Ara Cristine Pascual Klenk (born February 5, 1989), known professionally as Cristine Reyes, is a Filipino actress, model, dancer and endorser. She is often called as the "Ultimate Star" by the local media for her acting prowess and popularity. Dubbed as one of the "New Drama Royalty" of her generation, Reyes won the highly coveted "Box Office Queen" award with

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at the 43rd GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards. She is also a four-time

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nominee (including 3 Best Actress nods). In 2020, she won "Best Actress" at the 40th Oporto International Film Festival for her performance in 2019 thriller 'Untrue'. Reyes is popularly recognized as a ''Sex Goddess'' for her attractive aura and physique.

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crowned her as 2009's sexiest women in the world, winning against

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. The same year, she was also listed as one of the Top 25 sexiest women of the decade. Reyes has already starred in multiple blockbuster films including: No Other Woman (₱278 million), Seven Sundays (₱271 million), Bromance: My Brother's Romance (₱163 million), The Gifted (₱110 million) and Ang Darling kong Aswang (₱100 million).

Career

Reyes was a finalist in

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's highly-acclaimed reality show, '' StarStruck (season 1)''. She went to play minor roles in hit TV shows like Mulawin (2004), '' Darna'' (2005), and '' Marimar'' (2007). In 2008, she transferred to the rival

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...

network. Reyes played daring roles in TV shows such as '' Eva Fonda'' (2008) and ''

Tubig at Langis ''Tubig at Langis'' (International title: ''Broken Vows'' / ) is a 2016 Philippine television drama romance series based on 1980 film of the same name, starring Vilma Santos, Amy Austria-Ventura and Dindo Fernando. Directed by FM Reyes, it is t ...

'' (2016). She made her breakthrough as a scorned wife in her debut film, '' No Other Woman'' (2011), co-starring

and Derek Ramsay. It was one of the highest-grossing film in the Philippines of 2011. Her film career is currently managed by the film company

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. In 2020, Reyes returned to GMA-7 after 12 years following the

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Personal life

Reyes gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Amarah, with her boyfriend Ali Khatibi, a

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

, on February 8, 2015. She got engaged to Khatibi on September 14, 2015. The couple married in a private ceremony on January 27, 2016, in Balesin Island, Polillo, Quezon. In 2019, she confirmed her separation from Khatibi.

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Soundtrack

Track Listing Composer: Tootsie Guevara 2012 '' Dahil Sa Pag-Ibig'' – ''Nang Dahil Sa Pag-ibig''

Albums

Christine (2010)

Awards and nominations

Special awards and recognition

Rankings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Cristine 1989 births Living people People from Marikina Actresses from Metro Manila Participants in Philippine reality television series StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities Viva Artists Agency 21st-century Filipino actresses Filipino child actresses Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino women comedians