Mae Cruz-Alviar

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Reyes, the birth surname or paternal family name is Cruz, and the marital name is Alviar.

Mae Cruz-Alviar
Born
Mae Czarina Reyes Cruz

April 30[a]
OccupationsTV and film director
Years active1996–present

Mae Czarina Reyes Cruz-Alviar is a Filipino film and television director. She is known for the films Crazy Beautiful You (2015), Can't Help Falling in Love (2017), Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020) and Rewind (2023).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Notes Ref.
2004 Bcuz of U [1]
2010 Babe, I Love You
2011 Catch Me, I'm in Love [2]
2012 Every Breath U Take [1]
24/7 in Love [3]
2013 She's the One [4]
2014 Bride for Rent [1][5]
Past Tense [6][7]
2015 Crazy Beautiful You [3][8]
Must Date the Playboy [5][9]
Everyday I Love You [2][10]
2017 Can't Help Falling in Love [11][12]
2019 Unbreakable [13][14]
2020 Four Sisters Before the Wedding [15][16]
2021 Love or Money [17][18]
2023 Rewind Entry to the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival [19]
2025 Love You So Bad Entry to the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival [20]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004–2017 Maalaala Mo Kaya Director 56 Episodes
2005 Mga Anghel na Walang Langit
2006 Maging Sino Ka Man
2007 Your Song In 1st Episode
Maging Sino Ka Man Ang Pagbabalik Second Director
2009 The Wedding 3 Episodes
2010 Magkaribal Director 91 Episodes
2014 Hawak-Kamay Third Director
2015–2016 Pangako Sa 'Yo Sixth Director
2016 Dolce Amore Director
2017 La Luna Sangre Guest Director
2018 Sana Dalawa ang Puso Director
Ngayon at Kailanman
2020 Make It with You
2022 2 Good 2 Be True
2023 Can't Buy Me Love
2025 It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

Accolades

Awards and nominations received by Mae Cruz-Alviar
Awards and Nominations
Organization Year Nominated Work Category Result Ref.
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2024 Can't Buy Me Love Best Direction (Fiction) Won [21][22]
FAMAS Awards 2016 Crazy Beautiful You Best Director Nominated [23][24]
2024 Rewind Nominated [25]
Luna Award 2024 Best Director Nominated [26]
Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 Best Director Nominated
PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2016 Crazy Beautiful You Movie Director of the Year Nominated [27]
2022 Four Sisters Before The Wedding Nominated [28]
2024 Rewind Nominated [29]

Notes

  1. ^ There are currently no available data for Cruz-Alviar's birth year.

References

  1. ^ a b c Javier, Humility (January 24, 2025). "WATCH: 5 Mae Cruz-Alviar movie scenes that show the different routes love can take". ABS-CBN.
  2. ^ a b Lo, Ricky. "Direk Mae: Her films reflect growing maturity". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Tomada, Nathalie. "How director Mae Cruz-Alviar knew KathNiel would go a long way". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Olaño, Kirsten (August 4, 2025). "THROWBACK: Dingdong, Bea, LizQuen + more, laugh out loud in 'She's the One' bloopers". ABS-CBN.
  5. ^ a b "Looking back: KimXi in hit movies and series". PEP.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. ^ Matalog, Patricia (February 2, 2023). "FULL MOVIE: Fantasy meets romance in 'Past Tense'". ABS-CBN.
  7. ^ "Romantic comedy Past Tense set to win hearts". Gulf Times. November 16, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "MOVIE REVIEW: Daniel Padilla shows genuine talent in Crazy Beautiful You; Kathryn Bernardo appears ready for more mature roles". PEP.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  9. ^ Mendoza, Arvin (September 2, 2015). "IN PHOTOS: Kim Chiu, Xian Lim star in 'Must Date the Playboy'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  10. ^ "Liza Soberano-Enrique Gil movie will have Gerald Anderson as third wheel". PEP.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  11. ^ "KathNiel movie director scolds fans posting behind-the-scenes photos". PEP.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  12. ^ Belmonte, Maureen Marie (April 18, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: 'Can't Help Falling In Love' is director Mae Cruz-Alviar's 'last' film". ABS-CBN.
  13. ^ Escuadro, Kiko (November 21, 2019). "Direk Mae Cruz Alviar, handa na sa kanyang pagbabalik-buhay pelikula". ABS-CBN.
  14. ^ "Direk Mae Cruz-Alviar, nabigo sa kanyang planong magka-baby". PEP.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  15. ^ Santos, Rhea Manila (December 1, 2020). "Director Mae Cruz-Alviar on shooting 'Four Sisters Before the Wedding': 'Never a dull moment'". ABS-CBN.
  16. ^ Arcadio, Ryan (October 30, 2020). "'Four Sisters Before the Wedding' wraps up filming". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  17. ^ Basco, Karl Cedrick (February 8, 2021). "Love or money: Ano ang mas matimbang para kay Angelica Panganiban?". ABS-CBN.
  18. ^ Barretto, Jennifer (March 17, 2021). "Filipino director Mae Cruz-Alviar explains what it was like filming in Dubai for new movie". Gulf News. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  19. ^ "LOOK: Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes to co-star in new movie after 13 years". Rappler. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  20. ^ Mallorca, Hannah (August 21, 2025). "Will Ashley, Bianca de Vera, Dustin Yu star in new film 'Love You So Bad'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  21. ^ "ABS-CBN bags 8 national awards at the 2024 Asian Academy Creative Awards". ABS-CBN. September 27, 2024.
  22. ^ Santiago, Erwin. "Kathryn, Dingdong, Michael V among Asian Academy Creative Awards 2024 National winners". PEP.ph. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  23. ^ Villano, Alexa (November 30, 2016). "FULL LIST: Nominees, FAMAS Awards 2016". RAPPLER. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  24. ^ Fernando, Jeff (November 29, 2016). "ABS-CBN personalities and films dominate 2016 FAMAS Awards nominees list". ABS-CBN.
  25. ^ Abad, Ysa (May 7, 2024). "FULL LIST: Nominees, 2024 FAMAS Awards". RAPPLER. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  26. ^ Evangelista, Jessica Ann (July 2, 2024). "Kathryn Bernardo, Cedrick Juan among 40th Luna Awards nominees". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  27. ^ Villano, Alexa (March 6, 2016). "FULL LIST: Winners, PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2016". RAPPLER. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  28. ^ "LIST: Nominees for the 37th Star Awards for Movies released". ABS-CBN. September 19, 2022.
  29. ^ Purnell, Kristofer. "'Firefly,' 'Rewind,' 'Mallari,' 'GomBurZa' lead 40th PMPC Star Awards for Movies nominees". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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