Maria Cecilia "Maricel" dela Cueva Laxa-Pangilinan (born February 25, 1970) is a Filipino actress. She won Best Supporting Actress awards in the 1992 FAMAS Awards and Star Awards for her role in the 1992 film Iisa Pa Lamang.
For most of her career in the 90s she has done films with Regal Films and two films with Star Cinema. She appeared in some television series such as Marinella (1999–2001) and Ysabella in 2007. In 2020-2021 she resumed acting in TV5 and portrayed Faith Aguinaldo in the drama Paano ang Pasko and Paano Ang Pangako (Second Season) in 2021. In 2022, Laxa returned to GMA Network to portray Valerie Lim in Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune and Gemma Monastrial in Apoy sa Langit. She returned to ABS-CBN as she starred in the action drama, The Iron Heart. In 2024, She went back to GMA Network again to starred in the legal drama series, Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law
2024
as Iya
2023
as Ahmani
2022
as Helen Gomez
2022
as Gemma Monastrial / Gemma Hidalgo
2022
as Valerie Lim / Rosemarie Lim
2022
as Valerie Lim / Rosemarie Lim
2020
2020
as Faith
2019
as Joy's mother
2013
as Lorna Ongpauco-Villegas
2010
as Dianne Reyes
2009
as Viring
2008
2007
2005
as Dolores "Loleng" Bello
2004
as Self - Jury
1999
as Sally Jasminez
1997
as Empress Sofia
1997
1997
1995
as Victoria "Toyang" Fernandez
1995
as Aileen
1995
1994
as Sylvia
1994
1993
1993
1993
1992
1992
1992
as Betina
1992
1991
1991
1991
as Angela
1991
as Belinda
1991
as Helen
1991
1991
1990
1990
as Paraluman / Tsikboy
1990
1990
as Rosanna
1990
as Janine
1989
1989
as Manilyn Monroy
1989
as White Flower