Mariestella Racal

Maris Racal
Born Mariestella Cañedo Racal
September 22, 1997
Tagum City, Philippines
Nationality Philippines Filipino
Occupation Actress, Singer
Years active 2014–present
Agent Star Magic (2014–present)

Mariestella Cañedo Racal, or simply Maris Racal (born September 22, 1997) is a young singer and actress from Tagum City, Davao del Norte Philippines. She is best known for being the 2nd Big Placer of Pinoy Big Brother: All In.

She is currently a contract artist of ABS-CBN's talent management, Star Magic.[1]

Early life

Maris was born on September 22, 1997 in Tagum City, Philippines. Her family is her biggest influence for her love of music. Her parents and other siblings are musically inclined and jamming together is their favorite pastime.[2] At the age of 14, Maris taught herself to play guitar just by watching videos online. She Graduated high school from Saint Mary's College of Tagum.

Career

Maris, also known as the "Singing Sunshine of Davao" is the 2nd Big Placer of Pinoy Big Brother (season 6).[3] Early in her career, she bacame part of several Kapamilya shows like Hawak Kamay (TV series), Maalaala Mo Kaya episode "Lobo", Ipaglaban Mo! episode "Inabusong Karapatan" [4] and currently in Oh My G!. Her first big screen appearance is in a Star Cinema movie entitled Halik sa Hangin.[5] Her first single "Itanong mo sa Bituin" (OST of Star Versus Me) is also included in the newly launched 'OPM Fresh' album released by Star Music.[6] She also has cover songs in her official youtube channel, one of which is Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran song) that garnered over 1M views and an online show entitled "Maris, My Song For You" also published in youtube.

Filmography

Film

Film
Year Title Role Company
2015 Halik sa Hangin Tetay Star Cinema
TBA The Bet
2015 Stars Versus Me[7] Elena TBA

Television

Television
Year Title Role Network
2015–present Oh My G! Junalyn ABS-CBN
2015 Ipaglaban Mo!: Inabusong Karapatan Nina
Dear MOR: Kate and Red Story[8] Kate ABS-CBNmobile
2014 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Lobo[9][10] Myla ABS-CBN
Hawak Kamay (TV series) Wendy
Pinoy Big Brother: All In[11] Housemate (2nd Big Placer)

Awards

Awards/Recognitions
Year Film Awards/Critics Category Result
2014 Star Cinema Online Awards[12] Most Promising Actress Won

Discography

Singles

Discography
Year Title Composer Album Label
2015 Itanong Mo Sa Bituin Joven Tan OPM Fresh[13] Star Music

References

  1. ↑ welcome-to-star-magic-pbb-all-in-housemates pep.ph Retrieved on 2015-04-04
  2. ↑ Maris Racal: “Singing Sunshine of Davao” philnews.ph Retrieved on 2015-04-04
  3. ↑ Maris Racal as an Official housemate of PBB all in entertainment.abs-cbn.com Retrieved on 2015-04-04
  4. ↑ http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com Maris Racal on Ipaglaban mo! Retrieved on 2015-04-04
  5. ↑ Maris Racal on Halik sa Hangin pep.ph Retrieved on 2015-04-04.
  6. ↑ http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/latest-news/introducing-opm-fresh. (February 28, 2015). Retrieved on 2015-25-03.
  7. ↑ Star Versus Me upcoming film. philnews.ph (December 16, 2014). Retrieved on 2015-04-04.
  8. ↑ http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com Dear MOR: Kate and Red Story. (February 15, 2015). Retrieved on 2015-25-03.
  9. ↑ . http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/14/14/first-look-maris-racal-debuts-mmk (October 14, 2014). Retrieved on 2015-25-03.
  10. ↑ Maris Racal acting debut on MMK attracttour.com Retrieved on 2015-04-04
  11. ↑ Maris Racal emerged as one of the big 4 of PBB all in pep.ph Retrieved on 2015-04-04
  12. ↑ http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com Most Promising Female Artist. (December 20, 2014)
  13. ↑ http://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/latest-news/introducing-opm-fresh. (February 28, 2015). Retrieved on 2015-25-03.

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