Marie Pauleen Javier Luna-Sotto (born November 10, 1988) is a Filipino actress. She was a regular host of the long-running Philippine noontime variety show ''

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'' since 2005, where she portrays the child-woman character Baby Poleng.

Career

Luna began her show business career when she joined ''Eat Bulaga!s ''Little Miss Philippines'' talent contest in 1995 where she first met her future husband,

Vic Sotto Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954), popularly known as Bossing, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the 1970s, he is known for playing comed ...

. She began acting at 13 years of age when she became a member of

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Batch 11 in 2002, before transferring to

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. She played the role of Odessa in '' Etheria'', the second installment of the ''

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'' trilogy, and appeared in the second Koreanovela adaptation of GMA Network's ''

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''. Following this, she appeared in ''

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'', starring

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. In 2009 she starred with

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and

Jennica Garcia Jennica Alexis Maitim Garcia (; born December 26, 1989) is a Filipino actress, host and director. She is the daughter of veteran actress, Jean Garcia. She is currently a freelance artist. In April 2024, Melai Cantiveros Melisa Bunayog Can ...

in the romantic-comedy '' Adik Sa'Yo'', and was later cast as the primary antagonist, Sofia Montemayor, in ''

Ikaw Sana ( / international title: ''To Love You'') is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Joel Lamangan, it stars Jennylyn Mercado, Mark Herras and Pauleen Luna. It premiered on September 21, 2009 on the n ...

''. Luna plays Honey Toledo-Ferrer in the afternoon Philippine

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''. In 2006, Luna was ranked number 9 in the FHM-Philippines list of sexiest women and was featured on the cover of the December 2006 issue of ''UNO'' magazine. In 2020, she joined

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and formerly hosted '' Chika, Besh!'' with Kapamilya actresses

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and Ria Atayde, until it was ended in 2021.

Personal life

Luna is a niece of actors Rowell Santiago,

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and

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. But she chose to have her own identity in the industry, opting not to use her connection to them. By December 2011, Luna had begun dating her ''Eat Bulaga!'' co-host

after co-starring in ''

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'', which he only confirmed in 2013. In September 2015, Sotto confirmed his engagement to Luna. The couple married on January 30, 2016, at Saint James the Great Parish Church, in

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. On May 6, 2017, Sotto announced on ''Eat Bulaga!'' that he and Luna were expecting their first child together. On November 6, Vic Sotto announced on ''Eat Bulaga!'' that Pauleen had given birth to a girl, Talitha “Tali” Maria Luna. On January 23, 2024, Thia " Mochi" Marceline was born.

Filmography

Film

Television

Concert

Awards and recognitions

Magazine appearances

References

;Footnotes

External links

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Profile on iGMA.tv
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luna, Pauleen 1988 births Living people Filipino child actresses Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Participants in Philippine reality television series Actors from Las Piñas Actresses from Metro Manila ABS-CBN people Star Magic Pauleen GMA Network (company) people Filipino television variety show hosts