Cindy Kurleto

Cindy Kurleto
Born Cynthia Kristina Kurleto[fn 1]
(1979-04-21) April 21, 1979
Vienna, Austria
Years active 2003–2009

Modeling information

Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown

Cynthia Kristina Kurleto[fn 1] (born April 21, 1979) is a model, actress, and a former MTV VJ in the Philippines. Her father is Austrian. She is known for being a commercial model and an FHM model in the Philippines and also for playing the role of Cassiopea in the hit series Encantadia and its prequel/sequel Etheria.

Biography

The daughter of Faustina Verdillo and Friedrich Kurleto, following her parents' divorce she was raised by her mother in Austria where she grew up. Cindy finished her education from elementary to college and took a Hotel and Restaurant Management course. She later became a waitress. In 2001, she left her job and decided to take a vacation in her other home country, the Philippines. She sold her car and apartment, quit her job, bought a ticket, packed one suitcase and left for the Philippines. Long after arriving, she decided to settle in Legazpi City, Albay for good. It was during her hosting stint at a local ABS-CBN show in Legazpi that she was spotted by a talent scout and offered to do modelling jobs in Manila.

Her first movie was Jerry Lopez Sineneng's Ngayong Nandito Ka with Kristine Hermosa, Jericho Rosales and Onemig Bondoc (2003). Kurleto has been appearing on commercials and FHM Philippines and local TV shows ever since.

Kurleto was declared FHM Philippines' "Sexiest Woman of the World" in 2004, and appeared on the cover of FHM Philippines on April 2004.

She became a co-host in the longest noontime variety show "Eat Bulaga" and mainstay in Sundays' comedy show "Daddy Di Do Du". She left Eat Bulaga in November 2007. Her co-hosts at Eat Bulaga supported her decision.

Filmography

Television shows

Year Title Role Network
2009 Eat Bulaga! Co - Host (Comeback) GMA Network
2006 Co - Host
Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas Cassiopea
2005 Etheria
2005 Encantadia
2004 Forever In My Heart Elaine
2001 Daddy Di Do Du Greta
TBA Dodo Di Donut Du TBA
2003 Masayang Tanghali Bayan Guest ABS-CBN

Films

Year Title Role Studio
2005 Ispiritista: Itay, may moomoo! Lalaine M-Zet Productions
OctoArts Films
APT Entertainment
2003 Ngayong Nandito Ka Angela Star Cinema

Awards

Notes

  1. 1 2 Cindy Kurleto was born in Austria. Thus, she does not possess her mother's maiden name which is Verdillo.

External links

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