Kristine Hermosa

Filipino actress, model, endorser and entrepreneur (born 1983)

Kristine Hermosa Orille Sotto (; born September 9, 1983), professionally known by her maiden name Kristine Hermosa, is a Filipino actress, model, endorser and entrepreneur. She is recognized as one of her generation's most successful actresses in the Philippines. Hermosa made her screen debut in the youth oriented variety show, Ang TV (1995). Her breakthrough came in the classic soap opera, Pangako Sa ‘Yo (2000). To date, it remains as the second top rating television series of all time in the Philippines. Since then, she has established herself as one of the country's superstars, achieving a subsequent level of prominence and recognition in the years that followed by starring in a number of beloved soap operas including Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas (2003), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2005), Gulong ng Palad (2006), Prinsesa ng Banyera (2007) and Dahil May Isang Ikaw (2009), which garnered a nomination at the prestigious International Emmy Awards and became a finalist in the 2011 New York Festivals TV & Film Award. Apart from being the second half of the groundbreaking and one of ABS CBN's prime loveteams "EchoTin" (with Jericho Rosales), she has also been referred as one of the network's blockbuster queens, noted for having the "talent, commercial pull, and magic all combined to seize box office." Among her most notable works is the film, Forevermore (2002) which is deemed as "one of the sweetest, biggest films of all time." The same year, she teamed up with Vic Sotto in Enteng Kabisote: OK Ka Fairy Ko The Legend (2004), the first installment of the highly successful Enteng Kabisote film series. She went on to reprise her role as "Faye" in the succeeding four installments of the Enteng Kabisote film series up until 2007. The second among them, Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko The Legend Continues! (2005) was a box office success, earning ₱158 million domestically, hailing her as the "Box Office Queen" at the 2005 GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Award. She took an indefinite hiatus in 2010 to focus on her family with Oyo Sotto. She made her television comeback in the sitcom Hay, Bahay (2016) and returned to her mother network in 2018 to play an antagonist role in Bagani.

Jericho Rosales and Hermosa were in an Intimate relationship from 2000 to 2004. On September 21, 2004, she married actor Diether Ocampo. Their marriage ended shortly after and was officially nullified on January 30, 2009. Hermosa married actor and host Oyo Boy Sotto on January 12, 2011. They have five children Kiel, Ondrea Bliss, Kaleb Hanns, Marvic Valentin and Vittorio Isaac. Hermosa announced per Instagram post on February, 2024 that she is pregnant with her sixth child with Sotto.

Hermosa was discovered at age 12 when her older sister Kathleen auditioned for a show in ABS CBN. She was cast in the 1998 weekly drama series, Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako. In 2000, she was cast in the primetime soap opera, Pangako Sa ’Yo, alongside Jericho Rosales. She starred in the film Forevermore, released in 2002. In 2003–2004, she starred in Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas. She also played the lead role in the short lived drama 'Til Death Do Us Part in 2005. Hermosa appeared in Gulong ng Palad and Prinsesa ng Banyera in 2006 and 2007 respectively and in Dahil May Isang Ikaw in 2009. Her last project on ABS CBN was the action fantasy series Noah where she played a diwata, the counterpart of a fairy in Philippine mythology. In 2016, she starred in GMA's weekly sitcom Hay, Bahay! with her husband Oyo Boy Sotto, Vic Sotto and Ai Ai delas Alas, her first major role as a Kapuso artist.

Year Title Role Ref. (References) 1995 Ang TV Herself 1997–1998 Gimik TinTin Fernandez 1998 Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako Agnes 1998 2001 Richard Loves Lucy 1999 Ang Munting Paraiso Rowena 1999 Star Drama Theater Presents: Kristine Various Roles in 4 Episodes 2000 Pangako Sa 'Yo Ynamorata 'Yna' Macaspac 2001 StarStudio Presents: Cross Roads with Rico Yan 2003 Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas Arabella Grace 'Ara' Garcia 2005 'Til Death Do Us Part Ysabel 2006 Gulong ng Palad Luisa Santos Medel 2006 Your Song: Sabihin Mo Na Guest 2006 Komiks: Bampy Bampirella 2006 Star Magic Presents: Windows To The Heart Susan 2006 Komiks: Bahay Ng Lagim Guest 2006 Your Song: Ilalim Ng Ulan Guest 2007 Love Spell: Click Na Click Wena Eugenio 2007 Sineserye Presents: Palimos Ng Pag ibig Ditas 2007 Your Song: Himala Guest 2007 Prinsesa ng Banyera Maningning Burgos 2007 Your Song: Christmas Is Guest 2008 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Gayuma Aida 2009 Komiks: Nasaan Ka Maruja? Maruja S. Martinez / Cristy Mondes Rivera 2009 Dahil May Isang Ikaw Angela 'Ella' Alferos 2010 Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Lumang Piso Para sa Puso Sandra Perez 2010 Noah Diwatang Eva 2013 Vampire ang Daddy Ko Irene Marcos 2016–2017 Hay, Bahay! Batch 2017 Bossing & Ai Guest 2018 Bagani Diyosang Malaya

Year Title Role Ref. (References) 1998 Haba baba doo! Puti puti poo! Tintin 1998 Nagbibinata Willie 1999 Gimik: The Reunion Suzette Pia 1999 Oo Na Mahal Na Kung Mahal Chrissie 2000 Minsan, Minahal Kita Pia 2000 Pera o Bayong (Not da TV) Julie Ann 2001 Hostage Gina 2001 Dugong Aso: Mabuting Kaibigan, Masamang Kaaway Kristine 2001 Trip Celine 2002 Forevermore Marianne 2003 Ngayong Nandito Ka Garie Cruz 2004 All My Life Louie 2004 Bcuz of U Ria 2004 Enteng Kabisote: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Faye 2005 Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues Faye 2006 Wag Kang Lilingon Angel 2006 Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Goes On and On and On Faye 2007 Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko The Beginning of the Legend Faye 2008 My Big Love Niña 2017 Meant to Beh young Andrea