PROIZVODI

Cabral’s career is defined by her frequent collaborations with award-winning director Brillante Mendoza and her presence in major international film festivals. Festival de Cannes Mercedes Cabral

(2013) – Part of the Best Acting Ensemble winner at Cinemalaya . The Woman in the Septic Tank (2011) – Self/Actress International & Mainstream Features (2009) – International debut (South Korea). (2012) – Role: Emma Policarpio (with Isabelle Huppert). The Healing (2012) – Role: Kell (Horror). (2018) – Role: Actor. Recent & Future Projects Erotica Manila

Mercedes Cabral's talent has not gone unnoticed globally. She has been recognized at various international film festivals, including:

Cabral is a veteran of "arthouse" cinema, first gaining international attention for her work with Brillante Mendoza in films like (2008), where she performed a controversial sex scene with Coco Martin. Mercedes Cabral (@mercedes.cabral) • Facebook

Directed by Mikhail Red, this film is a critique of the Philippine justice system. Cabral plays a weary policewoman. The notable moment occurs in a morgue. She has to identify a body that has been mutilated. The male actors around her overact, turning away in disgust. Cabral, however, approaches the body and touches its hand. She doesn’t cry. She just closes her eyes. It is a quiet, respectful gesture that implies she has done this a hundred times. This moment grounds the film’s political allegory in a real, human exhaustion.