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4 endearing times Jolina Magdangal played a hopeless romantic!

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Hans Christian Arguil

<p>Pop culture icon of the ‘90s Jolina Magdangal ruled the decade with not just her unique fashion style, bubbly personality, or cute voice, but also with her roles in <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">romcom </a>films. Her characters are the ultimate lover girls! In a world of mounting anxieties and mixed signals, seeing someone so unapologetically in love is just so refreshing!</p><p>Here are five Jolina Magdangal characters through which we hopeless <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/5/15/5-movie-couples-from-different-backgrounds-who-fight-for-love-1751" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">romantics</a> feel seen and heard! </p><div>  </div><p><strong>‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYwSMbcHyNI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FLAMES: The Movie</strong></a><strong>’ (1997)</strong><br/><br/>In the classic trope of two people from different backgrounds falling in love, Jolina plays rich girl Leslie who develops feelings for the more ordinary Butch. Though the feeling is mutual, their differences hinder their developing relationship. </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755164337993Jolina Magdangal in FLAMES The Movie.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Yua50a71Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Hey Babe!</strong></a><strong>’ (1999)</strong><br/><br/>This one&#x27;s for our tarot and astrology girlies! Jolina plays Abigail, a girl who continuously consults the fortune teller Madame Lola (Gina Pareño) about her love life. Nelson (Marvin Agustin), the boy who has a crush on Abigail, bribes Madame Lola to make Abigail believe he&#x27;s the perfect man for her.  </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755164605712Jolina Magdangal in Hey Babe.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2X992XRZwM&amp;t=933s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Kung Ikaw ay Isang Panaginip</strong></a><strong>’ (2002)</strong><br/><br/>To all our delulus out there, Rosalie is definitely your spirit animal! Rosalie rides the train everyday and becomes infatuated with a man on a billboard. She talks to the image on her daily commute, but here’s the plot twist — the image comes to life! </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755164675875Jolina Magdangal in Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div>  </div><p><strong>‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sfQXUtIzSs&amp;t=3742s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Tunay na Tunay: Gets Mo? Gets Ko!</strong></a><strong>’ (2000)</strong><br/><br/>If you love bad boys and often find yourself saying, &quot;But daddy, I love him,&quot; then you&#x27;re going to relate to the runaway heiress-turned-waitress Tin Tin! To escape her arranged marriage, she flees and hides through working as a waitress in a Chinese restaurant. Here, she falls for undercover policeman Nick (Robin Padilla), also in hiding, as a chef! </p><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755164870735Jolina Magdangal in Tunay na Tunay Gets Mo Gets Ko!.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQjIVcdSJOk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang?</strong></a><strong>’ (1998)</strong><br/><br/>To all the friendzoned and secretly-in-love with their BFFs out there, you’ll deeply relate to this film and Jolina&#x27;s role as Bujoy! She’s in love with her childhood best friend Ned (Marvin Agustin), but is heartbroken when he falls for her cousin instead. This all leads to that iconic confession: &quot;Oh, yes! Kaibigan mo ‘ko! Kaibigan mo lang ako!&quot; </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755164919612Jolina Magdangal in Labs Kita, Okey Ka Lang.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p>You can watch all these Jolina Magdangal FULL MOVIES only on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ABSstarcinema" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Cinema&#x27;s Official YouTube channel</a> for FREE! 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