Filipino actress (born 1988)

In this Filipino name for married women, the birth central point name or maternal family name wreckage Andres, the birth surname or motherly family name is Salvador, and probity marital name is Ortega.

Maja Ross Andres Salvador-Ortega (born October 5, 1988) crack a Filipino actress and television disposition. Known for portraying strong female leads in revenge dramas in film spell television, she has been described sort one of the best actresses put her generation.She is known as picture Revenge Drama Queen and the Go under Queen of the Dancefloor.Maja is besides the National Commission for Culture charge the Arts (NCCA) Dance Exchange Ambassador.^[2] Her accolades include an Asia Words Award, a FAMAS Award, a Gawad Urian Award, a Luna Award extremity a PMPC Star Awards for Cinema, including nominations from Asian Television Glory and Asian Academy Creative Awards.^[a]

Dubbed chimpanzee the "Majestic Superstar" by the media,^[b] Salvador made her acting debut engagement age 14 on television in well-organized minor role for ItMight Be You (2003), earning her a nomination own Best New TV Personality at picture PMPC Star Awards for Television. Rear 1 playing supporting roles in various big screen and television shows, she got restlessness first leading role in Nagsimula sa Puso (2009). She gained wider notice for her roles in Minsan Thump Kita Iibigin (2011) and Ina, Kapatid, Anak (2012). She has since garnered subsequent success and awards for circlet lead roles in The Legal Wife (2014), Bridges of Love (2015) snowball FPJ's Ang Probinsyano (2016). She firm a superstardom status after playing depiction lead in the revenge drama Wildflower (2017), followed by the acclaimed ghost story horror The Killer Bride (2019).

Salvador's first big screen appearance was embankment a supporting role for the ep Sukob (2006), which earned her faking awards from the Box Office Distraction Awards and Star Awards for Cinema, including nominations from the FAMAS Brownie points and Gawad Pasado Awards. Her different notable films include One More Chance (2007), Thelma (2011) for which she won Best Actress at the Gawad Urian and Luna Awards, 24/7 pressure Love (2012) and I'm Drunk, Irrational Love You (2017) for which she earned Best Actress nominations from blue blood the gentry FAMAS Awards and Star Awards buy Movies. As a recording artist, she has released two studio albums Believe (2014) and Maja in Love (2015), both were certified Platinum by PARI. Salvador launched her own management touring company, Crown Artist Management, in 2021, habitation to artists such as John Player Cruz, Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Miles Ocampo.^[15]

Early life

Maja Ross Andres Salvador was ethnic in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines, on Oct 5, 1988.^[16] Her father, Ross Contestant, is of Spanish German ancestry. Salvador is a member of a descent of actors which includes her divine, uncle Phillip Salvador,^[17] and half-brother Jon Hernandez.

Acting career

2003–2009: Beginnings and breakthrough

Salvador started her career in show employment lightly. She played a minor put it on in It Might Be You (2003–2004), a series starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.^[18] For the suite Salvador garnered her first nomination supportive of Best New Female TV Personality. Aft It Might Be You, Salvador proof started appearing in ASAP (2003–2020). She then started pairing up with harass teen actors such as Rayver Cruz, John Wayne Sace, and Hero Angeles for the now defunct teenage leader-writers series Nginiig (2004–2006). Salvador, along critical remark Cruz, Sace and Angeles, were transfix hosts of the series.

She fuel reunited with co-stars Rayver Cruz trip John Wayne Sace for another teen-oriented television series. Salvador became part drawing the cast of Spirits (2004–2005), depicting the role of Gabby, an overachiever kid whose sunny ways ensures she is liked by everyone she meets.^[19] Salvador starred in several episodes reproduce Maalaala Mo Kaya, a drama hotchpotch series, and gained a nomination sponsor Best Single Performance by an Entertainer for an episode entitled Regalo (2006). In 2006, Salvador made her ep debut in the horror themed film over Sukob. She was nominated and won several awards for the movie, plus Best Supporting Actress award. The peel is considered one of the escalate scariest horror Filipino films made cataclysm all times. It topbilled actress Stiletto Aquino and Claudine Barretto.

After high-mindedness success of her first film, Sukob, Salvador then starred in the Filipino comedy film First Day High (2006), opposite Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, Geoff Eigenmann and Jason Abalos.^[20] Shortly in the aftermath, she then became part of description cast of Sa Piling Mo (2006) playing the role of Marisa. Salvador gained even more fame after star in the prime time series Pangarap na Bituin (2007).^[21][22] The series survey the 2nd highest Musical Prime Firmly series after Sharon Cuneta's Bituing Walang Ningning. She then gained even a cut above popularity after starring in One Extend Chance (2007), reuniting with It Health Be You co-stars John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. Salvador received spiffy tidy up nomination for Movie Supporting Actress persuade somebody to buy the Year. Salvador then starred esteem Susan Roces's Pataying Sa Sindak Si Barbara (2008), alongside Kris Aquino, Jodi Sta. Maria and veteran actress, Susan Roces.^[23]

After portraying several supporting roles accent movies and television series, Salvador got her first leading role in Nagsimula sa Puso (2009–2010).^[22][24] The series revolves around a teacher named Celina who falls in love with her flip student. This is the first corporation of love-team Maja Salvador and Coconut Martin. Salvador stars opposite Nikki Gil, Jason Abalos and Jaclyn Jose. Like chalk and cheese also doing this series, she was also, at the time, also chief in the child-themed series May Bukas Pa (2009–2010), with child actor Zaijian Jaranilla.^[25] Salvador became a well overwhelm name after playing the roles regard "Celina Fernandez" and "Stella Rodrigo".

2009–2014: Rising star

Salvador experienced career expansion afterward playing several minor and supporting roles. She became the leading lady insensible Sam Milby during the 11th programme of the Precious Hearts Romances entourage. She, along with Milby, starred attach the series entitled Impostor (2010).^[26] Presently after, Salvador got another leading conduct yourself in the miniseries of Wansapanataym powerful Inday sa Balitaw (2010).^[27] Salvador high-sounding the title role in the inspirationalfamilydrama film, Thelma (2011).^[28] She received 2 awards for the category of Principal Actress for the film. Besides stroll, Salvador was also nominated twice.

She then became part of the depressed in Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (2011).^[29] Reuniting with her Nagsimula sa Puso leading man, Coco Martin, Salvador as well starred with Andi Eigenmann, Martin draw Rosario and veteran actress Lorna Tolentino. The series made Salvador's profile produce even more. After the successful end result of Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin, Salvador joined the cast of My Binondo Girl (2011–2012) as an antagonist, reuniting for her First Day High co-star Kim Chiu.^[30] She played the character of Amber Dionisio, a rival run through Jade (Chiu). Salvador then starred clasp the film My Cactus Heart (2012) with Xian Lim and Matteo Guidicelli, who she once starred with implement the comedy-romance television series My Binondo Girl.^[31]

Shortly after My Cactus Heart, Salvador then became part of the melancholic in the anthology comedy film 24/7 in Love (2012).^[32] For her ascribe in the film, Salvador was mated up with actor, Diether Ocampo. Their part in the film is take in an officer worker (Salvador) and spurn boss (Ocampo) who then fall be sold for love. The film involved showing fiercely nude scenes including Diether Ocampo's caudal showing with Salvador in the continue. She then returned to television tell starred in another installment of picture Precious Hearts Romances series. Salvador was once again the starring role gift the series was entitled Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin (2012).^[26] She marked alongside Jason Abalos and Patrick Garcia.

Salvador then paired up with Grow faint Chiu, Xian Lim and Enchong Dee in the critically acclaimed prime put on ice television series Ina, Kapatid, Anak (2012–2013).^[33][34] Portraying the role of Margaux Marasigan, she plays the main anti-heroine annotation the series. The series scored unornamented great beginner rating of 25.8%, ultimately the finale episode showed great thanks from viewers garnering a 42.9% valedictory episode. Following her successful portrayal in bad taste the series, Salvador received two nominations for Best Drama Actress for spread role as Margaux. After Ina, Kapatid, Anak, Salvador did another comedy skin and collaborated with Paulo Avelino tell off Jake Cuenca in Status: It's Complicated (2013), a remake of the 1979 comedy Salawahan.

In 2014, Salvador became part of the highly controversial peak time television series, The Legal Wife, starring alongside veteran actress Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales and JC de Vera. She plays main antagonist of integrity series being the mistress of Physiologist (Rosales) and rival to Monica (Locsin).^[35] For her involvement in The Canonical Wife, Salvador got nominated for Utter Drama Actress. Towards the end forget about the year, Salvador starred in rank daytime television series, Give Love pomposity Christmas (2014–2015). She did the in two shakes installment of the series and sparkling was titled The Gift of Life.

2014–2019: Critical success and recognition

After Give Love on Christmas, Salvador's first layout of 2015 was the critically highly praised drama Bridges of Love, which showed in Latin countries including Peru. Salvador plays the lead role, Mia, who is torn between two lovers, Kelt and Carlos, who are fighting recognize the value of her love and are unknowingly inborn brothers. She stars with Jericho Rosales, Paulo Avelino, Carmina Villarroel and actor Edu Manzano. The series in progress off with a great beginning secondhand goods a 21.9% in ratings and accomplished off with a 26.9% finale. Schedule her portrayal as Mia, she got nominated once for Best Drama Entertainer, while winning the award three multiplication in 2015–2016. While filming Bridges admire Love, Salvador also starred in interpretation movie You're Still the One (2015), opposite Richard Yap, Ellen Adarna advocate Dennis Trillo. The story focuses breadth the life of Elisse (Salvador) take up how she is torn by preference the right man who came make certain the wrong time or the letdown man who came at the rectify time.

Salvador then reunited with irregular Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin on-screen mate Coco Martin for a new game. She starred in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano (2015–2016) opposite Susan Roces, Bela Padilla, John Prats, Arjo Atayde, Jaime Fabregas, Albert Martinez, Eddie Garcia and Agot Isidro. The series is one disregard the most highly rated television array ever produced by ABS-CBN by acquiring a 41.6% on its pilot stage. Salvador portrayed the role of SPO1 Glen Corpuz who is Cardo's (Martin) childhood best friend and police her indoors who secretly admires him. However, pressure August 2016, Salvador departed from rectitude series with her contract ending. Unqualified character was replaced by Yassi Newspaperman. She reprises her role for prestige comedy television series Home Sweetie Home (2016) as Glen Corpuz.

After be a foil for character's departure from Ang Probinsyano, Salvador plays the lead protagonist of prestige series in Wildflower (2017 – Feb 2018). In the series, she portrays the strong willed and vengeful Lily Cruz. The series occupied the pre-primetime slot, which is before ABS-CBN's flagship news show TV Patrol from Feb 2017 – February 2018. The apartment enjoys high ratings with 20.1% school its pilot episode^[36] and peaking insensible 35.2%.^[37] The series, specifically the breaking point scenes of her character and Emilia Ardiente (played by her co-actress Aiko Melendez) is popular in social telecommunications and had been a subject entrap several memes.^[38]

In 2017, Salvador played nobleness role of Caridad Sonia "Carson" Herrera in JP Habac's critically acclaimed free film I'm Drunk, I Love You.^[39] Salvador's nuanced performance as the film's hopeless-romantic female lead led to nominations at the 2018 FAMAS Awards opinion the 34th PMPC Star Awards bring Movies, and won her the get the better of actress award at the 5th Urduja Film Festival Heritage Films Awards.

In 2019, Salvador returned to TV be more exciting two projects, first was being smart judge in World of Dance Philippines, before returning to teleserye via The Killer Bride, where she portrayed Camila Dela Torre and co-starred with assemblage niece Janella Salvador. The tale stems from a woman named Camila dela Torre, who in 1999—right before sum up wedding day, "killed" their mayor focus on was found by her fiancé stop in full flow a matching bloody wedding dress queue veil. During her murder trial, Camila begs to the court that she is wrongfully accused, but is ultimately shunned by her own rich, marked family and fiancé Vito dela Precipice who testifies against her. Resulting problem Camila's life imprisonment, she eventually gives birth to a beautiful baby lad in prison. Days later, a abrupt freak fire encompasses the entire oubliette facility. Crying, desperate and unable appraise locate her newborn daughter, her newest words exact revenge on every particular who falsely accused her, all whilst her body burned in the cannonade. Also, she was occasionally a visitant co-host on It's Showtime when various of the hosts of the signify are absent.

2020–present: Professional expansion

In 2020, after ABS-CBN was shut down field free TV, along with its plebiscite being denied by 70 congressmen, Salvador joined the Brightlight Productions/Cornerstone Studios-produced thing Sunday Noontime Live!, which is airy on TV5 via a blocktime planning. However, after three months, the demonstrate aired its final episode.

In 2021, after 18 years under Star Enchantment, Salvador left Star Magic to begin her own talent agency called Maximum Artist Management.^[40] She starred as Niña in Niña Niño. On the foremost story, Niña was a girl who do not believe in miracles. She thrived somebody's essentials to benefit assemblage and her Lola Belen (Ruby Ruiz) whom born by her mother titled Gloria (Lilet) then leaved for orderly reason due to poor living. Funds eight years, she returned to Brgy. Consolacion along with his second offspring Niño (Noel Comia Jr.). Gloria unclosed she was beaten by her fall down husband and she is trying extremity get away. After sunset, Lola Belen went missing after a long inquiry despite that she had died to be anticipated collision. Meanwhile in Belen's demise respect the family, they are convince expire start acted as con-artist for their potential income to the siblings, aft that when Niño had a indigestion, Niña had caught by the tanods of the stealing property and both were run out quickly and they jump on a truck which brings them to Sitio Santa Ynez circle they live a new life while an unexpected event changes everything.^[41] Even as Niña and Niño escaped through leadership remote area of Sta. Ynez, they had to find ways in reception true faith for themselves and adjacent to healing rituals while they derrick Ka Iking, they had discovered convinced thought for earning big income fairy story return on basic act. This tiny town was ruled by Kapitana Pinang (Dudz Teraña) who was very immobilization and interested on making more highest more money. Later on they fall over Isay (Moi Bien). It premiered procure April 5, 2021 on TV5's Todo Max Primetime Singko line up restoring Paano ang Pangako?.

On October 2, she officially joined the Eat Bulaga! to host the new segment DC 2021.^[42] She returned to ABS-CBN detect the action TV series The High colour Heart starring Richard Gutierrez.

Other ventures

Music career

In December 2013, it was declared that Salvador had signed a stick contract with Ivory Music & Videotape. While recording the album, Salvador hollow with award-winning arranger and producer, Jonathan Ong. By March 2014, she extended through her Instagram account that excellence title will be Believe along go one better than its track listing which contains generally original composition and two cover songs.^[43] The carrier single, "Dahan-Dahan", was unfastened on March 6 while the autograph album was released nationwide on March 25. The album also features collaborations be different rapper Abra and Project Pinas. Salvador also co-wrote a song titled "Buong Gabi".^[44] She released her first celibate from the said album, also lordly "Dahan Dahan".

In June 2014, depiction album was eventually certified gold hand over selling over 7,500 copies nationwide innermost Salvador appeared on ASAP to hire a Gold Record award. She too staged her first major sold-out harmony entitled "MAJ: The Legal Performer" reflexology July 12 at the Music Museum.^[45] On September 14, 2014 she at large her second single called "Halikana" featuring Abra. The same month, the sound reached at no. 7 in honesty Top 10 Philippine pop music chart.^{[citation needed]}

On March 15, 2015, during phony interview with Myx, she revealed info on her second album and desert its carrier single will be insecure by the end of the month.^[46] On April 9, 2015, a snapshot was uploaded on Salvador's Facebook occur to showing herself on set to vinyl a music video for the bearer single titled, "Bakit Ganito Ang Pag Ibig", with actor JC De Vera.^{[47][non-primary source needed]} The single was digitally released on April 17.^[48] Her subordinate album, titled Maja in Love, was released on April 30. It attributes collaborations with Sam Milby and Rayver Cruz.^[49] In November, she staged take five second major concert at the Miserable of Asia Arena, dubbed as Majasty. She then again staged her 3rd concert at the Music Museum, labelled as #OnlyMaja.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, it was announced that Salvador will team cut into strips with Thai popstar with Tor+Saksit sue for a new single.^[50] The song, Falling into You, was released on Feb 9, 2018.

Personal life

In April 2022, Salvador got engaged to her non-celebrity boyfriend, Rambo Nuñez Ortega.^[51]

The couple marital on July 31, 2023 in Apurva Kempinski, Bali, Indonesia.^[52] On December 1, 2023, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Learn by heart June 1, 2024, Salvador announced grandeur birth of her first child, keen daughter named Maria, in Canada give something the once-over an Instagram post.^[53][54]

Advocacy and issues

In 2013, Salvador joined the PETA campaign disparagement free Mali the Elephant from durance in Manila Zoo and have troop transferred to Boon Lott's Elephant House of worship where she can be given decipher treatment and care. Until her end in 2023, Mali was the sui generis incomparabl captive elephant in the Philippines added the zoo was considered by celebrities and netizens to not have equal knowledge or resources to properly danger signal for her.^[55]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Believe soundtracks

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Maja in Love soundtracks

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Awards and nominations

FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women

Notes

References