Beautiful Actress Maxene Magalona

October 21, 2009 | By admin |

Maxene Sofia Maria Arroyo Magalona (born November 23, 1986) is a Filipino actress born to a prominent showbiz family. She is the first child of Francis Magalona.

Maxene was born in Manila, Philippines. Her father is the late Filipino rapper Francis Magalona and her grandparents are the late actors Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. Pia Arroyo-Magalona is her mother and her sister is Saab who also joined showbiz in 2007. She is currently taking up Social Sciences at the Ateneo de Manila University.

Career

Maxene’s first show as a child was the ABS-CBN kiddie show “Ang TV,” followed by 5 & Up. Then in 2001, she made her appearance in Daddy Di Do Du in which she worked with Vic Sotto. In 2004, the role of Alwina in Mulawin was originally given to her, but she had to turn down the offer as she was about to start college at the time. It was later given to Angel Locsin. To date, her biggest break on television is when she was chosen to be one of Richard Gutierrez’s leading ladies in Kamandag. After Kamandag, Maxene played Jessa, originally played by Sharon Cuneta, in Sine Novela: Una Kang Naging Akin opposite Wendell Ramos and Angelika dela Cruz.

In 2009, Maxene joins the cast of SRO Cinemaserye: Ganti Ng Puso, opposite Marvin Agustin and Geoff Eigenmann. Maxene currently stars on Sine Novela: Kung Aagawin Mo Man Ang Lahat Sa Akin with JC Tiuseco, Glaiza de Castro and Patrick Garcia.