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Bela Padilla

Bela Padilla

Actor and writer, also director · Born May 3, 1991 (35) · Makati City, Philippines

Bela Padilla (born May 3, 1991) is a Filipina actress and screenwriter. She is a four-time Gawad Urian nominee— receiving Best Actress nominations for 100 Tula Para Kay Stella (2017), Meet Me in St. Gallen (2018), Mañanita (2019), and On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets (2020). She is also known for I, America (2016), Camp Sawi (2016), and The Day After Valentine's (2018). Padilla wrote the screenplay for the Joyce Bernal film Last Night (2017).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 3, 1991 (35)
From
Makati City, Philippines
Works as
Actor and writer, also director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Bela Padilla's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
37%
Survival
15%
Morality
4%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
10
Melancholic
9
Warm
5
Tense
4
Joyful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bela Padilla's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bela Padilla's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Life After You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Joey

  • Blood vs Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 80 episodes · as Lara Reyes

  • A Special Memory(2026)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rekonek(2025)

    as Trisha

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 100 Songs for Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Stella

  • Wish You Were The One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Creative Director · Screenplay · Story · Actor

  • Spellbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Yuri

  • Ultimate Oppa(2022)

    as Yana Reyes

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 366(2022)

    Director · Writer · as June

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets(2020)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Miracle in Cell No. 7(2019)

    as Yesha

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mañanita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Woman / Sniper

  • Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 75 episodes · as Juris / Julie Iris Miranda / Julie Iris Agoncillo-Montelibano

  • Apple of My Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer · Writer

  • Fantastica(2018)

    as Fairy Godmother

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Day After Valentine's(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Meet Me in St. Gallen(2018)

    as Celeste

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • 100 Poems for Stella(2017)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Last Night(2017)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fangirl Fanboy(2017)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Luck at First $ight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Story · Actor

  • My Dear Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 103 episodes · as Clara Estanislao-De Jesus

  • The Super Parental Guardians(2016)

    as Emmy Soriano

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Working Beks(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Camp Sawi(2016)

    Story · as Bridgette

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Felix Manalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Honorata de Guzman-Manalo (the wife of Felix Manalo)

  • Bang Bang Alley(2014)

    as Jing Ricafort

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • (Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Damian

  • 10000 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Story · as Maya Limchauco

  • Love & Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 44 episodes · as Denise Salvador-Galvez

  • Magdalena: Anghel sa Putikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 75 episodes · as Magdalena "Lena" Fuentebella-Soriano / Angela Natividad

  • My Kontrabida Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Evelyn

  • Hiram na Puso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 88 episodes · as Vanessa Saavedra / Kara Banaag

  • Sisid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 79 episodes · as Monique

  • Machete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 40 episodes · as Aginaya / Rosella

  • Endless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 80 episodes · as Yumi Ramirez

  • You to Me Are Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Therese

  • BFF: Best Friends Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mean Girl

  • Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Janet

  • Maalaala Mo Kaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nadia

  • The Wedding Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 1991 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

$173K worldwide

Highest rated

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

A Special Memory (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 43: 35 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting2 of 43: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting8 of 43: 2 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing1 of 43: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 43: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

43 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s28 · 25 acting · 6 crew2020s11 · 11 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Bela Padilla's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Fantastica (2018)

99th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Bela Padilla work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bela Padilla's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles