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Hazel Orencio

Hazel Orencio

Actor, also producer · Born September 21, 1986 (40) · Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines

Hazel Tapales Orencio (born September 21, 1986) is a Filipino character actress best known for her award-winning performances in Philippine New Wave films by director Lav Diaz such as Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon (From What is Before, 2014), Elehiya sa dumalaw mula sa himagsikan (Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution, 2011), and Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Season of the Devil, 2018).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 21, 1986 (40)
From
Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 33 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 50% in 30 days

What are Hazel Orencio's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
25%
Survival
21%
Society
17%
Morality
16%
Self
12%
Bonds
9%
Oppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 6

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Tense
6
Dread
5
Contemplative
4
Cathartic
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Hazel Orencio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hazel Orencio'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

33 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors(2026)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Magellan(2025)

    as Reyna Juana

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Phantosmia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Supervising Producer · as Narda

  • What Did the Sky Tell You, Celso? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Tes

  • When the Waves Are Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Assistant Director · Actor

  • Essential Truths of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jane Liway

  • Dirty Linen(2023)

    Show 153 episodes · as Marites

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • A Tale of Filipino Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Belinda Hermano-Monzon

  • Flower of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • History of Ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Assistant Director · Production Manager · as Matilde

  • Genus Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Assistant Director · Production Manager · as Mariposa

  • Himala: A Dialectic for Our Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

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

    Casting Director

  • The Halt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Assistant Director · Production Manager · as Martha Officio

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

    as Mariposa

  • Season of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Teniente

  • The Day Before the End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Oryang / Gregoria De Jesus

  • Dukot(2016)

    as Carmen

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Storm Children: Book One(2014)

    Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • From What Is Before(2014)

    Assistant Director · as Pacita

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Norte, the End of History(2013)

    Assistant Director · as Ading

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Prologue to the Great Desaparecido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Oryang

  • Bingoleras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as (voice) (segment Lav Diaz)

  • An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget(2012)

    Production Supervisor · Translator · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Florentina Hubaldo, CTE(2012)

    as Florentina Hubaldo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Century of Birthing(2011)

    as Crazy Woman/Virgin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution(2011)

    as The visitor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Working Girls(2010)

    as Paragon Secretary

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rekados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Salesperson

  • Henrico's Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ana Molo

  • Kawalan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Assistant Director · Production Manager · as Sister Roberta

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 30 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Magellan (2025)

$562K worldwide

Highest rated

From What Is Before (2014)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Magellan (2025)

Film career

20062026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 32: 20 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing2 of 32: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew10 of 32: 2 only other crew, 8 with another role

32 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s17 · 15 acting · 6 crew2020s12 · 11 acting · 5 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 Hazel Orencio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Dirty Linen (2023)

99th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

From What Is Before (2014)

Midcredits 90th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 37. 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 Hazel Orencio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hazel Orencio's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lav Diaz shares the most, 8.

Directors

  • Lav Diaz8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Lav Diaz

Actors