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ASF Dancer Aiko Kimberly Climaco

admin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:16:00 +0000

I think there are still many of you guys out there seems doesn’t know this girl yet. Anyway, just let me introduce Ms. Aiko Kimberly Climaco with you. Well, this girl is one of the prettiest faces in ASF dancers today. Aiko Kimberly Climaco is a Filipina dancer which was born on August 6, 1989 in Caloocan City, Philippines. She is a student of Ateneo de Manila University.

Aiko is a member of the ASF dancers which was discovered by Anna Santos Feliciano. ASF is an acronym of Anna Santos Feliciano, a talent scout and staff of Wowowwee. Among of the ASF dancers, you can easily distinguish Aiko from them because of her charming looks and sexiness. Although the other members of ASF are beautiful, Aiko is more way better than anyone of them. Its simplicity and extraordinary talent makes her really unique.

The group has been regularly performing in Wowowwee, a top rated noon-time show of ABS-CBN. It is very rare for regular dancers with the height of a miss universe-type beauty to still maintain her poise while performing extraordinary steps in dancing. Lately, this pretty lass from Wowowwee is gaining momentum on the number of fans especially males.

In fact, Aiko’s fan base on the internet is now getting bigger and bigger that many of them considered her as darling of the crowd in Wowowwee. They are obsessed of her beauty. In fairness to her, Aiko has all the looks and potentials in becoming a super stardom someday.

Filipina Actress Francine Prieto

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:31:05 +0000

Anna Marie Falcon or simply known as Francine Prieto, is a Filipina-Norwegian model and sexy actress. She was born on September 19, 1982 in the Philippines and has been dubbed as showbiz’s “Sensuality Queen”. Francine’s father is a Norwegian and her mother is a pure Filipina. She has four younger siblings and became the breadwinner after the death of their Filipino stepfather.

In 2003, Anna using her real name joined the Bb. Pilipinas Pageant and was one of the finalists, but she didn’t get any title. She started her career in the entertainment industry as a member of That’s Entertainment when she discovered by talent manager Ces Evangelista during a beauty contest.

During her early days in showbiz industry, the use of Falcon as her screen name was rejected by Seiko Films boss Robbie Tan because the name Falcon is identified to actor Tony Ferrer who played Agent X-44 aka Falcon in most of his movies. She already had done sexy roles in Seiko Films as a contract star along with fellow actress Diana Zubiri.

Francine’s biggest break came when she played Queen Avria in Etheria, the second book of Encantadia. She is also a member of GMA-7’s gag show Bubble Gang. In the early 2009, she played Shiela as one of the villains in the teleserye Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang. Recently, Francine faces a lot of controversies when she showed her “chubbiness” in the recent fashion show of Bench. But aside all of this controversies, she always be sexy as ever and no one can take it away from her.

Filipina Actress Iya Villania

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:11 +0000

Raelene Elaine Ebaler VillanÃa or commonly known as Iya Villania, is a Filipina-Australian actress, host, vj, print, and commercial model. She was born on June 29, 1986 in Camperdown, Australia. Her parents, Ray and Elena Villania, are both Filipinos although they are living in Australia. Iya is one of the Philippines television’s most visible and prominent personalities, she shares hosting roles for notable TV shows like ASAP Mania, Us Girls and as a VJ for MYX music channel. She was also ranked by FHM Philippines in 2008 as no. 18 of top 100 sexiest women in the world.

At the young age of 8, Iya began learning how to play piano which was influenced by her dad. She was also started to develop her voice to sing which encouraged by Filipino singers such as the likes of Pops Fernandez, Martin Nievera, and the Apo Hiking Society. Then, Iya which was accompanied by her mom and current manger (Arnold Vegafria) had left Australia to try her luck in the Philippines. The move was a hard one for her especially with the language and getting around the city. In fact, she was even rejected in her first MYX audition because of her heavy Australian accent.

In 2003, she got her screen name, Iya, in an anime-inspired endorsement stint for Globe Telecom. Among other companies, she endorses Bench, a clothing company, and Modess, a feminine napkin brand. She also is a model for a line of Epson’s printers, the X59. One of her TV appearances was via IBC-13’s Game Channel, an interactive texting game show. Iya’s acting credits include supporting roles in the movies Aishite Imasu and A Beautiful Life, plus starring roles in Exodus: A Tale of Enchanted Kingdom and the horror flick Pamahiin (roughly translates to superstition alongside Dennis Trillo and Paolo Contis). Iya Villania is currently studying 2 courses. She is taking up AB Psychology at the De La Salle University where she is reportedly a consistent dean’s lister. She is also taking up Culinary Studies at the Asian College of Science and Technology (ACSAT) which she is also endorsing in trimedia ads.

Filipina Actress Kim Chiu

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:25:24 +0000

Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu or known as Kim Chiu, (born April 19, 1990) is the first Teen Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition. She also became an actress, singer, and model. Chiu is a half Filipino-Chinese which was born in Xiamen, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China, but immigrated together with her family in Cebu at the age of 3.

On April 23, 2006, Chiu got her first TV appearance when she joined the Pinoy Big Brother together with the rest of the housemates. After 42 days of spending summer in the Big Brother house, Kim was named the Teen Big Winner with 626,562 votes or 41.4% of the total votes at the Aliw Theater, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay City on June 3, 2006. She received the prizes of 1 million pesos (US$190,000), a condominium unit, a 4-year college scholarship courtesy of AMA Computer University, and among other prizes worth 3 million pesos (US$570,000).

In the six months since the end of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition being an early favorite. Chiu sang a Chinese song called Peng You by Emil Chau in Big Brother’s house which means friend. Her popularity with viewers and an interest in show business led to acting assignments with fellow housemate Gerald Anderson. Kim and Gerald have appeared together in several shows on the ABS_CBN network, bagged several commercial endorsements, and appeared in their first movie, First Day High. They also appeared in TV shows such as Love Spell and Aalog-alog. Their love team was named “Kimerald” by the fans, which is a portmanteau of their names.

Kim is one of the new endorsers of Bench, a local clothing line. She was paired with Gerald in print ads with a caption, “Perfect Pair”, advertising the denim collection of Bench. The pair then stared in an ABS-CBN television program Love Spell.She is also 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. Kim is currently starred in the TV series entitled Tayong Dalawa along with loveteam partner and rumoured boyfriend, Gerald Anderson.

Filipina Actress Marian Rivera

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:52:36 +0000

Marian Gracia Rivera is a Filipina-Spanish actress which was born on August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain. Her father’s name is Francisco Javier Gracia Alonso, who is a Spaniard and married a Filipina name Amalia Rivera from Cavite. When her parents separated 2 years after her birth, Rivera and her mom left Spain and flew back to her mother’s hometown in the Philippines. In 2005, she was first seen in Philippine Television via Tape Inc.’s afternoon drama, Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako and became a lead actress for the soap opera itself. However, Marian’s role did not come until 2007 when she was cast for the title role in the Philippine version of “Marimar”.

Marian began her career as a ramp and commercial model, which landed her with an appearance on TV advertisements for Skin White Lotion and Sky Flakes crackers. She signed a contract for Regal Films in 2006 and shot her first horror movie which entitled “Pamahiin” together with actor Dennis Trillo and commercial-actress Iya Villania. In 2007, her breakout role came which she starred the title role of Marimar. It premiered on August 13, 2007 with a 36.6% rating. Later, Rivera Awarded in GMMSF Inc. honoring her as Phenomenal TV Star in the 38th Box-Office Entertainment Awards. Marimar is currently and consistently the highest rating show on Philippine primetime TV according to AGB Nielsen.

She also starred in two MMFF movie entries such as Bahay Kubo and Desperadas. In 2008, Rivera’s starred her first leading lady movie with actor Richard Gutierrez in the hit blockbuster romantic-comedy My Best Friend’s Girlfriend. In the same year, Marian also plays the role of Dyesebel. Dingdong Dantes who was her leading man in MariMar, pairs up with Rivera as Fredo. Rivera plays as a beautiful young mermaid under the ocean. It aired on April 28, 2008.

The Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes or what their fans call “Dongyan” team-up is probably the sexiest loveteam of 2008. Her team-up with one of GMA Network’s most bankable young actors, Dingdong Dantes (playing Sergio Santibanez in Marimar), proved to be a huge success. Aside for being an actress, Marian is also the first ever non-cover girl FHM Philippines’ sexiest woman for 2008, beating the two-time FHM sexiest woman Katrina Halili. GMA Network Executives dubbed her as “The Next Big Star.” She is now tagged as Philippine’s Primetime Princess after her successful debut starrer.

Filipina Actress Anne Curtis

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:32:03 +0000

Anne Ojales Curtis Smith or also known as Anne Curtis is a Filipino-Australian television and film actress. She was born on February 17, 1985 and currently leading the cast of the Philippine television series Dyosa. Anne was born and raised in Australia by a Filipina mother and an Australian father. She lived in Australia until her lawyer father, James Curtis-Smith, moved to the Philippines when she was 12 years old.

Although her father was against Anne doing commercials and her increasing attraction towards showbiz, this Australian-Filipina actor made her mark with some remarkable role-playing. Anne’s career did not start smooth and she had to do with insignificant and supporting roles in TV shows aired on the GMA-7 Network in the Philippines. The tide changed when she jumped onto the ABS-CBN bandwagon. She was suddenly on primetime TV with the role of Stephanie Borromeo in “Hiram”. She played the role of a best friend to Margaret Benipayo, played by heart Evagelista.

Soon Anne struck gold with the lead role as Fatima in the fantasy series “Kampanerang Kuba” (2005). She was now an actor to be reckoned with and her popularity was ever growing. Anne’s fan continued to rise further with her defining role in Love to Love with Richard Gutierrez. Anne became the very first winner on MYX Awards 2005 for “Favorite Guest Appearance in a Music Video” for I Need You by Mark Bautista.

In 2006 Curtis returned to primetime TV as Celine Magsaysay in drama series Maging Sino Ka Man, this time with new love team partner Sam Milby. In 2007, she became a part of MTV as a VJ on Gimme 10. Anne is a natural VJ because of her love for music. She can spend hours talking about her favorite albums or the concerts she watched recently. In 2008 she starred When Love Begins. Currently, she plays a goddess in the fantasy series Dyosa. The next Anne will see in a period movie Baler an official entry to MMFF, her leading man is Jericho Rosales.

Filipina Actress Ehra Madrigal

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:16:00 +0000

Geralyn Madrigal Gaspar or also known by her screen name Ehra Madrigal was born on June 25, 1985 in Quezon City, Philippines. She is a Filipina actress and commercial model. She describes herself as a shy, timid and loner type of person which most people don’t know about her. She actually prefers going to shopping malls alone just through riding taxi cab because according to her, even though she is a celebrity now, she cannot still afford to buy a new car for herself so she actually commute or ride the MRT whenever she goes to her tapings in GMA Network Center.

Many people especially her close friends know that Ehra actually lived a very affluent life when she was on her younger years. Her family owned six cars so as various types of business like bottled waters and taxi cabs. Unfortunately, the life which brought her comfort and contentment suddenly reversed, the other way around.

Annabelle Rama is her talent manager and Ehra is a contract artist of GMA Network. A high school graduate of St. Mary’s College, Quezon City, she is the eldest sister of fellow actress Michelle Madrigal and the daughter of former actress Karla Kalua, whose real name is Katherine Ann Madrigal. She, her younger sister Michelle, and her mother are distant relatives of affluent Spanish-Visayan family, the Madrigal Family. After her teenybooper days, she got into a “leading lady” status in GMA Primetime shows like Lupin, Kamandag, and among others.

She becomes a Tanduay calendar girl and model for the year 2008 after Katrina Halili. Ehra became 2-time FHM Philippines. covergirl for September 2006 and June 2008 while her sister Michelle became 1-time FHM covergirl for the same month as Ehra’s but in 2007 issue. Ehra also landed twice at the top ten spot in FHM’s 100 sexiest. Aside from being a talent of GMA Network, she has also appeared in the movie My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend with Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera. She currently appears as one of the characters of Asero.

When she finally decided to pose sexy in the top men’s magazine in the country, FHM, Ehra actually thought about it several times if shes going to pursue that type of thing but being a mature lady, she realized that with great change of genre, another one comes along positively. People actually liked her change of image. As with her family, they were so supportive of her decisions. Her sister at first was shocked but in the end admired and liked the pictures. Ehra’s boyfriend also supported her all the way.

Filipina Actress Rica Peralejo

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:28:58 +0000

Rica Peralejo also known as Regina Carla Bautista Peralejo was born on March 7, 1981. She is a Filipina actress, singer, and television host. Rica is also is a member of ABS-CBN’s circle of homegrown talents collectively known as Star Magic. She’s hailed as one of the sexiest and most daring young actress there is in tinsel town. And as such, Rica Peralejo’s stature in the industry has been a whirlwind of a ride and has yet to be followed. From being a child star to a mature sexy actress, success didn’t come easy for Rica.

Starting out as one of the many talented kids in the teen show Ang TV, tough competition faced Rica as she went ahead with now celebrity idols Jolina Magdangal, Claudine Barretto, Angelu de Leon and a lot. Although all was in a friendly gesture, rising from the clutter of her contemporaries and getting recognize for her talent and worth in this industry proved to be a challenging task.

In her teen years, she won several roles in teen television comedy shows “Gimik” and “T.G.I.S.” These shows gave Rica her start in acting as a career. After her days in youth variety and sitcoms, Peralejo landed roles in movies and other television programs. She moved between many genres fluently, which earned her various “queen” titles such as “Bold Queen,” “Horror Queen,” and “Scream Queen.” Despite the labels the media tried to pin on her, she also continued acting in comedies and sitcoms, as well as variety shows and television dramas.

Between making movies, Peralejo also appeared in television programs such as the sitcom OK Fine Whatever and the weekly variety program ASAP. She was recently in the drama series Sa Piling Mo, which is currently available on video, and Pangarap na Bituin.

Ever the performer, Peralejo also found time for her singing career. In the late 1990s she released the album Ikaw Pa Rin at Ako which produced the hit single “Fallin”. She was also featured on the soundtrack of the movie Sa Huling Paghihintay, where she sang three songs: “Maghihintay Ako”, “Can We Just Stop and Talk a While” and “Bakit Mahal Kita”. Her current album is titled Bollywood Fever.

Today, Rica is definitely one of the hottest and versatile young celebrities there is in showbizlandia. Her star truly shines brightly and continues to until now. But the journey for Rica Peralejo has yet to unfold and her way towards success is still burning into the coming days. Let’s just wait and see what surprises a Rica Peralejo has yet to do in this crazy world of show business.

Filipina Actress Katrina Halili

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:57:13 +0000

Maria Katrina Irene Pe Halili, or also known as Katrina Halili, is a Filipina actress. She was born on January 4, 1986 in Quezon City but raised in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. Katrina Halili is an alumna of the StarStruck talent search and was the cover girl of FHM Philippines for its December 2005 issue. She was subsequently voted as FHM Philippines sexiest woman for the year 2006 and bagged the title yet again in 2007.

She is the first StarStruck contestant to top the FHM Philippines’ 100 Sexiest list and the only Filipina celebrity to have won the title twice in a row. She is a three-time FHM Philippines covergirl. With 316,000 votes of which 123,000 for Katrina Halili, Marian Rivera on June 29, 2008 won the 2008 Philippines Finest (FHM 100 Philippines sexiest women list, cover girl), while Halili was 2nd. [1] Halili and Cristine Reyes are the 2008 calendar girls for FHM Philippines.

A mainstay and frequently seen in GMA-7, Katrina Halili launched her career from the first batch of Star Struck. Unable to win the top spot in that same contest, she became famous by starting out in minor roles of several TV programs and sitcoms from the said TV station and posing for men’s magazines. All her efforts paid-off and she eventually sky-rocketed to fame.

Katrina was formally launched as a character actress on Philippine television by way of Majika and Darna, two fantasy-themed series, wherein she played the villain to the character portrayed by Angel Locsin. GMA-7, her home studio, once again tapped her to play another villain role, and it was in the Philippine version of Marimar that she became a household name. After her stint as villain on these TV programs, she finally starred on her first lead role in a daytime soap entitled Sine Novela: Magdusa Ka, where she was paired with her leading man Dennis Trillo. Before the last few episodes of this soap were shown, she began shooting for Obra, a primetime drama anthology where she showcased her versatility as an actress. In the October 2008, Katrina once again collaborated with Dennis Trillo in Gagambino.