Maria Chantal Videla (; born December 15, 2002) is a Filipino singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Lapillus.

Life and career

2002–2017: Early life

Chanty was born Maria Chantal Videla on December 15, 2002, in

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, Philippines, to an Argentine father and Filipino mother. She belongs to a big family, being the fifth of eight siblings, with four older brothers and three younger sisters. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to

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where she grew up with her younger sisters. Later on, she moved back to the Philippines where she started her modelling and acting career.

2018–2020: Career beginnings

On March 23, 2018, Chanty was introduced as one of the new stars under

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Batch 2018, along with many young actors. She made her acting debut in the supernatural series '' Spirits: Reawaken'' as Gabbie, a teenage girl with mysterious superpowers. A year later, she played a major role in the 2019 Philippine film ''Familia Blondina'', marking this as her big screen debut. Chanty also starred on

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's television drama series ''

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'' and ''

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''.

2021–present: Lapillus, GMA Network

In an interview with ''

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'', Chanty recalled that her father's friend offered her to go to South Korea to become part of a

K-pop K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ...

girl group, to which she accepted, citing her interest in K-pop, as well as in Korean dramas. Chanty would later be trained under

MLD Entertainment MLD Entertainment (formerly known as Duble Kick Entertainment; ) is a South Korean entertainment agency and record label founded in 2015 by Duble Sidekick. The agency currently manages several artists, including Hori7on, and Lapillus and previo ...

for eight months, until she was introduced as a member of the girl group Lapillus, on May 25, 2022. Her group debuted on June 20, 2022, with the release of their first

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, "Hit Ya!". In the Philippines, Chanty transferred to

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and signed an exclusive contract with Sparkle, on November 11, 2022. In April 2024, MLD Entertainment announced that Chanty would be taking an indefinite hiatus from Lapillus due to her developing

ME/CFS Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling Chronic condition, chronic illness. People with ME/CFS experience profound fatigue that does not go away with rest, as well as sleep issues and problems with memory ...

. On August 14, 2024, Chanty was cast in the youth series ''

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''.

Discography

Filmography

Film

Television series

References

External links

Chanty Videla
at Sparkle GMA Artist Center
Chanty
at MLD Entertainment * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanty 2002 births Living people ABS-CBN people Actresses from Manila Argentine expatriates in South Korea English-language singers from the Philippines Filipino expatriates in South Korea Filipino female models Filipino film actresses Filipino people of Argentine descent Filipino television actresses Filipino women pop singers GMA Network (company) people Korean-language singers of the Philippines People from Mendoza, Argentina People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Singers from Manila Spanish-language singers of the Philippines Star Magic personalities 21st-century Filipino actresses 21st-century Filipino women singers