Presentation

1. ANGELIKA DELA
CRUZ

2. Angelika Dela Cruz
◦ Maria Lourdes Egger dela Cruz-Casareo, better known by
her screen name Angelika Dela Cruz (born October 29,
1981),[1] is a Filipino actress and singer. She started her
career in 1995, and has since appeared in television shows
and movies. Originally with ABS-CBN from 1995 to 1999 and
again from 2003 to 2007, she became a contract artist
under GMA Network in 1999 until 2003, and again since
2007.

3. ◦ Dela Cruz's acting career was started with ABS-CBN in 1996 in the primetime
drama Mara Clara and Esperanza in 1997 until 1999, both starring Judy Ann
Santos. She later left the network and transferred to GMA Network to do other
primetime dramas such as Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin from 2001 until
2002, Habang Kapiling Ka as a lead actress in late 2002, Sana'y Wala Nang
Wakas from 2003 to 2004, and then 2005 the award-winning ensemble cast
of Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin in 2006. She became a lead antagonist in the
revival of Bituing Walang Ningning opposite Sarah Geronimo, which saw her
potential as an antagonist as she did her last soap with the network
in Prinsesa ng Banyera. She was given more primetime and afternoon
dramas on GMA Network.

4. Personal life
◦ Angelika Dela Cruz was born to a Filipino father Ernie Dela
Cruz and an Italian-Austrian mother Angelica Egger.[3] She
has a younger sister, Mika Dela Cruz, who is also an actress,
and two brothers, Erick and Edward. Edward was one of the
lead singers of the boy band "Freshmen", and died in a
vehicular accident on June 7, 2010.[3] She is currently the
Chairwoman of Barangay Longos in Malabon.

5. ◦ In an episode of Showbiz Central, de la Cruz revealed that
she had married Orion Casareo in August 2008 and was
expecting a child.[4] She gave birth to Gabriel Casareo on
March 22, 2009, via caesarian section.[citation needed] In 2015,
she gave birth to her second son.

6. Acting career
◦ Early success
◦ Angelika dela Cruz started acting at the age of seven when she
appeared in the 1988 film Nagbabagang Luha. She was credited
as Sunshine dela Cruz.
◦ She gained notice when she won Best New Actress of the year
award at the PMPC Star Awards for Movies for her very first
movie Nights of Serafina. ABS-CBN saw her potential as an
actress and she plays her role as Joyce in the second book
of Mara Clara with Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes.

7. ◦ She was also cast in other youth-oriented movies such as Istokwa with Mark Anthony
Fernandez and was launched as the lead star in Huwag Mo Nang
Itanong and Seventeen... So Kaka. She received critical acclaim in the
movie Manananggal ng Manila which she starred alongside Alma Concepcion, Tonton
Gutierrez, Eric Fructuoso and Aiza Seguerra. She was once again able to work with Judy
Ann Santos in the primetime drama series Esperanza which made her a household name.
In the series, she was first paired with Spencer Reyes however, the production staff later
on paired her to actor Jericho Rosales. Her team-up with Rosales made its way to the big
screen via Magandang Hatinggabi a horror movie produced by Star Cinema and other
television projects such as the teen-oriented horror series !Oka Tokat, Star Drama
Theater anthology, Maalaala Mo Kaya and F.L.A.M.E.S. They also became regulars
in ASAP and Magandang Tanghali Bayan.

8. Breakthrough
◦ After working with ABS-CBN, dela Cruz tried her luck in ABS-CBN's rival GMA
Network. The network cast her in shows including primetime mini-series Di
Ba't Ikaw, noontime variety show SOP and action-fantasy series Pintados.
She was able to showcase her acting ability by playing the lead role in the
mini-series Liwanag ng Hatinggabi with award-winning actress Lorna
Tolentino and in Umulan Man o Umaraw. Her breakout role came when she
was cast as the lead star of the primetime television series Ikaw Lang ang
Mamahalin. The show became a huge success and crowned her as the Soap
Opera Princess of GMA. She also appeared in the teen-oriented
show Click but due to her rising popularity, she was pulled out from the show.

9. ◦ After the success of Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin, she once again
headlined another primetime drama entitled Habang Kapiling
Ka opposite Victor Neri who played Erica Malvarosa. Her outstanding
performance in the series gave her a Best Actress nomination at the
2003 PMPC Star Awards for TV. Dela Cruz also took part and matured
in movies. In 2000, she earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination
for the movie Deathrow, an official entry to the Metro Manila Film
Festival. She also played the lead in the action-drama movie Hari Ng
Selda alongside Robin Padilla and the comedy film S2pid Luv with
rapper Andrew E. Both were under Viva Films.

10. ◦ After her contract with GMA expired in 2003, dela Cruz moved back to ABS-CBN and
teamed-up with her former on-and-off screen partner Jericho Rosales in the TV
series Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas with Diether Ocampo and Kristine Hermosa. The
series became one of the most watched shows in primetime and its popularity has
reached abroad. dela Cruz who played an optimistic and talented young lady who
became romantically involved with the character played by Jericho Rosales was
applauded by both viewers and critics. After the success of Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas,
dela Cruz was cast in another primetime television drama called Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa
Akin where she shared the screen with Star Magic's brightest talents such
as Claudine Barretto, John Lloyd Cruz, Shaina Magdayao and Bea Alonzo. She also
appeared as one of the main hosts of the showbiz-oriented talk show Entertainment
Konek and Sunday variety show ASAP.

11. Villain with Present roles
◦ Her career took a different direction in 2006 when she played an
anti-heroine role to Sarah Geronimo in the drama series Bituing
Walang Ningning, a TV adaptation of a 1980s movie
starring Cherie Gil and Sharon Cuneta. Her superb performance
as Lavinia Arguelles won her a Best Actress nomination at
the 2007 PMPC Star Awards for Television and a Best Actress
award in Gawad Amerika. She later appeared as Kristine
Hermosa's ambitious twin sister in the afternoon drama Prinsesa
ng Banyera.

12. ◦ In 2008, dela Cruz signed up with GMA Network and made a comeback
via primetime drama series Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita where she
played the villain role of Via Fausto. The series gave her the opportunity
to work again with her previous co-stars such as Marvin Agustin, Tonton
Gutierrez and Dina Bonnevie. Later that year, she was given a role in
the afternoon drama series Una Kang Naging Akin, again she is the
main antagonist which became a consistent top rater in the ratings
game. In October of the year, she was cast as the scheming ex-
girlfriend of JC de Vera in the primetime series LaLola.

13. ◦ After giving birth, dela Cruz returned to the screen by playing Iza Calzado's good-hearted
sister in the afternoon drama series Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit. She most recently
appeared in the primetime fantasy comedy series Pilyang Kerubin,
telefantasya Dwarfina and the sports series Futbolilits. She made a guest appearance on
the pilot episode of Ruben Marcelino's Kokak before being cast as one of the leads in the
primetime drama series Biritera in which she received positive reviews.[6] After playing a
good character in Biritera, she went back to playing villainous roles in the afternoon drama
series Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka? and in the primetime fantasy series Aso ni San
Roque.[7] In 2013, Angelika once again plays the good character as Rodora Santos /
Giselle Atienza-Carbonel in Mundo Mo'y Akin followed by Kambal Sirena (2014)
and Second Chances (2015) then later she played Nimfa as the villainous mother of her
stepson Jay (Kristofer Martin) in Healing Hearts along with Chloe (Krystal Reyes). In 2016,
Dela Cruz played Evelyn as Larry's lovable wife and Ana's protagonist mother
in Hanggang Makita Kang Muli.

14. ◦ In June 2017, she joined the cast in GMA's hit drama
series Ika-6 na Utos as she played the new character,
Geneva Ferrer-Takanashi, an older sister of Georgia (played
by Ryza Cenon). In that series, she was first seen as a villain
but later became a good/hero.

15. ◦ In February 2019, she played the role of Lucy Lopez in Inagaw na
Bituin as the main antagonist and mother to the anti-heroine,
Ariella Lopez who was played by Therese Malvar. She also
makes her sister and niece's life miserable in that series.
◦ In January 2022, she comes back to GMA's hit drama series Little
Princess as she played the role of Elise Reyes, a loving mother to
the main protagonist, Princess Reyes-Montivano who was played
by Jo Berry, and the Marcus's (played by Jestoni Alarcon) ex-lover
or mistress.