Maureen Larrazabal (born September 23, 1979) is a

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actress, singer and commercial model who is one of the popular and regular mainstays of the TV sitcom ''

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'' of

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. Before venturing into movie and television, Larrazabal was with the Big Deal band who often performs abroad. She was with the band for 10 years.

Personal life

Larrazabal is the daughter of Nestor Vera Cruz and Ana Marie Larrazabal. Mau, as she is fondly called, has two siblings: EJ Leonardo and Raine (Lorraine Ana). She got an AB Communication Arts in Interior Design from

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. During the

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, Larrazabal experienced the symptoms of

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in the last week of July 2020. She underwent self-quarantine for three weeks and her symptoms subsided. However, she tested positive on a swab test on August 25. On September 19, she announced that she tested negative for the virus.

Career

Before venturing into movies, Larrazabal made TV commercial appearances for Condura Refrigerators, Skin Reborn and Gilbeys Gin. Beautiful Larrazabal started her film career via sexy-flicked movies such as ''

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'' (1999), ''Unfaithful Wife 2'' (1999), ''Bulaklak ng Maynila'' (1999), ''Sugo ng Tondo'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2000). Showing her versatility, Larrazabal decided to shy away from doing sexy movies instead shifted to more wholesome projects. She began accepting TV projects. Her first break was playing the weather girl, Carrie in GMA 7's comedy sitcom, ''Mikee Forever''. This was followed by more comedy sitcoms such as ''

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''p and ''Gags Must Be Crazy'' of Viva TV, ''

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''. Like some other actresses, both foreign and local, Larrazabal openly admitted that she had breast augmentation. As a result, Larrazabal has graced the covers of some of the Philippines' most popular men's magazines such as

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and Maxim Philippines. In 2010, she was voted as FHM Top 25 Sexiest Women of the Decade in Philippines.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

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