Nanette Inventor (born 1954) is a comedian, actress, singer, composer and writer from the Philippines.

Early life

Agnes Inventor was born on 23 June 1954 in

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, capital of the Philippines. She had two sisters and a brother. She studied at the

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with the intention of joining the diplomatic service of the Philippines. Starting singing in church at the age of seven and trained in classical singing, she continued while at university. She went on the 1974 and 1978 tours of the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus (UPCC) to the US and Europe, together with other future stars, such as

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. In joining the chorus, she disobeyed her lawyer father, who warned her there was no money in singing.

Career

Initially a

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singer and a

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for

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, Basil Valdez, and Leah Navarro, among others, Inventor was discovered by a television producer who saw her performing in a musical and enjoyed her humour. The story goes that she was given a script and told that she would be performing live on television that week. She became famous playing a character called ''Doña Buding'', a gauche,

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social climber, on the television show, ''

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'', premiering in the role on 14 November 1983. Not the original choice for the role, she got the job when the first choice was injured in a road accident and she was recommended by another actress,

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. Although she continued singing, winning the grand prize at the 7th Metro Manila Popular Music Festival in 1984, and becoming the first Filipina to sing at Carnegie Hall in

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, alongside the all-male APO Hiking Society, she became better known as a comedian. Doing stand-up shows she blended comedy with music, earning her the title "The Funny Lady of Songs". However, in 2012, she joined the UPCC on its golden anniversary tour of the US, and in June and July 2016 she joined it again for another tour in the US. Also in 2016, she sang with a

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for the first time. Inventor is a frequent performer of stand-up and music shows in the Philippines and the US, usually to Filipino audiences. She has appeared in many films and in television series. She is also a university lecturer, teaching communication skills at the

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, Manila since around 2000 and also teaching at the

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TV Series

*2021. '' Niña Niño'' *2015. ''Relationship'' *2015. '' On the Wings of Love'' *2014. '' My Destiny'' *2010. ''

Panday Kids ''Carlo J. Caparas's Panday Kids'' (), or simply ''Panday Kids'', is a 2010 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a television sequel to the 2009 film '' Ang Panday''. Directed by Mike Tuviera and Dom ...

'' *2010. ''

Ang Yaman ni Lola ''Ang Yaman ni Lola'' () is a Philippine television comedy reality show broadcast by GMA Network. Starring Nanette Inventor, it premiered on August 23, 2010 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up. The show concluded on January 21, 2011 with ...

'' (Starring role) *2009. ''

Flash Bomba Flash Bomba is a comic book superhero created by Filipino graphic novelist Mars Ravelo. Fictional character biography Paul Lester Sison AKA Flash Bomba was a man who lost the use of his legs in an accident. Because of this, he trained the rest ...

'' *2008. ''

Dyesebel ''Dyesebel'' () is a Filipino comic book character, conceived by Mars Ravelo and drawn by Elpidio Torres. Dyesebel is a mermaid, who eventually gains full human form through a deal with a sea-witch. Aside appearing in Pilipino Komiks, Dyesebe ...

'' *1991. '' Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata'' *1982. ''

'' (Starring role)

Films

*2021. ''General Admission'' *2017. ''

Ang Larawan ''Ang Larawan'', internationally released as , is a 2017 Philippine musical film directed by Loy Arcenas. Based on the 1997 stage play, ''Larawan'' which in turn was based on the 1950 literary play ''A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino'' by Nat ...

'' *2015. '' Buy Now, Die Later'' *2015. ''Miss Bulalacao'' *2008. ''Ikaw Pa Rin: Bongga Ka Boy'' *2007. '' One More Chance'' *1995. '' Run Barbi Run'' *1982. ''

Batch '81 ''Alpha Kappa Omega Batch '81'' (also known as ''Batch '81'' or ''ΑΚΩ 81'') is a 1982 Filipino psychological drama film directed by Mike de Leon, with a screenplay by de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr., and Raquel Villavicencio. The film depi ...

'' *1980. '' Kakabakaba Ka Ba?'' (''Are You Nervous?'')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inventor, Anette 1954 births Living people Filipino film actresses 20th-century Filipino women singers Filipino women comedians University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Filipino television actresses Actors from Manila