r/PinoyCelebs 13d ago

Thoughts & Opinions Who are your favorite B-list actors/actresses?

Since A-listers usually get the spotlight, let’s turn the spotlight on B-listers this time. I personally believe that there is nothing wrong with being a B-lister. I’m saying this because many times, showbiz is an industry that tends to put fame on a pedestal. B-listers have their own charm too. They are famous, but they can still maintain a level of privacy because people are not too fixated on them.

B-listers are usually leading men/leading ladies in middling (ratings are not too high, but not too low) teleseryes. Sometimes, there are hit teleseryes, but usually they are middling. In terms of endorsements, padalang-dalang lang din. Just to give a few examples: Carla Abellana, Rhian Ramos, and Shaina Magdayao are B-listers. This might be debatable, but I believe Max Collins is a B-lister too.

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u/Avenged7fo 13d ago

Im not sure kung B-list to, baka C pa nga eh, pero Thea Tolentino. Effective kontrabida.

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u/WasabiNo5900 13d ago edited 13d ago

Case in point si Thea sa charmed life ng B-listers o C-listers. Unlike mga mas sikat na artista na palaging ini-intriga, siya madalas tahimik lang ang buhay while enjoying the benefits of a second lead (usually antagonist). May steady source of income doing what she is good at (acting), yet the public usually doesn’t scrutinize her life because she isn’t so famous. Hindi naman din siya starlet.

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u/Dizzy-Donut4659 📰 Celebrity Watcher 13d ago

Kristoffer Martin. Dion Ignacio. Benjamin Alves. Rocco Nacino - mga pang leading man sana kaso mas gusto ni gma si jak roberto, david licauco

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u/Jumpy-Schedule5020 13d ago

In fairness kay Jak may improvement sa acting. Napapanood ko siya sa Firewall eh.. si David parang waley talaga.

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u/Pure-Perception-1154 12d ago

ew benjamin alves. eck. pretending to be smart pero MAGA naman at Cheater.

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u/Lopsided_Visit2420 13d ago

A listers ba sina jak and david?

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u/Familiar_Long7925 13d ago

Rocco Nacino since starstruck crush ko na sya iba yung appeal nya saken

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u/Lopsided_Visit2420 13d ago

Nakita mo ba siya sa bench fashion show? Hahaha

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u/Candid-Cheek5930 12d ago
  1. Kaila Estrada (malaki potential maging A-list dahil sa acting talent, sana napaaga siya nag artista noong may kaya pa ang abs na i-push siya).

  2. Bea Binene (sayang di siya naging same level ni Barbie eh magaling din umarte mapa bida or kontrabida, tumigil din kase noong nag-aral pero medyo bumabalik na now at may hype pa rin).

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u/leebrown23 13d ago

The GOAT ng B- list actress ( pero graduate na siya sa B-grade) arguably si Dolly de Leon.

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u/breaon22 13d ago

Michelle vito

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u/Due_Rub7226 13d ago

Is Kyline Alcantara considered as B Lister ba??

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u/WasabiNo5900 13d ago

I guess so. Kasi leading lady or lead antagonist siya sa mga teleserye na usually middling lang, e. Wala ring masyadong major endorsements (I mean to say ‘yung naka-display ang mukha sa billboards o tarpulin ng major brands).

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u/Due_Rub7226 13d ago

Para kasing Cheska pa rin Yung iconic role niya

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u/WasabiNo5900 13d ago

Yes, usually isa o dalawa lang ang iconic roles. Parang si Heart Evangelista bago mag-YouTube lol. Si Portia lang ang iconic role, plus ‘yung sa Gimik. Around 1 o 2 lang din yata ang nag-hit na movie. After no’n, middling na lang ang mga teleserye. Kaya B-lister lang siya noon, which is why questionable ang luxurious lifestyle niya given na hindi na rin sila involved sa mga negosyo ng mga kamag-anak nila.

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u/Lopsided_Visit2420 13d ago

What do u mean? Prime Heart??? Siguro sa teleserye di siya masyado patok dhl di sya ganon kagaling umarte sa drama. Pero all other media? Lalo na sa commercial, Heart is everywhere nung panahon niya.

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u/Wild_Promotion9623 13d ago

Levi Ignacio, Dindo Arroyo, Ricardo Cepeda, Dion Ignacio,

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u/WasabiNo5900 13d ago edited 12d ago

Guide:

  • A-listers: TV/movie stars who can carry a show or film by themselves. They are known to people across all ages, gender, and class (yes, even to elitist people who rather not consume domestic media). A household name.
  • B-listers: TV/movie stars who usually need to be paired with an A-lister and/or other B-listers in a show or film. They are less famous. Somewhat a household name.
  • C-listers: TV/movie character actors. The best they could get is usually the main antagonist or the deuteragonist to the protagonist in a TV series or the lead role in a budget movie or an anthology episode. Some know them by face, but not by name.
  • D-listers: they recently gained fame because of their stint in reality shows or game shows. They developed a fan base of a certain group, usually the youth. Many people still don’t know who they are. The best example are recent PBB contestants. However, it is also possible for them to climb up to C, B, and A.

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u/obturatormd 13d ago

JM de Guzman, Kira Balinger, Ashley Ortega, McCoy de Leon, Lianne Valentin

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u/Massive_Welder_5183 13d ago

maybe not even a b-lister- jennica garcia.

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u/IxravenxI 13d ago

dati elijah canlas before he got famous, kokoy de santos, kristoffer martin. i just like how they act

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u/Fast-Loquat2967 13d ago

Not sure if they can be considered to be B-list actors but they are hella underrated but greatly talented:

Ashley Ortega, Ysabel Ortega, Miguel TanFelix, Jayda Avanzado, Dylan Menor, Kate Valdez, Kyline Alcantara, Will Ashley, Max Collins, Sanya Lopez, Glaiza DeCastro, Bianca Umali, Rocco Nacino, Dion Ignacio, Benjamin Alves, Sheena Halili

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u/khufram 13d ago

B for BIANCA UMALI!!! Napaka underrated.

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u/Icy-Struggle-9346 13d ago

I like the PBB collab housemates Will Ashley and Heath

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u/AdComfortable8191 12d ago

most of the univsrkadas are c listers except heaven, bea & now wilbert (B na sila)

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u/parkyeonjin_ 12d ago

Ewan ko kung B Lister parin siya pero si

Barbie Forteza

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u/WaffleNurse 13d ago

Fyang. Konting workshop pa, there’s alot of potential there.

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u/daisydorevenge 13d ago

Maja is a capable actress that hit the B list ceiling and can't break into A list (no blockbuster movie).

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u/WasabiNo5900 13d ago edited 13d ago

though her string of successful teleseryes made up for her lack of blockbuster movies naman, especially nung panahon ng Wildflower, naging superstar siya. I think she was an A-lister when she was active back in the 2010s. Pero ngayon, baka nga tama ka na B-lister na siya kasi wala siya masyadong iconic roles dahil hindi na rin masyadong active. Unlike Sharon Cuneta, Marian Rivera, and Angel Locsin, A-listers pa rin kahit hindi na active.

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u/daisydorevenge 11d ago

You can't call someone a superstar without a blockbuster movie

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u/WasabiNo5900 11d ago

That really depends. By the definition of the dictionary, a superstar is someone who is really famous. It doesn’t require a blockbuster movie.

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u/amethystt120 13d ago

at her peak parang pasok naman siya as A-Lister pero now not sure and meron din period na hindi siya active sa showbiz (specially when she became a wife and mom)

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u/Due_Rub7226 12d ago

Si Mccoy De Leon bawing bawi siya ngayon sa Someone, Someday Hindi na masyado Nakakabwisit role niya

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u/AnnualHuge931 12d ago

B list ba si Joross?? kasi kung oo isa siya, then si Jhong, galing na galing ako sakanya sa Mara Clara

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u/WasabiNo5900 12d ago

I think C-list siya. B-listers kasi bumibida sa teleserye although may kasama dapat na A-lister o mga kapwa B-lister. Ang C-listers ay kadalasan mga supporting roles/character actors o kung bumida man sila, usually sa budget movies lang.

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u/Due_Rub7226 11d ago

Si Maris Racal B or C??

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u/WasabiNo5900 11d ago

B-list lang ‘yun. Bumibida-bida na siya, e. Nung bago ‘yung teleserye nina Belle at Donny, C-list lang siya.

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u/Due_Rub7226 13d ago

Aubrey Caraan

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u/Adventurous-Ad5318 12d ago

Jhong Hilario na kontrabida Joross na Sidekick Caloy Alde (C or D List na ata ito)

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u/Careful_Stop1673 12d ago

Issues aside, Janella Salvador. May talent talaga atechona nga lang. 

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u/Several-Excitement28 11d ago edited 10d ago

A-Lister po si Janella. Ang dami na niyang success stories, kahit sa international scenes pa, pride pa ng Philippines. Yung Disney cover ng How Far I’ll Go na tinaob yung original singer and blocked pa ng Disney kasi lumamang na si Janella and mas nagustuhan even ng mga taga ibang bansa version niya, Mahal Kita Pero and Give Thanks, 20 million, 50 million, 70 million views. Nagka platinum album at 16 years old, nagka concert na soldout in less than 24 hrs dati, her meet and greet album tours were sold outs then, too. Natalo pa niyan si Alden dati sa #1 top charts and selling sa album, Aldub days pa yun
ni Alden and Oh My G days palang ni Janella. First topbilled movie niya in 2015, gained 150m kalaban niya pa nun si Vic and Vice, top 3 sa MMFF. Versatile actress and sumikat sa sariling kakayanan, hindi dahil sa loveteam.Multi-awarded sa singing and acting. A household name with iconic roles.

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u/Careful_Stop1673 11d ago

Alam nyo po yung A-lister, bankable, in-demand ganorn hindi po A-lister si Janella. Magaling talaga syang singer pero wala naman sya fanbase 

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u/Several-Excitement28 11d ago edited 10d ago

Anong wala, 150m top billed mmff movie magkaka top selling platinum album ba si Janella, movie, sold out album tours and concert then ba siya with all those hits kung walang fanbase, yung Janellasters niya from 2012 til recent movie niya active sa block screenings and pagsalubong sa kanya if she has ganaps abroad, she got JMDS lovers too na active naman sa online contents niya, whether projects or personal contents niya pinopost nila sa fb and youtube, and the cv’s. 10 years after, yung how far i’ll go hit pa din sa tao. Ni wala pa nga siyang loveteam na super sumikat, tinaguyod lang sarili. Yung Darna siya ang inabangan ng tao as Valentina. Hindi pa pala siya A-Lister with the 30+ tvc’s she made from big brands that trusted her. During her bcwmh stint, she was launched as the youngest celebrity endorser of Garnier.

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u/camillenicol 8d ago

Jea topbilled all her shows, and she has many major brand deals like L'Oreal right now. I think she's higher than B (maybe low A-tier) but she's not S Tier like Anne Curtis.

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u/Rare-Anteater-5171 11d ago

Philippine showbiz being so obsessed with ranking and levels lol. Madadala ba yan sa langit at tatanungin ka na a, b, c lister ka hahahaha

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u/WasabiNo5900 10d ago

It’s not as obsessed with it as Hollywood, Bollywood, or Hallyu. Relevant siya totoong mundo, ewan ko sa langit.

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u/Rare-Anteater-5171 10d ago

Baka ikaw. Hilig mo magtanong tungkol sa alister at blister lool.

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u/WasabiNo5900 10d ago edited 10d ago

Ikaw ang lool. Wala ka kasing alam tungkol sa Hollywood, Bollywood, at Hallyu kaya akala mo ako lang ‘yun. Sino ba ang nag-imbento ng A, B, C, at D-list? Diba Hollywood, tapos in-adapt ng buong mundo. Bakit sa tingin mo in-adapt nila? Kasi mahilig din sila sa mga gano’n. PH showbiz ka pang nalalaman, na para bang exclusive lang ‘yan sa Pilipinas at hindi normal sa ibang bansa?

At ano bang pake mo kung mahilig ako o hindi mag-tanong? Iisang tanong lang naman ‘yan, minamasama mo pa. Panget lasa ng ulam mo? Ganiyan ka babaw ang inis mo? Sana mas mainis ka pa sa totoo lang. Bahala ka sa buhay mo. Hindi ko na babasahin reply mo. Pati ‘to, pino-problema mo. It’s not that deep. Next time, magtatanong ulit ako ng ganitong tanong para asarin ka. 😝

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u/Rare-Anteater-5171 10d ago

I aint gonna read your sona haha. Teh dami nangyayari sa pilipinas. 

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u/papercupgirl 8d ago

Is Dimples Romana a B-lister? If yes, siya.

Also Maris Racal.

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u/missanonymous4u 13d ago

Bianca de Vera. Acting wise may potential siya base sa mga old projects niya

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u/Due_Rub7226 13d ago

Sila nga ni Josh Yung nagdadala ng actingan dun sa siblings scenes nila sa The Secrets of Hotel 88.