Anna Cristina "Cris" Siguion Reyna Villonco-Valderrama (; born October 17, 1983) is a Filipino performance artist whose credits include performances in theater, television, film, recordings, music videos, and advertisements. She is currently associated with Repertory Philippines.

Career

Villonco's singing career began when she was only nine years old, prodded by her grandmother, showbiz industry crusader and former

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(MTRCB) chief Armida Siguion-Reyna. She first gained public attention when she sang the theme song for the

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children's television series '' Hiraya Manawari'' which was composed by Ryan Cayabyab. In her teens, she rose to prominence as a solo artist after the release of her teen pop song "Crush ng Bayan". In 2000, she was featured in ''

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'' magazine as a Hero for the Planet. The same year, Villonco's debut movie was ''

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'' with co star the late the King Fernando Poe Jr. or FPJ. Villonco had her first solo concert ''Cris at Dish'' in August 2003, a year which also saw the release of her third album for Viva Records. She graduated from

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in May 2006, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in music and economic development. In 2007, she worked for the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Manila and Asia Society Philippines. Villonco then returned to theater, appearing in such roles as Hodel in ''

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'' and Ophelia in Ana Abad Santos-Bitong's

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-influenced ''

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'', for Repertory Philippines. In November 2016, she starred as

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in the first international production of '' Fun Home'', which premiered in Manila, alongside

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as Helen and Eric Kunze as Bruce. The production is directed by Bobby Garcia. A review in

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said that she delivers "a heartbreaking performance ... often using only her expressive face to suggest the wave of emotions inside her. Her solo 'Telephone Wire', about the pall of what's unsaid between Alison and her father during nill-fated drive dramatically captured the inner turmoil that Villonco lugs with her even after the curtain call."Bunoan, Vladimir
"Review: Superb ''Fun Home'' cast moves audience to tears"
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Stage and screen performances

Theatre

*Les Misérables (Little Cosette/Eponine) (with Repertory Philippines) *Jack and the Beanstalk (with Repertory Philippines) *Larawan (Patsy) (with Musicat) *Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Frances) (with Actors, Actors, Inc.), *Alikabok (Bising Vallejo) (with Musicat) *Cinderella (Cinderella) (with Repertory Philippines) *Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel) (with Repertory Philippines) *Love Labor's Lost (Lydia Lansing) (with Repertory Philippines) *Hamlet (Ophelia) (with Repertory Philippines) *Orosman at Zafira (Zafira) (with Dulaang UP) *Mulan Jr. (Mulan) (with Repertory Philippines) *Romeo and Bernadette (Bernadette) (with Repertory Philippines) *Legally Blonde the Musical (Vivienne Kensington) (with Atlantis Productions) *A Little Night Music (Anne Egerman) (with Atlantis Productions) *The Joy Luck Club (Waverly Jong) (with Repertory Philippines) *Shakespeare in Hollywood (with Repertory Philippines) *Simon's Way *'' Noli Me Tángere'' (

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) (with Tanghalang Pilipino) *The Sound of Music (Maria Rainer) (with The Ultimate Entertainment) *Leading Ladies (Meg) (with Repertory Philippines) *Jekyll and Hyde (Emma Carew) (with Repertory Philippines) *Trumpets 4Faith presents Castrato (with Trumpets) *Walang Sugat (Julia) (with Tanghalang Pilipino) *D' Wonder Twins of Boac (Viola/Cesar) (with PETA) *Closer (Alice) (with Red Turnip Theater) *Mga Ama Mga Anak (Bessie) (with Tanghalang Pilipino) *Ghost the Musical (Molly Jensen) (with Atlantis Productions) *Bituing Walang Ningning (Lavinia Arguelles) (with Monica Cuenco) *Constellations (Marianne) (with Red Turnip) (with Red Turnip Theater) *Fun Home (Alison Bechdel) (with Atlantis Productions) *Dear and Unhappy (Josephine Bracken) *Matilda the Musical (Jennifer Honey) (with Atlantis Productions)

Film

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'' (2000) *''Hari ng Tondo (Where I Am King)'' (2014) *'' The Breakup Playlist'' (2015) *''

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'' (2017) *'' Kasal'' (2018) * ''U-Turn'' (2020) as Monique

Television

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'' (Episode: "Cellphone") *'' Ang Lihim ni Annasandra'' *'' The Ryzza Mae Show'' *''

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Discography

Albums

*''One Smile at a Time'' (BMG Records) (1997) *''A Girl Can Dream'' (BMG Records) (2000) *''Cris Villonco'' (VIVA Records) (2003)

Music videos

*"Hindi Ko Masabi" (1999 MTV Philippines Favorite Female Video Award), *"It's You, (The Problem Is You)" (BMG) *"Bago Mapagod ang Puso" (VIVA) *"Kasali Ka" (Code NGO) *" Jubilee Song" (National Eucharistic Congress)

*Pop Cola Soft Drink, the

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Centennial ad campaign, and the 1996

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(APEC) ad campaign.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Villonco, Cris 1983 births Living people Filipino musical theatre actresses Filipino child actresses 21st-century Filipino women singers Actresses from Manila People's Television Network people Sarah Lawrence College alumni