Regine Velasquez filmography

Filipino entertainer Regine Velasquez has appeared in motion pictures and television programs. She made her screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 comedy film The Untouchable Family.[1] She went on to appear in a series of supporting roles in the comedies Pik Pak Boom (1988) and Elvis and James 2 (1990).[2][3] Velasquez made her stage debut in 1992 with the Musical Theatre Philippines' production of Romualdo Ramos' and Tony Velasquez' Kenkoy Loves Rosing.[4] Her breakthrough came the following year when she played the title role of a music teacher in the film Wanted Perfect Mother (1996).[5] The same year, she starred in the musical comedy Do Re Mi alongside Donna Cruz and Mikee Cojuangco.[6] Among Velasquez's next releases were the fantasy comedy Honey Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako (1998) and Joyce Bernal's romantic comedy Dahil May Isang Ikaw (1999) opposite Aga Muhlach.[3][7] Her first leading role on television came in 2000 in an episode of the IBC-13 drama series Habang May Buhay.[3]

Velasquez at the Jollibee Family Values Awards in September 2015

Velasquez's profile continued to grow in the 2000s as she took on starring roles in two lucrative romantic comedy films. She featured as a prominent singer desperate for a normal life in Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000), and she re-teamed with Bernal and Muhlach in Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001)—Velasquez's biggest commercial success to date,[8][9] for which she received the Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen.[9] In 2002, she appeared in an episode of ABS-CBN's drama series, Maalaala Mo Kaya, playing a mentally challenged woman who develops a romantic relationship with a younger man—a role that earned her the Star Award for Best Actress.[10] That year she also played a mundane and undesirable mail sorter in the drama Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon, which earned her a Young Critics Circle nomination for Best Actress.[11][12] In 2003, the next two films she starred in were the romantic comedy Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka and the superhero film Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell.[13][14]

In 2004, Velasquez made her first prime time television appearance in the drama series Forever In My Heart.[15] Two years later she played a con-artist in the romantic comedy Till I Met You with Robin Padilla.[16] Her performance in the 2007 film Paano Kita Iibigin garnered her a FAMAS and a FAP Award nominations for Best Actress.[17][18] In 2008, she lent her voice to the eponymous character in the animated film Urduja, and returned to television in the comedy series Ako si Kim Sam Soon.[19][20] She went on to play a facially disfigured aspiring singer in the musical series Diva (2010), and appeared opposite Dingdong Dantes in the comedy series I Heart You, Pare! (2011).[21][22] In 2013, her performance as an identity document forger in the comedy Of All the Things won the Golden Screen Award for Best Actress.[23] Three years later she starred in the satirical comedy Mrs. Recto and the comedy series Poor Señorita.[24][25] In addition, Velasquez has featured as a guest star on the television shows Darna (2009) and Mulawin vs. Ravena (2017), among others.[26][27]