Pinky_Amador

Pinky Amador

Pinky Amador

Filipina actress, singer, commercial model, and TV host

Pilar Cristina Roxas Amador (born March 16, 1964), commonly known by her stage name Pinky Amador, is a Filipino actress, singer, commercial model and TV host.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Roxas and the surname or paternal family name is Amador.
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Amador was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit Miss Saigon.[1] She is seen mostly on GMA Network, but lately in ABS-CBN. Dubbed as the Philippine soap opera’s “super villain” for her effective portrayal of the antagonistic legal wife, Moira Tanyag in Abot-Kamay na Pangarap.

Background

Amador is the niece of the late Zenaida Amador, the founder of Repertory Philippines.[2]

She is the youngest of three children from a Spanish Filipino family. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and has dark brown hair and eyes.[3]

She also graduated Master's Degree in Theater Arts Bristol Old Vic Theater School.[4]

Acting

Amador graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (an affiliated school of the University of the West of England) with a master's degree in Acting, where she was awarded with a Chevening Scholarship due to excellence. Prior to this, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communication from Assumption College San Lorenzo. She came to theatre via lead roles in plays I Ought to Be in Pictures, Agnes of God and The Foreigner for which she has won Aliw Awards for Best Stage Actress.[5]

She then ventured into television and film and was cast in the original production of Miss Saigon in London. Since then, she has performed on tour in the UK, and continued her television and film career both in the UK and the Philippines, with over 70 plays and musicals to her credit, over 300 television appearances, and 60 films to date. Mostly known for her antagonist role in television and films, Amador finds it refreshing to once more play the other side of the spectrum in her current TV series. She was recently part of the TV remake Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit starring Angelika dela Cruz and Iza Calzado.

She finished filming You To Me Are Everything for GMA Films/Regal Films and is currently guesting in Magkaribal for ABS-CBN, and has just returned to essay her character Molly Corpuz in Momay, shown daily on ABS-CBN. She also appears as Baroness Elsa Schraeder in Resorts World Manila's production of The Sound of Music. Currently, Amador portrays a villain role in Abot-Kamay na Pangarap as the evil and bitter wife of Doctor RJ Tanyag.

Awards and nominations

  • 1983: Agnes of God – Aliw Award for Best Stage Actress[6]
  • 1987: The Foreigner – Aliw Award for Best Stage Actress[6]
  • 1987: Star Awards nomination for Best Newcomer – Magdusa Ka
  • 1997: Parangal ng Bayan (National Young Achiever's Award) for Arts & Culture
  • 1998: Urian Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Sana’y Pag-ibig Na
  • 2011: Zsa Zsa Zaturnah Ze Muzical Vack with a Vengeance – Gawad Buhay Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
  • 2013: Piaf – Aliw Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Musical
  • 2020: 43rd Gawad Urian Best Supporting Actress - Ang Hupa - Nominated[7]

Filmography

Television

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References

  1. [1]
    "Broadwayworld International Database". Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Pinky Amador The Official Website : Biography". Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
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    "Pinky Amador – Bio, Albums, Songs and Lyrics – OPM Filipino Music". Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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    Llamas, Cory (November 19, 2006). "Super Trouper". Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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    "Pinky Amador The Official Website : Awards". Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
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    "Nostalgia". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 4, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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    "LIST: 43rd Gawad Urian names winners". GMA News Online. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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    Mendoza, Ruel J. (October 17, 2023). "Pinky Amador grateful to be considered as "super villain"". PEP.ph. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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    Jusay, Annalyn S. (July 29, 2023). "Pinky Amador on Lea Salonga and being Moira Tanyag". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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    Concepcion, Pocholo (March 9, 2013). "How Pinky Amador became Piaf". Lifestyle.INQ. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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    "John is Aleck's playmate in Tampisaw". Manila Standard. June 24, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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