Chai Fonacier

Known for Acting

12/25/1986(Age 39)

Cagayan de Oro, Filippine

Biography

Chai Fonacier is a Filipino actress and musician. She was born in Cagayan de Oro City, subsequently moving to Cebu City and eventually, in Metro Manila as a full-time actress. She has won several awards for her work, including Best Supporting Actress Awards for the short film Operation Prutas (2015) and feature films Miss Bulalacao (2015), and Patay na si Hesus (2016).

Known For (29 credits)

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Song of the Fireflies

2025

The origin story of the Loboc Children’s Choir and how through their almost magical singing talent and the sheer determination of their teacher/founder from the 1980s to this day, continues to wow the world and bring pride and honor to the Philippines.

Beauty Empire

2025

It follows rags-to-riches CEO Noreen Alfonso who is out to take revenge on the people who have wronged her. She stakes her claim as a new beauty industry player, tearing down the empire that her enemies have built. Alfonso goes head-to-head against a crass but famous on social media CEO Shari de Jesus, who is being mentored by a powerful industry veteran Velma Imperial. But as she tears her opponent down on social media and they destroy each other's personal lives, it becomes evident that an invisible player is responsible for the bloodshed happening amidst the ongoing beauty wars.

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A Thousand Forests

2024

Five teenagers join the prestigious Philippine Forest Camp for a chance to travel the world. As they navigate this journey, they unearth far more than exotic landscapes.

6.0

Movie

Elevator

2024

Trapped inside the elevator of a hotel casino complex, a lowly elevator boy falls in love with his investor's mistress that forces him to choose between his love for her, or his dreams for a better future.

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Where is the Lie?

2023

When a hopeless romantic transwoman matches with a seemingly perfect guy on a dating app, her chance at love takes a dark turn when he ghosts her, unraveling an intricate web of deceit, lies, and catfishing orchestrated by a sociopathic mastermind.

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Cinebuano

2023

Six individuals from different generations recall the golden age of Cebuano cinema, modern Cebuano cinema, their experiences, and discuss their aspirations about the future of Cebu’s film scene.

6.1

Movie

Nocebo

2022

A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino carer who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

3.0

Movie

The Revolution Knows No Gender

2021

With his family life in shambles amidst the government's war on drugs, a young man transitions from being an ordinary filmmaker to being a full-fledged member of the revolutionary movement, proving that conviction knows no gender.

7.0

Movie

Write About Love

2019

The story of a young female writer who teams up with a seasoned male writer. Both must work together to rewrite the script of an unfinished love story.

Manilennials

2019

Five millennials come to terms with their careers and identities while encountering the hilarity, absurdity, and humanity of living in Metro Manila during the 2016 global paradigm shift.

4.8

Movie

Born Beautiful

2019

After her best friend dies, Barbs starts a new life as a straight man named Bobby, which leads her to Trisha's ex-boyfriend Michaelangelo, to her own ex-boyfriend Greg and to a woman claiming she is pregnant with Barbs' child.

8.0

Movie

Sakaling Maging Tayo

2019

Two college freshmen, Pol and Laya, accidentally meet during their last day of school in Baguio City. Laya is about to move back to Manila to escape from her failed romance, while Pol is about to spend a care-free night in a music festival. After witnessing Laya’s breakdown because of her recent heartbreak, Pol gets an idea to make her last night in Baguio fun and memorable.