Angel Locsin

Angelica Locsin Colmenares-Arce[1] (Tagalog pronunciation: [lokˈsin kɔlmɛˈnarɛs]; born

April 23, 1985),[2][3] professionally known as Angel Locsin, is a Filipino actress. She rose
to prominence for her television roles as Alwina in the 2004 fantasy-themed television
series Mulawin and as the superheroine Darna in the TV adaptation of the Mars Ravelo
eponymous comic. Locsin was a contract artist of GMA Network up to early 2007 until
she transferred to its rival network, ABS-CBN.[1] She then starred as Lyka in the television
series Lobo, which earned her an International Emmy Award nomination for best
performance. She later starred in the films In the Name of Love and One More Try, for
which she garnered critical acclaim for both performances. The two films earned Locsin
the Star Award for Movies for Movie Actress of the Year and the Box-Office
Entertainment Award for Film Actress of the Year, winning both awards two consecutive
years. In 2013, she won the FAMAS Award and the Film Academy of the Philippines
Award for best actress for her performance in One More Try.[4]
 Angel Locsin

Angel Locsin at the premiere of Love Me Again in LA. (2008)

Born Angelica Locsin Colmenares

April 23, 1985

Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines

Occupation Actress

Years active 1999–present

Works Full list

Spouse(s) Neil Arce (m. 2021)​

Awards Full list

 Early life and education

Locsin was born on April 23, 1985, in Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Since the age of 14, she has
lived with her father, Angelo Colmenares, and has had no contact with her mother. She
studied at St James College in Quezon City for her primary education and finished high
school at the University of Santo Tomas High School in Manila. In August 2007, she
attended a short-course for fashion design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and
Design in London.

Despite being of Christian faith, she is a part of a Muslim Royal Family in Marawi City in
the province of Lanao del Sur through the adoption of her mother into that family in the
days before Angel started acting.[5]

Career

Early work (2001–2004)

A 17-year-old Locsin on the set of a commercial, circa 2002.

Locsin was discovered at a shopping center by a talent scout.[1] She then auditioned for
several commercials and was supposed to be a part of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Batch 9,
but failed to sign a contract because her father opposed the idea. Later, she became a
contract star of GMA Artist Center, first appearing on the second season of the teen-
oriented series, Click and was also included in the cast of Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw.
Breakthrough and GMA Network (2004–2007)

In August 2004, Locsin starred in the fantasy-themed TV series Mulawin, alongside

Richard Gutierrez, wherein she portrayed Alwina, one of the two main protagonists.[1]
The show was a huge success and received high ratings until its finale in March
2005.[1][6]

Following the success of Mulawin, Locsin was cast in the title role as Darna in the 2005
fantasy-themed TV series of the same name. The show was also highly regarded by the
public, gaining immensely high ratings and surpassing the records set by her previous
TV show. Darna's pilot week average is 50.08% and its highest rating was 52.1% while
the lowest was 33.3%.

Locsin starred in another fantasy-themed TV series, Majika, together with Dennis Trillo,
which was aired from March to September 2006. She played the role of Sabina, a
seemingly ordinary girl who lived in the world of mortals but is unknowingly the one
destined to become the most powerful female magician. Afterwards, she was cast in
Asian Treasures, opposite Robin Padilla. It was the first Philippine TV series that was
shot in multiple countries such as Mongolia, Thailand and China. The show was aired
from January to June 2007. Both shows were also well received.[1]

ABS-CBN (2007–present)

 
Locsin at the Manila International Airport in 2007.

In August 2007, Locsin signed a two-year exclusive contract with ABS-CBN.[7] Her first
acting appearance with the network was via Maalaala Mo Kaya in the episode "Pilat". Her
performance gained her the Star Award for TV for Best Single Performance by an
Actress. By January 2008, she launched her first drama series with the network entitled
Lobo, together with Piolo Pascual in the lead role. She earned an International Emmy
Award for Best Performance by an Actress nomination for her performance in the series.
She also received an Ani ng Dangal Award for her iEmmy nomination and another Ani ng
Dangal Award for Lobo's international recognition in BANFF Canada.
In 2009, Locsin
starred in the top-rated TV series, Only You, a Philippine remake of the Korean drama of
the same title aired by SBS Korea in 2005. She starred alongside Sam Milby and Diether
Ocampo. The show was directed by Rory Quintos and was the 3rd Most Watched TV
Series of 2009 based on TNS survey.

Later in 2010, she starred in the TV series Imortal, the sequel to her earlier work, Lobo,
together with John Lloyd Cruz. It was directed by Chito Roño. The shows website had 15
million hits in just 3 months. It had a game entitled "Pangil" and webisodes downloaded
in a weekly basis. It won an Anvil and Quill Award.

In 2011, she became a guest star in the comedy sitcom, Toda Max. However, her
guesting eventually turned into a regular stint.[8]

In 2014, Locsin returns to primetime TV after three years through the hit series, The
Legal Wife, together with Jericho Rosales, Maja Salvador and JC de Vera. The series was
directed by Dado C. Lumibao and Rory Quintos.[9][10][11] Due to high ratings, the show
helped in dropping the crime rate as reported by PNP.

Locsin also became a Pilipinas Got Talent judge. She happened to have two Maalaala Mo
Kaya two-part episodes, one SAF tribute and one Mother's Day special. In 2017, she
guested in La Luna Sangre as Lia.

Films
 

Locsin in Los Angeles, 2008.

Locsin's first film appearance was in 2000 via Ping Lacson Supercop, wherein she played
the role of a young Robina Gokongwei. She later on made a cameo appearance in Mano
Po 2 in 2003 and starred in the teen-oriented movie Kuya in 2004 as well as in the
comedy film Singles. Also, she starred in the drama film Mano Po III: My Love and in the
horror film Sigaw which were both entries to the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival.

In 2005, Locsin with Richard Gutierrez starred in the romantic film Let the Love Begin,
released under GMA Films. She and Gutierrez also reprised their roles as Alwina and
Aguiluz in the movie adaptation of the TV series Mulawin, which was an entry to the
2005 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Early in 2006, Locsin starred in the romantic movie I Will Always Love You. She also
starred in the horror film TxT and in the romantic drama-comedy film Mano Po 5. The
latter was an entry to the 2006 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Locsin reunited with Gutierrez in the romantic drama film The Promise in 2007 where
their roles were considered more mature than the previous films they both starred in.
She had also produced her own film entitled Angels, which was shown in theaters in
April 2007.

In 2009, she starred in the movie Love Me Again together with Piolo Pascual in the lead
titles and made a cameo in the romantic comedy film, My Amnesia Girl in 2010.
Locsin gained critical acclaim in her 2011 drama film with Aga Muhlach, In the Name of
Love. Her performance garnered her several accolades including the Star Award for
Movies for Movie Actress of the Year, the Gawad PASADO Award for Pinakapasadong
Aktres, and a nomination for best actress at the FAMAS Awards.

She reunited with John Lloyd Cruz in the romantic comedy film Unofficially Yours in 2012
and then starred, together with Dingdong Dantes and Angelica Panganiban in the drama
film One More Try, Star Cinema's entry to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival. Locsin's
performance in the latter was highly praised by film critics and media personalities and
earned her the Star Award for Movies for Movie Actress of the Year for the second year
in a row, the FAMAS Award for Best Actress and the Film Academy of the Philippines
Award for Best Actress.

In 2016, she was awarded by both mainstream and indie film enthusiasts as she
received #LifePeg or Lifetime Achievement Award from Star Cinema and Aktres ng
Dekada Award from Inding- Indie Awards. She also starred opposite Vilma Santos in
Everything About Her and won Best Supporting Actress in the 1st Eddy Editor's Choice
Awards. She also had an LGBT- themed movie The Third Party in which she play the title
role. She is set to star in a Star Cinema movie entitled "Wife, Husband, Wife" and this will
be her reunion movie with Richard Gutierrez and Angelica Panganiban.

Advocacies and issues

Philanthropy

Locsin is known for being one of the Philippines' most prominent philanthropist
actresses, earning her international recognition such as being one of Forbes magazine's
"Asian Heroes of Philanthropy" in 2019. Forbes reported that Locsin had donated "as
much as 15 million pesos to causes such as educational scholarships for students,
supporting the economic and political rights of indigenous people, and ending violence
against women and children" in just the decade from 2009 to 2019.[12]

Bangsamoro Peace Advocacy

With links to one of the royal houses of Marawi City through her mother who had been
adopted by that family before Angel became an actress, Locsin has also spoken for
peace in the Bangsamoro,[13] going as far as to Lanao del Norte during the Battle of
Marawi as a volunteer helping with relief efforts.[14]

COVID-19 activism

In her own private capacity, Locsin played an active role in raising funds and providing
medical equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. She raised
almost P11 million to help the Philippines' medical frontliners from March to April 2020.
She also helped provide sleeping tents for these frontliners and teamed up with friends
and colleagues to put up the #UniTentWeStandPH campaign, raising a total of a total of
P10,956,702.98 to help more than 28 hospitals put up specialized tents for COVID-19
patients. Locsin also helped fund and distribute personal protective equipment (PPE)
and medical supplies to medical frontliners in Philippines' National Capital Region and
nearby provinces.[15]

On May 18, 2020, Locsin questioned the announcement of Duterte administration

spokesperson Harry Roque that the government did not have a program to conduct
"mass testing" and instead expected the private sector to undertake the task, saying on
Twitter that she could not believe the government had not prepared for mass testing,
which was very urgently needed.[16] The following day, she and actress friend Anne
Curtis announced that they were reviving a 2009 fundraising initiative which they had
originally set up for victims of Typhoon Ondoy. This time, She and Curtis would be
raising funds for the purchase of COVID-19 test kits. They said that they were doing so
to support mass testing, saying "Because in this way we can make a higher impact, by
pushing the TEST-TRACE-ISOLATE/TREAT formula that is the only proven way to defeat
the virus."[17]

She has also chosen to acknowledge the important service of local officials, however,
noting that by providing their constituents with vital assistance, they were often "risking
their lives as well."[18]

Position against "red-tagging"

Locsin has spoken out numerous times against the practice of red-tagging,[19] in which
critics of the government are harassed by being accused as "communists" even if they
don't actually share such beliefs or affiliations.[20][21] She has even been a victim of this
herself, calling on the National Bureau of Investigation to look into red-tagging and death
threats aimed at her through social media in March 2020.[22]

Position on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy

In response to the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy, Locsin expressed her

support for the network, saying that she was "praying that the law shall be used to
protect jobs, press freedom, justice and betterment of the Filipino people."[23]

Personal life

On June 29, 2019, Locsin announced in an Instagram post about her engagement to her
boyfriend, movie producer Neil Arce and got married on July 26, 2021.[24]

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s/16450/Angel-Locsin%E2%80%99s-controversial-network-shift) . Philippine Entertainment Portal.

2. "Angel Locsin apologizes for crowd chaos after man dies in community pantry queue" (https://www.r
appler.com/entertainment/celebrities/angel-locsin-apology-after-man-dies-community-pantry-april-
2021) . Rappler. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021. "What was supposed to be a day of
celebration and compassion, as actress and philanthropist Angel Locsin opened a community panty
in Quezon City on her birthday, took a tragic turn when a senior citizen died while waiting in line."

3. "Angel Locsin puts up own community pantry to celebrate 36th birthday" (https://push.abs-cbn.com/
2021/4/23/fresh-scoops/angel-locsin-puts-up-own-community-pantry-to-celeb-193014) .
Philippines' Ultimate Showbiz Hub on ABS-CBN. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

4. Serato, Arniel. "Angel Locsin and ER Ejercito win top acting honors at 61st FAMAS Awards" (http://ww
w.pep.ph/news/38355/angel-locsin-and-er-ejercito-win-top-acting-honors-at-61st-famas-awards-) .
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5. "Why Angel Locsin does not like to brag about royal lineage" (https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainme
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01/22/1281712/angel-locsin-returns-teleserye-legal-wife) . The Philippine Star. January 1, 2014.

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22. Hallare, Katrina (May 20, 2020). "Angel Locsin taps NBI to arrest netizens tagging her as Reds-
supporter, threatening to kill her" (https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376149/angel-locsin-taps-nbi-to-
arrest-netizens-tagging-her-as-reds-supporter-threatening-to-kill-her) . Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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23. "Stars support ABS-CBN as Calida files quo warranto petition" (http://www.rappler.com/entertainmen
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May 21, 2020.

24. "Angel Locsin-Neil Arce wedding: the fake and borrowed rings and all the details we love" (https://ww
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PEP.ph. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

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