Franchesca Abanador "Chesca" Salcedo (born March 16, 2002) is a Filipino actress. She plays the role of Cruzita Aldama Santibañez in ''
MariMar'', the legitimate daughter of Marimar Aldama and Sergio Santibañez. Although her nickname in real life is Cruzita, her acting roles in both ''MariMar'' and ''Claudine'' had her playing a character named Cruzita, which she was given after her stint on the former.
Early life and career
Prior to acting in ''
MariMar'', Franchesca auditioned for the main role in ''
Maria Flordeluna
''Maria Flordeluna'' is a 2007 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng and Rechie del Carmen, it stars Eliza Pineda in the title role. The series is based on the 1970s radio drama ''Flordeluna'' ...
'' and was accepted. However, during the pre-photoshoot for ''Maria Flordeluna'' she was told on the spot that she was replaced by
Eliza Pineda, her current co-star in ''
Kambal, Karibal''. Franchesca is currently attending home study program as a student in
Angelicum College.
Franchesca portrayed the role of Cruzita Aldama Santibañez in ''
MariMar'' that make her debut in big screen and made her first TV appearances. She then went back to big screen after a years in 2010 to portray the role of Marva in ''
Panday Kids
'' Kids'' () is a 2010 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a television sequel to the 2009 film '' Ang Panday''. Directed by Mike Tuviera and Dominic Zapata, it stars Sabrina Man, Buboy Villar an ...
''. Francheska mailed to ''
Wish Ko Lang'' for his brother who has mental illness she only wants treatment for his brothers illness.
Francheska tears and drive around with Mang Baloy and his Family
/ref> In 2010, Francheska Salcedo played the role of Sugar Ferrer in the new installment of '' Sine Novela: Trudis Liit'' as a young villain of Trudis.
She also take part of the movie titled "Dota o ako the movie".
In 2017, Franchesca Salcedo joins the cast of GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...
hit primetime drama series '' Kambal, Karibal'' where she portrayed the role of Nori, a goth, good best friend of Crisan (played by Bianca Umali).
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
Actresses from Laguna (province)
Filipino child actresses
Filipino Roman Catholics
Filipino television actresses
GMA Network (company) people
People from San Pablo, Laguna
TV5 Network people