Filipino actress Angel Aquino has appeared in film, television, and stage productions. She made her screen debut with a minor role in the action drama Mumbaki (1996), and appeared in supporting roles in the dramas Goodbye America (1997), Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? (1998), and Serafin Geronimo (1998). Her first television appearance was as a presenter of the lifestyle show F! (1999). In 2000, Aquino had her breakthrough in the erotic drama Laro sa Baga, for which she received a Star Award for Best Supporting Actress. She made her stage debut in 2002 with the Folk Arts Theater production of Eve Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues, portraying a Bosnian woman subjected to rape.

Aquino's profile continued to grow in the 2000s as she took on starring roles in two critically acclaimed films. She featured as a professional mourner in Mark Meily's comedy drama Crying Ladies (2003), and played a cancer-stricken woman in Adolfo Alix's drama Donsol (2006). Both films were submissions by the Philippines for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 77th and 80th Academy Awards, respectively. During this period, she presented the lifestyle magazine show Us Girls (2006), and had minor roles in the fantasy series Etheria (2005), Captain Barbell (2006), and Darna (2009). Aquino received acclaim and an Asian Television Award nomination for her portrayal of a villainous fashion designer in the revenge drama series Magkaribal (2010). In 2012, she took on the lead role in the horror film Amorosa, and starred with Isabelle Huppert in the psychological thriller Captive.

In 2013, she earned two Gawad Urian Award nominations for her roles as a transgender woman in the drama film Porno and a woman desired by a teenage girl in the coming-of-age drama Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita, winning Best Supporting Actress for the latter. That year, she portrayed an assassin's wife in the crime thriller On the Job, which was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Also in 2013, she returned to the stage in the local production of Patrick Marber's play Closer. For her performance as the main villain in the suspense drama series Apoy sa Dagat (2013), Aquino won the Golden Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress. Two years later, she played a vindictive antagonist in the family drama series And I Love You So (2015). She appeared in Lav Diaz's historical fantasy drama A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery, which won the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2017, Aquino portrayed the military intelligence officer Brig. Gen. Diana Olegario in the action drama series Ang Probinsyano. She starred as a gambling-addicted woman who becomes entangled in a murder plot with her family in the revenge drama series Dirty Linen (2023).

Film {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ |- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | |- |1996 !scope=row| Mumbaki

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |1999 !scope=row| Wansapanataym

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |1997 !scope=row| Goodbye America

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |1998 !scope=row| Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa?

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |1998 !scope=row| Serafin Geronimo

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |1998 !scope=row| Sana Pag-ibig Na

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |1999 !scope=row| Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2000 !scope=row| Minsan, Minahal Kita

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2000 !scope=row| Daddy O, Baby O!

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2000 !scope=row| Laro sa Baga

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2001 !scope=row| La Vida Rosa

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2001 !scope=row| Angels

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2003 !scope=row| Crying Ladies

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2004 !scope=row| Beautiful Life

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2004 !scope=row| Evolution of a Filipino Family

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2005 !scope=row| ICU Bed No. 7

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2006 !scope=row| Ina, Anak, Pamilya | align=center| | |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2006 !scope=row| Nasaan si Francis?

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2006 !scope=row| Summer Heat | | Also known as Kaleldo |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2006 !scope=row| Donsol

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2006 !scope=row| Ang Pamana: The Inheritance | align=center| | |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2007 !scope=row| Faces of Love | align=center| | |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2007 !scope=row| Siquijor: Mystic Island

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2008 !scope=row| Botelya

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2008 !scope=row| God Only Knows | | Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2009 !scope=row| Soliloquy | | Also known as Biyaheng Lupa |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2009 !scope=row| I Love You, Goodbye

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2012 !scope=row| Biktima

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2012 !scope=row| Amorosa

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2012 !scope=row| 1945 | | Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2012 !scope=row| Captive

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2013 !scope=row| On the Job

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2013 !scope=row| Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2013 !scope=row| Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2014 !scope=row| Astray | | Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2014 !scope=row| Ibong Adarna: the Pinoy Adventure

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2014 !scope=row| Once a Princess

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2014 !scope=row| Bawat Sandali

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2015 !scope=row| Old Skool

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2016 !scope=row| | | Also known as Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2017 !scope=row| Tatlong Bibe

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2017 !scope=row| Sa Gabing Nanahimik ang mga Kuliglig

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2018 !scope=row| Glorious

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2018 !scope=row| Season of the Devil

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2019 !scope=row| Motel Acacia

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2019 !scope=row| Akin Ang Korona

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2019 !scope=row| Kaputol

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2023 !scope=row| A Very Good Girl | Mercedes Novela | |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2024 !scope=row| Silig | | Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2025 !scope=row| Fatherland

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2025 !scope=row| Cinemartyrs

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2025 !scope=row| April | | Released in Taiwan as 丟包阿公到我家 |style="text-align:center;"| |- |2025 !scope=row| Unmarry

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2026 !scope=row| Until She Remembers

|style="text-align:center;"| |- |2026 !scope=row| Ganito, Ganyan, Ganoon | | Netflix film |style="text-align:center;"|

Television +Key Denotes shows that have not yet been aired + Year Title Role Notes 19992006 F! Host1999 Tabing Ilog 20012003 Recuerdo de Amor 2004 Hiram 2004 Marinara 2005 Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia 20062012 Us Girls Host2006–2007 Captain Barbell 2006 Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas 2007 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Bag"2007 Tablescape: Life On A Plate Host2007 Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik 2008 Iisa Pa Lamang Guest role 2008 Lobo Guest role 2008 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Medyas"2009 All About Eve 2009 Darna Guest role2010 Magkaribal 2011 Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin Guest role2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Tungkod"20112012 Maria la del Barrio 2012 Wansapanataym Episode: "Maan Tukin"2012 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Manika"2013 Wansapanataym Episode: "Si Paolo at Apollo"2013 Genesis Guest role2013 Apoy Sa Dagat 2013 Wansapanataym Episode: "My Fairy Kasambahay" 20132014 Honesto 2014 Ikaw Lamang 20142015 Bagito 2015 Wansapanataym Episode: "Yamishita's Treasures"2015 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Class Card"2015 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Medical Record"2015 Wish Ko Lang! Episode: "Lubid"2015 All of Me Guest role 20152016 And I Love You So 2016 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Picture" 2016 Magpakailanman Episode: "My Missing Carrot Man"2016 Wansapanataym Episode: "Just Got Laki"20162017 Till I Met You 2017 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Sto. Niño" 2018 Maalaala Mo Kaya Betty Episode: "Portrait"20172022 FPJ's Ang Probinsyano 2021 Maalaala Mo Kaya Episode: "Singsing"2023 Dirty Linen 2023 Fit Check: Confessions of an Ukay Queen Georgina 2023 Happy ToGetHer Guest role2023–2024 Senior High Tania Mae Cruz 2024 High Street 2024How to Spot a Red FlagMarian "Mars" Valdez2025–2026 FPJ's Batang QuiapoJackie Guerrero 2026 My Bespren EmmanSapphira Villavicencio

Stage Year Production Role Venue 2002The Vagina Monologues Folk Arts Theater2013Closer Whitespace Makati 2026Lualhati Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (CCP Black Box Theater)

Music video Year Title Performer(s) Album 2010 "Until" Swan Dive Until 2026 "Give Me a Kiss" Kean Cipriano Non-album single

See also List of awards and nominations received by Angel Aquino

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