Gabriella Louise Ortega Lopez (born December 2, 1998), known professionally as Gabbi Garcia (), is a Filipino actress, global endorser, singer, host and vlogger. Currently an artist of 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 ...

, her first acting role was as Nicole Perez on

's primetime series '' My Destiny'', Pia Sta. Maria in '' Let The Love Begin''. She then played Alena in the reboot of ''

Encantadia ''Encantadia'' is a Filipino fantasy franchise produced and published by GMA Network. It consists of four television series that have run from 2005 to present and a single film. The first was shown in 2005 carrying the title alone and ended i ...

'' which gave her massive popularity and rose to fame.

Career

Garcia began working in commercials and joining singing competitions. In 2013, she made her television acting debut as one of the young lead stars in GMA Network's primetime series '' My Destiny''. For a few years, she was credited as Gabrielle Garcia. She was paired with

Ruru Madrid Ruru may refer to: Places * Ruru, Nepal * Ruru, New Zealand People *Rouran, an ancient nomadic race from the Mongolian steppes, also called Juan Juan * Ruru Madrid, a Filipino teen actor Others *Māori name for the morepork owl *A Kanohi from the ...

in a

loveteam In Philippine media, a love team (or loveteam) is an actor and actress depicted to the public as a romantic couple. Some of these onscreen pairs have become couples in real life. Background The concept of love teams can be traced back to the ...

. The pair went on to topbill the teledrama '' Let the Love Begin'', the political sitcom ''

Naku, Boss Ko! ''Naku, Boss Ko!'' () is a 2016 Philippine television drama political mini-series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Marlon N. Rivera, it stars Gabbi Garcia and Ruru Madrid. It premiered on April 25, 2016 on the network's Telebabad line up re ...

'', and the 2016 remake of the phenomenal fantasy series, ''

'', in which Garcia portrayed her breakout role, Sang'gre Alena, originally portrayed by Karylle. This raised she and her co-stars' status as a celebrity. The loveteam starred in another television drama, '' Sherlock Jr.'', however, Garcia's protagonist character suddenly died in the middle of the teleseries. This marked as the end of Garcia and Madrid's onscreen loveteam in 2018. At the same year, Garcia starred in her first television drama outside the former loveteam through '' Pamilya Roces'' with

Gloria Diaz Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz (; born 10 March 1951) is a Filipino actress of film and television, model and beauty queen who rose to fame after being crowned Miss Universe 1969, becoming the first Filipino to hold the Miss Universe title. Early ...

and

Carla Abellana Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (; born June 12, 1986) is a Filipino actress and model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela '' Rosalinda'' in 2009. She is also known for her lead role in '' Sine Novela: ...

. In 2019, she starred in the revenge drama series '' Beautiful Justice'' with

Bea Binene Beanca Marie Binene (born November 4, 1997), professionally known as Bea Binene (), is a Filipino actress and TV host. She was a finalist on '' StarStruck Kids'' and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan on '' First Time''. She is also ...

and

Yasmien Kurdi Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla (born January 25, 1989) is a Filipino actress, singer and model. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines, where ...

. Garcia has since stated that she prefers a variety of leading men as opposed to a single long-term "love team." In the promotions for '' LSS (Last Song Syndrome),'' a movie in which her

leading man A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...

is played by her real-life boyfriend

Khalil Ramos Khalil Joseph Nepomuceno Ramos (; born January 22, 1996) is a Filipino actor and singer. In July 2011, Ramos won second place on ''Pilipinas Got Talent'', a reality talent show in ABS-CBN and became a recording artist under Star Magic. In 201 ...

, she and Ramos have refused to call themselves a love team.

Filmography

Television

Digital

Film

Music video appearances

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Sparkle profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Gabbi 1998 births Living people Filipino television personalities Filipino television actresses Filipino child actresses Filipino film actresses Filipino female models GMA Network personalities GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people People from Makati Actresses from Metro Manila Filipino television variety show hosts