Mercedes Cabral

Not to be confused with María Mercedes Cabal.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Porte and the surname or paternal family name is Cabral.

Maria Mercedes Porte Cabral (born August 10, 1986) is a Filipino actress. Known for her roles in arthouse and independent films,^[2] she has appeared in numerous international productions.^[3][4] Cabral has received a selection of accolades, including a World Premieres Film Festival Award, a Metro Manila Film Festival Award and a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Award.

Mercedes Cabral
Mercedes Cabral in 2012
Born	Maria Mercedes Porte Cabral (1986-08-10) August 10, 1986 (age 38) Manila, Philippines
Education	University of the Philippines Diliman (B.A.)[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Filmography

• Serbis (2008)^[5]
• Babae ako (short film, 2009)
• Soliloquy (2009)
• Panahon na (2009)
• Latak (2009)
• Karera (2009)
• Tigasan (2009)^[6]
• The Rapture of Fe (2009)
• Kinatay (2009)
• Thirst (2009)
• 1017: Sa paglaya ng aking salita (2009)
• Padyak (2009)
• Booking (2009)^[7]
• Loophole (2009)
• Chronicle of Wasted Lives (2009)
• Shake, Rattle and Roll 12 (segment "Punerarya", 2010)
• The Night Infinite (2010)
• Ang Babae sa Sementeryo (2010)
• Gayuma (2010)^[8]
• Si Techie, si Teknoboy, at si Juana B (2010)
• Blood Ties (2010)
• Garden of Eve (segment "Minsan May Isang Puta", 2010)^[9]
• Sakit (short film, 2010)
• Pilgrim Lovers (2011)
• Ligo na Ü, Lapit na Me (2011)
• The Woman in the Septic Tank (2011)
• Liberacion (2011)
• Emille Joson's My Second Mom (short film, 2012)
• Ad Ignorantiam (2012)
• Colossal Woman (2012)
• Hunger Pangs (short film, 2012)
• Aberya (2012)
• Mater Dolorosa (2012)
• Limang Dipang Tao (2012)
• Ginger and Cumin (short film, 2012)
• Biktima (2012)
• Thy Womb (2012)^[10]
• Imik (2012)
• The Healing (2012)
• Ang Nawawala (2012)
• Captive (2012)
• Crossroads (2012)^[11]
• Di ingon 'nato (2011)^[12]
• Dog Show (2012)
• Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir (2013)
• Bingoleras (2013)
• Transit (2013)
• Playtime (2013)
• Bad Romance (2013)^[13]
• Rosita (2014)
• Serpent Sword and the Betrayal (2014)
• Force of Angel (2014)
• The Deadline (2014)
• Oro (2016)
• Ma' Rosa (2016)
• SUPOT (2016)
• I'm Drunk, I Love You (2017)
• Aurora (2018)
• Culion (2019)
• Nightshift (2019)
• Pandanggo sa Hukay (2019)
• U-Turn (2020)
• Apag (2023)

Television/digital series

Year	Title	Role
2011	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bibliya	Myrna
2012	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Hiyas	Giana [14]
	Luna Blanca	Mariett[15]
2012–2013	Magdalena: Anghel sa Putikan	Kim
2013	Bayan Ko	Eliza Bauer
	Cassandra: Warrior Angel	Camilla / Hunyango
	Katipunan	Teresa Magbanua
2014–2015	Ang Lihim ni Annasandra	Saling
2015	Karelasyon	Jasmin
	Ningning	Evaporada "Eva" Herrera
2016	Saq Al Bamboo (The Bamboo Stalk)	Josephine[16]
	The Greatest Love	Greta Ramirez / Clarissa Ramirez
2017	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Aurora Dumaguit
	Hanggang Saan	Carolina Dela Guerra
2018	Ngayon at Kailanman	Mia Bartolome
2019	The General's Daughter	Gabriela "Cinco" Sta. Ana
	Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken	Herself/Lucia Rizal
2020	A Soldier's Heart
2021	Huwag Kang Mangamba	Agatha Delos Santos
2022	2 Good 2 Be True	Abegail Rosales
2023	ReTox: 2 Be Continued	Teresa Baquiran
2023	ASAP Natin 'To	Herself / Performer
2023–2024	Batang Quiapo	Lena Cortez

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Mercedes Cabral

Award[a]	Year[b]	Recipient(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival	2013	Transit	Best Acting Ensemble[c]	Won	[17]
Gawad Urian Awards	2011	Gayuma	Best Actress	Nominated	[18]
	2016	Da Dog Show		Nominated	[19]
Golden Screen Awards	2012	Ligo na Ü, Lapit na Me	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy)	Nominated	[20]
Metro Manila Film Festival	2016	Oro	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[21]
			Best Acting Ensemble	Won
Star Awards for Movies	2017	Oro	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[22]
World Premieres Film Festival	2015	An Kubo sa Kawayan	Best Performance by an Actress	Won	[23]
Young Critics Circle	2010	Biyaheng Lupa	Best Performance	Nominated
	2016	Da Dog Show		Nominated	[24]
		An Kubo sa Kawayan		Nominated
	2017	Ma' Rosa		Nominated

Notes

1. Awards, festivals, honors and other miscellaneous organizations are listed in alphabetical order.
2. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
3. shared with Irma Adlawan, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Ping Medina, Mercedes Cabral, and Marc Justine Alvarez