Dianne Marie Bonifacio Romana-Ahmee (born November 13, 1976) or better known as Dimples Romana is a Filipino actress.
Career
Romana finished at International Hospitality Management Major in Culinary Arts at Enderun College after she finished her studies, Romana's first appearance on TV was via ''
Esperanza
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Places Philippines
* Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, a municipality
* Esperanza, Masbate, a municipality
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United States
* Esperanza, Mississippi, ...
'' in 1997; and after which she became one of the stars of the
ABS-CBN
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series, ''
'' in 1999. Romana, who was taking up BS Tourism in
University of Santo Tomas
The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migue ...
(UST)
College of Education
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, was the
courtside reporter
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on games involving the
UST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the college athletic teams representing the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. They hold the most UAAP Overall Championships with 44 Seniors' Overall Championships ...
on the
2002 season of
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
's coverage of the
UAAP men's basketball tournament.
In 2005, she was cast on ABS-CBN's ''
Ang Panday''. In 2009, Romana starred in the television series ''
Only You''.
In 2005, she was in ''
Dubai
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''. The next year she starred in ''
Pacquiao: The Movie'' and the horror film, ''
Wag Kang Lilingon
''Wag Kang Lilingon!'' ( English: ''Don't Turn Away!''; more specifically ''Don't Look Back!'') is a 2006 Filipino reality Supernatural horror-action-thriller film directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng and Quark Henares and starring Anne Curtis and ...
''. Romana also starred in 2007's ''
One More Chance''.
In 2008, she once again co-starred in the Star Cinema's film ''
When Love Begins''. She was cast in the film ''
Love Me Again''.
In 2010, Romana played Criselda Barrameda in the series ''
Agua Bendita
''Agua Bendita'' () is a 2010 Philippine romantic fantasy religious-drama television series based on the Liwayway Komiks comic book series of the same name created by Rod Santiago and directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal ...
''.
In later 2010–2011, she was in the remake version of ''
Mara Clara
''Mara Clara'' is a Philippine drama television series on ABS-CBN, which aired from August 17, 1992 to February 14, 1997, replacing ''Sebya, Mahal Kita'' and was replaced by ''Esperanza''. The series stars Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes. It w ...
'' as Alvira Del Valle. Her character name was renamed from Almira to Alvira, which was first portrayed by
Beverly Vergel
Beverly Vergel is an actress and film writer, director and producer, who now lives and works in Canada after many screen appearances in the Philippines during the 1980s and 1990s.
Biography
She was born in Manila, Philippines to actors César ...
.
In 2019, she gained mainstream recognition as Daniella Mondragon-Bartolome in the afternoon drama series ''
Kadenang Ginto
''Kadenang Ginto'' (International title: ''The Heiress'' / ) is a 2018 Philippine drama revenge television series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng, it stars Francine Diaz, Andrea Brillantes, Beauty Gonzalez, Dimples Roman ...
''. A still photo of Romana's character flamboyantly strolling with a briefcase later became the subject of an
internet meme
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, spawning numerous
photoshopped images of the Daniela character being depicted as traveling to different places and fictional universes. Romana would later parody her role in a number of commercials and guest appearances, and was named an ambassador for the
Department of Tourism.
Personal life
Romana was married to Romeo Adecer Ahmee Jr. last 2004 and they had their children named Callie and Alonzo respectively. And on June 24, 2022, they welcome their third child named Elio.
Filmography
Television
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
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1984 births
Living people
Star Magic
People from Parañaque
Actresses from Metro Manila
University of Santo Tomas alumni
ABS-CBN personalities
TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities