AC Bonifacio explained

AC Bonifacio
Birth Name:Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio
Birth Date:2002 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality:Filipino
Years Active:2013–present

Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio (in Tagalog ˈeɪsi bonɪˈfaʃo/; born December 13, 2002) is a Filipino-Canadian dancer, singer, vlogger and actress known for being the first ever grand champion of Filipino TV dance competition Dance Kids along with Lucky Ancheta In 2016. The duo was called "Lucky Aces." Before winning the said competition, the duo was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and had a chance to meet and perform with American popstar Ariana Grande on Grande's show in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2015. Bonifacio also competed on the Kids edition of Philippine TV Show Your Face Sounds Familiar (season 1) where she finished as 3rd placer. She also made her acting debut on Wansapanataym Presents: The Amazing Ving in which she played "Mika".[1]

Personal life

Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AC went to Queensborough Middle School in New Westminster, British Columbia.[2] She is a Hall of Famer in Los Angeles, California.

Career

2013–2015: Lucky Aces and Ellen DeGeneres Show Guesting

Bonifacio, along with Lucky Ancheta, formed the dancing tandem Lucky Aces in 2012 and started making YouTube videos. They also competed in various local and international dance contests. They became popular when their YouTube videos went viral on Vine. In 2015, they were invited to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and were given chance to perform with Ariana Grande at Grande's Vancouver, British Columbia show in April 2015.[3]

2016–present: Dance Kids and Your Face Sounds Familiar

In November 2015, Lucky Aces joined ABS-CBN's reality dance competition show Dance Kids. The show ended on February 7, 2016, announcing Lucky Aces as the grand winner, the duo received two million pesos in cash, a house and lot, a family vacation, three hundred thousand pesos worth of shopping spree, and a management contract from Star Magic.[4] [5]

In 2017, Bonifacio participated as one of the performer contestant on ABS-CBN's singing and impersonation competition Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids, the dancer won two times in the competition, for her impersonations of Rnb singer Usher and Pop singer Janet Jackson. She chose her idol Sarah Geronimo to emulate on the show's grand showdown and performed Sarah Geronimo's 2014 hit Kilometro. The performance later landed as #2 on YouTube Philippines trends.[6] [7]

She is now currently working and uploading on her YouTube channel "Andree Bonifacio" every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. She has over 500,000 subscribers and has received her Silver Play Button.

Bonifacio applied to join the Global pop group Now United as a member to represent the Philippines, but would not make the final cut.[8] She would later cameo in Now United's music video for "Afraid of Letting Go", which was shot in Intramuros.[9]

In 2019, Bonifacio became one of the hosts of World of Dance Philippines' online show, which is also hosted by Riva Quenery and Maymay Entrata.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2014 Dancer
2022 Lyric and Beat Movie Cut Cadence
2023 Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme Ashley
TBAThe Four Bad Boys and Me

Television/Digital

Year Show Role Network
2015 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest
2015–2016 Dance Kids Contestant ABS-CBN
2017–present ASAP Performer
2017 Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (season 1) Contestant
Gandang Gabi Vice Guest with YFSF Kids
Wansapanataym: Amazing Ving Mika
Little Big Shots Guest
2018 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Laptop young Angelica
Alamat ng Ano Isabel
Playhouse Cindy
2020 Almost Paradise Teenage Kai WGN America
2021 Riverdale Star Vixen The CW
It's Showtime Guest Judge Kapamilya Channel
2022Lyric and Beat[10] [11] CadenceiWantTFC
2024High StreetNikki Romero (antagonist)Kapamilya Channel

Discography

Singles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABS-CBN.com. Kapamilya Spotlight: AC Bonifacio ABS-CBN Entertainment. July 1, 2021. ent.abs-cbn.com.
  2. Web site: @acbonifacio • Instagram photos and videos. www.instagram.com. en. April 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: Lucky Aces Official. YouTube. April 10, 2017.
  4. News: Lucky Aces win 'Dance Kids'. Rappler. April 10, 2017.
  5. News: Fil-Canadian dance duo Lucky Aces comes home victorious. Choa. Kane Errol. philstar.com. April 10, 2017.
  6. Web site: Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids - Main. entertainment.abs-cbn.com. April 10, 2017.
  7. News: Fangirl on Twitter. Twitter. April 10, 2017.
  8. live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/inXFL4m-0NI . December 11, 2021. Now United: Dreams Come True - The Documentary . YouTube.
  9. live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/RbZUbbTEgnA . December 11, 2021. Now United - Afraid of Letting Go (Official Music Video) . YouTube.
  10. Web site: WATCH: Full trailer of 'Lyric and Beat' launched; trends on Twitter. July 13, 2022 . ABS-CBN News. July 13, 2022.
  11. Web site: Basco. Karl Cedrick. Aside from 'Saying Goodbye', SethDrea to star in musical series 'Lyric and Beat' via iQiyi. November 23, 2021. ABS-CBN News.