Cherie Gil
Acting
Biography
Born Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann on 21 June 1963. Cherie Gil was a Filipino actress and is the daughter of Filipino singer-actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, and sister of fellow actors, Michael de Mesa and Mark Gil. She began her career as a child actress at the age of 9, and has received numerous accolades throughout her career. She is best known for her role as Lavinia Arguelles in Bituing Walang Ningning
Born: June 21, 1963
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Known For
Baka Siguro Yata
An intertwined love stories within a dysfunctional extended family for three generations. It tells how each generation understands and perceives the idea of love.
Kahit Wala Ka Na
A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son.
Circus
Miko and Mia, ran away with a travelling circus to escape a person who is after them. After their parents disappeared, they rely on the protection of a group of circus performers that include a magician, a fire-breather, an acrobat, a strongman, and a clairvoyant. They will discover that their new circus family is a group of magical folk in disguise.
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.
Oro, Plata, Mata
The story follows the Lorenzos and the Ojedas, the two land-owning clans in the island province of Negros, who were trying to cope and survive the war that lasted three tumultuous years, where they experienced or witnessed violence, blood, horror, and death. It is structured into three parts: Oro, a life of luxury and comfort in the city; Plata, a still-luxurious time of refuge in a provincial hacienda; and finally, Mata, a toilsome retreat deeper into the mountains. A war not only turned them into miserable people but also turned them into animals.
Barangay 143
Barangay 143 follows the coming of age story of a young man in search of a father and how he finds an unlikely family in a team of misfits trying to bring glory to their hometown. It's a story about love and family set against the action-packed world of street basketball, where the stakes are always high and life is the biggest game you can win.
The Bit Player
A socio-realist drama-comedy film, it follows a seemingly usual day in the life of Loida Malabanan as she embarks on yet another shooting day of a soap opera as an extra. As the shoot goes on, we get a glimpse of the truth in the ruling system of the production as well as the exploitation of the marginalized laborers like her.
A Moment In Time
A painter's new muse becomes his nemesis when he discovers her connection to his past.
Manila by Night
The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution.
Immortal
Vilma Santos and Christopher De Leon portray two star crossed lovers, meeting each other across several lifetimes, hoping that in each cycle they can break down the walls that keep them apart.
Filmography
as Self
as Zaina Guimba
as Dr. Gina Sampaguita
as Kiki / Rina
as Lady Customer
as Sophia Rivera (voice)
as Helena Sanchez-Montenegro
as Helen
as Lara / La Ora
as Female Tikbalang
as Luciana Marchesa
as Tita Malena
as Regina
as Cherie Gil / Doña Beatriz
as Marietta Beltran
as Karen Linden
as Martina
as Stella Salcedo
as Herself
as Eva Altamirano-Alcantara
as Martha
as Yvonne Ledesma
as Veronne
as Amanda dela Vega
as Mme. Tanya
as Ayessa White / Frosta
as Becky
as Philomena "Menang" Medel
as Lastika
as Victoria Raymundo
as Jackie's Mom (segment "One Love")
as Carmela Gaston
as Star
as Miriam
as Marge
as Valentine
as Anya
as Shirley
as Donna Benitez
as Mimosa
as Angie
as Chari
as Zeny
as Susan
as Monique Versoza
as Marissa
as Edita
as Arriane Velez
as Lavinia Arguelles
as Special Sabet
as Karen
as Trining Ojeda
as Kaila
as Kano
as Chona
as Teresa
as Cathy Villaverde
as Elena
as Young Manda