Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho, known professionally as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino actor. He is known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the first ever gay-themed series on Philippine TV, My Husband's Lover aired on GMA Network in 2013.
Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan, known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. Referred to as the "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent, she is best known for her role as Ina Montecillo in the film series Ang Tanging Ina. Her accolades include two Star Awards for Movies, a FAMAS Award, a Metro Manila Film Festival Award, an ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards, and a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, including nominations for three Gawad Urian and three Luna Awards. Her films have collectively earned ₱2.41 billion, making her the highest grossing Filipino comedy actress of all time.
Jose Sixto "Dingdong" Gonzalez Dantes III is a Filipino actor, filmmaker, and television personality. He is known for his acting versatility, and has played dramatic and action roles in films and television series in the Philippines. His accolades include multiple Box Office Entertainment Awards and PMPC Star Awards.
Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili is a Filipino actress. She began her career after finishing as a finalist on the reality talent search StarStruck (2003). She was the first Filipina to be named by FHM Philippines as the world's sexiest woman twice, in 2006 and 2008. Her performances in Darna, Majika (2006), Marimar (2007), the International Emmy nominated Magdusa Ka (2008), Destiny Rose (2015), Sa Piling ni Nanay (2016), The Stepdaughters (2018) and Prima Donnas (2019) established her as one of the leading actresses in soap operas, mostly portraying antagonist roles. In 2024, Halili won Best Supporting Actress at the Emirates Film Festival for her role in AbeNida (2023).
Paolo Elito Macapagal Ballesteros IV is a Filipino actor, comedian and drag queen. He has appeared in films and several TV shows, and he is currently one of the co-hosts of longtime noontime show Eat Bulaga! from 2001 until today, and he is the host of Drag Race Philippines.
Rhiza Ann Cenon Simbulan, known professionally as Ryza Cenon, is a Filipino actress, dancer, model and painter. In 2004, she became the Ultimate Female Survivor of the second season of StarStruck of GMA Network. She appeared in several shows including Darna, Ay, Robot!, Majika, Fantastikids, Fantastic Man, Joaquin Bordado, Buena Familia, and Alyas Robin Hood.
Jericho Vibar Rosales, also known as Echo, is a Filipino actor, singer, songwriter and film producer. Known primarily for his leading man roles in romantic drama, he has starred in some of the most distributed Philippine series around the world. His accolades include a Guam International Film Festival Award, two Newport Beach Film Festival Award, a Gawad Urian Award, two Metro Manila Film Festival Awards and four Star Awards for Movies, including nominations for an ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards, six FAMAS Awards and four Luna Awards.
Ariel Pagtalonia Manalo, known professionally as Jose Manalo, is a Filipino actor, director, and comedian best known for appearing regularly on the noon-time variety show Eat Bulaga! on ABS-CBN, later on GMA Network and now on TV5. He is also known for his stand-up performances.
Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana is a Filipino actress. She played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela Rosalinda, and is also known for other leading roles in Sine Novela: Basahang Ginto in 2010, Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit in 2011, Makapiling Kang Muli in 2012, My Husband's Lover in 2013, My Destiny in 2014, Because of You in 2015, Mulawin vs. Ravena, and I Heart Davao in 2017. Her first anti-heroine role was in Pamilya Roces in 2018, and followed it up with the family-oriented drama Love of My Life in 2020. In 2023, she starred in Stolen Life as a wife who switched places with her cousin, turning to a villainous role for the first time in her career. She is currently an exclusive artist of under Triple A Management and exclusive talent of GMA Network, tagging her as Asia's Golden Star while doing the critically acclaimed murder-mystery series, Widows' War opposite the Asia's Box Office Superstar, Bea Alonzo.
Barbara Ambas "Barbie" Forteza is a Filipino actress and singer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including both international and local awards.
Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr., known professionally as Alden Richards, is an American-Filipino entertainer, composer, film producer, director and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Myriad Corporation, a real estate investor that operates Myriad Real Estate, a game programmer who founded and is CEO of Myriad Esports - one of the first e-sports team management companies in the Philippines. He has featured as an actor in both television and film as well as a recording artist, signed to Universal Records and GMA Pictures.
Antoinette Hilario Jadaone is a Filipino filmmaker and podcaster, best known for directing That Thing Called Tadhana (2014), Love You to the Stars and Back (2017), Never Not Love You (2018), Alone/Together (2019), and Fan Girl (2020). She is usually a resident director of ABS-CBN Entertainment and Star Cinema. She is also the co-host of the talk podcast show Ang Walang Kwentang Podcast alongside fellow director JP Habac.
#WalangForever is a 2015 Filipino romantic comedy film starring Jennylyn Mercado and Jericho Rosales. It is an official entry to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival and was shown on December 25, 2015.
The 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 41st edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival held in Metro Manila and throughout the Philippines. It organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA, a government agency. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters.
Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza-Atayde is a Filipina actress and television personality. She is best known for her viral Dubsmash videos and her role as Yaya Dub in the noontime reality show Eat Bulaga! segment "Kalyeserye", previously aired on GMA Network and worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. Her rise to fame is often described as phenomenal and unconventional due to the unscripted forming of AlDub love team in Eat Bulaga! on July 16, 2015, where she was paired with Alden Richards. AlDub is a portmanteau of Richards' first name and Mendoza's character in "Kalyeserye". Beyond Eat Bulaga!, Mendoza featured in the 2015 film My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore, for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival. She was the lead actress in the 2016 film Imagine You & Me, where she also wrote and sang its theme song. Mendoza has a passion for writing, having been a blogger even before she entered show business. In October 2017, she released her first autobiographical book entitled Yup, I Am That Girl., which is an unfiltered version of her personal blog Pessimistic Optimist Bella.
My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore is a 2015 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Jose Javier Reyes, starring Ai-Ai delas Alas and Vic Sotto with Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. It is an official entry to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival produced by Octo Arts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment, GMA Pictures, and MEDA Productions. The film follows the love–hate relationship story between Vito Carillo (Sotto) and Corazon Talatala and the growing relationship between star-crossed lovers Dondi Talatala (Richards) and Anna Carillo (Mendoza).
The 47th Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office Entertainment Awards (GMMSF-BOEA), honored the personalities, movies and TV programs in the Philippines, and took place on April 17, 2016, at the Novotel Grand Ballroom, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. The award-giving body honors Filipino actors, actresses and other performers' commercial success, regardless of artistic merit, in the Philippine entertainment industry. The awards night was aired on ABS-CBN's "Sunday Best" on May 1, 2016.
