G onzalez’s B eauty

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From then on, Beauty started landing supporting roles, usually the female leading lady’s best friend, who rarely has a dialogue in the scene. When she realized that she wanted to make it in showbiz, she started putting more effort in learning the ropes of the game.

More than a decade after, Beauty has reinvented herself from being a mere reality show winner to one of the most versatile actresses today.

Keeping Up with the Demands of Showbiz

In 2021, Beauty made an exciting career decision when she signed up with GMA Network after being with ABS-CBN for the past 10 years. It was a change that she has been waiting for, wanting to do more collaborations and grow as an artist.

“With all the changes that’s been happening right now, I think it’s time for me to have a change also, to do collaborations with other people, other talents, all I really want to do is to make people happy. I want to prove to them that it’s going to be worth it,” she said.

“At the end of the day, gusto ko lang magpasaya ng mga tao, magpasaya ng mga fans, and I’m happy that I get to do these with GMA,” she added.

As a Kapuso talent, Beauty is grateful for the projects that she’s been entrusted with by the network. In a span of more than one year, she was able to do the drama anthology “Stories from the Heart: Loving Ms. Bridgitte,” a miniseries “I Can See You: AlterNate” opposite Dingdong Dantes, primetime drama “Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters,” and an episode of “Magpakailanman’s Takaw sa Impiyerno.”

“Every time na pumupunta ako sa work, I’m so excited kasi masaya talaga ‘yung set namin. We get to collaborate with our directors and with our co-actors also,” she enthused.

The beguiling actress is also set to do an afternoon drama series with Carla Abellana and Gabby Concepcion entitled “Stolen Life,” which will air in the third quarter of 2023. The series is about how a woman’s life was stolen by using astral projection to switch physical bodies.

With a slew of projects coming her way, Beauty is all the more inspired to keep up with the demands of showbiz.

“Good projects. For me talaga, it’s about the story, the project and the material,” she said in a virtual interview with FilipinoJapanese Journal when asked what motivates her to work.

“If it’s a nice material, of course, I will do it! But ‘yung makakagana talaga sa akin, ‘yung babangon ako sa kama ko na parang oh my god, I have to do it, no matter what happens, then I will do it. Pero kung hindi maganda, then I’m happy to wait,” she added.

Enjoying Her Showbiz Stint

From being a reluctant artist, Beauty now has a renewed love for acting, which has been evident throughout her entire showbiz journey.

“I enjoy it and I learned to love it. I love it a lot because not everyone was given a gift to portray other people’s lives. To have that gift, to have that experience, I’m very grateful and thankful kasi ang saya eh. The next day, ibang tao ka. You’re just portraying these people’s lives and then ‘pag nanonood sila, ako pala ‘yun. Nakakatuwa na nakukuha mo kung anong gustong mapanood ng mga tao,” she said in an interview with GMA Entertainment’s Kapuso Profiles.

Each day, Beauty sees an opportunity to learn more about her craft and to embrace improvements.

“Focus on fixing what’s wrong. Focus on fixing kung anong kulang, kung anong puwedeng ikakaganda pa. Sooner or later, hindi mo namamalayan, naabot mo na pala ’yung gustong mong maabot.”

Content with her career so far, Beauty is certain that all the hard work she puts in is for her family. She is married to art curator Norman Crisologo and is a mother to their six-year-old daughter, Olivia.

“Because of course, I want my family to be proud of me, especially my daughter. I’m working hard and I just realized I’ve been away half of the year. My God, half of the year nawala pala ko sa bahay so in whatever I do in my life, in whatever I do in my career, I make to a point na I want her to be proud of it and she’ll understand why I wasn’t here.”

Galerie Stephanie, a regular participant in the prestigious art fair, exhibited the works of Lyndon Maglalang, Shannah Orencio, Vincent de Pio, Farley del Rosario and Jomike Tejido in two exhibitions: “Where Origins End” featuring the works of Maglalang and Orencio, and “Momentary Infinities” displaying the works of del Rosario, de Pio and Tejido.

“Four out of five of these artists are represented artists. And we really want to showcase their talents. So theme-wise, they are cohesive, and we feel that their themes