McNeal "Awra" Briguela (, born 26 March 2004), also known by his

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Awra Briguela, is a Filipino actor and comedian. He gained recognition when he starred in '' FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (2016–2019), personally chosen for the role by the show's lead actor Coco Martin. Briguela's life was featured in a titular episode of ''

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'' in 2016. In 2017, he was declared champion in the first season of the Filipino version of '' Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids (season 1)''.

Personal life

Briguela has been openly gay since childhood, and is fond of impersonating Filipina actresses like Sarah Geronimo, Sarah Lahbati, and his idol Maja Salvador, who was one of his co-casts in ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano''. He popularized his screen name "Awra" upon achieving mainstream recognition as an actor and comedian.

Career

Briguela started his career off as an internet sensation.The Amazing Showbiz Journey of Breakout Child Star Awra Briguela
''ABS-CBN Entertainment''. Published on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-08-06. Briguela became known to his parents for impersonating actress such as Sarah Geronimo and Sarah Lahbati. she was discovered by actor, Coco Martin, who personally saw his as a chance in his primetime television series '' FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (2016–2019), a remake of the 1997 film of the same title and name. Briguela gained widespread for his role as "MakMak" and the series was produced by

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, who created many successful pictures such as ''

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'', '' Ina, Kapatid, Anak'', and ''

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''. Briguela starred in the series opposite Coco Martin,

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, Maja Salvador, Bela Padilla, Albert Martinez, Arjo Atayde, Eddie Garcia, Agot Isidro, Jaime Fabregas, and Simon "Onyok" Pineda, who played the role of Onyok. Briguela won a ''3rd Aral Parangal Awards'' for ''Best Child Performer'', which she won twice, for the primetime series. His life was featured in an episode of ''

'', playing as himself alongside

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and

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who played her mother and father respectively. He made his feature film debut in the '' Super Parental Guardians'' (2016) where he portrayed the role of Megan Gaspar alongside fellow ''Ang Probinsyano'' actors Coco Martin,

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and Vice Ganda. Briguela later participated as a contestant in '' Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids (season 1)''.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Films

Drama series

TV shows

Online shows

Accolades

References

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