Candy Pangilinan

Acting

Candy Pangilinan

Born May 8, 1972 (age 54)

Maria Carmela "Candy" Espiritu Pangilinan (born May 8, 1972) is a Filipino film and television actress and comedian. She won best actress for CineFilipino 2016 and Los Angeles International Film Festival for the movie Star na si Van Damme.

Known For

Wonderful NightmareWonderful Nightmare · 2026
Wonderful Nightmare
★ 8.02026
MovieComedyRomance
A high-flying, career-driven lawyer dies prematurely due to a clerical error in heaven.
Beast
NEW
Beast · 2026
Beast
2026
MovieFantasyDrama
After a final harvest forced upon him by the landlord, an old farmer and his loyal carabao embark on a magical road trip to Manila, chasing the ghost of a niece the years stole from him.
Love, NgoLove, Ngo · 2026
Love, Ngo
★ 9.52026
MovieComedy
Ngongo volunteers at a cleft lip foundation and works at his mother's burger stand. He falls for a woman, but her family rejects him due to his condition and social status, leading him to face challenges with love and acceptance.
Pee Mak
Tomorrow
Pee Mak · 2026
Pee Mak
2026
MovieComedyRomance
Mak, a soldier returning home from war, invites four of his comrades to meet his wife and newborn child. However, suspicion soon grows among his friends as they uncover a terrifying secret: Mak’s family is no longer among the living.
A Werewolf BoyA Werewolf Boy · 2026
A Werewolf Boy
★ 6.02026
MovieDrama
A teenage girl moves to the countryside with her family. She meets a mysterious feral boy who lives on their property. The girl attempts to teach the boy how to behave like a human, but his wild instincts create challenges as their bond grows.
Boy! Gising!Boy! Gising! · 1995
Boy! Gising!
1995
Movie
Vandolph plays big city streetwise kid who shacks up with a bunch of other kids like him in a makeshift home, hull of a bus, where Totoy (Babalu) lords over them as a surrogate date. Together they do their shenanigans that almost always end up in the craziest of misadventures. Until a band of underworld gangsters discover Boy's potential in one of their rackets - as a boy sumo wrestler. The kid obliges. The adventure heightens as Boy, Totoy and their cohorts go up against the bad guys in the wackiest chase ever!
The Girl Allergic to Wi-FiThe Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi · 2018
The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi
★ 6.32018
MovieRomanceComedy
Norma, a typical teenager who is always online, created a joint social media account for her and her boyfriend to mark their third monthsary. She gets a rare illness called electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which means she can't be around cellphones, tablets, laptops, and Wi-Fi. To help her cope with her syndrome, Norma relocates to a remote province with no signal, forcing her to have a long-distance relationship with Leo.
Talk Back and You're DeadTalk Back and You're Dead · 2014
Talk Back and You're Dead
★ 6.32014
MovieRomanceComedy
Samantha falls in love with a hot-headed guy named Top, the leader of a gang.

Filmography

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And I Love You SoAnd I Love You So · 2009
And I Love You So
2009
MovieDramaRomance
When Lara lost her husband of five months, she didn't think she could go on living, much less love again. Now, seven months later, Lara is still in mourning. Every time a loved one died, someone else was there to cushion the blow. When her mother followed six years later, there was the rest of the family. But when her husband died, no one could offer any consolation - not her siblings, not her in-laws, not her friends. Not only was he the love of her life, he had also become her life. It would have been better if she died with him. In the meantime, her business -has taken a nosedive. She's also deep in debt with her unpaid condo and car mortgages. With all her predicament, how would Oliver and Chris figure in her life? Will she finally move on?

Teacher Paula

Hiram na PusoHiram na Puso · 2012
Hiram na Puso
2012
SeriesDrama
Hiram na Puso or A Change of Heart is a Filipino drama series created and written by Suzette Doctolero, under the directions of Andoy Ranay and Roderick Lindayag, and produced by GMA Network. The series features Kris Bernal and Gina Alajar as the main protagonists, with Mark Herras, Bela Padilla, Polo Ravales, Gardo Versoza and Ayen Munyi-Laurel. The series premiered March 5, 2012 replacing Kokak on GMA Afternoon Prime and March 7, 2012 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. The story centers on the lives of Zeny and her daughter Lira. In the story, Zeny is a loving and protective mother who takes all risks to save her daughter from death only to be abandoned by the same daughter after she literally had a change of heart. Soon, Zeny realizes that this is the dire consequence of one irreversible mistake she committed in the past. This series catches positive feedback, both from the audience and critics, because of its no protagonist-no antagonist concept and edgy and intriguing storyline. Viewers also praises the casts' good acting, particularly Gina Alajar, Kris Bernal and Ayen Laurel. The series concluded on July 6, 2012. It ran 18 weeks with 88 episodes overall. It replaced by Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa in the same timeslot.

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