Myrtle Abigail Porlucas Sarrosa (born December 7, 1994) is a

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actress, cosplayer, host, singer, songwriter and gamer who rose to prominence after being declared the '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4'' Big Winner. Sarrosa started her career under

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where she was launched as one of the

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Angels. She is currently managed and under contract with

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. Sarrosa was the Official VJ or Anime Jockey for ''

Hero TV Hero (also known as Hero TV) was a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel created by ABS-CBN's narrowcast arm Creative Programs Inc. from 2005 to 2018. The programming was composed primarily of Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series. It wa ...

'', the main female presenter for

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, a feature host for the morning show, ''

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'' "Myrtle Gail, HERO TV's Official Anime Jock"
September 1, 2012, AnimePHProject and a performer on the second season of the show, ''

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''. She was also the cover girl of various magazines and became the 2018 Calendar Girl of Ginebra San Miguel. After signing a record deal with Ivory Music & Video (Sony Music Philippines) in 2016, Sarrosa released her major-label debut studio album, Now Playing: Myrtle (2016) which was awarded a certified Gold Award by the

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for its outstanding album sales. Aside from writing all her songs from her album, she also wrote the songs for other artists namely

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and

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. Sarrosa graduated cum laude from the Philippines' top university,

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, with a degree in broadcast communication and served as the Sangguniang Kabataan President in her hometown Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo."Myrtle Is Teen Big Winner of 'PBB Teen Edition 4'"
July 8, 2012, Manila Bulletin"Myrtle releases her digital single together with her fellow Ilonggo Singer/Rapper, Young JV, entitled "Your Name""
retrieved on September 1, 2012 via myrtlegail.com.

Personal life

Myrtle Sarrosa was born to Rodolfo Sarrosa Jr., a Filipino politician and Tam Porlucas, a

accountant. Sarrosa was born and raised in

Barotac Nuevo Barotac Nuevo, officially the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo ( hil, Banwa sang Barotac Nuevo, tgl, Bayan ng Barotac Nuevo), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...

Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

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, Philippines. At the age of fourteen, Sarrosa started participating in

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Conventions and won several awards for cosplaying in the

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. By the age of fifteen, Sarrosa served as the Sanggunian Kabataan (English: Youth Council) President of her municipality,

where she became the chairman of the Committee of Youth and Sports. Before joining '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4'', Sarrosa was an accounting student of the

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but transferred to the university's main

Diliman Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

campus in 2013. Sarrosa worked as full-time actress and host while attending classes in the UP College of Mass Communication. Sarrosa graduated cum laude from the Philippines' top university with a degree in BA Broadcast Communication. Aside from receiving Latin Honors, Sarrosa was awarded multiple times for her research in cosplay's history in the Philippines. In her private life, She previously had a relationship to Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares' son Brian but separated before the 2016 Presidential Elections.

Pinoy Big Brother

Sarrosa was dubbed ''Cosplay Cutie ng Iloilo'', Sarrosa entered the house of Big Brother on Day 2 together with the other female housemates. On Day 91 at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center in Bulacan, she was declared the Big Winner after garnering a massive 33.92% percent of internet votes and triumphed over Karen Reyes with 11.91%, Roy Requejo with 9.38%, and twins Jai and Joj Agpangan with 9.26%.

Career

In 2012, after winning '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4'', Sarrosa launched her acting and recording career in the Philippines. Sarrosa joined the cast of the Filipino television-drama, '' Kahit Puso'y Masugatan'', together with her on-screen partners, Kit Thompson and

Yves Flores Yves Romeo Canlas Flores (born November 26, 1994) is a Filipino actor and model born in Angeles City, but grew up in Tarlac City. On April 8, 2012, he joined '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4'' as a housemate. Flores is currently managed by ...

. Sarrosa became a regular performer for the weekend variety program

ASAP (variety show) ''All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party'' (''ASAP''; ), currently branded as ''ASAP Natin 'To'' (), is a Philippine television variety show produced by ABS-CBN Entertainment. Originally hosted by Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez, Ariel Rivera and ...

where she was named the ''Pop Viewer's Choice Awardee'' as Pop Female Cutie. During that same year, Sarrosa and

Young JV Eduardo JV Arancillo Kapunan III (born July 23, 1990), known by his stage name JV Kapunan and also known as Young JV, is a Filipino hip-hop recording artist and actor. He became famous for his first single in 2009, "That Girl" which was comp ...

also released their digital single entitled, "Your Name", which ranked Number 1 on

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. Later, Sarrosa launched her hosting career by becoming the Official VJ or Anime Jockey for ''

''. Sarrosa was also a recurring cast as Maristela on the Filipino comedy sitcom '' TodaMax'' for two years. Sarrosa was acknowledged by various award recognition bodies such as the PMPC Star Awards for television and the Golden Screen Awards for her performances as an actress in 2012. In 2013, Sarrosa released a self-titled album under Star Records with the carrier single "Mr. Kupido", which got her a nomination as the Best New Female Recording Artist during the PMPC Star Awards for Music. The official music video for her song starred Sarrosa and

Enrique Gil Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V (; born March 30, 1992) is a Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model. Gil has appeared in various films and television shows such as ''Mula Sa Puso'', ''Budoy'', ''Princess and I'', '' Muling Buksan Ang Puso'' an ...

. Sarrosa also became the official resident cosplay judge and host for the first Philippine cosplay show, '' iCosplay''. Later that year till the beginning of the year 2014, Sarrosa starred in the television series

Moon of Desire ''Moon of Desire'' is a 2014 Philippine television drama romance fantasy series directed by FM Reyes and Raymund B. Ocampo, starring JC de Vera and Meg Imperial, with Ellen Adarna, Dominic Roque and Miko Raval. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's '' ...

as Anise and top billed for "Mahal Ko Si Sir" on

Ipaglaban Mo ''Ipaglaban Mo!'' (), also known as ''Kapag Nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo!'' or ''Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo!'' was a Philippine television legal drama anthology show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel under ABS-CBN Entertainment, featuring dra ...

as Dolly. She also became the cover girl for November 2014 issue of

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. In 2015, Sarrosa became a regular feature and travel host for the morning show

and became the main female presenter for basketball, volleyball and cheer dance for the

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during its Season 91 and 92. Sarrosa also became one of the eight celebrity performers on the second season of the show, ''

''. She also joined by her PBB Teen predecessor James Reid and

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, for

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's Valentines episode "Signs of Love" and joined

and

Liza Soberano Hope Elizabeth Soberano( , ; born January 4, 1998), professionally known as Liza Soberano, is a Filipino actress, model and singer. She started in a range of television series and films, including ''Wansapanataym'' (2011), ''Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo ...

in the television series, Forevermore. She also became a part of the fourth batch of lucky stars in the game show,

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where she donated her winnings to 29 Barangay Daycares in her home province, Iloilo City, Philippines. In that same year, Sarrosa was relaunched on

as one of Star Magic's ''Star Magic Angels'' where she was titled the "Playful Angel". In 2016, Sarrosa became the host of Hero (TV channel)'s flagship show ''My Hero Nation''. She also launched her second album under Ivory Music & Video (Sony Music Philippines) entitled Now Playing: Myrtle which was a certified Gold Awardee by the

. She released the song ''Mr. Pakipot'' as her album's first single. Aside from writing all her songs from her album, she also wrote the songs ''Lampara'' and ''Magkaibang Mundo'' together with Jonathan Ong for

's Album entitled ''Ultimate'' and

's Single ''Haplos''. Sarrosa also became a regular cast of the family fantasy show

My Super D ''My Super D'' is a 2016 Philippine superhero fantasy drama television series starring Dominic Ochoa in his first leading role. The series was aired on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from April 18 ...

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and top billed the

Ipaglaban Mo! ''Ipaglaban Mo!'' (), also known as ''Kapag Nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo!'' or ''Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo!'' was a Philippine television legal drama anthology show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel under ABS-CBN Entertainment, featuring dra ...

episode entitled ''Hayok.'' In 2017, Sarrosa starred in the highest rating TV Film on TV5 Philippines' entitled ''Wattled Presents: AFGITMOLFM'' where she was partnered with Richard Juan and Kino Rementilla. She also became the host of another Hero (TV channel) Program, ''Hero Tambayan''. She also launched another single entitled ''LABEL'' featuring

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which won her the Favorite Music Video Award during the 30th

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s. Sarrosa was also a part of the cast of

La Luna Sangre ''La Luna Sangre'' (lit. The Blood Moon) is a 2017 Philippine horror-fantasy drama television series. Directed by Richard Arellano, Rory Quintos and Mae Cruz-Alviar, it stars Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez. ...

as one of the main antagonists before joining the cast of

The Good Son (TV series) ''The Good Son'' is a 2017 Philippine crime drama television series starring Joshua Garcia, Jerome Ponce, McCoy de Leon, and Nash Aguas, with Eula Valdez, Mylene Dizon, John Estrada, Loisa Andalio, Elisse Joson, Alexa Ilacad and Albert Martinez ...

. In the same year, she also starred in another controversial

episode entitled ''Tuliro'' where she played the role of a

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. In 2018, Sarrosa covered for the men's magazine

during their February issue and became the 2018 calendar girl of the liquor brand, Ginebra San Miguel. She also became the host of

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and

's program, ''The First Five'' and became the official muse of the

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

basketball team in the

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(PBA). In 2020, Myrtle moved to

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after eight years being a Kapamilya talent.

Advocacy

Sarrosa is an advocate for youth. She is the Sanggunian Kabataan President in her home municipality and an active participant in programs and fundraising projects by

Ako Ang Simula ''Ako Ang Simula'' () is a public service show broadcast on ABS-CBN through ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. It is hosted by Karen Davila, Anthony Taberna and Atty. Pochoy Labog. It was launched on October 8, 2011 on ABS-CBN and encore broadca ...

and Sagip Kapamilya. On December 6, 2012, Sarrosa held a feeding program for 29 barangays in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo and donated chairs for 10 barangay day cares. On December 9, 2012, Sarrosa celebrated her 18th birthday with cancer patients from Pedis Hema Onco with the help of

and her endorsement, Lolita.

Discography

Albums

* ''Myrtle Sarrosa (Self Titled Album)'' (2013) *''Now Playing: Myrtle'' (2016) – Certified Gold Award by PARI in October 2016

Singles

*''Heartbroken''

Song Writer

*''Lampara'' –

*''Magkaibang Mundo'' –

*''Haplos''

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Sparkle profile
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