Claudine Barretto

Claudine Barretto
File:Claudine barretto.jpg
Born	Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto-Santiago
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992-present
Website	claudinebarretto.multiply.com

Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto-Santiago or popularly known as Claudine Barretto was born on the 20th of July 1979 is an award winning, product endorser and multi nominated actress in the Philippines. She is dubbed as the "Optimum Teleserye Queen". She is now proudly a Kapuso Star.

TV Career

In 1992, Barretto was discovered by the late talent manager Douglas Quijano when her older sister Gretchen Barretto brought her to the debut party of Ruffa Gutierrez at the Coconut Palace. That same year, she landed her first major break on television when she was cast as one of the mainstays of ABS-CBN's youth-oriented musical variety show, Ang TV. In quick succession, she then played Dolphy's daughter named Bing in the sitcom Home Along Da Riles topbilled by Dolphy, and Agot Isidro's sister named Tony in Oki Doki Doc topbilled by Aga Muhlach.

Barretto's lead television roles started with 1997's Mula Sa Puso where she played the rich heiress, Via, opposite Rico Yan and Diether Ocampo. Then came 1999's Saan Ka Man Naroroon where her performance as triplets Rosario, Rosenda and Rosemarie earned her a nomination for Best Actress in the Asian TV Awards. Next in line was 2001's Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan where she played the role of Angelina in the past and Angeline in the present.

After three consecutive soap operas, Barretto became part of the ensemble cast of 2003's two-season weekly series Buttercup with Diether Ocampo and Piolo Pascual to name a few. In 2004, she returned to primetime via the first modern fantaserye as the mermaid Marina. 2005's Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin directed by F.M. Reyes with John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Shaina Magdayao, Angelika de la Cruz and Diether Ocampo marked the first time that she was not directed by Wenn Deramas.

After getting married, Barretto was reunited with Deramas in 2007's Walang Kapalit with Jodi Sta. Maria, TJ Trinidad and Piolo Pascual where some scenes were filmed in Australia. After giving birth, she played the role originated by Susan Roces in the 20-episode sineserye Maligno in 2008. This was followed by Iisa Pa Lamang with Angelica Panganiban, Diether Ocampo and Gabby Concepcion under Ruel Bayani's direction. Her last television appearance was a special guesting in 2009's May Bukas Pa whose lead child actor shares the same name with her son Santino. Also, in 2010, in GMA 7, she will be in a big teleserye entitled "Bituin" with Angelika dela Cruz, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Raymart Santiago and many more. This teleserye will be directed by Andoy Ranay.

From TV to The Big Screen

Early in her acting career, Barretto already co-starred with veteran actors Dolphy and Aga Muhlach, and premiere actresses such as the Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos, Diamond Star Maricel Soriano, Grand Slam Actress Lorna Tolentino, and Megastar Sharon Cuneta.

The young Barretto was Seiko's bet for stardom. Her first three films under Seiko were Kumusta Ka, Aking Mahal?, Taong Gubat and Pulis Patola. She was paired with newcomer Emil Benedicto. She also did Kung Sakali Man. Although an exclusive Seiko contract star before, she was still allowed to accept two assignments with Star Cinema, Home Along Da Riles (The Movie) and May Minamahal.

In 1994's Lagalag: The Eddie Fernandez Story, she was cast as Pops Fernandez with the late Rudy Fernandez playing her father.

In 1996, she was able to work with Lorna Tolentino in May Nagmamahal Sa'yo and Sharon Cuneta in Madrasta.

In 1998, she landed her first major lead role in Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita with Diether Ocampo and Rico Yan as rivals for her "bad girl" character named Mela. Mela was going steady with Mr. Bad Boy (Diether) until she meets Mr. Perfect (Rico) who does not care about her. Challenged, she pursued Mr. Perfect who eventually learned to love her despite her reputation.

In 1999, this love triangle carried on in the movie version of Mula Sa Puso, and in the same year, Barretto and Ocampo figured in a love triangle with Maricel Soriano in Soltera.

In 2000, she played Carla, the ungrateful daughter of Vilma Santos' overseas worker mother in Anak who ran loose and wild for lack of guidance. Anak was also the Best Foreign Language Film entry of the Philippines for the 71st Academy Awards.

In 2001, she played a nun opposite Robin Padilla in Oops! Teka Lang...Diskarte Ko 'To (her first and so far only action-oriented film).

Barretto received her first Box Office Queen crown on the strength of the box office results of her 2002 releases: Got 2 Believe (the last movie of the late Rico Yan and her first and so far only romantic comedy film) and Kailangan Kita (her first film with Aga Muhlach as his leading lady and her first Gawad Urian-nominated performance). In Got 2 Believe, she played Toni, a wedding coordinator who believes in true love and is in search of finding Mr. Right. In Kailangan Kita, she played Lena, a daughter who forgoes her personal happiness to keep her family from falling apart.

For 2004's Milan (her first film with Piolo Pascual and her second Gawad Urian-nominated performance), Barretto received not only the Ms. RP Movies recognition but also her first Best Actress awards from FAP and FAMAS. In addition, Milan (with the films Dekada '70 and Panaghoy Sa Suba) was also exhibited in the New Cinema of the World section of the Cannes Film Festival, where the Filipino lead stars walked the red carpet. In Milan, she played Jenny, an imposing figure in the Filipino community of migrant workers, whose dreams of grandeur have clouded her need for personal relationships.

Barretto garnered three more Best Actress awards from PASADO, FAMAS (she was a rare back-to-back awardee), and PMPC for 2005's Nasaan Ka Man with Jericho Rosales and Diether Ocampo. This was also her third Gawad Urian-nominated performance. In Nasaan Ka Man, she played Pilar, a woman who carried on a controversial love affair with one of the men she grew up with, consequently suffering the wrath of the other man scorned. A revived MARIA CLARA awards (at least for that year) gave Barretto another Best Actress trophy but this time for 2005's Dubai where she played the object of affection of brothers John Lloyd Cruz and Aga Muhlach.

Barretto received her second Box Office Queen crown (shared with co-star Kris Aquino) for the 201-million-peso domestic gross of 2006's Sukob (her first and so far only horror-oriented film). In Sukob, she played Diana, who, together with her sister Sandy (Kris) is in search of the answer to the uncanny and terrible events that happened in their lives. It was only in March 2009 that another Star Cinema movie (You Changed My Life) surpassed the Philippine earnings of Sukob which up until then held the record as the highest-grossing Philippines-produced movie.

Station Transferrence

Barretto was an exclusive contract star of Star Cinema until she signed a two-picture contract with Viva Films on October 8, 2009. In a press interview, she confessed that she missed making movies.

After 17 years with Star Magic, Barretto cut her ties with ABS-CBN when she signed a 2-year exclusive contract with rival station GMA-7 on November 25, 2009. Her last stunt on ABS-CBN was the finale number with Piolo Pascual at the Star Magic concert at the Araneta Coliseum on November 13, 2009.

The Effective Endorser

Her first exposure on TV was through commercials: one is for a fast food chain (Jollibee) and the other for a telecommunications company (PLDT).

At 14, Claudine was the youngest Whisper commercial model along with Liza Macuja, Dyan Castillejo, Maricel Soriano, Christine Jacob and Aiko Melendez.

Claudine was also the endorser of Particles and Petite Monde (mark of a true image model: young, vibrant and dynamic), Mendez Medical Group, Salon de Manila, Salon West, Mohesaka Skin Care, FLAMES Scents, Detour, Ponds, First Quadrant, Maxipeel and Timex. Currently, Claudine is the endorser of the clothing line Folded and Hung, Secosana Bags, houses of Earth + Style, fragrances from Natasha, Belo Medical Group, 555 Carne Norte, Lactum, Pantene shampoo, Belo Essentials Whitening Day and Night Creams and Knorr Real Sarap All in One Seasoning. Claudine is included in the list of the Top 15 Effective Endorsers of QTV.

Personal life

Baretto was the ex-girlfriend of the late Rico Yan and actor Mark Anthony Fernandez. Barretto is married to actor Raymart Santiago, with whom she has a son, Rodrigo Santino, and an adopted daughter Sabina Natasha.

Filmography

Year	Title	Character Name	Network
2010	Ouija 2	TBA	GMA Films/Viva Films
2010	Langitngit ng Papag	TBA	GMA Films/Viva Films
2006	Sukob	Diana	Star Cinema
2005	Dubai	Faye	Star Cinema
	Nasaan Ka Man	Pilar	Star Cinema
2004	Milan	Jenny	Star Cinema
2002	Kailangan Kita	Lena Duran	Star Cinema
	Got 2 Believe	Antonia 'Toni' Villacosta	Star Cinema
2001	Oops! Teka Lang...Diskarte Ko 'To	Marian	Star Cinema and FLT Films
2000	Anak	Carla	Star Cinema
1999	Mula Sa Puso (The Movie)	Olivia 'Via' Pereira	Star Cinema
	Soltera	Lisa	Star Cinema
1998	Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita	Carmela 'Mela' Ocampo	Star Cinema
1997	Flames (The Movie)	Karina	Star Cinema
	Calvento Files (The Movie)	Valerie	Star Cinema
	Home Along Da Riles (The Movie) 2	Bing	Star Cinema
1996	Madrasta	Rachel	Star Cinema
	Mangarap Ka	Jenny	Star Cinema
	May Nagmamahal Sa'yo		Star Cinema
	Pare Ko	Nadine	Star Cinema
	Radio Romance	Marianne	Star Cinema
1995	Oki Doki Doc (The Movie)	Toni	Star Cinema
1994	Lagalag : The Eddie Fernandez Story	Pops Fernandez	Star Cinema and Mega Vision
	May Minamahal	Pinky	Star Cinema
	Eat All You Can		Seiko Films
	Muntik na Kitang Minahal	Marianne	Seiko Films
1993	Home Along Da Riles (The Movie) 1	Bing Kosme	Star Cinema
	Sige, Ihataw Mo		Seiko Films
	God...Save the Babies		Seiko Films
	Kung Sakali Man		Seiko Films
	Pulis Patola		Seiko Films
	Kumusta Ka, Aking Mahal?		Seiko Films
	Taong Gubat		Seiko Films

TV Shows

Year	Title	Character Name	Network
2010	Jewel In The Palace Remake	TBA	GMA Network
2010	[[Loyaltiy ng abs-cbn asan na ???? WE HATE YOU mabolok ka jan	GMA Network
2009	May Bukas Pa	Julia (special guest appearance)	ABS-CBN
2008	Iisa Pa Lamang	Catherine Ramirez / Cate Dela Rhea	ABS-CBN
2008	Sineserye Presents: Maligno	Angela Cortez	ABS-CBN
2007	Walang Kapalit	Melanie Santillian/Borromeo	ABS-CBN
2006	Star Magic Presents: Family Pictures	Gwen	ABS-CBN
2005	Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin	Nea Fontanilla	ABS-CBN
2004	Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita!	Prinsesa Cleo (Special Guest)	GMA Network
2004	Marina	Marina Aguas / Cristina Sto. Domingo	ABS-CBN
2003	Wansapanataym: Starra	Starra/Estrella	ABS-CBN
2003	ASAP	Herself (Host)	ABS-CBN
2003	Buttercup (TV Series)	Meg	ABS-CBN
2001	Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan	Angeline Montenegro-Crisostomo / Angelina	ABS-CBN
2001	Puwedeng Puwede	Marianne (Special Guest)	ABS-CBN
1999	Saan Ka Man Naroroon	Rosario, Rosenda & Rosemarie	ABS-CBN
1999	Wansapanataym: Ang Pamana Ni Lola	Antoinette, Anne & Anette	ABS-CBN
1998	Magandang Tanghali Bayan	Herself	ABS-CBN
1997	Mula Sa Puso	Olivia "Via" Pereira/Ella Peralta	ABS-CBN
1997	Star Drama Presents: Kasunduan	Herself	ABS-CBN
1996	Star Drama Presents: Kapasadan	Alana	ABS-CBN
1996	Gimik	Chloe Celine Marquez	ABS-CBN
1996	MMK: "Valentines Card"	Stella	ABS-CBN
1996	TSIMAY episode	Maricar	VIVA TV
1993	Oki Doki Doc	Tony	ABS-CBN
1992	Home Along Da Riles	Bing Kosme	ABS-CBN
1992	Ang TV	Herself	ABS-CBN

TV Specials

Year	Title	Network
2006	You Are The One: The Claudine-Raymart Love Story	ABS-CBN

Concert

Year	Title
2009	Star Magic World Tour	Star Magic / ABS-CBN
2009	Star Magic World Tour (Araneta)	Star Magic / ABS-CBN

Endorsements

Folded and Hung

Secosana Bags

Claudine fragrances from Natasha

Knorr Real Sarap All In One Seasoning

Pantene Hair Fall Conditioner

Lactum

Belo Medical Group

Belo Essentials Whitening Creams

Earth and Style Real Estate

555 Carne Norte

Ponds

Whisper

Maxipeel

Timex watches

Particles clothing

First Quadrant- Aromance and Solution

Mendez medical Group

Mohesaka Skin Care

Salon De Manila

Flames Scents

Jollibee

PLDT

Awards

Acting (in film)

Year	Category	Movie	Organization
2006	Best Actress	Nasaan Ka Man	54th FAMAS Awards
2006	Best Actress	Dubai	55th Maria Clara Awards
2006	Best Actress	Nasaan Ka Man	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Movies
2006	Best Actress	Nasaan Ka Man	8th Gawad PASADO Awards
2005	Best Actress	Milan	53rd FAMAS Awards
2005	Best Actress	Milan	23rd FAP Luna Awards

Acting (on television)

Year	Category	TV Show	Organization
1999	Best Young Actress	Mula Sa Puso	Parangal Ng Bayan
1997	Best TV Personality	Star Drama Presents Kasunduan	PMPC Star Awards for TV

Box Office

Year	Category	Movie	Organization
2006	Box Office Queen	Sukob	Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation
2004	Ms. RP Movies	Milan	Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation
2003	Box Office Queen	Kailangan Kita	Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Entertainment

Year	Category	Organization
2008	Young Female Superstar	YES Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards
2008	Walk of Fame Awardee	German Moreno
2004	Favorite Stylish Leading Lady	MTV Style Awards
2003	Youth Achievement Award	German Moreno and FAMAS
2003	Best Female Variety Show Host (for ASAP Mania)	PMPC Star Awards for TV
2000	Most Popular Movie/Teen Star	Starlight Cultural Foundation

Nominations

Acting (in film)

Year	Category	Movie	Organization
2007	Best Actress	Sukob	Gawad PASADO
2006	Best Actress	Nasaan Ka Man	Gawad URIAN
2006	Best Actress	Nasaan Ka Man	FAP Luna
2006	Best Actress	Dubai	FAP Luna
2006	Best Supporting Actress	Dubai	ENPRESS Golden Screen
2005	Best Actress	Milan	Gawad URIAN
2005	Best Actress	Milan	PMPC Star Awards for Movies
2003	Best Actress	Kailangan Kita	Gawad URIAN
2003	Best Actress	Kailangan Kita	FAP
2003	Best Actress	Kailangan Kita	FAMAS
2003	Best Actress	Kailangan Kita	PMPC Star

Acting (on television)

Year	Category	TV Show	Organization
2009	Best Drama Actress	Iisa Pa Lamang	PMPC Star Awards for TV
2007	Best Drama Actress	Walang Kapalit	PMPC Star Awards for TV
2006	Best Drama Actress	Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin	PMPC Star Awards for TV
2005	Best Drama Actress	Marina	PMPC Star Awards for TV
2000	Best Drama Actress	Saan Ka Man Naroroon	ASIAN TV Awards

External links

• The Official Website of Claudine Barretto
• • Claudine Barretto at IMDb