Bianca Umali

Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali (; born March 2, 2000) is a Filipino actress, television host, singer, and dancer.

Early and personal life

Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali was born on March 2, 2000 in Parañaque, Philippines. She is the only child of May Soler and Jose Vicente Umali; both parents died from breast cancer in 2005 and a heart attack in 2010, respectively. Umali was later raised by her paternal grandmother, Victorina. She has older half-siblings from their previous relationships: two half-sisters from her mother and three half-brothers and one half-sister from her father. Umali also has relatives in Malolos, Bulacan. She attended Veritas Parochial School, which was later renamed Veritas Catholic School, in Parañaque City.

Umali dated Miguel Tanfelix from 2014 to 2017. In 2022, actor Ruru Madrid confirmed that he and Umali have been dating for four years. Umali is an ambassador for organizations World Vision International and Department of the Interior and Local Government's "Buhay Ingatan, Droga'y Ayawan" program. In December 2020, Umali became a member of Iglesia ni Cristo.

Career

As a commercial model and endorser

Umali started her career as a commercial model at age two. She appeared in several TV commercials such as EQ Diapers and Nestle Ice Cream. She was also a product endorser for the children's clothing line of Natasha.

In 2021, Umali became an endorser for Bench.

As a host and actress

In 2009, at age nine, Umali signed under GMA Network on an exclusive contract and became one of the hosts of a child-oriented show '' Tropang Potchi''. In the same year, she had a cameo role as an orphan in ''Darna'' and portrayed the role of young Nancy Rosales on the TV series '' Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit''.

In 2011, she signed a management contract under Sparkle GMA Artist Center.

From 2017 and onwards, she portrayed Lawiswis in '' Mulawin vs. Ravena'', Crisanta in '' Kambal, Karibal'', Sahaya in the TV show of the same name, Farrah in '' Legal Wives'' and Irene in the second installment of ''Mano Po Legacy''.

In '' Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre'', an upcoming spin-off to the 2016 reboot '' Encantadia'', Umali starred as a daughter of the earth goddess (played by Sanya Lopez). She previously aspired to make a part of the reboot. In preparation for the role, Umali trained in arnis.

Recording artist

In 2018, Umali signed a recording contract under GMA Music. As of 2021, she had released two songs: "Kahit Kailan" and "Itigil Mo Na".

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

;TV series

;Anthologies

;TV specials

;Various shows

Film

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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Sparkle profile

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2000 births
Living people
21st-century Filipino actresses
Filipino child actresses
Filipino female models
Filipino film actresses
Filipino people of Spanish descent
Filipino television actresses
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Tagalog actresses
Members of Iglesia ni Cristo
Converts to Unitarianism from Catholicism
Actresses from Parañaque
GMA Network (company) people
GMA Music artists
Filipino television variety show hosts
Singers from Parañaque
Tagalog women singers