Angelu de Leon

Angelu de Leon
Born Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon
August 22, 1979 (1979-08-22) (age 32)
Manila, Philippines
Other names Anj, Angela, Angie
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992-present

Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera (born August 22, 1979, in Manila, Philippines), more famously known as Angelu de Leon, is a television and film actress in the Philippines.

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Biography

Angelu de Leon is the youngest daughter of Luis and Flora de Leon. She attended St. Joseph's College, Holy Spirit and Siena College. She made her first commercial, without her father's knowledge, when she was just ten years old. Her father eventually gave his blessing to her acting career before his death from colon cancer. She is reportedly a born-again evangelical Christian.

Career

Beginning

De Leon started television acting at the age of 12. She was discovered by Johnny Manahan for a kiddie gag show Ang TV aired over ABS-CBN. She shared screen time with Claudine Barretto, Jolina Magdangal, and Rica Peralejo. After about a year on Ang TV, she signed up with Viva Films and transferred to GMA Network to do a sitcom called Ober Da Bakod with Janno Gibbs and Anjo Yllana.

De Leon also joined the movies, where she mostly played younger sister to more established stars. Among her early roles were appearances in Sharon Cuneta's Di na natuto; with Ana Roces, Vina Morales, and Donna Cruz in Kadenang Bulaklak; opposite Mikee Cojuangco in Forever, with Robin Padilla in P're Hanggang Sa Huli; and opposite Alice Dixson in Okey Si Ma'am.

Angelu will next appear in the 2011 series version of Sisid will be aired on GMA Network.

Teen star

In 1995 de Leon got her break when she was included in teen oriented shows like T.G.I.S. (Thank God It's Sabado) and Growing Up with Onemig Bondoc, Ciara Sotto, Raven Villanueva, Michael Flores, Rica Peralejo, and Red Sternberg. These shows gave her a chance to team up with Bobby Andrews, and their partnership became one of the hottest onscreen love teams of her generation in the mid-1990s. Among the noted Angelu-Bobby team-up movies were: Silaw, Takot Ka Ba Sa Dilim, TGIS The Movie, Laging Naroon Ka, and Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig, as well as their first teleseries Ikaw Na Sana, which was also turned into a movie.

Young motherhood

In the early part of 1998 at the peak of her career, de Leon became pregnant by action star Joko Diaz. As a result, she had to go on maternity leave while the projects she had lined up got shelved or were passed on to other young stars. Despite being a young mother, she managed to come back from the career slump and accept mature roles assigned to her by Viva. She was on her way back to lead star status when she got pregnant again in the year 2001 by businessman Jojo Manlongat.

Hosting

De Leon also plunged into hosting when she was included as co-host on several shows like SOP Rules and Eat Bulaga! (1997), and later Celebrity Dat Com (2003).[1] She was one of the guest hosts on Showbiz Central in 2008.

Drama actress

De Leon has also shown her acting prowess in numerous movies and drama series. Among her appearances have been: Ikaw Na Sana (with Bobby Andrews and Gladys Reyes), Sana Ay Ikaw Na Nga (with Dingdong Dantes and Tanya Garcia), Ang Lahat Ng Ito'y Para Sayo (with Andrews), May Bukas Pa (1999 TV series) (with Dina Bonnevie and Cherie Gil), Abandonada (with Maricel Soriano and Edu Manzano), Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita (with Judy Ann Santos) and Paupahan (with Snooky Serna and Gloria Romero).

Mother roles

In part due to her status as celebrity mom, producers hired de Leon to play parts as mothers. Her first mother role in a series was in Sana Ay Ikaw Na Nga. Super Inggo and Super Inggo 1.5: Ang Bagong Bangis had her playing lead support/mother to Makisig Morales, and recently, in Parekoy, she essayed a family woman with two kids with lead Jason Gainza.

Antagonist roles

De Leon also did villain roles in two of her teleseryes: Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man (with Iza Calzado) and the recent Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang (with Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes) (which was her comeback show in GMA-7). It was for her work in the latter soap that she was given rave reviews, complemented with the fact that she was back to her sexy figure and can give other young actresses a run for their money. After Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang Angelu was cast in GMA's newest fantasy series called The Last Prince.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
2011 Sisid Alicia Cordelia GMA Network
2010-2011 Koreana Nerissa Rosales-Jung GMA Network
2010 Love Bug Presents: Exchange of Hearts[2] Fina GMA Network
2010 The Last Prince[3] Mayang GMA Network
2009 Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang Helene Barrientos GMA Network
2008 Parekoy Angelique ABS-CBN
2007 Super Inggo 1.5: Ang Bagong Bangis Pacita ABS-CBN
2006 Super Inggo Pacita ABS-CBN
2004 Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man Colette GMA Network
2003 Buttercup Andy ABS-CBN
2002 Sana Ay Ikaw Na Nga Agnes Consuelo Villavicer GMA Network
2000 May Bukas Pa Irene Buencamino IBC
1997 Ikaw Na Sana Blanca Perez / Susan Zaavedra GMA Network
1997 Growing Up Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real GMA Network
1995 T.G.I.S. Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real GMA Network
1994 Ober Da Bakod Kuting GMA Network
1992 Ang TV Herself ABS-CBN

Movies

Year Title Role
2012 The Healing Mia
2011 Tween Academy: Class of 2012 cameo role
2009 Hellphone Cate
2009 Status: Single Wanda
2008 Paupahan Angela San Pedro
2004 Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita Maura
2003 www.XXX.com Doray/Habibi
2002 D' uragons never umuurong always sumusulong Claudia
2000 Abandonada Cindy
2000 Bukas na lang kita mamahalin Abigail Mansueto/Abby
2000 Col. Elmer Jamias: Barako ng Maynila Goody Ramirez Jamias
1999 Bulaklak ng Maynila Ada
1998 Ang lahat ng ito'y para sa 'yo Catherine Mendoza/Cathy
1998 Ikaw na sana: The Movie Blanca
1997 Laging naroon ka Patricia Gomez/Tricia/Trixie
1997 Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig Gemma Caringal
1997 Isinakdal ko ang aking ina Karen Ilagan
1997 T.G.I.S: The Movie Ma. Patrice 'Peachy/Pancakes' Real
1996 Where 'D' Girls 'R' Demetria
1996 Takot ka ba sa dilim Carly
1995 Jessica Alfaro Story Lorraine
1995 Okey si ma'am Ida
1995 P're hanggang sa huli Jing-jing
1994 Forever Cindy Valdez
1994 Ober da bakod: The Movie Kuting
1993 Kadenang bulaklak Daisy Abolencia / Tricia Hidalgo
1993 Di na natuto Elisa

Awards and nominations

Acting awards

Year Award Category
1999 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress for Bulaklak ng Maynila

Other Awards

Year Award Category
1993 Guillermo Mendoza Scholarship Foundation Darling of The Press for Kadenang Bulaklak
1998 Guillermo Mendoza Scholarship Foundation Teenage Queen for T.G.I.S. and Growing Up
1998 Guillermo Mendoza Scholarship Foundation Most Popular Love Team for T.G.I.S. and Growing Up
2009 YES! Magazine 100 Most Beautiful Stars Year 2009

Nominations

Year Award Category
1999 FAMAS Best Supporting Actress for Bulaklak ng Maynila
1999 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress for Bulaklak ng Maynila
2000 FAP Awards Best Actress for Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin
2000 Parangal ng Bayan Awards Best Young Actress for Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin
2000 FAP Awards Best Supporting Actress for Abandonada
2000 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress for Abandonada
2004 FAMAS Best Supporting Actress for Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita
2011 Enpress Golden Screen Awards Oustanding Supporting Actress for Sisid
2011 Enpress Golden Screen Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Single Drama Untold Stories : Anak ng Aliw

References

  1. ^ "ET TU ANGELU?". Philippine Headline News Online. 2003-08-05. http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/sb/sb002923.htm. 
  2. ^ Calderon, Nora (May 26, 2010). "Diva Montelaba: Nagbago po ako, pero hindi totoong lumaki na ang ulo ko.". Philippine Entertainment Portal. http://www.pep.ph/news/25694/Diva-Montelaba:-Nagbago-po-ako,-pero-hindi-totoong-lumaki-na-ang-ulo-ko.. 
  3. ^ http://www.pep.ph/news/23746/Aljur-Abrenica-and-Kris-Bernal-star-in-new-GMA-7-telefantasya

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