Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom (born October 17, 1987), professionally known as Bea Alonzo (), is a Filipino actress. Alonzo first gained recognition for the 2002 teleserye ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay''. She is best known for her portrayals in the films '' One More Chance'' (2007), '' The Mistress'' (2012), '' Four Sisters and a Wedding'' (2013), and '' Eerie'' (2019). As of 2021 she is a exclusive artists of

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Early life

Bea Alonzo was born as Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom on October 17, 1987, in

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, to Philip Fagestrom and Mary Anne Ranollo. Alonzo's father is British. Her parents are separated. She has a younger brother on her mother's side. She finished elementary education in 2001 at the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School Quezon City. She attended The Fisher Valley College in Taguig, Ususan Elementary School in Ususan, and Colegio de Santa Ana in

Taguig Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig ( fil, Lungsod ng Taguig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 886,722 people. Located in the northwestern shores of ...

Career

In June 2008, Alonzo released her debut album ''The Real Me'' under Star Records. It was also in mid-2008 when it was announced that she would play the leading character Betty Pengson in the TV sitcom ''

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'', which originated from Colombia. The Philippines' version was entitled ''

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''. The show premiered in September 2008 at the primetime slot; it ran for eight consecutive months. In December 2011, Alonzo renewed her contract with

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. She was set to do two movies under

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and a reunion drama, '' The Mistress'', with her on-screen partner,

John Lloyd Cruz John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model and occasional TV host. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumnus of Batch 5. He starred in the teen drama '' Tabing Ilog'', and is best known for his ...

. Alonzo starred in the 2014 international hit TV drama ''

Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon ''Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon'' (International title: ''Tomorrow Belongs to Me'' / ) is a 2014 Philippine melodrama television series directed by Jerome C. Pobocan and Trina N. Dayrit, the series stars Bea Alonzo in her very first dual role with Pa ...

'' (Tomorrow Belongs To Me), opposite

Paulo Avelino Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino (born May 13, 1988) is a Filipino actor, singer, model and a movie producer. Regarded as the "Prince of Philippine Teleserye", he is best known in television series such as '' Walang Hanggan'' (2012), ''Bridges of ...

and Albert Martinez. In 2019, Alonzo appeared in the horror film '' Eerie'' and the dramatic film '' Unbreakable''. She also started pursuing writing for film in 2019 by enrolling in the writing workshop of Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright

Ricky Lee Ricardo Lee (born as March 19, 1948) is a Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright. He was conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022. Starting in 1973, he has written mor ...

. This year, she was also included in the list of Variety.com and the International Film Festival & Awards Macao as among Asia's biggest stars poised for international stardom. On July 1, 2021, GMA News announced that she transferred to GMA Network after almost 19 years under ABS-CBN.

Discography

Concert

* ''Together Again'' #StrongerTogether: A GMA Pinoy TV @ 17 Concert, LA, California, USA (2022)

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Film

Television

Other awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alonzo, Bea 1987 births Living people 21st-century Filipino actresses ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities Actresses from Rizal Filipino child actresses Filipino film actresses Filipino people of British descent Filipino television actresses Filipino women comedians People from Cainta People from Rizal People from Taguig Star Magic personalities Tagalog people