Maine Mendoza

This name uses Philippine naming customs; the middle name or maternal family name is Capili and the surname or paternal family name is Mendoza.
Maine Mendoza

Mendoza in 2016
Born Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza
(1995-03-03) March 3, 1995
Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Education St. Paul School of Sta Maria
St. Paul College of Bocaue
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
Occupation Actress, television personality
Years active 2015  present
Agent Triple A[1]
Known for Yaya Dub on the "Kalyeserye" show on Eat Bulaga![2]
Dubsmash Queen of the Philippines[2]
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[3]
Website The Pessimistic Optimist Bella

Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza, popularly known as Maine Mendoza[4][5] (born March 3, 1995), is a Filipina actress and television personality.[6] She is best known for her viral Dubsmash videos, thus naming her "The Philippines' Queen of Dubsmash," and her role as Yaya Dub in the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!'s "Kalyeserye" segment airing on GMA Network and worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV.[7][8] After Mendoza was accidentally paired with Alden Richards forming the love team AlDub, the ratings of Eat Bulaga! were further increased[9] and the popularity of Mendoza as well as Richards resulted in wide exposure.[10][11]

Beyond Eat Bulaga!, Mendoza guested in television programs such as Princess in the Palace and Vampire Ang Daddy Ko. She was included in the cast of My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore where she received a Best Supporting Actress award at the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival.

Early life

Mendoza was born and raised in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines, to Mary Ann and Teodoro Mendoza. She has two brothers and two sisters. All of the names of her siblings start with "Nico."[12]

She finished her elementary education at St. Paul School of Sta. Maria and high school at St. Paul College of Bocaue in Bulacan. She completed a bachelor's degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management major in Culinary Arts at De La Salle-College of St. Benilde.[13] She had her internship at The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, New York.[14]

Career

Acting career

In the early part of 2015, Mendoza's career started after she posted a Dubsmash compilation on Facebook. A compilation in which she impersonated Kris Aquino went viral with one million views overnight.[15][16] This earned her the title "Queen of Dubsmash" in the Philippines.[2] Subsequently, she was cast as Yaya Dub (also known as Divina Ursula Bukbukova Smash[13]), the personal assistant of Lola Nidora (portrayed by Wally Bayola), on Eat Bulaga!'s "Juan For All, All For Juan" segment[17] and first appeared on July 4, 2015. Her character in the segment was paired accidentally with fellow Eat Bulaga! co-host Alden Richards, on July 16, 2015, in a romantic-comedy sketch part of the show titled "Kalyeserye"; the couple became popularly known as "AlDub".[9] In November 2015, Mendoza joined the cast of Princess in the Palace as Chef Elize,[18] her first appearance in an actual teleserye. In December 2015, she appeared as a guest star in the TV sitcom Vampire Ang Daddy Ko[19] and in the Sunday noontime variety show Sunday PinaSaya.

Mendoza and Richards starred in a 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry entitled My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore together with Vic Sotto and Ai-Ai de las Alas.[20] Jose Javier Reyes, the director of the film, confirmed the inclusion of Mendoza in the motion picture.[21] Mendoza plays Anna Carillo, the stubborn and rebellious child of Vic Sotto's character.[22] She was given the Best Supporting Actress award by the MMFF for her role.[23]

In December 2015, they appeared in GMA Network's station ID commercial for Christmas.[24] Even though she appears in GMA, she is not a member of the GMA Artist Center according to Mendoza's ask.fm account.[25] Her career is being managed by Triple A, the talent management arm of Antonio P. Tuviera who is the executive producer of Eat Bulaga!.[1]

Mendoza participated in the Lenten season drama specials of Eat Bulaga! in March 2016.[26] She reprised her role as Divina/Yaya Dub in Kaputol ng Buhay and starred as Dani in God Gave Me You where she won the Darling of the Screen award and was nominated for Most Dramatic Performance by a Lead Star in Eat Bulaga!'s 3rd EB Dabarkads Awards held on April 2, 2016.[27]

Modeling and endorsements

Mendoza and Richards have done a number of product endorsements while Mendoza also appeared in a number of advertisements by herself.[28] [29][30] She has appeared as the cover girl for Meg magazine and Preview magazine for November 2015.[31] Mendoza and the cast of "Kalyeserye" segment were featured on YES! magazine's November 2015 issue.[32] Mendoza and Richards appeared on the covers of Reader's Digest Asia,[33] a special issue of YES! magazine,[32] and Inside Showbiz[34] and PeopleAsia[35] in December 2015.

For the second time, Mendoza and Richards were on the cover of the January 2016 issue of YES! magazine.[36] On the same month, the couple was the first showbiz personalities to land on the cover of BizNews Asia.[37] In the 2016 calendar of Disney Channel Asia, Mendoza appeared as Elsa from the Disney film Frozen.[38] Mendoza appeared in the February 2016 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine with Richards[39] and Esquire Philippines with Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola and Paolo Ballesteros.[40]

Other ventures

Mendoza was part of Eat Bulaga! Sa Tamang Panahon benefit concert on October 24, 2015 held at the Philippine Arena where PHP 14 million was raised for the program's AlDub Library Project.[41]

Humanitarian causes

Mendoza is a supporter of the causes of the Lumads in Mindanao, who experienced expulsion from their lands, persecution, and killings.[42] Her brother-in-law John Carlos Catalan is a member of the group AlDub for Lumad, which supported a caravan by Lumad leaders in Surigao City. Brigadier General Joey Kakilala, commander of the Civil Relations Office of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, criticized Mendoza and other celebrities on supporting the Lumads saying that they do not know the real story behind the Lumads' cause and are being misled.[43]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015present Eat Bulaga! Herself, Yaya Dub Co-host on "Sugod Bahay" segment
Yaya Dub and various characters for "Kalyeserye" segment
Nominee29th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Best New Female TV Personality
2015 Princess in the Palace Chef Elizabeth "Elize" Ricardo Guest cast
Vampire Ang Daddy Ko Yay Guest role, episodes 144[44][45][46] and 145[47]
2015/2016 Sunday PinaSaya Herself Guest, 2 episodes[48][49]
2016 Kaputol ng Buhay Divina Eat Bulaga's Lenten Special
God Gave Me You Daniella "Dani" Tayao Eat Bulaga's Lenten Special

Mendoza was also featured in several television news magazine, and talk shows on GMA Network including Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho,[50][51] and CelebriTV.[52] Rico Hizon interviewed Mendoza along with Richards for a BBC special report.[2][53][54] She also appeared in Lip Sync Battle Philippines through a video-taped recording during the fourth episode of the show in March 2016 where she gave lip-syncing tips to Alden Richards who was the guest of the show.

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore Anna Carillo 41st Metro Manila Film Festival entry
Won41st Metro Manila Film Festival, Best Supporting Actress
Nominee32nd PMPC Star Awards for Movies, New Movie Actress of the Year
Won47th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards, Most Promising Female Star

Accolades

See also: AlDub § Awards
Year Association Category Result
2015
2015 Gintong Kabataan (Golden Youth) Awards Gintong Kabataan Award sa Larangan ng Sining at Kultura sa Hiyas
(Golden Youth Award in the Field of Arts and Culture of Gems)[55]
Won
PUSH Awards 2015 Push Elite Newcomer[56][57][58] Won
PushPlay Best Newcomer[56][57][58] Won
29th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best New Female TV Personality (for "Kalyeserye" and Eat Bulaga!)[59] Nominated
DepEd and City of Makati Star Values Award[60] Won
41st Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress (for My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore)[61] Won
2016
32nd PMPC Star Awards for Movies New Movie Actress of the Year (for My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore)[62] Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Pinoy Personality[63][64][65][66] Won
47th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards Breakthrough Female Star of Philippine Movies and TV[67] Won
Most Promising Female Star (for My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore)[67] Won

Reception

Being the Philippines' most googled female personality in 2015,[68][69] Mendoza is considered to have wide influence on the Internet and social media as recognized by award-giving bodies.[70][71] In October 2015, Mendoza's Twitter account became the third fastest growing profile, her followers increased to 1,094,813 in just a few months.[72] Due to her popularity, her social media accounts were hacked twice.[73][74] One of those hacks happened in November 2015 where her Twitter was taken advantage by a group of hackers who identified themselves as Anonymous Philippines.[75] The said group hacked Mendoza's official Twitter account and posted series of tweets promoting the Million Mask March. Despite hacking the account, they promised to return it to the rightful owner. In less than 24 hours, Mendoza was able to get hold of her social media accounts.[76]

In December 2015, Mendoza got a star at the Philippine Walk of Fame at Eastwood City, Libis, Quezon City along with her "Kalyeserye" co-stars[77] and was named Favorite Young Actress in the 5th OFW Gawad Parangal.[78] Mendoza was also given a Makabatang Alagad ng Telebisyon (Child-friendly Artist on Television) seal by Anak TV in February 2016.[79][80][81] Mendoza also won several awards in the Nuffnang Philippines Bloggers Awards.[71][82]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Candice Lim-Venturanza, Bam V. Abellon, Anna Pingol, Jocelyn Valle (November 2015). "Maine Mendoza The Accidental Star". Yes! Magazine (Philippines: Summit Media). p. 94. ISSN 0119-7991.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Chen, Heather (28 October 2015). "'AlDub': A social media phenomenon about love and lip-synching". BBC (United Kingdom). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. Height of Maine Mendoza according to allheight.com
  4. Wang, Nicky. "Make way for Alden and Yaya Dub". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. "Minions fail to destroy cutie with scandal". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. Mendoza, Maine (2014). "the pessimistic optimistic bella". the pessimistic optimistic bella. Maine Mendoza. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  7. "This girl makes best Kris Aquino Dubsmash videos". The Summit Express. The Summit Express. April 22, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  8. "She's probably the most beautiful filipina girl.The many faces of Maine Mendoza, Eat Bulaga's Yaya Dub". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Eat Bulaga nearly reaches Pacquiao level ratings for AlDub's first meeting". GMA News Online. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  10. Dabu, Bianca Rose (October 21, 2015). "Maine draws praises for humility amid AlDub's phenomenal success". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  11. Oliveros, Benjie (2 October 2015). "Deconstructing the phenomenal AlDub fever". Bulatlat. Alipato Media Center. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  12. From Maine Mendoza's Blog: How do people make it through life without siblings?
  13. 1 2 "Yaya Dub 101: 10 things we know about Maine Mendoza". gmanetwork.com (in Filipino). GMA Network. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015. Kumuha ng kursong Culinary Arts mula sa De La Salle-College of St. Benilde si Yaya dahil gusto raw niyang matutong magluto.
  14. "Yaya Dub's a smash". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 30, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  15. "Maine "Yaya Dub" Maine is now a TV celebrity". Cocunuts Manila. Coconuts Media Limited. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  16. "This Kris Aquino dubsmash video got 1 million views in 24 hours". Coconuts Manila. Coconuts Media Limited. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  17. Dabu, Bianca Rose (July 15, 2015). "'Yaya Dub' ng Eat Bulaga na si Maine Mendoza, ‘secret dream’ ang maging isang artista". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  18. "Maine Mendoza joins the cast of 'Princess in the Palace'". GMA Network. GMA Network Inc. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  19. "Alden and Maine to appear in sitcom together". GMA Network. GMA Network Inc. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  20. "FROM TV TO BIG SCREEN? Alden and Yaya Dub to star in movie?". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. August 14, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  21. "Maine to finally join Alden in MMFF movie? Direk Joey Reyes drops hint". GMA News (in Filipino) (Philippines). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  22. Bautista, Mario (31 October 2015). "AlDub fans pitch own story ideas for their idols’ MMFF movie". journal.com.ph. Journal Online. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  23. "Maine Mendoza wins MMFF's Best Supporting Actress-award". GMA News (Philippines). 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  24. "AlDub and Kalye’s Angels to star in Kapuso Christmas Station ID". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  25. Maine Mendoza's ask.fm account
  26. Acar, Aedrianne (16 March 2016). "AlDub wraps up shooting for 'Eat Bulaga's' Lenten special". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  27. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (2 April 2016). "Alden refers to Maine as 'Darling ko na lang' during 3rd EB Dabarkads Awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  28. Ilaya, Felix (23 September 2015). "Maine Mendoza, newest face of international cellphone brand". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network, Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  29. Acar, Aedrianne (12 January 2016). "WATCH: Witness the pabebe power of Maine Mendoza in BTS video of a clothing brand". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  30. Acar, Aedrianne (1 December 2015). "MUST-SEE: Are you ready for Yaya Dub's next commercial?". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  31. Caligan, Michelle (25 October 2015). "Maine Mendoza is a two-time cover girl this November". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  32. 1 2 "Cover of the November 2015 issue of Yes! Magazine". Yes! Magazine (Philippines: Summit Media). November 2015. ISSN 0119-7991.
  33. Acar, Aedrianne (23 October 2015). "AlDub on the holiday cover of popular Asian magazine". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  34. Sun, Cherry (29 November 2015). "LOOK: Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza’s first magazine pictorial together". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  35. "Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, hailed by magazine as 'People's Choice Awardees'". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network, Inc. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  36. "Cover of the January 2016 issue of Yes! Magazine". Yes! Magazine (Philippines: Summit Media). January 2016. ISSN 0119-7991.
  37. Sun, Cherry (6 January 2016). "AlDub, first showbiz personalities to land on the cover of BizNews Asia". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  38. "Maine Mendoza becomes Disney princess as she portrays Frozen’s Elsa". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  39. "AlDub, first couple front cover ng Cosmopolitan magazine". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  40. "Maine Mendoza and JoWaPao grace the cover of Esquire Philippines". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  41. JST (24 October 2015). "Eat Bulaga raises P14 million from ticket sales for AlDub library project". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  42. "LOOK : Maine Mendoza supports Lumads". InterAksyon (Philippines). 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  43. "‘Yaya Dub’ misguided in support for ‘lumad,’ says military exec". Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  44. Acar, Aedrianne (11 December 2015). "Vampire Ang Daddy Ko: Magkita kaya ang MaiDen sa Barangay Duguan?". gmanetwork.com (in Tagalog). GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  45. "VADK: AlDub, mga bagong crush ng bayan sa Barangay Duguan!". gmanetwork.com (in Tagalog). GMA Network Inc. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  46. "Vampire Ang Daddy Ko Ep. 144: Sepanx". gmanetwork.com (in Tagalog). GMA Network Inc. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  47. "Bakit naiyak si Den-Den?". gmanetwork.com (in Tagalog). GMA Network Inc. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  48. Caligan, Michelle (13 December 2015). "Alden Richards at Maine Mendoza, nagpakilig sa 'Sunday PinaSaya'". gmanetwork.com (in Tagalog). GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  49. Dabu, Bianca Rose (3 April 2016). "Alden Richards calls Maine Mendoza his 'girlfriend'". GMA News Online (in Filipino and English) (GMA Network). Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  50. "Maine Mendoza trends ahead of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho feature". GMA News (Philippines). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  51. "Sa wakas: AlDub sa KMJS". journal.com.ph. Journal Online. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  52. "PREVIEW: Ricky Lo interview ni Yaya Dub sa 'CelebriTV'". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  53. Ramos, NR (8 December 2015). "BBC airs special report on AlDub". Manila Bulletin (Philippines). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  54. "Philippines phenomenon AlDub speak to the BBC". BBC (United Kingdom). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  55. "Kalye-serye star Maine Mendoza, pinarangalan sa 2015 Gintong Kabataan Awards" (in Tagalog). GMA Network, Inc. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  56. 1 2 "KathNiel, Yeng Constantino, and Darren Espanto dominate first Push Awards". Push Awards. ABS-CBN. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  57. 1 2 "ABS-CBN launches PUSH Awards to honor biggest digital media stars". Push. ABS-CBN Corporation. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  58. 1 2 "LIST: Nominees, Push Awards 2015". Rappler.com. Rappler. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  59. "Nominees for the 29th Star Awards for TV bared; Kapuso Alden Richards competes against six Kapamilya stars for Best Drama Actor". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  60. Claveria, Mary Grace (3 February 2016). "Yaya Dub bags 17 awards in 6 months, now nominated in Kid’s Choice Awards". localpulse.net. Local Pulse. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  61. Smith, Chuck. "Winners: 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival awards night". Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  62. "PMPC Star Awards for Movies reveals nominees". inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquireraccessdate=27 February 2016. 26 February 2016.
  63. Acar, Aedrianne (3 February 2016). "Maine Mendoza, nominated for Favorite Pinoy Personality in annual Kids' Choice Awards". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  64. Dimalanta, Ces (14 March 2016). "Jeron, Maine win Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, thank fans’ support". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  65. "FULL LIST: Winners, 2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Rappler. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  66. Smith, Chuck (14 March 2016). "Maine Mendoza wins at 2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  67. 1 2 Acar, Aedrianne (22 February 2016). "AlDub and other Kapuso celebs dominate the 2016 Box Office Entertainment Awards". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  68. "AlDub is most searched term in Google Philippines for 2015". 16 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  69. "Maine Mendoza is most-searched female personality in 2015, based on Google Philippines". 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  70. "Maine Mendoza, named Best Social Media Influencer at Nuffnang Awards". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  71. 1 2 "AlDub, Lola Nidora to receive Catholic social media award'". GMA Network, Inc. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  72. Vila, Alixandra Caole (13 October 2015). "Maine Mendoza's Twitter account 3rd fastest-growing profile worldwide". The Philippine Star (Philippines). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  73. "Maine Mendoza's Instagram account hacked". 1 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  74. Dabu, Bianca Rose (1 March 2016). "Maine Mendoza addresses hackers after Instagram account restoration". GMA News (in English and Tagalog). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  75. Rosero, Earl Victor (3 November 2015). "Maine Mendoza's Twitter account hacked". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  76. "AlDub star Maine Mendoza's social media accounts hacked". BBC (United Kingdom). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  77. Anarcon, James Patrick (21 November 2015). "Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza to receive Philippine Walk of Fame stars this December". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  78. Dabu, Bianca Rose (15 December 2015). "DongYan, AlDub recognized by OFW Gawad Parangal". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  79. Acar, Aedrianne (23 February 2016). "AlDub recognized as Makabatang Alagad ng Telebisyon in 2015 Anak TV Awards". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  80. Padayhag, Michelle Joy (24 February 2016). "Toni Gonzaga, AlDub, DongYan and Coco Martin lead Anak TV Seal awardees". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  81. "Anak TV honors child-friendly TV programs and stars". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  82. "Yaya Dub wins at the Nuffnang Awards". asiantvawards.com. Asian Television Awards. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.