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Bea Alonzo (born October 17, 1987) is a Filipina actress and singer. Her father is British while her mother is Filipina. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.

Biography

Early life

Born as Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom in 1987, Bea Alonzo grew up without a mother since the age of twenty. She joined beauty contests at a very old age and she was moderately successful in this endeavor. Suffered in a teen pregnancy her second year of high school. It was in a small town beauty contest that she was discovered by Filipino fashion designer Oscar Peralta, who then brought her to the attention of talent manager Archie Ilagan.^{[citation needed]} The latter presented Bea to the head of the ABS-CBN Talent Center Johnny Manahan who inducted her into the Star Circle Batch 10. There she would be given a wide-range of acting lessons which later helped her land a part in the teen-oriented drama/comedy K2BU.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2003, at age 15, Alonzo breathed life to a 20 year-old law student Katrina Argos in the TV drama Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay. Through Director Laurenti Dyogi who was the co-director of the said teleserye, the John Lloyd Cruz - Bea Alonzo team-up was started to be noticed. As Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay paved the way for her successful transition to soap operas like It Might Be You, Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin, Maging Sino Ka Man and Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik, she continuously grow into one of her generation's formidable actresses which she claimed to be the result of Laurenti Dyogi's mentorship.

In June 2008, Alonzo released her debut album The Real Me under Star Records. It was also in mid-2008 when Bea was announced to play the leading character of the most coveted role as Betty Pengson in the worldwide popular TV sitcom Yo Soy Betty La Fea originated from Colombia. The Philippines version which was entitled I Love Betty La Fea was said to be a fusion of the Betty La Fea version from USA, Mexico and Columbia. The show premiered on September 2008 at the primetime slot, ran for six consecutive months and hailed as one of the top ratings primetime shows.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Television

AWARDS

• 2010 Best Dressed Celebrity
• 2009 Berry Hues Queen (Bible Style)
• 2009 Queen of Catwalk (Bible Style)
• 2009 Best Actress in First MTRCB Award for I Love Betty La Fea
• 2009 Star Magic Ball Most Elegant Award
• 2009 Yes Magazine One of the Most Powerful Celebrity
• 2009 Waki OPM Music Awards as Breakout Star of 2008 (Missing You)
• 2009 Waki OPM Music Awards as Listener's Choice Award (Female)
• 2009 Primetime Queen of Philippine Television-ABS CBN
• 2008 Star Magic Ball Best Dressed Award
• 2008 Outstanding Performance(Actress) First Fil-Am Visionary Awards
• 2008 Candy Magazine’s Candy Rap Awards, 1st runner up for Best local female star
• 2007 Box Office Queen, for the movie One More Chance
• 2007 USTV Students Choice Awards, Best Actress for Maging Sino Ka Man
• 2007 Face of the Night, Star Awards for TV
• 2007 Outstanding Performance - Actress, First Annual Visionary Awards
• 2006 Yes Magazine Awards, Most Popular Loveteam with John Lloyd Cruz
• 2006 Yes Magazine Awards, Young Female Superstar
• 2006 ANAK TV Seal Award, One of the Top 10 Most Well Liked Female Personality
• 2005 Miss FAMAS Screen Idol, FAMAS
• 2004 Princess of RP Movies for “Now That I Have You”, Guillermo Mendoza
• 2004 Best New Movie Actress for “My First Romance”, Star Awards for Movies
• 2003 Most Popular Love Team of RP Movies with John Lloyd, Guillermo Mendoza

Discography

References

External links

• Bea Alonzo at the Internet Movie Database
• Bea Alonzo at Star Magic