Bela Padilla is a Filipina-British Actress widely known for her role as Carmen in FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano (Brothers).
BIOGRAPHY
- Real Name: Krista Elyse Hidalgo Sullivan
- Screen Name: Bela Padilla
- Nickname: Bela
- Birthdate: May 3, 1991
- Age: 31years
- Birthplace: Makati, Philippines
- Father: Cornelius Gary Sullivan
- Mother: Margarette Cariño Hidalgo (“Meg”)
- Height: 1.71 m / 5 ft 7 in
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Nationality: Filpina-British
- Profession: Actress, Television Host, Film producer, Film director, screenwriter and Brand Ambassador
- Years Active: 2007–present
- Agent: Star Magic (2007–2010), GMA Artist Center (2010–2015), Viva Artists Agency (2015–present)
Education
Bela first attended a Montessori education-style international school in Forbes Park, Makati, before attending the foreigners class of Colegio San Agustin – Makati. Padilla took up journalism as an elective in senior high school.
Trivia
On November 24, 2021, Bela revealed that she relocated to the UK
Love Life
Bela is currently dating her Swiss boyfriend Norman Ben Bay
Net Worth
Bela has an estimated Net worth of $2 Million Dollars
Career
Padilla was discovered by ABS-CBN talent scout Jet Valle after the latter saw her on one of her field trips and introduced her to ABS-CBN via Star Magic Batch 15 and adopted the stage name Krista Valle.
The same year she got her first TV role in the teen drama Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2. She later changed her stage name to her real name Krista Sullivan when she started working as a freelance actress.
In 2009, she played a minor role in the TV series Totoy Bato. She then became a cast regular on the third season of Lokomoko High in TV5.
In 2010, she left Star Magic, replaced her manager with Claire dela Fuente and moved to GMA-7. Along with the move, she also finally changed her stage name to Bela Padilla.
In 2011, Bela was awarded the Miss Friendship and the Media’s Darling awards in the Asian Super Model Contest that was held in Guilin and Nanning in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, on 6 and 7 September.
In March 2012, Padilla was at the center of a controversy when her FHM Philippines magazine cover was withdrawn due to accusations of racism.
In 2015, Padilla returned to ABS-CBN after signing an exclusive contract with Dreamscape Entertainment Television, one of ABS-CBN’s famous TV assets, and played the role of Carmen in the hit teleserye FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, inspired from the Fernando Poe Jr. film of the same title, co-starring Coco Martin, Maja Salvador, Albert Martinez, Arjo Atayde, Agot Isidro and Susan Roces.
In 2019, Bela Padilla starred in Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa as Juris.
Television Programs Featured
2019 – Sino ang May Sala?
2018 – Maalaala Mo Kaya
2017 – My Dear Heart
2015-2016 – FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano
2007–2009; 2015–present – ASAP Natin ‘To
2014 – Sa Puso ni Dok
2014 – Magpakailanman
2013 – Love and Lies
2012-13 – Magdalena
2012 – Makapiling Kang Muli
2012 – Hiram na Puso
2011 – Pablo S. Gomez’s Machete
2010 – Endless Love
2009 – Lokomoko High
2009 – Carlo J. Caparas’ Totoy Bato
2009 – Tayong Dalawa
2008 – Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2
Movies Featured
2021 – Paraluman (a short film featuring Ivana Alawi and Adie Garcia)
2021 – Ultimate Oppa (with Korean Actor Kim Gun-woo)
2020 – Spellbound
2020 – On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets
2019 – Miracle in Cell No. 7
2019 – Mañanita
2019 – Apple of My Eye
2018 – Fantastica
2018 – The Day After Valentines
2018 – Meet Me in St. Gallen
2017 – 100 Tula Para Kay Stella
2017 – Luck at First Sight
2016 – Working Beks
2016 – The Super Parental Guardians
2016 – I America
2016 – Camp Sawi
2016 – Tomodachi
2015 – Felix Manalo
2014 – Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina, at mga Anak
2013 – 10,000 Hours
2012 – My Kontrabida Girl
2010 – You to Me Are Everything
2009 – BFF (Best Friends Forever)
2007 – Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
Awards & Nominations
Bela has won about 5 Awards and so many Nominations.
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