Liana Pia Coronado Guanio-Mago (; born October 24, 1974) is a
Filipina
Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...
actress and television presenter. She is head anchor for the entertainment program ''
Showbiz Central
''Showbiz Central'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Raymond Gutierrez, Pia Guanio and John Lapus, it premiered on April 29, 2007 replacing ''S-Files''. The show concluded on July 29, 2012 with ...
''. She is also the former showbiz segment anchor for the
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
primetime newscast ''
24 Oras
''24 Oras'' (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line ...
'' and one of the co-host of the longest-running noontime show ''
Eat Bulaga!
''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally ...
''.
Career
Guanio was born on October 24, 1974. She began her career in entertainment as a lively traffic reporter for CALTEX's ''RoadWatch'' In 1999. Guanio caught the attention of travelogue channel Lakbay TV and her career has been on the move ever since.
After Lakbay TV, Guanio was one of the hosts of ABS-CBN's morning show ''
Alas Singko Y Medya
This is a list of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN, a Philippine television network. The network is headquartered in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City.
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN was issued a Cease and desist, cease-and-desist order ...
''. Her biggest career move though was when she transferred from the
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
to
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
In 2003 when she became a regular host of Philippines longest running noontime show ''
Eat Bulaga!
''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally ...
'', as a segment newscaster In ''
24 Oras
''24 Oras'' (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line ...
'' Chika Minute and in a Sunday talk show program ''
S-Files
''S-Files'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Paolo Bediones and Lyn Ching, it premiered on June 7, 1998 replacing ''ETChing: Entertainment Today with Lyn Ching''. The show concluded on April 22 ...
''.
Personal life
Pia Guanio has been romantically linked in the past to her long-time boyfriend, Mark Zulueta, and was later said to be engaged to variety show entertainer and actor
Vic Sotto
Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto (; born April 28, 1954), professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian known far and wide for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA ...
.
Sotto and Guanio broke up In 2010. Several months later, Guanio met businessman Steve Mago and tied the knot In 2011. The couple produced two children: Scarlet Janine (b. 2012). and Soleil Brooklyn (b. 2017). Her birth caused her to be on hiatus from ''Eat Bulaga!'' and ''24 Oras'', and officially left the later In 2015. and was later replaced by
Iya Villania
Raelene Elaine Villania(born June 29, 1986), known professionally as Iya Villania-Arellano (), is a Filipino-Australian singer, television presenter, and actress. She has been widely known for her work as a VJ in the music channel MYX.
Early a ...
.
Filmography
Films
Television
As herself
As actress
Awards
References
;Footnotes
External links
*
1974 births
Living people
Filipino television variety show hosts
GMA Network personalities
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people
21st-century Filipino actresses
{{Philippines-tv-bio-stub