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Paolo Gumabao

Paolo Gumabao

Actor · Born July 25, 1998 (28) · Taiwan

Paul Chen (born July 25, 1998), known professionally as Paolo Gumabao, is a Filipino actor and model. Paolo Gumabao is known for his dramatic roles, winning Best Actor for the film Lockdown (2021). He has expanded into international film with Spring in Prague (2026) and won Best Theater Acting Debut for Walong Libong Piso.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 25, 1998 (28)
From
Taiwan
Works as
Actor
Titles
3 on Motif · 26 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Paolo Gumabao's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
62%
Bonds
32%
Power
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
1
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Paolo Gumabao's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Paolo Gumabao's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

26 credits, 3 with a Motif page.

  • Always Yours, Never Mine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • A Special Memory(2026)

    Actor

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Spring in Prague (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Alfie

  • Walong Libong Piso (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Isla Babuyan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Beyond the Call of Duty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Unconditional (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mark

  • Incognito (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Shake Rattle & Roll Extreme(2023)

    as Moze (segment "Rage")

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Mars Ravelo's Darna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 130 episodes · as Noah Vallesteros

  • Silip sa Apoy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Alfred

  • Sisid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jason

  • Lockdown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Click, Like, Share (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Boyet

  • Huwag Kang Mangamba (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 168 episodes · as Maximo

  • Mga Batang Poz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Enzo

  • Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 132 episodes · as Raffy

  • The Debutantes(2017)

    Actor

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • That Thing Called Tanga Na (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • I Love You to Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Haunted Mansion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Steve

  • My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Model (segment "Ahas")

  • Andoy (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Nico

  • The Blue Hour (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 34th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Special Memory (2026)

$33K worldwide

Highest rated

A Special Memory (2026)

Motif 54th

Film career

  • 2022Screen debut· Silip sa Apoy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · acting2020s16 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Paolo Gumabao's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Motif score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

A Special Memory (2026)

90th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Special Memory (2026)

Motif 54th · 53% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Paolo Gumabao work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paolo Gumabao's Motif titles; Jane De Leon shares the most, 2.