Pauline Bianca Cruz Esquieres (born October 5, 1999), known professionally as Pauline Mendoza, is a Filipino actress. She is also known for her various roles in ''

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'' (2015), ''

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'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017), and '' Kambal, Karibal'' (2017-2018) as Crisel, her biggest break to date. She was seen in '' Babawiin Ko Ang Lahat'' as her first leading role in television.

Career

2014–2016: Career beginnings and breakthrough

She began her career in 2015 where she appeared as 'Macy in ''

''. She has then appeared in ''

'' and ''

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'' in 2016, and ''

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''.

2017– present: Breakthrough

In 2017, she got her role as Marcela in ''

''. After that, she had been appearing as guest casts and given minor roles. She got her biggest break in the hit primetime series '' Kambal, Karibal'', where in she was cast as Criselda "Crisel" Magpantay, the bitter-sweet twin sister of Crisanta "Crisan" Magpantay, portrayed by her co-star

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in the titular roles. She had received various positive recognitions because of her portrayal of the character along with then newly signed Kapuso artist Kyline Alcantara, who was also part of the main cast in the series. Since then, she has appeared in various anthologies such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', and on the prime time series ''

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'' as Patricia "Pat" Tolentino and ''

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'' (2019) as Zora '' Babawiin Ko Ang Lahat'' (2021) as Iris Allegre-Salvador and '' Widow's Web'' (2022) as Elaine Innocencio-Querubin.

Personal life

Her real full name is Pauline Bianca Cruz Esquieres. In 2021, it was revealed that she is in a relationship with Alaminos mayor Bryan Celeste. She is currently taking up Bachelor of Science Major in Interior Design at

De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (Filipino: ''Dalubhasaan ng De La Salle San Benildo;'' French:'' Collège De La Salle de Sainte Benilde''), also known as Benilde and abbreviated DLS–CSB or simply CSB, is a private, Catholic research c ...

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendoza, Pauline 1999 births Living people Filipino child actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino female models GMA Network personalities Actresses from Quezon People from Quezon Filipino people of Spanish descent Filipino people of American descent