Maxene Magalona

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Arroyo and the surname or paternal family name is Magalona.

Maxene Magalona
Born	Maxene Sofia Maria Arroyo Magalona (1986-11-23) November 23, 1986 (age 38) Bacolod, Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University (BA)
Occupations	Actress model host yoga instructor
Years active	1992–present
Agents	Star Magic (1992–2000; 2014–present) GMA Artist Center (2000–2014)
Spouse	Rob Mananquil ​ ​ (m. 2018; sep. 2022)​
Parent(s)	Francis Magalona (father) Pia Arroyo-Magalona (mother)
Relatives	Enrique Magalona (great grandfather) Pancho Magalona (grandfather) Tita Duran (grandmother) Saab Magalona (sister) Frank Magalona (brother) Elmo Magalona (brother) Arkin Magalona (brother) Clara Magalona (sister) Hiro Peralta (cousin) Regine Velasquez (aunt)
Website	maxene.ph

Maxene Sofia Maria Arroyo Magalona (born November 23, 1986) is a Filipino actress, model, host and yoga instructor currently signed under ABS-CBN.^[1] Being a former GMA talent under the GMA Artist Center, she was known for her portrayal as Vivian Salvador in the My Lover, My Wife and Donna Vallejo on Daddy Di Do Du. Under ABS-CBN, she is best known for her portrayal as Alex Acosta on Doble Kara.

Early life

Magalona was born in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Province, Philippines. Her father is the late Filipino rapper Francis Magalona and her grandparents are the late actors Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. Pia Arroyo-Magalona is her mother and her sister is Saab who also joined showbiz in 2007, and her younger brother Elmo Magalona also joined showbiz three years later in Party Pilipinas, Pilyang Kerubin and also in Kaya ng Powers. She is also the niece, of second degree, to singer Regine Velasquez. She graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University in March 2010 with a Social Sciences bachelor's degree, although she didn't attend the graduation ceremonies for personal reasons.^[2]

Career

Starting career on ABS-CBN

Her first show as a child was the ABS-CBN kiddie show Ang TV followed by 5 and Up.

GMA Network (1998–2014)

Then in 1998, she transferred to GMA Network. she made her first appearance in Munting Anghel in 2000. Then 2001 second appearance in Daddy Di Do Du in which she worked with Vic Sotto. In 2004, the role of Alwina in Mulawin was originally given to her, but she had to turn down the offer as she was about to start college at the time. It was later given to Angel Locsin.^[3] To date, her biggest break on television is when she was chosen to be one of Richard Gutierrez's leading ladies in major lead role Kamandag this is marks first primetime drama series on GMA Network.^[4] After Kamandag, Maxene played Jessa, originally played by Sharon Cuneta, in Sine Novela: Una Kang Naging Akin opposite Wendell Ramos and Angelika dela Cruz.

In 2009, Magalona joined the cast of SRO Cinemaserye: Ganti, opposite Marvin Agustin and Geoff Eigenmann.^[5] Maxene also starred on Sine Novela: Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin with JC Tiuseco, Glaiza de Castro and Patrick Garcia.^[6]

In June 2010, she joined the cast of Sine Novela: Trudis Liit, with her co-stars Pauleen Luna, Mike Tan, Gina Alajar, and new Kapuso child actress Jillian Ward. Then in February 2011, she starred on GMA afternoon drama show, My Lover, My Wife opposite Adrian Alandy and Kapuso Actress Nadine Samonte.

In 2013, Magalona joined the GMA afternoon drama series Mga Basang Sisiw playing Vicky Sta. Maria, the main antagonist role and villain of the series, with the lead stars Renz Valerio, Bianca Umali and Miko Zarsadias.

Return to ABS-CBN (2014–present)

In the 3rd quarter of 2014, she signed an exclusive contract and returned to her home network after 16 years, ABS-CBN. and since then had a guest stint as one of the Hurado's on It's Showtime; as a guest player in The Singing Bee; as a special guest in Kris TV; and starred in Maalaala Mo Kaya (Episode title: Nurse Cap), portraying the nurse rapper, Fatima Palma. Magalona's first major project as a Kapamilya Artist is being part of ABS-CBN's Primetime Soap Dream Dad together with Jana Casandra Agoncillo and Zanjoe Marudo.

In the first quarter of 2015, Magalona was one of the eight contestants of the first season of the Philippine edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar.

In November 2015, after 2 months of the pilot, Magalona joined the cast of Doble Kara as Alexandra "Alex" Acosta in season 2. She's a sweet and kind-hearted to the kids where she worked and she was raised by her older half-brother Sebastian "Seb" Acosta portrayed by Sam Milby. She met Kara Dela Rosa portrayed by Julia Montes (which Seb married Kara in season 4). At first, she likes Kara for her brother and keeps asking her brother to take Kara out. But, when she finds out that Kara's adopted mother Lucille Acosta-Dela Rosa portrayed by Carmina Villarroel was her half-sister from her father's side, the sweet and kind-hearted lady became evil to Kara and her family because she believes that Lucille's family is the reason why she grew without parents. Later on, she became the main antagonist of the series in season 4.

Personal life

In 2015, Magalona began dating musician Rob Mananquil. On February 14, 2017 (Valentine's Day), the two became engaged when the latter proposed to the former while vacationing in Tokyo.^[7] Magalona and Mananquil married on January 11, 2018, at a ceremony in Boracay.^[8] The two are currently based in the town of Ubud in Bali, Indonesia,^[9] where they are undergoing yoga teacher training.^[1][10] In October 2022, Magalona confirmed via her Instagram posts that she was recently single and separated from Mananquil for months.

Filmography

Television

Digital Drama series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2000	Munting Anghel	Jonnah	GMA Network
2004	Hanggang Kailan	Angela Villarama
2005	Saang Sulok ng Langit	Gemma
2007–2008	Carlo J. Caparas' Kamandag	Lily
2008	Sine Novela: Una Kang Naging Akin	Jessa Mallari
2009	Sine Novela: Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin	Maureen Andrada / Dahlia Del Monte
2009–2010	Sana Ngayong Pasko	Irene Dionisio
2010	Sine Novela: Trudis Liit	Mercedes "Ched" Cristobal
2011	My Lover, My Wife	Vivian Torres-Delgado
	Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell	Dalisay
	Pahiram ng Isang Ina	Andrea Martinez-Perez
2012	Faithfully	Stella Quillamor
2013	Indio	Rosa Delos Santos
	Mga Basang Sisiw	Victoria "Vicky" Santa Maria [11]
2014–2015	Dream Dad	April Mae Pamintuan	ABS-CBN
2015	Nathaniel	Olivia Domingo
2015–2017	Doble Kara	Alexandra "Alex" Acosta
2017	Ipaglaban Mo: Suspetsa	Beth
	Ipaglaban Mo: Tali	Faith
2018–2019	Playhouse	Natalia Cortes-Smith
2020	Ipaglaban Mo: Himlayan	Denise
2021–2022	Viral Scandal	Audrey Versoza-Ramones	Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 / Jeepney TV

Drama anthology

Year	Title	Role	Network
2003	Love to Love Season 1: Rich in Love	Trina	GMA Network
2009	SRO Cinemaserye: Ganti	Eloisa Barrientos
	Maynila	Various
2012	Magpakailanman: The Maricel Apatan Story	Maricel Apatan
2014	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Nurse Cap	Nurse Fatima Palma	ABS-CBN
2015	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Box	Tess Alparce-Dado

Comedy

Year	Title	Role	Network
1995–1997	Ang TV	Herself	ABS-CBN
2001–2007	Daddy Di Do Du	Donna Vallejo	GMA Network
2012	Spooky Valentine Presents: Manibela	Jellie
	Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kwento	Angie
2015	Sabado Badoo	Cameo Footage Featured

Others

Year	Title	Role	Network
1998	5 and Up	Herself	GMA Network
2000	Y2K: Yes 2 Kids		IBC 13
2004–2010	SOP Rules	Herself / Performer	GMA Network
2005	Fam Jam	Host	QTV 11
	ASAP Fanatic	Guest / Performer	ABS-CBN
2010–2013	Party Pilipinas		GMA Network
2010	Tweetbiz	Host	Q
2012	Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break	Webi-Jock / Co-host	GMA Network
	iBilib	Herself
2013	The Ryzza Mae Show
	Convergence	Interview	Net 25
2014	It's Showtime	Herself / Special Guest Hurado	ABS-CBN
	The Singing Bee	Herself Guest Player
	Kris TV	Herself Special Guest
2015	ASAP	Herself Performer / Co-host
	Your Face Sounds Familiar 1	Herself Performer / Pop Icon
	Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal (season 5)	Herself Contestant with Edgar Allan Guzman
	LolaBasyang.com	Rosa / Rosamistika	TV5
2016	Magandang Buhay	Herself / Guest	ABS-CBN
2017	The Source with Pinky Webb		CNN Philippines

Film

Year	Title	Role	Production company
2001	Bahay ni Lola	Tintin	Regal Entertainment
2002	Singsing ni Lola	Vik
	Mano Po	Young Elisa
2004	Kuya	Grace
2005	Happily Ever After	Laura
2016	Love Me Tomorrow	Jessica	Star Cinema
2017	Unexpectedly Yours	Georgina
2018	The Girl in the Orange Dress	Martha	Quantum Films
2019	Eerie	Sister Mia	Star Cinema
2021	Love or Money	Pregnant Girlfriend

Awards and nominations

Year	Critics	Category	Work	Award
2004	FHM Philippines	100 Sexiest Women		Ranked #23
2005				Ranked #79
2008				Ranked #48[12]
2009	Pure 'N Fresh Top Teen Awards	Top Teen ‘IT’ Girl: Pure 'N Fresh Role Model		Nominated
	FHM Philippines	100 Sexiest Women		Ranked #82[13]
2013	61st FAMAS Awards	Celebrity Skin of the Night	—	Won
	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Reality Competition Program Host	Protege: The Battle For The Big Artista Break	Nominated

References

1. Brosas, Alex (September 30, 2020). "Maxene Magalona, Rob Mananquil find bliss in teaching yoga". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
2. (in Tagalog) Chika Minute: Maxene Magalona, nagtapos na sa college
3. Maxene Magalona had a hand in Angel Locsin's success
4. Maxene Magalona at Jewel Mische, bagong leading ladies ni Richard Gutierrez!
5. Geoff Eigenmann and Maxene Magalona take on mature roles in SRO Cinemaserye
6. Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat sa Akin will premiere on 22 June
7. Catolico, Gianna Francesca (February 15, 2017). "Maxene Magalona gets engaged to BF on Valentine's Day". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
8. Hallare, Katrina (January 11, 2018). "Maxene Magalona, Rob Mananquil get married in Boracay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
9. Alegre, Dianara (August 7, 2020). "Maxene Magalona shares benefits of living in Ubud, Bali for 5 months". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
10. "Maxene Magalona set to start teaching yoga classes online". Push. September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
11. "Maxene Magalona takes on her first kontrabida role in Agustin dela Cruz's 'Mga Basang Sisiw' | GMANetwork.com - Entertainment - Home of Kapuso shows and stars - Articles". GMA Network. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
12. FHM Philippines 2008: 100 Sexiest Women - Maxene Magalona
13. FHM Philippines 2009: 100 Sexiest Women - Maxene Magalona

External links

• Maxene Magalona at IMDb