Gabbi Garcia Explained

Gabbi Garcia
Birth Name:Gabriella Louise Ortega Lopez
Birth Date:1998 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Makati, Philippines
Yearsactive:2014–present
Known For:Sang'gre Alena of Encantadia
Height:1.68 m
Agent:Sparkle GMA Artist Center (2014–present)

Gabriella Louise Ortega Lopez (born December 2, 1998), known professionally as Gabbi Garcia (in Tagalog ˈgabɪ gaɾˈsɪa/), is a Filipino actress, global endorser, singer, host and vlogger.[1] She is currently an exclusive artist of the GMA Network, her first acting role was as Nicole Perez on GMA Network's primetime series My Destiny,[2] Pia Sta. Maria in Let the Love Begin. She then played Alena in the reboot of Encantadia which gave her massive popularity and rose to fame.

Career

Garcia began working in commercials and joining singing competitions. In 2014, she made her television acting debut as one of the young lead stars in GMA Network's primetime series My Destiny.[3] For a few years, she was credited as Gabrielle Garcia.[4]

She was later paired with Ruru Madrid in a loveteam, and together, they headlined various projects such as the teledrama Let the Love Begin, the political sitcom Naku, Boss Ko!, and the 2016 remake of the fantasy series Encantadia. In Encantadia, Garcia portrayed the breakout role of Sang'gre Alena, originally played by Karylle, elevating her and her co-stars' celebrity status.

The loveteam continued to collaborate in another television drama, Sherlock Jr., but in 2018, Garcia's protagonist character unexpectedly died in the middle of the series,[5] marking the end of Garcia and Madrid's onscreen loveteam.[6]

At the same year, Garcia starred in her first television drama outside the former loveteam through Pamilya Roces with Gloria Diaz and Carla Abellana. In 2019, she starred in the revenge drama series Beautiful Justice with Bea Binene and Yasmien Kurdi.[7]

Garcia has since stated that she prefers a variety of leading men as opposed to a single long-term "love team."[8] In the promotions for LSS (Last Song Syndrome), a movie in which her leading man is played by her real-life boyfriend Khalil Ramos, she and Ramos have refused to call themselves a love team.[9]

Filmography

Television

Television series! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network
2014 My Destiny Nicole Perez
2015 InstaDadMarikit "Kit" Monteamor
Let the Love Begin Sophia Alexandra "Pia" E. Sta. Maria
2016 Naku, Boss Ko!Cheverlyn "Che" Dimasupil
2016–2017 Encantadia Sang'gre / Hara Alena / Akesha
2018 Sherlock Jr. Lily Pelaez
Victor Magtanggol Lena
Pamilya Roces Jade Austria Roces
2019–2020 Beautiful Justice Sabrina "Brie" Cuevas-Decena / Sabrina "Brie" Cuevas-Ocampo
2022 Love You Stranger Lerma Jane "LJ" Escalante
2023 Mga Lihim ni Urduja Crystal Posadas / Crystal Dayanghirang
Unbreak My HeartChef Alexandra "Alex / Xandra" Jacinto Zhang
It's Showtime Herself / Guest Kapamilya Channel
2024Sang'gre / Hara AlenaGMA Network
Drama anthologies! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network
2014Seasons of Love: My Soulmate, My SoulhateGraciela "Gracia" JimenezGMA Network
2015Wagas: Anjo and Aleine Robrigado Love StoryAleineGMA News TV
2018Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko: WitchikelsWinsletGMA Network
2021Regal Studio Presents: One Million Comments, Magjo-jowa na Ako!Anna Marie
Stories From The Heart: Love On AirWanda Dimaano / Miss Wonderful
Hosting! Year !! Title !! Notes !! Network
2014–2015Sunday All StarsCo-host / PerformerGMA Network
2015–2016WowowinCo-host
2015–2018Sunday PinaSayaCo-host / Various roles
2018–2019Studio 7Co-host / Performer
2020–2023All-Out SundaysMain host / Performer
2020–2021IRL (In Real Life)HostGMA News TV / GTV
2021Eat Bulaga!Guest co-hostGMA Network

Film

Year Title Role Production companies
2016 Laut Shana'a BG Productions International
2017 Meant to Beh Alex Balatbat OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment
2019 LSS (Last Song Syndrome) Sarah Globe Studios, Dokimos Media Studios Inc., Ben&Ben

Music video appearances

Year Title Performer Director
2019PagtinginBen&BenJorel Lising[11]
Araw-ArawQuark Henares[12]

Discography

Singles

YearTitleAlbumLabel
2016"Love You The Way I Do" (duet with Ruru Madrid)One HeartGMA Records
2017"All I Need"All I Need (Single)

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Category Result
2014 28th PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest New Female TV Personality
2015 6th Golden TV Screen Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by An Actress
2016 The PEP List Awards Year 3 Female Stylish Star of the Year
64th FAMAS Awards German Moreno Youth Achievement Award
2017 33rd PMPC Star Awards for MoviesNew Movie Actress of the Year
4th Inding-Indie Film FestivalHuwarang Artista ng Kabataan
2018 5th Inding-Indie Film Festival Pusong Sining for Best TV Personality Excellence Award
2019 6th Inding-Indie Film Festival
2020 7th Urduja Heritage Film Awards [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GMA Artist Center.
  2. Web site: 5 Things You Should Know About My Destiny's Gabrielle Garcia | rainCHECK . Raindeocampo.com . August 8, 2014 . July 17, 2016.
  3. Web site: GabRu feels surreal on having a new show . GMA Network. March 17, 2015 . July 17, 2016.
  4. Web site: Ruru Madrid, Ashley Ortega, and Gabrielle Garcia delight audience in 'My Destiny' . GMA . GMA Entertainment . 5 February 2020.
  5. News: Franco . Bernie . Gabbi Garcia bids goodbye to her character in 'Sherlock Jr.' . . 5 February 2021.
  6. News: Franco . Bernie . Gabbi Garcia issues official statement on breakup of love team with Ruru Madrid . Philippine Entertainment Portal . GMA . 5 February 2020.
  7. Web site: Gabbi Garcia, Bea Binene bid farewell to their characters in 'Beautiful Justice'. . 8 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Polidario . Jeriemay . Gabbi Garcia prefers to have a leading man over a love team . MSN . Microsoft News.
  9. Web site: Gabbi Garcia and Khalil Ramos: 'We're not a love team' . https://web.archive.org/web/20191224082034/https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/2019/9/3/gabbi-garcia-khalil-ramos.html . dead . December 24, 2019 . CNN Philippines . 5 February 2020.
  10. Web site: August 26, 2022 . ANIMA launches this generation's Super ERO crew . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826085208/https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/26/anima-launches-this-generations-super-ero-crew/ . August 26, 2022 . Manila Bulletin.
  11. News: Ben&Ben's 'Pagtingin' music video starring Gabbi Garcia, Khalil Ramos reaches 21 million views. 19 February 2020. GMA News Online. 6 November 2020.
  12. News: Gabbi and Khalil break hearts in music video of Ben&Ben's single 'Araw-Araw'. 28 September 2019. GMA News Online. 20 January 2021.
  13. News: Alden Richards, Therese Malvar, at iba pang Kapuso stars, wagi sa 7th Urduja Heritage Film Awards 2020 . Ruiz, Marah . GMA Network . January 2, 2021 . January 2, 2021.