Hazel Orencio
Acting
Biography
Hazel Tapales Orencio (born September 21, 1986) is a Filipino character actress best known for her award-winning performances in Philippine New Wave films by director Lav Diaz such as Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon (From What is Before, 2014), Elehiya sa dumalaw mula sa himagsikan (Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution, 2011), and Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Season of the Devil, 2018).
Born: September 21, 1986
Known For
Bingoleras
Six single women and a priest's lives intersect when a bingo marathon is launched in their church for the barangay fiesta, turning expectations and relationships upside down and inside out.
From What Is Before
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad, and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire country under Martial Law.
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.
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
A young woman is held captive by her father and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, two men embark on a personal quest for buried treasure. However, both groups show signs of debilitating illness.
Century of Birthing
An artist struggles to finish his work while a storyline about a cult plays in his head. As the cult spirals towards a fundamentalism that will destroy the world, the artist decides to destroy his muse to redeem the world.
Flower of Evil
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.
Norte, the End of History
An embittered law student commits a brutal double murder; a family man takes the fall and is forced to take a harsh sentence; and a mother and her two children wander the countryside in search of some kind of redemption.
History of Ha
Puppeteer Hernando Alamada returns home, experiencing a bitter transition in the aftermath of the unexpected death of Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay. Communicating only using his puppet, he goes on a journey with a nun, a sex worker and a teenage boy to a remote island where gold has been discovered.
When the Waves Are Gone
One of the Philippines' top investigators, Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, faces a deep moral crossroads. As a firsthand witness of the murderous anti-drug campaign conducted by his force, his anxiety and guilt triggers a severe skin disease, and his healing process is fraught by his dark past.
Dirty Linen
To exact vengeance, a young woman infiltrates the household of an influential family as a housemaid to expose their dirty secrets. However, love will get in the way of her revenge plot.
Filmography
as Juana
as Narda
as Jane Liway
as Marites
as Matilde
as Mariposa
as Martha Officio
as Mariposa
as Teniente
as Oryang, Gregoria De Jesus
as Pacita
as Ading
as Oryang
as (voice)
as Florentina Hubaldo
as Crazy Woman/Virgin
as The visitor
as Paragon Secretary
as Sister Roberta
as Ana Molo