Valeen Montenegro Vicente (born June 10, 1990) is a Filipino actress, comedienne and model.

Career

Montenegro started her acting career as one of the new talents launched by

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's talent management arm

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in 2006. Her first acting role was in a one-episode stint in the comedy fantasy series ''

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'', playing a younger version of

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's character Maria. In 2007, Montenegro appeared in ''

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'' and played a ghost in her first feature film ''Hide and Seek''. In 2008, she transferred as a non-exclusive talent in the Kapatid Network and was seen on TV5's teen drama series '' HushHush'' and sketch comedy show ''Lokomoko''. In 2015, she moved to

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after signing an exclusive contract and usually plays either villain or comedic roles in many of the network's teleseryes and is regularly seen on

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. Montenegro appeared on the cover of ''

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July 2015 issue. She appeared again on the cover of the magazine's November 2017 issue, this time with her ''Bubble Gang'' co-stars

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and

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Personal life

Montenegro is the granddaughter of actors

Mario Montenegro Mario Montenegro (born Roger Collin Macalalag; July 25, 1928 – August 27, 1988) was a Filipino film actor best known for his heroic leading roles. Early life Montenegro was born in Pagsanjan, LagunaCCP Encyclopedia, p. 279 Montenegro was a F ...

and

Letty Alonzo Letty Alonzo (1929-2020) was a Filipina former actress from LVN Pictures who was typecast as a villain. She starred in a few movies before leaving the entertainment industry after her marriage to fellow LVN actor, Mario Montenegro. Personal l ...

. Her father,

Iñaki Vicente Ignacio "Iñaki" Barredo Vicente (1956 – 9 January 2020) was a Filipino football player who played for the Philippines national football team. Education Vicente attended La Salle Green Hills for his elementary and high school education. He fin ...

, was a footballer for the Philippine national team. Montenegro obtained her degree in fashion design and merchandising from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in 2013.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montenegro, Valeen 1990 births Living people Filipino people of French descent Filipino people of Spanish descent Tagalog people Filipino film actresses De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni Star Magic Filipina gravure idols GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities Filipino television actresses