Cheska Garcia Kramer (born Francesca Marie Velasco Garcia; July 24, 1980) is a

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actress and model.

Early life

Cheska Garcia was born in

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to Francisco Pablo Pellicer Garcia, a Spanish mestizo, and Maria Celeste Dahlia Villalobos Velasco, an Ilongga from

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. . She is the middle of three children. Her younger brother,

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, is also an actor. Her older brother, Pichon, has appeared in many commercials. The actresses

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and Bunny Paras, who are sisters, are her maternal cousins.

Career

In 1992, Garcia began her television career, along with her brother Patrick; both appeared as cast members for ''

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'' until 1996. In 2015, Garcia hosted ''Mommy Hacks'', a parenting lifestyle show on

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, with Rica Peralejo-Bonifacio. The show is renewed for a second season but was renamed ''Mommy Manual''. Onscreen she is often cast as the female

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Personal life

On October 9, 2008, Garcia married

Doug Kramer Douglas Rimorin Kramer (born July 10, 1983) is a Filipino former basketball player. He played for eight teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). College career Kramer set a career-high 19 rebounds along with 3 blocks and 16 points ...

, a professional basketball player in the

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for the GlobalPort. They have three children - Clair Kendra, Scarlett Louvelle, and Gavin Phoenix. She chose to give up her show business career to become a full-time mother.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' as Self * ''

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'' as Corrine Apostol * ''

Tropang Trumpo ''Tropang Trumpo'' ( Tagalog for ''Troop of Tops'') is a Philippine sketch comedy show produced by ABC-5 (later known as TV5), a one-hour comedy program that featured gags, spoofs and lampoons, was known to be the "mother" of all local gag sho ...

'' * ''

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'' as Joanna * '' Sana Ay Ikaw Na Nga'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

Agawin Mo Man Ang Lahat ''Agawin Mo Man ang Lahat'' (International title: ''Stolen Love'' / ) is a 2006 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. It stars Oyo Boy Sotto and Marian Rivera. It premiered on February 20, 2006 replacing ''Kung Mam ...

'' as Sissy Lizadores-Valverde * ''

Ako si Kim Sam Soon ''Ako si Kim Samsoon'' (International title: ''My Name is Kim Samsoon'') is a 2008 Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a 2005 South Korean television series ''My Lovely Sam Soon''. ...

'' * ''

Iisa Pa Lamang ''Iisa Pa Lamang'' (International title: ''My Only One'' / ) is a 2008 Philippine melodrama romantic suspense television series directed by Ruel S. Bayani and Manny Q. Palo. The series stars an ensemble cast consisting of Claudine Barretto, Ange ...

'' *

Carlo J. Caparas Carlo Magno Jose Caparas (born December 15, 1948) is a Filipino comic strip creator and writer-turned film director and producer. He is best known for creating such Filipino superheroes and comic book characters as ''Panday'', '' Bakekang'' ...

' ''

Totoy Bato ''Totoy Bato'' is a 2009 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on the graphic novel created by Carlo J. Caparas. Directed by Mac Alejandre and Don Michael Perez, it stars Robin Padilla in the title role ...

'' * '' It's Showtime'' * ''Mommy Hacks'' (2015) * ''Mommy Manual'' (2016)

Awards

* Ulirang Ina Awards Foundation, Inc. * Tanyag na Ulirang Ina Award 2017

References

External links

* Star Magic Filipino television actresses Filipino television personalities Filipino people of Indian descent Filipino people of Spanish descent Living people People from Dagupan People from Makati Actresses from Metro Manila 1980 births {{Model-stub