Alexandra Masangkay Explained

Alexandra Masangkay (born 1992) is a singer, dancer and actress from Spain. She earned early visibility to a television audience in Spain for her participation in Operación Triunfo 8 in 2011.

Biography

Masangkay was born in 1992 in Barcelona to Filipino immigrant parents.^{[1] [2]} In 2011, she took part in season 8 of reality musical talent show Operación Triunfo, ranking fourth in the final standings.

She landed her debut as a television actress in 2014 musical series , which was followed by credits in B&b, de boca en boca, and .^[3] Masangkay's film debut came with her performance as Teresa in historical drama 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016). As a musical theatre actress she has played Nala in The Lion King at Teatro Lope de Vega and Kiki in Flashdance.^[4] In 2019, she featured in dystopian film The Platform, portraying Miharu, a sadistic prisoner desperately searching for her offspring. In 2022, she played Wendy, a Philippine migrant domestic worker in La Moraleja, in spy thriller . In 2023, she wrapped shooting Valle de sombras.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	1898, los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines)	Teresa		^[6]
2018	Más de 100 mentiras	Irene	Miniseries	^[7]
2019	El hoyo (The Platform)	Miharu		^[8]
2022	Código Emperador (Code Name: Emperor)	Wendy
2023	Valeria	Nuria	5 episodes (season 3)	^[9]
2024	Valle de sombras	Prana
	Stags	Luba	Miniseries	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alexandra Masangkay: «Mi madre fue asistenta en una casa en los ochenta. Estuvo encerrada siete años porque no tenía recursos». Smoda. El País. 2 April 2022. Patricia. Rodríguez.
2. Web site: 'Código Emperador', un thriller español sobre las altas esferas que no se queda en lo político. ABC. 17 March 2022. Oscar. Rus.
3. Web site: 26 March 2020. mag. El Comercio. “El hoyo”, actores: ¿dónde has visto antes al elenco de ‘The Platform’?.
4. Web site: Juan Carlos. Olivares. 14 March 2019. Flashdance. El musical. TimeOut.
5. Web site: La película 'Valle de sombras' culmina este miércoles su rodaje en Gran Canaria. Canarias7. 10 May 2023. Victoriano. Suárez Álamo.
6. Web site: ‘1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines’ (‘1898, Los Ultimos de Filipinas’): Film Review. 12 December 2016. Jonathan. Holland. The Hollywood Reporter.
7. Web site: Así es '+ de 100 mentiras', la nueva apuesta de Series Atresmedia para Flooxer. Bluper. El Español. 21 September 2018.
8. Web site: Alexandra Masangkay, de chica 'OT' a personaje clave en la película 'El Hoyo'. 26 March 2020. ¡Hola!.
9. Web site: Lista de actores y personajes de “Valeria” - Temporada 3: quién es quién en los últimos capítulos de la serie de Netflix. mag. El Comercio. 21 June 2023. Nelly. Osco.
10. Web site: Fornieles . Sonia . Alexandra Masangkay, de Operación Triunfo al cine español: "he tenido que demostrar que no solo soy una belleza exótica" . 20 Minutos . 21 August 2024.