Liana Pia Coronado Guanio-Mago (; born October 24, 1974) is a

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actress and television presenter. She is head anchor for the entertainment program ''

Showbiz Central ''Showbiz Central'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Raymond Gutierrez, Pia Guanio and John Lapus, it premiered on April 29, 2007 replacing '' S-Files''. The show concluded on July 29, 2012 ...

''. She is also the former showbiz segment anchor for the

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

primetime newscast ''

24 Oras ''24 Oras'' (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line ...

'' and one of the co-host of the longest-running noontime show ''

Eat Bulaga! ''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the List of longest-running Philippine television series, longest running variety show in ...

''.

Career

Guanio was born on October 24, 1974. She began her career in entertainment as a lively traffic reporter for CALTEX's ''RoadWatch'' In 1999. Guanio caught the attention of travelogue channel Lakbay TV and her career has been on the move ever since. After Lakbay TV, Guanio was one of the hosts of ABS-CBN's morning show '' Alas Singko Y Medya''. Her biggest career move though was when she transferred from the

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under ...

In 2003 when she became a regular host of Philippines longest running noontime show ''

'', as a segment newscaster In ''

'' Chika Minute and in a Sunday talk show program ''

S-Files ''S-Files'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Paolo Bediones and Lyn Ching, it premiered on June 7, 1998 replacing ''ETChing: Entertainment Today with Lyn Ching''. The show concluded on April 22 ...

''.

Personal life

Pia Guanio has been romantically linked in the past to her long-time boyfriend, Mark Zulueta, and was later said to be engaged to variety show entertainer and actor

Vic Sotto Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto (; born April 28, 1954), professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian known far and wide for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA ...

. Sotto and Guanio broke up In 2010. Several months later, Guanio met businessman Steve Mago and tied the knot In 2011. The couple produced two children: Scarlet Janine (b. 2012). and Soleil Brooklyn (b. 2017). Her birth caused her to be on hiatus from ''Eat Bulaga!'' and ''24 Oras'', and officially left the later In 2015. and was later replaced by

Iya Villania Raelene Elaine Villania(born June 29, 1986), known professionally as Iya Villania-Arellano (), is a Filipino-Australian singer, television presenter, and actress. She has been widely known for her work as a VJ in the music channel MYX. Early ...

Filmography

Films

Television

As herself

As actress

Awards

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* 1974 births Living people Filipino television variety show hosts GMA Network personalities GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people 21st-century Filipino actresses {{Philippines-tv-bio-stub