Paula Peralejo (; born June 29, 1984) is the
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
of Maria Elena Paula Bautista Peralejo-Fernandez, a former Filipino actress. She is the younger sister of actress
Rica Peralejo
Rica Peralejo (; born March 7, 1981) is a Filipina former actress, singer, and television host.
Career Television
Peralejo started out as a child star and was part of ABS-CBN's popular youth oriented variety show '' Ang TV''. Peralejo appea ...
.
TV career
Peralejo was among the cast of ABS-CBN's ''
Ang TV
''Ang TV'' ( en, The TV) was a youth-oriented comedy variety show in the Philippines. The show's format was inspired by its predecessor ''Kaluskos Musmos'', (a popular Philippine kiddie gag show in the 1970s) and its foreign counterpart ''The ...
''
In 1995, she made her film debut as Jessie in
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film studios in th ...
's ''
Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa''.
In most of her teen years, she was paired with
Patrick Garcia
Franz Patrick Velasco Garcia, known professionally as Patrick Garcia (born September 14, 1981), is a Filipino actor.
Early life
At the age of 9, Garcia started as an altar boy at St. James Parish Church Headed by Bro. Paul Abiog of Ayala, Alab ...
.
In 1997, Peralejo was relaunched as a teen actress via ABS-CBN's Talent Center's, now
Star Magic
ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is the talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines that was founded in 1992.
H ...
, Star Circle Batch 4
and joined the cast of
Gimik in the same year. She portrayed the role of Joie in the hit teleserye
Mula sa Puso
''Mula sa Puso'' ( en, From the Heart) is a 1997 Philippine primetime melodrama romance television series originally aired by ABS-CBN from March 10, 1997, to April 9, 1999 (the series ended for 2 years in its long-run) replacing '' Maria ...
.
When ''Gimik'' ended, she was cast as Anne in ''
'' in 1999.
Personal life
Peralejo completed her Bachelor of Science in Philosophy, with a Tourism minor, in the
University of the Philippines
The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 200 ...
. She graduated on April 26, 2008, as
magna cum laude
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.
On February 23, 2013, Peralejo married Charlie Fernandez in Filipiniana-themed wedding in
Pinaglabanan Shrine (Sanctuario de Santo Cristo) in San Juan.
Peralejo is currently the general manager of her travel agency business Our Restless Feet Travel and Tours.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1984 births
Filipino child actresses
Living people
Star Magic
Filipino film actresses
Filipino women comedians
ABS-CBN personalities
University of the Philippines Diliman alumni
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