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Angel Locsin
Born	Angelica Locsin Colmenares April 23, 1985 (1985-04-23) (age 24) Bulacan, Philippines
Occupation	Actress, Model, Producer
Years active	1999-present
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Angel Locsin (b. April 23, 1985) is a Filipina television and film actress, commercial model, film producer and fashion designer.

Born Angelica Locsin Colmenares, she rose to prominence after being cast as one of the lead stars in the fantasy-themed television series Mulawin in 2004. Soon after, she starred as the superheroine Darna in the TV adaptation of the Mars Ravelo comics. When her contract expired on March 2007, Angel did not renew her contract with GMA Network and signed an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN despite her booming career on the first.¹ Her first project under ABS-CBN was the television series Lobo. Locsin recently starred her first box office movie under Star Cinema,² Love Me Again,³ directed by Rory Quintos.⁴

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Education 2 Career 2.1 Early work 2.2 GMA Network 2.3 ABS-CBN 3 Films 4 Personal life 4.1 Interests 5 Filmography 5.1 Television 5.2 Movies 6 Awards 6.1 Acting Awards 6.2 Other Awards 7 References 8 External links

Biography

Early life

Locsin was born in Santa Maria, Bulacan. Her parents separated when she was 14 years old and she has since lived with her father, Angelo Colmenares.^{citation needed}

Education

Locsin had her elementary education in Bulacan and finished high school at the University of Santo Tomas High School, Manila. In August 2007 she attended a short-course for fashion design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.⁵

Career

Early work

Locsin was discovered by a talent scout when she was shopping at SM City North EDSA in Quezon City.¹ She then auditioned for several commercials. She was supposed to be a part of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Batch 9, but failed to sign a contract because her father opposed the idea.^{citation needed} After a year^when?, she became a contract star of GMA Artist Center, first appearing on the 1999 teen-oriented series Click. Locsin was also included in the cast of Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin. In 2004, she starred in All Together Now.

GMA Network

In August 2, 2003, Locsin starred in Mulawin, where she portrayed "Alwina", opposite Richard Gutierrez, who played "Aguiluz". The show ended on March 18, 2004.⁶

After Mulawin, Locsin played the title role ("Darna") in the fantasy television series Ravelo's Darna with Dennis Trillo as her leading man. According to AGB and AC Nielsen, Darna was the first primetime series to reach a 47.1% rating in 2005. It also generated 52.1% rating, the highest rating achieved by any GMA-7 show by that year, on its fourth episode, when Angel transformed from Narda to Darna.^{citation needed} Since then, she has worked in TV commercials and endorsements, as well as film projects, enhancing her popularity in the Philippines.⁷

In March 20, 2006, Locsin starred in another fantasy television series, Majika. She played the role of Sabina, the elder daughter of Ayesa and Garam which were played by Carmina Villaroel and Zoren Legaspi. She was paired with Dennis Trillo playing the role of Argo. It ended on September 29, 2006.⁸

In 2007, Locsin starred in Asian Treasures with action star Robin Padilla. Angel's role was inspired by Angelina Jolie's movie portrayals of Lara Croft. It was the first Philippine TV series that was shot in multiple countries such as Mongolia, Thailand and China. It aired on January 15, 2007 and ended June 29, 2007, which turned out to be her last project for GMA.⁹

ABS-CBN

On August 11, 2007, Locsin signed a two-year exclusive contract with ABS-CBN.¹⁰, where her first assignment was an episode in Maalala Mo Kaya.¹¹

On January 28, 2008, Locsin launched her first drama series (teleserye) in ABS-CBN entitled Lobo where she was paired to Piolo Pascual. It premiered with a rating of 27.7%. By the end of the series, it got the highest rating of 33.4% in the nationwide ratings game conducted by NUTAM Ratings.¹² The series ended on July 11, 2008.¹³

In 2009, Angel launched her new TV series, Only You, a Philippine remake of the Korean drama of the same title aired by SBS (South Korea) in 2005.¹⁴ Angel stars with Sam Milby and Diether Ocampo, directed by Rory Quintos which aired last April 27, 2009 at ABS-CBN Primetime.¹⁵

Films

Locsin first starred in films such as Ping Lacson Supercop, Mano Po 2, Kuya and Singles. In 2004, Locsin starred in the films Mano Po 3 and Sigaw which both included in 31st Metro Manila Film Festival.^{citation needed}

In 2005, GMA Films released the film, Let the Love Begin starring Locsin with Richard Gutierrez, Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras, directed by Mac Alejandre. It grossed PHP 122 million at the box office. She also reprised her role as Alwina in Mulawin: The Movie with Richard Gutierrez. In early 2006, Locsin starred her second valentine movie film with GMA Films, I Will Always Love You with Richard Gutierrez and directed by Mac Alejandre. She starred the Filipino horror film, TxT and in 2006's Metro Manila Film Festival offering, Mano Po 5.^{citation needed}

In early 2007, Locsin also reunited with Richard Gutierrez in The Promise where their roles were considered more mature than their last film.¹⁶ This was her last film with GMA Films before she signed a contract with Star Cinema.

Locsin had also produced her own film entitled Angels, which was shown in theaters on April 12, 2007.¹⁷

In 2009, Locsin starred in her first movie under Star Cinema, Love Me Again¹⁸¹⁹ The film was shot in Impasug-ong and Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Other scenes were also shot in Darwin, Australia. The film premiered on January 15, 2009.

Personal life

Interests

On April 23, 2007, Locsin celebrated her birthday with GABRIELA Foundation, an NGO that supports women and children. In April 20, 2008, Locsin organized a gift-giving to the less fortunate children in Payatas, Quezon City and gave poor children food, clothing and other basic needs. It was her birthday gift supported by her sponsors.²⁰

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
1999	Click21	Charley	GMA Network	starred with Richard Gutierrez, Chynna Ortaleza and Alessandra De Rossi
2003	Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin	Mariella
2004	All Together Now	Tetet
	Love To Love (Season 3): Kissing Beauty	Chara / Charina
	Mulawin	Alwina		first lead role TV project with Richard Gutierrez
2005	Darna	Darna / Narda		first GMA TV series to peak 52.1% ratings
2006	Majika	Sabina		second TV project with Dennis Trillo after Darna
2007	Asian Treasures9	Gabriella Agoncillo		with Robin Padilla/Philippine's most expensive TV series
	Maalaala Mo Kaya : Pilat11	Melody	ABS-CBN	with Sam Milby/Locsin first episode in MMK
2008	Lobo22	Lyka Raymundo		first project with Piolo Pascual/Nominated in the 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television for Best Primetime TV series
2009	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Blusa	Nemie		This is her 2nd appearance on the anthology program.
	ASAP 09'	Host / Performer		Angel was already lauched as the newest member of ASAP
	Only You2315	Jillian Mendoza		Her first TV series in ABS-CBN with Sam Milby and Diether Ocampo.
2010	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Litrato	Jenny
	TBA 24	-		Locsin's 2010 TV series with John Lloyd Cruz.24

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Film Company	Notes
2000	Ping Lacson: Supercop	Young Robina Gokongwei	Millennium Cinema	Locsin's first movie appearance
2003	Mano Po 2	Eliza	Regal Films
2004	Kuya	Barbs Dumlao
	Singles	Sam		movie with Ara Mina and Aubrey Miles
	Sigaw	Pinky		30th MMFF entry with Richard Gutierrez
	Mano Po III: My Love	Eliza		first movie with Vilma Santos/30th MMFF entry
2005	Let the Love Begin	Pia / Patricia	GMA Films	first GMA Films movie to grossed P120 Million Pesos
	Mulawin: The Movie	Alwina		with Regal Films/31st MMFF entry
2006	I Will Always Love You25	Cecille		with Regal Films/grossed more than Php 116 Million Pesos
	TxT	Joyce	APT Entertainment	film with Oyo Boy Sotto and Dennis Trillo
	Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di26	Charity	Regal Films	32nd MMFF entry with Richard Gutierrez
2007	The Promise27	Andrea	GMA Films	with Regal Films/Locsin's last movie under GMA and Regal Films
	Angels28	Angie	Golden Eye Productions	trilogy movie produced by Locsin
2009	Love Me Again29	Arah	Star Cinema	first movie under Star Cinema with Piolo Pascual.
2010	TBA24	-		with Aga Muhlach.24

Awards

Acting Awards

Year	Award	Category	TV series/Film	Result
2004	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress	Sigaw	Nominated
2005			Mulawin The Movie
2006	Metro Manila Film Festival		Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di
	PASADO Awards		TxT
2008	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Actress	Lobo
		Best Single Performance by an Actress	Maalaala Mo Kaya : Pilat	Won
2009	37th International Emmy Awards	Best Performance by an Actress	Lobo	Nominated

Other Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2003	FHM Philippines	Sexiest Women in Philippines	(Rank #10)
2004			(Rank #6)
2005	FHM Philippines	Sexiest Women in Philippines	Won
	Box Office Entertainment Awards	Princess of Philippine Movies and Television	Won
	FAMAS Awards	Miss FAMAS Popularity	Won
	FAMAS Awards	German Moreno Youth Award	Won
2006	FHM Philippines	Sexiest Women in Philippines	(Rank #2)
2007	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Pinoy Wannabe (Texter's Choice)	Won
	FHM Philippines	Sexiest Women in Philippines	(Rank #3)
	Anak TV Seal Awards	Most Admired TV Personalities	(Rank #5)
2008	Box Office Entertainment Awards	Princess of Philippine Movies and Television	Won
	Maxim Philippines	Hottest and Sexiest Women	Won
	FHM Philippines	FHM Philippines Sexiest Women	(Rank #3)
	Uno Magazine Awards	Real Hottest Uno Girls	(Rank #2)
	10th Global Excellence Awards	Outstanding Actress and Commercial model	Won
	Supreme to the Extreme Awards	Road Distraction Award for Folded & Hung Billboard	Won
	ASAP Pop Viewers Choice Award	Pop Covergirl for Maxim	Won
	ASAP Pop Viewers Choice Award	Pop Female Fashionista	Won
	Anak TV Seal Awards	Most Admired Female Personalities	(Ranked #4)
2009	Yes! Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Stars	Couples Category with Luis Manzano	Included
	37th International Emmys Award	Best Actress for Lobo	Nominated
	Anak TV Seal Awards	Most Admired Female Personalities	Won

References

External links

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