Kim Chiu-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu or simply known as Kim Chiu[1] , (born April 19, 1990) is a Filipina actress, singer and model of Chinese descent. Chiu was born in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines, but immigrated together with her family in Cebu City, Philippines at the age of 3.
Chiu was the first Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, beating 14 other teenage housemates.
She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.

Kim Chiu started her career off with winning Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition. Chiu sang a Chinese song called “朋友” (“Friend”) by Emil Chau in Big Brother’s house.
In the six months since the end of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, Chiu and Anderson have appeared together in several shows on the ABS-CBN network, bagged several commercial endorsements, and appeared in their first movie, First Day High. Chiu and Anderson also appeared in Love Spell and Aalog-Alog. Their love team was named “Kimerald” by the fans, which is a portmanteau of their names. They marked their first anniversary in show business by their first starring movie I’ve Fallen For You which premiered September 26, 2007 under Star Cinema.
Chiu starred on her first primetime TV series entitled Sana Maulit Muli, where she is once again partnered with Anderson. The series started airing in the Philippines on ABS-CBN in 2007. Chiu is a member of ABS-CBN’s circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic.
Kim Chiu is currently a regular performer on ASAP ’09. She is the leading lady in the prime time show My Girl, the Filipino remake of the Korean series with the same title.
On January 2009 Kim starred in the TV series entitled Tayong Dalawa. This is Kim’s third appearance on a primetime TV series and the second time she worked with Gerald Anderson and Jake Cuenca since Sana Maulit Muli.
Kim was the special guest of 2009 Philippine Fiesta along with Gerald Anderson, her onscreen partner and rumored boyfriend, which was held in August 15-16 at Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey .

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Phoemela Baranda-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Phoemela Baranda is a Filipina model, actress and the entertainment anchor of ABS-CBN’s weekday flagship news broadcast of TV Patrol World.[1] She is a former officer and currently a member of Professional Models Association of the Philippines (PMAP)[2] and appears regularly on magazine covers and advertising campaigns. Currently she has already appeared in 5 Tagalog movies, 4 TV series’ and was once a host for the Philippine reality show Extra-Extra. Recently in 2008, Phoemela was a contestant in the Philippine version of Fear Factor.[3]

Phoemela Baranda started modelling when she was 13 years old, joining the clothing brand Pink Soda’s club search where she was selected.[4] Her first commercial was for Extraderm, a line of facial products. She continued modeling stints in ramp, mainstream media advertising campaigns and print media, appearing on the covers of the local editions of Uno, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, T3, Mega Magazine, Preview, Marie Claire and Maxim.
In 2000, she briefly played a minor part in the Philippine television series Pangako sa ’Yo (I promise you), which she quickly followed up with a teen-comedy movie role opposite Carlos Agassi in the 2001 movie Cool Dudes, which paved the way for her acting career. In 2003 she played Esmeralda in the GMA series Narito ang Puso ko. She got her first hosting stint in Extra Challenge when she did a successful audition when Miriam Quiambao left the reality show in 2003. She has then transferred to ABS-CBN as a segment host for the showbiz gossip show The Buzz, which paved the way for her next project as showbiz anchor-woman for TV Patrol World.
Baranda placed 23rd in the FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women of the World in 2006;[5][6] she has also placed 48th in 2003, 29th in 2004,[7] 49th in 2005,[8][9] and 79th in 2007.[10] She did not rank in 2008. Baranda has relied on Dra. Vicki Belo for her cosmetic concerns;[11] she has also hosted several special events for the Belo medical group.[12]

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Angelica Dela Cruz-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Sunshine Lourdes Egger Dela Cruz-Casareo, better known by her screen name Angelika Dela Cruz (born October 29, 1981), is a Filipina actress and singer of Italian-Austrian-Filipino descent. She started her career in 1995, and has since appeared in television shows and movies, mostly with GMA-7, as well as recorded several of albums. She is currently star and contract artist of GMA Network since she decided to transfer and leave her mother station ABS-CBN Network last 2007.

Early success
Angelika de la Cruz started her career in 1995 as a struggling singer. She went on to perform in different singing contests and eventually auditioned to sing the theme song of the canned cartoon series Sailor Moon. With the help of her father, who had knack for performing, she made it. That became her ticket to show business.
At 15, de la Cruz landed a role in the sexy flick Nights of Serafina, where she played the sister of one of the leads. Her performance in the said movie gained her a Best New Actress Award from the Metro Manila Film Festival. Her success in acting was spotted by ABS-CBN who cast her in their top-rated soap opera Mara Clara alongside Judy Ann Santos. After her stint in Mara Clara, the station gave her a more challenging role in Esperanza, which also starred Judy Ann Santos.
In the series, she was paired with Jericho Rosales, who became her on and off screen lover. Their love team was accepted by the viewers as reason why ABS-CBN made them a regular in the teen horror series Oka Tokat and cast them as one of the leads in the horror movie Magandang Hatinggabi.
Dela Cruz, whose main passion is singing, made two albums under BMG Records and one album under Imperial Records, which succeeded in selling her album in Japan. She also made several movies from different movie outfits and was featured in different commercials. [3]

Angelika Dela Cruz was born of a Filipino father and an Italian-Austrian mother. She is 5 feet and 1.5 inches tall and has dark brown hair and eyes. She has a younger sister, Mika, who is now a child star, and two brothers, Edward and Erick, the former being the lead singer for the boy band “Freshmen”. She currently resides in Malabon, Metro Manila. Dela Cruz is also the owner of Starz Bar and restaurant.
During her stay in the show business, she dated fellow actors Jericho Rosales, Victor Neri and the late Miko Sotto. She was also linked to co-actor Derek Ramsay and Keempee de Leon who did admit that he courted the actress but it was not the right time for them.
October 12, 2008 in an episode of Showbiz Central, Angelika revealed on national television that she is already married to her non-showbiz boyfriend Orion Casareo since August 2008 and is expecting a child.[1]
On March 20, 2009 at 10:06 in the morning, Angelika gave birth to Gabriel “Gabby” Casareo via caesarian operation at UERM Hospital. [2]

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Bangs Garcia-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Gatchalian in the reality show Campus Crush where she emerged as the female grand winner.

Her first appearance on national TV was on the reality search Close-Up To Fame where she was one of the runners-up to female grand winner Carine Cabebe. Valerie Garcia is a member of ABS-CBN’s circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic.

Her next project will be ABS-CBN’s upcoming teleserye, Habang May Buhay starring with Ms. Judy Ann Santos and Derek Ramsay. She will play as Judy Ann’s half-sister. However she will appear on another teleserye over Kambal sa Uma as Ynez as a main villain also on the same network. [1]

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Dina Bonnevie-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Geraldine Schaer Bonnevie known as Dina Bonnevie (born January 27, 1961 in Quezon City) is an actress in the Philippines.

Bonnevie was born January 27, 1961 to Honesto Bonnevie (son of French settler) and Jeannette Schaer (a Swiss settler). Her grandmother is pre-World War II actress Rosita Rivera. She is also from Bicol. She is a cousin of singer Lou Bonnevie. She has two children by comedian Vic Sotto, who are now also interested in acting. She began her schooling in St. Theresa’s College,Manila, but finished her elementary and secondary education at St. Agnes’ Academy in Legazpi City, where she was very active in drama guilds. In 1980 she enrolled in Communication Arts at the Ateneo de Manila University and, later, the University of the Philippines. Introduced by young actor Alfie Anido to director Joey Gosiengfiao, she first appeared in teen dramas Underage (1980) and Temptation Island (1981), but her breakout movie was Katorse (1984) with Anido and Gabby Concepcion. This film established her as one of the “Regal Babies” (named after the studio, Regal Films). She then appeared in a longer slew of teenage love or growing-pains dramas. Bakit Ba Ganyan? (1981) was a film where she herself sang the theme song and popularized it thus.

In 1985 she ventured into dramatic roles, starting with ‘Mike de Leon’ ‘s Hindi nahahati ang langit (1985). Her other films are A Dangerous Life (1988) (mini), with American actor Gary Busey; Orapronobis (1989), Pangarap na Ginto (1990), Huwag mong Salingin ang Sugat ko (1991) and Akin ang Pangarap Mo (1992). In Babaeng Nawawala sa Sarili (1989), Bonnevie sizzled and wowed critics and audiences alike in the role of a possessed woman. She also portrayed real-life characters, such as in Eskapo: The Serge Osmena-Geny Lopez Story (1995), as the wife of Geny Lopez; as one of the accused parents in the child-molestation drama, Minsan May Pangarap: The Guce Family Story (1995), shot in New York City; as the girlfriend of activist Leopoldo Mabilangan in Ka Hector (1995); and as Governor Chavit Singson’s wife in Chavit (2003), opposite Cesar Montano and Eddie Garcia. She also did some sexy roles in Tag araw Tag Ulan where she starred with Gary Estrada. [1]

Other notable films where Bonnevie showed maturity as an actress include: Tinik sa Dibdib (1985), for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) and Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) awarding ceremonies; Magdusa Ka (1986), for which she was given Best Actress awards by FAMAS, FAP and Catholic Mass Media Awards; Gumapang ka sa Lusak (1990), directed by Lino Brocka, for which she was nominated by FAMAS and URIAN Awards for Best Actress; and Sa Kabila ng Lahat (1991), for which she was nominated by FAMAS, FAP and Urian Awards for Best Actress.

Other acting nominations are for Kung Kasalanan Man (1989), FAMAS; Bakit Kay Tagal ng Sandali? (1990), FAP; Tanging Yaman (2000), which won Best Picture in nearly all the local awards ceremonies and gave her an URIAN Best Supporting Actress nomination; American Adobo (2001), URIAN Best Actress nomination; and Bridal Shower (2004), URIAN Best Actress nomination again.

Bonnevie also appeared in bright comedies with her ex-husband, Vic Sotto, in Hindi Pa Tapos Ang Labada, Darling! (1994) and Bakit Ba Ganyan? (Ewan ko nga ba, Darling) (2000).

When they were still married they also appeared together in Ride on Baby (1985) and Mama Said, Papa Said, I Love You (1985). Bonnevie also topbilled Tatarin (2001), based on the short story Summer Solstice by Nick Joaquin; critics nearly panned the movie but appreciated Bonnevie’s nuanced characterization of Lupe Moreta.

She made to transfer to GMA-7 after her blooming career on ABS-CBN Network when she was offered to play the villain in the primetime series, Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita.But later on she decided to shift network again and decided to stay at ABS-CBN to do May Bukas Pa.She is now back on ABS-CBN and currently plays the antagonist role in the said teleserye

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Sarah Geronimo-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN,Star Cinema

Sarah Geronimo (born on July 25, 1988), is a Filipina singer and actress.

Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo is born to Delfin Geronimo (brother of TV host Adolfo “Ka Gerry” Geronimo), a retired PLDT employee, and Divina, who used to run a beauty parlor in their house at Sta. Cruz, Manila. Sarah is the third of four children with siblings Jonnah Rizzie, Sunshine Grace, and Ezekiel Gabriel.

Geronimo’s first performance on stage was at a mall show when she was two years of age. Sarah sang “Pasko Na Naman” with Pinky Marquez and Richard Reynoso. She became part of a children’s show, Pen-pen de Sarapen, from 1992 through 1994, Ang TV from 1995 through 1996, and NEXT from 1996 through 1997. She was one of the performers during the 1995 visit of Pope John Paul II.

Star For A Night, which was hosted by Regine Velasquez, was the singing contest where she joined on March 1, 2003, at the age of 14. Geronimo emerged as the grand prize winner of the competition with her rendition of the songs “To Love You More” and “To Mother with Love.” She won P1 million and a managerial contract at Viva Artist Agency.[1]

In September 2003, Geronimo released her debut album entitled “Popstar: A Dream Come True”. She also staged her first solo concert at the Music Museum in the same year. The album produced singles such as “Forever’s Not Enough”, “To Love You More” as well as “Sa Iyo”.[10] In November 2004, Geronimo released her second album entitled Sweet Sixteen, with “How Could You Say You Love Me” as the first single.[11] Sarah, along with other reality star search winners Rachelle Ann Go, and Erik Santos staged the Night of the Champions concert at the Araneta Coliseum, who also went on a tour in US.[12] She also played in the fantasy movie, Lastikman of VIVA Films.[13] Sarah performed her first major solo concert, “The Other Side” at the Araneta Coliseum.[14] Viva Records released a live DVD album of the filmed tour in Araneta Coliseum named as “The Other Side: Live Album”, and achieved platinum.[15]

Her first Hollywood Produced album & third studio album entitled “Becoming” was released in August 2006, and reached Platinum. The album yielded three singles: “I Still Believe In Loving You”, “Carry My Love” and “Iingatan Ko Ang Pag-ibig Mo”.[16] Geronimo continued to perform globally as she staged concerts in Taiwan, Canada, Alaska, and Dubai. She also held “The Other Side US Tour” in San Diego, Hanford, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Honolulu, Maui, Washington DC and Atlantic City.[17] While in the United States in November 18, 2006, she was chosen by Manny Pacquiao to sing the Philippine national anthem Lupang Hinirang prior to his match against Mexico’s Erik Morales at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.[18]

She staged her second major solo concert on July 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum entitled Sarah Geronimo In Motion.[19] Sarah also concluded Sarah Geronimo In Motion US tour last August-September 2007.[20] Shortly after staging her second solo major concert, she released her fourth studio album entitled Taking Flight that achieved Platinum. Taking Flight’s includes singles like “I’ll Be Alright” and “Ikaw”.[21]

In early 2008, Sarah once again reunited with Erik Santos, Rachelle Ann Go and Christian Bautista in a Valentine’s concert at the Araneta Coliseum, entitled “OL4LUV”.[22] Geronimo released the In Motion DVD, filmed at the Araneta Coliseum, on February 27, 2008. It was eventually certified platinum.[23] Before Geronimo release her fifth studio album, she released “I’ll Be Here” as the fourth and final single of Taking Flight. She collaborated with Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough, in the song “I’ll Be There” produced by Christian de Walden and it will be included in her upcoming album Just Me.[24] In November 2008, she staged her third major solo concert in Araneta Coliseum entitled, The Next One.[25]. Her fifth studio album Just Me was re-released, adding You Changed My Life.

In the mid-2009, Sarah became very in demand. She recorded the theme song of Sunsilk, “Record Breaker.” She also released her 3rd single from the album, Just me which is Dahil Minahal Mo Ako. It was a big hit in which it toppled radio stations, online voting and soon dominates the chart on televisions with its music video. August 5, which was the burial of former President Corazon Aquino, she sang Virna Lisa’s “Magkaisa” which is a hit on Youtube and became one of subject being talked when it comes to comparison of singers in the said burial.

Sarah Geronimo also sung the theme song of the movie “In My Life” entitled “Somethimg New In My Life” which stars John Lloyd Cruz,Luis Manzano & Vilma Santos and became the carrier single of Sarah’s 2nd Mini Album “In My Life”

In November 7, 2009, she’ll return to Araneta Coliseum for her fourth major concert entitled, “Record Breaker”

This year Sarah will release her album entitled Immortal. At the end of the year Sarah will also release her first Christmas album produced by Ryan Cayabyab.

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Roxanne Guinoo-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Roxanne Guinoo (Born in Rosario, Cavite on February 14, 1986) is a Filipina actress. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.

Filipina actress Roxanne Guinoo was born in Rosario, Cavite on February 14, 1986 to Bernardo Guinoo and Ana Bosch. Roxanne is of Filipino, Chinese, and German descent. She is the youngest in a brood of four girls and was overprotected and sheltered. She even recalled a time when she cried because she was not allowed to go to a fast food chain along with her friends. She attended highschool at Atheneum Amcan School in Noveleta, Cavite and graduated batch 2003. She then attended college at De La Salle University Dasmariñas and now she is currently enrolled in Philippine Christian University.

Roxanne mentioned that when she was in high school, she auditioned for a drama club called Teatro. She passed, but her parents stopped her from joining Teatro.

She auditioned for Star Circle Quest in SM Bicutan with her sister to accompany her.

In 2004, Roxanne joined the popular reality search Star Circle Teen Quest via ABS-CBN and made it to the Top 5 finalist or much known as the “Magic Circle of 5″, along with co-questors Hero Angeles, Sandara Park, Joross Gamboa, and Melissa Ricks. On June 2004, the Grand Questor’s Night was held in Araneta Coliseum, and she won 2nd Runner up.

After the said talent search, she was launched as one of the newest member of ABS-CBN’s Star Magic. She was also paired, as a love team, with Joross Gamboa, even before Star Circle Quest ended. Her first show with ABS-CBN was with the youth oriented drama SCQ Reload, with co-former SCQ finalists.

She also had special participation in hit movies like Now That I Have You with John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, Can This Be Love with Hero and Sandara, and D’ Anothers with Vhong Navarro.

By late 2006 she surprised the audience, especially her supporters, when she had her first sexy billboard for a liquor brand. Later on, she had also posed as a cover girl for a popular men’s magazine Maxim twice.

Her biggest break came when she was one of the lead casts of the drama series Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos?, with big stars like Dina Bonnevie and Rosanna Roces. In 2008, she started her first-ever solo teleserye in ABS-CBN entitled Ligaw na Bulaklak which airs in an afternoon slot. Presently she is one of mainstay of comedy show entitle Everybody Hapi over TV5 as Jenny with John Estrada, Eugene Domingo, Long Mejia, Alex Gonzaga and Matt Evans.

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Claudine Barretto-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Claudine Santiago or Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto-Santiago (born July 20, 1979) is a film and television actress from the Philippines.

In 1992, Barretto was discovered by the late talent manager Douglas Quijano when her older sister Gretchen Barretto brought her to the debut party of Ruffa Gutierrez at the Coconut Palace. That same year, she landed her first major break on television when she was cast as one of the mainstays of ABS-CBN’s youth-oriented musical variety show, Ang TV. In quick succession, she then played Dolphy’s daughter named Bing in the sitcom Home Along Da Riles topbilled by Dolphy, and Agot Isidro’s sister named Tony in Oki Doki Doc topbilled by Aga Muhlach.

Barretto’s lead television roles started with 1997′s Mula Sa Puso where she played the rich heiress, Via, opposite Rico Yan and Diether Ocampo. Then came 1999′s Saan Ka Man Naroroon where her performance as triplets Rosario, Rosenda and Rosemarie earned her a nomination for Best Actress in the Asian TV Awards.[1] Next in line was 2001′s Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan where she played the role of Angelina in the past and Angeline in the present.

After three consecutive soap operas, Barretto became part of the ensemble cast of 2003′s two-season weekly series Buttercup with Diether Ocampo and Piolo Pascual to name a few. In 2004, she returned to primetime via the first modern fantaserye as the mermaid Marina. 2005′s Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin directed by F.M. Reyes with John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Shaina Magdayao, Angelika de la Cruz and Diether Ocampo marked the first time that she was not directed by Wenn Deramas.

After getting married, Barretto was reunited with Deramas in 2007′s Walang Kapalit with Jodi Sta. Maria, TJ Trinidad and Piolo Pascual where some scenes were filmed in Australia. After giving birth, she played the role originated by Susan Roces in the 20-episode sineserye Maligno in 2008. This was followed by Iisa Pa Lamang with Angelica Panganiban, Diether Ocampo and Gabby Concepcion under Ruel Bayani’s direction. She was the second actress (after Kaye Abad) who made a special guest appearance in 2009′s May Bukas Pa whose lead child actor shares the same name with her son Santino.

Barretto is married to actor Raymart Santiago, with whom she has a son, Rodrigo Santino[2], and an adopted daughter Sabina Natasha.

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Eula Valdez-Pretty Girl From ABS-CBN

Eugenia Laura Valdez or Eula Valdez (born September 29, 1968) is a viteran Filipina actress who became known after playing the role of Amor Powers in Pangako sa ’Yo. She recently moved to GMA Network from ABS-CBN.[1] [2].

She was born in 1968-12-11. Has a 14 year old son (2009)with Ronnie Quizon and a 6 year old daugther (2009) She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters. She is talented at singing and recently released her debut album Schizo.

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Alessandra Schiavone De Rossi, better known by her stage name Alessandra De Rossi (born on July 19, 1984 in England, United Kingdom), is an award-winning Italian-Filipino actress. She is the younger sister of actress Assunta De Rossi.

At the age of 16, Alessandra took home the coveted acting award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Azucena at the FAMAS Awards.

She was once overshadowed by the showbiz success of her older sister, Assunta. However, her genuine ability to act allowed her to eventually outshine the former. Her career took off after exceptional portrayals in different drama films including the critically acclaimed Mga Munting Tining (Small Voices) and Homecoming, where she portrayed a Canadian-based domestic worker who visited her home in a rural town in the Philippines, bringing with her the deadly disease SARS which she spreads among the residents.

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