Maria Carmela Brosas (born July 15, 1975
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Biography
Early life
Brosas was born in Borongan
Borongan, officially the City of Borongan (Waray-waray language, Waray: ''Siyudad han Borongan''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Eastern Sam ...
, Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar ( Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; ), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan, which is the most populous. Eastern Samar ...
to a Filipino mother and an American father, whom she never knew. At a young age, her family transferred to Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...
. She finished high school at St. Paul University Quezon City
St. Paul University Quezon City (SPUQC), also referred to as SPU Quezon City, is a private, sectarian and coeducational university located in Mariana, Quezon City, New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. It was previously an all-girls' school an ...
where she enrolled in an undergraduate B.S. Tourism course.
Personal life
Brosas' only daughter, Crystal, came out as lesbian
A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexu ...
in July 2020. Her daughter is currently in a relationship with her non-showbiz girlfriend, Zhyzhia, which Brosas fully supports.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
K Brosas
on Twitter
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Website of K Brosas (WaPak!)
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1975 births
Living people
21st-century Filipino actresses
Filipino women comedians
Filipino film actresses
Filipino people of American descent
Filipino television actresses
Filipino television variety show hosts
People from Borongan
21st-century Filipino women singers
GMA Network (company) people
ABS-CBN people
TV5 Network people