Valeen Montenegro Vicente-Manuel (born June 10, 1990) is a Filipino actress, comedian 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 ''

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'' and sketch comedy show ''

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''. 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 in ''

Bubble Gang ''Bubble Gang'' is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally directed by Uro Q. Dela Cruz, it was originally starred by Ogie Alcasid, Antonio Aquitania, Sunshine Cruz, Jackie de Guzman, Assunta De Rossi, ...

''. Montenegro appeared on the cover of the July 2015 issue of ''

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''. 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

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and Letty Alonzo. Her father,

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, 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. In 2024, she married her fiancé, Riel Manuel.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montenegro, Valeen 1990 births Living people Filipino people of French descent Filipino people of Spanish descent Tagalog actresses Filipino film actresses De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni Star Magic Filipina gravure idols GMA Network (company) people ABS-CBN people TV5 Network people Filipino television actresses Filipino women comedians Filipino sketch comedians Bubble Gang cast members