Ritz Azul

Ritz Azul
Ritz Azul
Born	Ritz Ann Riggie Villafuerte Alzul; January 11, 1994 (age 30); Sta. Rita, Pampanga, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Education	Lyceum of the Philippines University
Occupation(s)	Actress, television host, commercial model, singer
Years active	2010–present
Agents	Talent5 (2010–2016); Star Magic (2016–2020);
Spouse	Allan Guy (m. 2021)

Ritz Ann Riggie Villafuerte Alzul-Guy January 11, 1994) is a Filipino actress and television host, known for her work as a talent of TV5 and later ABS-CBN through Star Magic.

Early life and career

Although born in Pampanga, Azul later moved to Quezon City. She initially gained notice through TV5's talent search program Star Factor, where she ended up being the 4th Final Star.^[1]^[2] She took up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, but took a break from her studies to concentrate on her showbusiness career.^[2]^[3] Today, she is one of TV5's Primetime Princesses, along with Danita Paner, Arci Muñoz, Jasmine Curtis and Eula Caballero. But in 2016 she inked her 2-year exclusive contract under Star Magic and ABS-CBN Management, guesting on the hit prime time TV series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano topbilled by Coco Martin. She is also currently a star on her first ever teleserye on ABS-CBN titled The Promise of Forever alongside her leading men Paulo Avelino and Ejay Falcon.

Personal life

Ritz Azul was the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairwoman in her native town of Dila Dila in Santa Rita, Pampanga from 2010 to 2013.^[2]

Ritz Azul married her partner Allan Guy on November 20, 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Network
2010	Star Factor	Contestant, runner-up	TV5
2011	Hey it's Saberdey!	Hostess
	Untold Stories Mula sa Face to Face	Mahal
	Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak	Daisy Flores
	Fantastik*	Hostess
	Glamorosa	Giselle Evangelista / Giselle Marciano
	Regal Shocker: Reunion	Gail
	R U Kidding me? Ows hindi nga?!	Tourist
2011–2012	Pidol's Wonderland	Various
2012	Regal Shocker: Anito	Kate
	Maynila	Various	GMA Network
	Real Confessions	Various	TV5
2012–2013	Game N Go	Co-hostess
	Kapitan Awesome	Love
	Lokomoko	Herself
2013	For Love or Money	Roselle Villanueva
	Kidlat	Josephine 'Joey' Palomares
	Misibis Bay	Maita Ramirez
	Hayop Sa Galing	Co-hostess
2013–2015	PBA on Sports5	Studio Hostess
2013–2015	Tropa Mo Ko Unli	Herself
2015	Ismol Family	Aya	GMA Network
2015	Misterless Misis	Mia	TV5
2016	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Erica Nobleza	ABS-CBN
	Legally Yours, Atty. G	Guest actress	UNTV Life
	Wansapanataym: Santi Cruz Is Coming To Town	Nicole Dizon	ABS-CBN
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Halo-halo	Gellen
	Ipaglaban Mo: Bulag	Alicia
2016–present	ASAP	Herself / co-hostess / Performer
2017	The Promise of Forever	Sophia Madrid-Espinosa
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Salamin	Princess Punzalan
	Ipaglaban Mo: Hinala	Anna
2017–2020	Banana Sundae	Herself
2018	Ipaglaban Mo: Sumpaan	Angela
2018	Ipaglaban Mo: Abogada	Atty. Annie Valeroso
2018–2019	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Los Bastardos	Diane Liwanag-Cuevas / Diane Liwanag-Cardinal
2019	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Pregnancy Test	Dudz Ibañez
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Mikropono	Young Violeta Bayawa
	Bukas May Kahapon	Christine	IBC
2020–2021	Sunday 'Kada	Herself	TV5
2021	Niña Niño	Jackie	TV5
2021	Hoy, Love You!	Mica	Kapamilya Channel / iWantTFC

Film

Year	Title	Role
2018	The Hopeful Romantic	Amanda/Ashley/Veronica/Nikki
2019	KontrAdiksyon	Korina Borlaza
2020	Hashira (The Pillars)
2022	The Buy Bust Queen	Angela Bustamante

Awards and nominations

Year	Film Awards/Critics	Award/Category	Movie/Shows	Result
2011	8th Golden Screen TV Awards (ENPRESS)	Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actress	Nagbabagang Bulaklak (TV5)	Won
2011	Yahoo! Philippines OMG Awards	Amazing Female Newcomer	Nagbabagang Bulaklak (TV5)	Won

FHM 100 Sexiest Woman

Year	Award	Category	Result	Won by
2013	FHM Philippines	100 Sexiest Woman	Ranked No. 28	Marian Rivera (2)
2014			Ranked No. 22	Marian Rivera (3)
2015			Ranked No. 36	Jennylyn Mercado

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ritz Azul". IMDb. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Funfare with Ricky Lo". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^ Bautista, Mario. "Who's the real box office king and queen?". Malaya Business Insight. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

External links

Ritz Azul at IMDb

Preceded by Yam Concepcion	FHM Cover Girl (November 2012)	Succeeded by Meg Imperial

[Ritz_Azul-1] "Ritz Azul". IMDb. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

[philstar.com-2] "Funfare with Ricky Lo". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

[3] Bautista, Mario. "Who's the real box office king and queen?". Malaya Business Insight. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

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