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as a

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Career

Muñoz entered the entertainment industry through the third season of the reality talent show, StarStruck in 2005. After StarStruck, she appeared in several television shows on GMA and TV5, and in 2008, she represented the

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in the third annual Asia Super Model Contest. Before gaining the leading lady status, Arci Munoz played some evil villain and cunning roles in '' Princess Charming'' (2007), '' Pati Ba Pintig ng Puso'' (2007), '' Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan'' (2007), and ''

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'' (2008). Later in 2009, she played the main antagonist role of Donna Benitez in '' Ngayon at Kailanman''. Donna is the obsessive girlfriend of Edwin (played by

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) who will do everything for him even committing murder, kidnapping, and vile schemes. In 2010, she appeared as the Melanie Tecson, a recurring antagonist in '' Langit sa Piling Mo''. In 2011, she appeared again as the main antagonist of '' My Driver Sweet Lover'' as the evil scheming Monique and pulls everything to steal Rocky (played by

) from Gabrielle. In 2012, she started as felina in the hit show ''Felina: Prinsesa ng mga Pusa''. This was her first lead role. Since then, she became a leading actress in TV5 and

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. On April 27, 2013, Muñoz's band ''Philia'' played at Pulp Summer Slam 13: "Til Death Do Us Part". Muñoz transferred to

in September 2014 and is cast as one of the main stars of '' Pasion de Amor''. On July 17, 2020, it was announced that Muñoz joined the series on

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's '' Walang Hanggang Paalam'', after

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and

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are backed out. Meanwhile, on September 30, 2021, Muñoz announced she is running for councilor in

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under the political party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats' (Lakas-CMD). On December 17, 2021, Muñoz appeared on the music video of TOMORO and

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Filmography

Film

Television

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Arci Living people Filipino child actresses Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Star Magic Filipino people of Spanish descent People from Rizal (province) People from Quezon City Tagalog actresses StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants Viva Artists Agency ABS-CBN people GMA Network (company) people Philippine Air Force personnel University of the Philippines alumni 21st-century Filipino women singers 1989 births Actresses from Quezon City