Valerie Concepcion

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Norona, the birth surname or paternal family name is Galang, and the marital name is Sunga.

Valerie Concepcion
Concepcion in 2010
Born	Valerie Norona Galang (1987-12-21) December 21, 1987 Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	Arellano University
Occupation(s)	Actress, host, endorser
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Francis Sunga ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	2

Valerie Norona Galang-Sunga (born December 21, 1987), known professionally as Valerie Concepcion, is a Filipino actress, television host, and endorser. She is known for her role as Nora Ferrer in the soap opera Sinasamba Kita but later transferred to its rival network ABS-CBN. She then became a host in Wowowee and Pilipinas Win na Win as well as the first incarnation of Banana Split in 2008. In June 2013, she transferred back to her home network GMA Network and was cast as Ruth Monteclaro, the main antagonist in Anna Karenina. In December 2013, she transferred back again in ABS-CBN network and was cast as Gigi in Annaliza. In June 2014, she went back to GMA Network as Lavender Catacutan in My BFF. She also played the role of Veronica Salcedo in the hit primetime TV series, Because of You. In 2018, she starred as the main antagonist in 2018–2019 Ika-5 Utos as Clarisse Alfonso-Buenaventura / Cynthia and later joined its rival show Kadenang Ginto as Cindy Dimaguiba. She also guested in 2019 Wowowin as a co-host of Willie Revillame. Concepcion graduated from Arellano University with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. In 2023, she is recently portrayed the main antagonist role as Alexandra "Alexa" Cardinal in The Seed of Love.

Biography

Valerie Concepcion was born as Valerie Norona Galang on December 21, 1987, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. She has one child.

While taping in a scene of the drama series Sinasamba Kita in 2007, she was accidentally run over by the stunt driver, damaging her lower back. She ended up shooting some scenes in the hospital. The ensuing incident was played according to the scene.

In August 2018, she got engaged to her long-time non-showbiz boyfriend, Francis Sunga. The two got married in December 2019.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Source
2002	Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw	Lilian Almendras		GMA Network
2003	Click	Yasmin
2003–2007	Bubble Gang
2003–2004	All Together Now
	Walang Hanggan	Almira Castelo
2004	Love to Love	Annaliza
2005	Now and Forever: Mukha	Karen
2006	Love to Love	Kaye
	Majika	Naryan
2006–2007	Atlantika	Elisa
2007	Sine Novela: Sinasamba Kita	Nora Ferrer
	Fantastic Man	Agent Belle
2007–2010	Wowowee	Herself		ABS-CBN
2007–2009 2011–2016	ASAP
2007	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Laura
	Your Song	Yna
2008		Janna
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Cara
	Love Spell	Pearl
	Banana Split	Herself
2009	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Bud Brothers	Hiromi "Lady Tiger" Santa Maria
2010	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Ayra
	Your Song	College Girl
	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Love Me Again	Preciosa "Precy" Pilapil
	Elena M. Patron's Momay	Libra Monte
	Pilipinas Win Na Win	Herself / co-host
2011	Laugh Out Loud			TV5
	Talentadong Pinoy	Judge
	Star Confessions: Bella Flores Story	Bella Flores
	Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak	Violet Alindogan
	100 Days to Heaven	Miranda Salviejo-Ramirez		ABS-CBN
2012	Wansapanataym	Ms. Fajardo
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Marie
	E-Boy	Karla Mariano
	Wansapanataym	Mrs. Perez
	Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto	Emily
	Toda Max	Dianne
	Wansapanataym	Madame Sunshine
2013	May Isang Pangarap	Lorraine Castro
	Carlo J. Caparas' Dugong Buhay	Dolores "Dolor" Bernabe
	Wansapanataym	Mom of Diego
	Anna Karenina	Ruth Monteclaro-Barretto†		GMA Network
	One Day, Isang Araw	Sandra
	Genesis	Annicka de Guzman
	Vampire ang Daddy Ko	Holly
	Wagas	Yuri Bijasa		GMA News TV (and is now on GTV)
	Annaliza	Angelina "Gigi" Ramos		ABS-CBN
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Judith
2014	Ipaglaban Mo	Auring
	Ismol Family	Marie		GMA Network
	My BFF	Lavander "Lav" Catacutan
	Wagas	Atty. Ipat Luna		GMA News TV (and is now on GTV)
	Elemento	Lucida		GMA Network
2015	Ipaglaban Mo	Norma		ABS-CBN
	Once Upon a Kiss	Minnie Servando-Rodrigo		GMA Network
	Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal	Herself / #18 Lucky Star		ABS-CBN
	FlordeLiza	Teacher Daisy Cruz-Hizon
	Imbestigador	Mylene Angeles	GMA Network
	Karelasyon	Tere
2015–2016	Because of You	Veronica Sodico-Salcedo
2016	Karelasyon	Eva
	Ipaglaban Mo	Irene	ABS-CBN
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Evelyn
	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Nurse Andrea
	Karelasyon	Joni		GMA Network
	Wish Ko Lang	Manilyn Malupa
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Denise		ABS-CBN
2016–2017	Magpahanggang Wakas	Cassandra Flores†
2017	Tadhana	Ara		GMA Network
	Mulawin vs. Ravena	Tuka†
	Alyas Robin Hood	Helga Montemayor†
	The Good Son	Young Doña Matilda Gesmundo		ABS-CBN
2018	Ipaglaban Mo!	Ning
	Tadhana	Rosa	GMA Network
	Magpakailanman	Linda
2018–2019	Ika-5 Utos	Clarisse Alfonso-Buenaventura†
2019	Magpakailanman	Lelang
	Kadenang Ginto	Cindy Dimaguiba		ABS-CBN
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Nanay
	Wowowin	Herself / Co-host		GMA Network
	Tadhana	Danica
	Imbestigador	Hazel
2020	Lunch Out Loud	Herself / Guest Co-host		TV5
2021	Tadhana	Daisy		GMA Network
	Saying Goodbye	Olive		iQiyi
2022	Tadhana	Flor		GMA Network
	Raising Mamay	Sylvia Gonzales-Renancia
	Wish Ko Lang	Mylene
2023	The Seed of Love	Alexa Navales-Cardinal
	Black Rider	Jamila Asuncion-Aguilero
2024	Love. Die. Repeat.	Gretchen Macalintal

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2003	Fantastic Man	Valerie	Credited as "Valerie Concepcion"
2005	Mulawin: The Movie	Sang'gre Danaya
2006	Moments of Love	Young Ceding	Credited as "Valerie Concepcion"
	Pitong Dalaga	Tina
2007	Angels	Leny
	Ouija	Rape Victim	Credited as "Valerie Concepcion"
2008	Anak ng Kumander	Rebel
	Supahpapalicious	Athena
	One Night Only	Vicky	Uncredited
2012	Flames of Love	Carla	Also producer (as My Own Man)
2015	Beauty and the Bestie	Edith Villavicencio
2019	Marineros: Men in the Middle of the Sea		Credited as "Valerie Concepcion"

Awards

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Result	Source
2003	"Best New Female TV Personality"	Click	Won
2008			Won
2009	PMPC Star Awards for TV	Wowowee	Won

External links

• Valerie Concepcion at IMDb