mother more than to her own mother, Naty and her elder sister, Nancy. Because of her closeness to her god-mother, Clarissa tasted the high life and has always wanted to be a part of it. When she grew up, she became more determined to be a part of high society, and Clarissa takes every opportunity at all cost to achieve her desires.
Daddy's Little Darlings
Honey
Teenage Marriage
Two teenage couples realize that marriage isn't child's play and takes maturity and selflessness, as well as love, to make it work.
Minsan, May Isang Ina
A mother juggles her family's dying publishing house along with her troubled relationship with her three daughters.
Daddy Knows Best
Saan Darating Ang Umaga?
Shayne Rodrigo
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.
Pepe en Pilar
Pilar
Dim-witted Pilar flies to the US after winning the Miss California Soy Sauce contest. Excited to find her long lost sister, Pilar finds herself helpless upon her arrival in the land of milk and honey until she meets Pepe, her handsome "flight mate."
Summer Holiday
STUDENTS FROLIC ON THE BEACH TO UNWIND AFTER ALMOST A YEAR OF SCHOOLING, SIGNALING THE ADVENT OF THE GRAND VACATION.
I Love You, I Hate You
Ditas
Maricel Soriano plays the role of a young woman pursued by two suitors whose respective qualities make it difficult for her to choose one over the other.
Dancing Master 2: Macao Connection
Hindi Kita Malimot
Celia
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.
Mother Dear
Via
This film probes into the minds and hearts of illegitimate children and their mothers.
Galawgaw
Olga
The life of tomboy tricycle driver Olga gets thrown for a loop when she collides with the rich Truman, who then makes it his mission to win her heart.
My Heart Belongs To Daddy
A teen-aged daughter who idolizes her father finds it difficult to get attracted to guys of her age.
Schoolgirls
Ella
Maricel, Dina, and Snooky are in for exciting times as they hit the college campus! They meet cute guys, join organizations, fall in love with their professor, and get into all sorts of mess.
Summer Love
50's melodies provide the soundtrack to this classic that had fans swooning and rooting for their respective idols, eventually rolling down the aisles towards the riotous ending.
Pabling
Maya
A playboy meets his match in a sassy girl.
Age Doesn't Matter
a film by Mike Relon Makiling.
Bilibid Boys
Steve's Friend
The movie portrays wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary.
Under-age
Cecilia
Three Sisters Corazon,Cecilia and Celina are students of the school. Corazon allways never think about men until a pouplar student came for her Second Sister Cecilia was rebellous kid who was with A Handsome teacher Professor David who having a girlfriend but he fall in love with Cecilia and Third sister Celina who nickname Diva by male admirers who fall in love with Migs however they faced real world to become women.
Dancing Master
John & Marsha '77
John en Marsha movie.
Omeng Satanasia
Due to numerous failures, an aging scientist who is trying to create a formula to bring back his youth decided to sell his soul to a gay demon and must find true love within a year.
John & Marsha sa Amerika (Part Two)
John & Marsha
John and Marsha first movie.
Captain Barbell
Tenteng, a bullied wimp who dreams of being a strongman, gains superpowers from a magical barbell.
Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpay
Re-Live
Rowena, 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.