Mae Cruz-Alviar

Directing

Mae Cruz-Alviar

Born April 30, 1974 · Manila, Philippines (age 52)

Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar (born 30 April 1974) is a Filipino director. She is best known for directing the films Bride for Rent (2014), Crazy Beautiful You (2015), Can't Help Falling in Love (2017), Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020), and Rewind (2023)

Known For

Love You So BadLove You So Bad · 2025
Love You So Bad
★ 4.02025
MovieRomanceComedy
Confident college senior Savannah must choose between wild bad boy L.A. and ambitious Vic while facing personal growth and past hurts, all while staying true to herself.
Remember
Nov 11, 2026
Remember · 2026
Remember
2026
MovieDramaFamily
An estranged couple who have forgotten what it means to love each other find themselves pretending to be together again for the sake of their daughter, whose memory is fading.
Everyday I Love YouEveryday I Love You · 2015
Everyday I Love You
★ 7.22015
MovieDramaRomance
Two people bound together in the same road and fall for each other in an unexpected way.
Four Sisters Before the WeddingFour Sisters Before the Wedding · 2020
Four Sisters Before the Wedding
★ 6.22020
MovieComedyDrama
When their parents' marriage threatens to crumble, the teenage Salazar siblings plot to reconcile them before their 20th wedding anniversary.
Can't Help Falling in LoveCan't Help Falling in Love · 2017
Can't Help Falling in Love
★ 7.52017
MovieComedyRomance
Gab de la Cuesta is a high-strung career woman who got recently engaged to her longtime boyfriend. Her well-planned life suddenly becomes complicated when she discovers that she is actually married to a total stranger.
She's the OneShe's the One · 2013
She's the One
★ 5.52013
MovieDramaRomance
A television hosts wakes up to her true desires when his best friend's video goes viral.
Bride for RentBride for Rent · 2014
Bride for Rent
★ 6.42014
MovieRomanceComedy
On the eve of his 25th birthday, the day he’s set to receive money from his trust fund, Rocco parties, gets drunk and loses all his money on a poker match. His dilemma: He has to produce the amount, otherwise he will lose the client he needs to defeat his father’s TV commercial production company. Meanwhile, Rocky also needs money to pay the rent, otherwise her family will be homeless. There’s only one way for Rocco to be able to get money from his trust fund: Fulfill the conditions set by his grandmother and that is to get married. Rocky agrees to act as Rocco’s pseudo wife in exchange for a “talent fee.” They seal the deal. As they live like a married couple, Rocco and Rocky face one problem after another, forcing them with no alternative but to reconcile their differences and work with each other. Complication arises when they start to feel for each other, with their bond getting closer.
Must Date the PlayboyMust Date the Playboy · 2015
Must Date the Playboy
★ 6.42015
MovieComedyRomance
A woman asks her best friend to date her playboy ex-boyfriend to save her current relationship.

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Bride for RentBride for Rent · 2014
Bride for Rent
★ 6.42014
MovieRomanceComedy
On the eve of his 25th birthday, the day he’s set to receive money from his trust fund, Rocco parties, gets drunk and loses all his money on a poker match. His dilemma: He has to produce the amount, otherwise he will lose the client he needs to defeat his father’s TV commercial production company. Meanwhile, Rocky also needs money to pay the rent, otherwise her family will be homeless. There’s only one way for Rocco to be able to get money from his trust fund: Fulfill the conditions set by his grandmother and that is to get married. Rocky agrees to act as Rocco’s pseudo wife in exchange for a “talent fee.” They seal the deal. As they live like a married couple, Rocco and Rocky face one problem after another, forcing them with no alternative but to reconcile their differences and work with each other. Complication arises when they start to feel for each other, with their bond getting closer.

Director

Bcuz Of UBcuz Of U · 2004
Bcuz Of U
★ 6.92004
MovieDramaRomance
This movie encloses three intertwining love stories of six different people through a vintage car: Ria and RJ share the perfect relationship until she chickens out on their wedding. Years after, she decides to win him back. But the indecisive and the new RJ is now the most sought-after model in town. He wants nothing of her anymore. Will their love prevail over the pain they cause each other? Cara never takes a chance on falling in love because she believes that it will only break her heart. That was until she meets Roni but only to find out that he is the kind of man she's been trying to avoid. Will she take the risk this time? Louie, a tourist guide, meets April a Korean girl who gets lost in the city and is left with no choice but to pretend that she is a famous actress in her hometown only to survive. Will it be possible for two very different individuals find home in one another?

Director

La Luna SangreLa Luna Sangre · 2017
La Luna Sangre
★ 5.42017
SeriesDramaAction & Adventure
La Luna Sangre is the third installment to Lobo, and Imortal, two series that revolve around the tales of wolves, vampires and humans. From Lyka and Noah’s love that defied fate to Lia and Mateo’s love that conquered the long-standing feud between their clans comes the continuation of Philippine TV’s most powerful love story. Malia, Mateo and Lia’s daughter, finds her place in the world of mortals, while training for the time when she must fight against the cursed vampire, Supremo. But while preparing for her destined battle, she meets Tristan, a man whose past experiences will turn him into someone that will love but also destroy Malia. Witness this action-packed, fantasy-drama starred by the country’s premiere love team and a powerhouse cast!

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