Angeli Bayani

Acting

Angeli Bayani

Born November 13, 1977 · Quezon City, Philippines (age 48)

Angeli Bayani (born November 13, 1977) is a Filipino actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Melancholia (2008), Century of Birthing (2011), and Norte, the End of History (2013), for which she won the 2014 Gawad Urian Award for Best Actress. She also appeared in the Camera d'Or-winning Singaporean film Ilo Ilo (2013) by Anthony Chen.

Known For

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the JungleOnoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle · 2021
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
★ 7.12021
MovieDramaAdventure
Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines where the Americans are about to land, this role will be to wage a guerrilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender soon after; Onoda, 10,000 days later.
Death in the Land of EncantosDeath in the Land of Encantos · 2015
Death in the Land of Encantos
★ 8.12015
MovieDrama
A poet hearkens back to his Philippine village after years abroad in Europe. Horrified to discover that the community has been buried under landslides, he wanders the countryside, reconnecting with friends, lovers, and family whose lives teeter on the brink of destruction.
Norte, the End of HistoryNorte, the End of History · 2014
Norte, the End of History
★ 7.42014
MovieCrimeDrama
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.
FilipiñanaFilipiñana · 2026
Filipiñana
★ 6.52026
MovieDramaMystery
While working at an elite country club outside Manila, a 17-year-old Ilocana worker uncovers the violent truths of her workplace, her country, and her own past after attempting to return a lost golf club to the club's president.
QuezonQuezon · 2025
Quezon
★ 8.52025
MovieDramaHistory
A historical drama focusing on Manuel L. Quezon years after the Philippine Revolution during the American occupation. When his fight for independence from the United States is put to the test, Quezon finds himself playing the brutal game of politics to outmaneuver his rivals — including Leonard Wood, Sergio Osmeña, and Joven Hernando. In Quezon’s relentless quest for power, he ultimately faces off with Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1935 presidential elections, using charm and favoritism as both weapons and currency, in a campaign that ultimately changes the face of Philippine politics and history.
Ilo IloIlo Ilo · 2013
Ilo Ilo
★ 6.82013
MovieDramaFamily
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
The AffairThe Affair · 2010
The Affair
★ 2.42010
MovieDrama
An ex-seminarian slash communist runs a hotel in Baguio. He then meets a handsome upcoming lawyer. A once-a-year trip to Baguio by the lawyer and conversations with the hotel owner develop into an affair which encompasses decades of socio-political changes in the country.
The Last Virgin on EarthThe Last Virgin on Earth · 2003
The Last Virgin on Earth
★ 5.82003
MovieDrama
A priest visits a small seaside town. Miling a former nun who now teaches catechism on the island thinks that father Emman is the priest she sent for. She believes that a priest would help revive the townspeople's faith in God by putting up bars and girly joints.

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