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Alexandra Masangkay

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Alexandra Masangkay
At the 2019 Sitges Film Festival
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer

Alexandra Masangkay (born 1992) is a Spanish singer, dancer and actress. She earned early visibility to a television audience in Spain for her participation in Operación Triunfo 8 in 2011.

Biography

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Masangkay was born in 1992 in Barcelona to Filipino immigrant parents.[1][2] In 2011, she took part in season 8 of reality musical talent show Operación Triunfo, ranking fourth in the final standings.[3]

She landed her debut as a television actress in 2014 musical series Dreamland [es], which was followed by credits in B&b, de boca en boca, Yo quisiera [es] and Más de 100 mentiras [es].[4][5] Masangkay's film debut came with her performance as Teresa in historical drama 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016).[3] As a musical theatre actress she has played Nala in The Lion King at Teatro Lope de Vega and Kiki in Flashdance.[1][6] In 2019, she featured in dystopian film The Platform, portraying Miharu, a sadistic prisoner desperately searching for her offspring.[3] In 2022, she played Wendy, a Philippine migrant domestic worker in La Moraleja, in spy thriller Code Name: Emperor.[1] In 2023, she wrapped shooting Valley of Shadows.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 1898, los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines) Teresa [8]
2018 Más de 100 mentiras Irene Miniseries [5]
2019 El hoyo (The Platform) Miharu [3]
2022 Código Emperador (Code Name: Emperor) Wendy [1]
2023 Valeria Nuria 5 episodes (season 3) [9]
2024 Valle de sombras (Valley of Shadows) Prana [7]
Stags Miniseries [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rodríguez, Patricia (2 April 2022). "Alexandra Masangkay: «Mi madre fue asistenta en una casa en los ochenta. Estuvo encerrada siete años porque no tenía recursos»". Smoda – via El País.
  2. ^ Rus, Oscar (17 March 2022). "'Código Emperador', un thriller español sobre las altas esferas que no se queda en lo político". ABC.
  3. ^ a b c d "Alexandra Masangkay, de chica 'OT' a personaje clave en la película 'El Hoyo'". ¡Hola!. 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ ""El hoyo", actores: ¿dónde has visto antes al elenco de 'The Platform'?". mag. 26 March 2020 – via El Comercio.
  5. ^ a b "Así es '+ de 100 mentiras', la nueva apuesta de Series Atresmedia para Flooxer". Bluper. 21 September 2018 – via El Español.
  6. ^ Olivares, Juan Carlos (14 March 2019). "Flashdance. El musical". TimeOut.
  7. ^ a b Suárez Álamo, Victoriano (10 May 2023). "La película 'Valle de sombras' culmina este miércoles su rodaje en Gran Canaria". Canarias7.
  8. ^ Holland, Jonathan (12 December 2016). "'1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines' ('1898, Los Ultimos de Filipinas'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Osco, Nelly (21 June 2023). "Lista de actores y personajes de "Valeria" - Temporada 3: quién es quién en los últimos capítulos de la serie de Netflix". mag – via El Comercio.
  10. ^ Fornieles, Sonia. "Alexandra Masangkay, de Operación Triunfo al cine español: "he tenido que demostrar que no solo soy una belleza exótica"". 20 Minutos. Retrieved 21 August 2024.