Angelu de Leon

Angelu de Leon
Born	Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera (1979-08-22) August 22, 1979 Metro Manila, Philippines
Other names	Anj, Angela, Angie
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992-present
Agent	Veana Fores and Angelito Estrada

Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera was (born August 22, 1979), more famously known as Angelu de Leon, is a Filipina television & film actress.

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.

Career

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 the said youth-oriented comedy variety-show, 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.

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, T.G.I.S.: The Movie, Laging Naroon Ka, and Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig as well as their first drama series Ikaw Na Sana, which was also turned into a movie. 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. 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 (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).

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 Sana Ay Ikaw Na Nga. In 2006, she went back to GMA's rival station ABS-CBN where she played a supporting roles including Super Inggo and its sequel Super Inggo 1.5: Ang Bagong Bangis. After the series end she joined the cast in the sitcom Parekoy in 2009.

Later, she return to GMA, she signed an exclusive contract via 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 where she played evil aunt of Kris Bernal. She start appearing on drama series Koreana as the kind mother of Kris Bernal and Sisid as the ailing mother of Jackie Rice. In 2012 she joined the cast of GMA's soap opera Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa where she played one of the leads. De Leon is set to reprise her role as Peachy in Teen Gen.In 2013, she played Merly Lucente, the warm-hearted and fiercely protective mother in Pyra (with Thea Tolentino). Angelu is still a contract actress of GMA Artist Center.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2015	Buena Familia	Bettina Agravante-Buena	GMA Network
2014	Niño	Leny Inocente
2013	Genesis	Young Consuelo
	Pyra: Ang Babaeng Apoy	Merly Lucente
2012	Teen Gen	Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real
	Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa	Jordana Montenegro
2011	Sisid	Alicia Cordelia
2010	Koreana	Nerissa Rosales-Jung
	Love Bug Presents: Exchange of Hearts	Fina
	The Last Prince	Mayang
2009	Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang	Heleen Barrientos
	Parekoy	Angelique	ABS-CBN
2007	Super Inggo 1.5: Ang Bagong Bangis	Pacita
2006	Super Inggo	Pacita
2004	Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man	Colette Camacho	GMA Network
2003	Celebrity DAT Com	Herself	IBC
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	GMA Network
	Growing Up	Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real
1995	T.G.I.S.
1994	Ober Da Bakod	Kuting
1992/1997	Ang TV	Herself	ABS-CBN

Movies

Year	Title	Role
2013	Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy	Rhea
2011	Tween Academy: Class of 2012	Luisa
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	Work	Result
1999	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Bulaklak ng Maynila	Won

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	Empress Golden Screen Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress for Sisid
2011	Empress Golden Screen Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Single Drama Untold Stories : Anak ng Aliw

External links

• Angelu de Leon at the Internet Movie Database