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Jennylyn Mercado
Mercado in 2021
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 37)
Parañaque, Philippines
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children2
RelativesEliza Pineda (cousin)
Charee Pineda (cousin)
Enzo Pineda (cousin)

Jennylyn Mercado (born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress and singer. Known primarily for her work in dramas and comedies, she has received many accolades, including a Box Office Entertainment Award, a Star Award, and two Metro Manila Film Festival Awards.

Mercado rose to prominence after winning the first season of the reality talent competition StarStruck in 2003. She signed a network deal with GMA Network and made her debut with a supporting role on Forever in My Heart, before her breakthrough

Life and career

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1987–2004: Early life and career beginnings

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Jennylyn Mercado was born on May 15, 1987, in Parañaque to Jinkee and Noli Pineda.[1][2] At age three, she was physically abused by her stepfather.[1] In an interview on the talk show Power House, she recalled that she suffered skin burns on her body due to her father's cigarettes.[3] Her parents subsequently abandoned her; her mother moved to London, whereas her father moved to South Korea.[4] Mercado later spent the early years of her life in Las Piñas,[4] and she raised by her maternal aunt and uncle, Lydia and Roger Mercado.[5][6] In 1999, she was signed to a recording deal with Alpha Records [tl], where she was one of the members of the singing group G4, but the group never released an album. She then pursued modeling in television advertisements.[1]

During her high school years, Mercado worked at a jazz club as a musical performer. She dropped out of her senior year to continue her career as a performer.[7] It was during this time her talent manager Becky Aguila encouraged her to audition for the first season of the reality talent competition StarStruck.[7] Prior to her appearance in the show, she had appeared in minor roles on the drama series Habang Kapiling Ka and Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay,[8] a part which she described as challenging.[7] She also recalled about her scene with the latter's leading actor, John Lloyd Cruz, and said that it was her manager who encouraged her to perform the scene.[9] In a 2011 interview with Yes! magazine, her mother recalled that she was reluctant to join the competition.[8] Mercado and Mark Herras were eventually named the winners of the competition on February 1, 2004, and were signed to network deals with GMA Network.[8] The pair debuted with supporting roles in Forever in My Heart, and appeared in the youth-oriented series Click.[10] She then made her film debut in So Happy Together, playing the daughter of Kris Aquino's character.[11]

2005–2013: Rise to prominence

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The fantasy drama series Encantadia established Mercado's career breakthrough. She played Lira, a daughter of a gem guardian (played by Iza Calzado) who was kidnapped and raised in a mortal world.[12] Mercado said that it allowed her to experience her breakthrough on a television drama series.[13] She next starred in Blue Moon (2006), which required her to wear clothing from the 1960s during filming. Mercado subsequently won Best Supporting Actress at the Gawad Tanglaw Awards for her performance, which marked her first acting award.[13] Her next television role was as a family heiress in Dangal, the final installment of the drama series Now and Forever. The series marked the first of her collaborations with actor Dennis Trillo, as well as her transition to mature roles.[13] Mercado then starred as a futuristic woman in the science-fiction fantasy Super Noypi.[14] The superhero drama series Super Twins, Mercado's first television project of 2007, is about a pair of young female twins (played by Nicole Dulalia and Ella Cruz) who were given the ability to transform into adult superheroes with mysterious rings. Mercado and Nadine Samonte played the adult superheroes Super S and Super T, respectively.[15] In preparation for her role, she did action stunts during filming, which she described as "physical [and] challenging".[13] Mercado reprised her role as Super S in an episode of Fantastic Man.[16]

After unsuccessfully auditioning for the title role in Marimar,[17] Mercado next starred alongside Sunshine Dizon and Jean Garcia in La Vendetta, which reunited her with Herras.[18] She said of her role: "[My] role is emotionally draining ... [She] fight[s] for love no matter the odds."[19] Mercado later left the show due to the confirmation of her pregnancy, which led her to withdraw from the 2008 series Maging Akin Ka Lamang.[20] Following a guest role in Kaputol ng Isang Awit,[21] she next co-starred alongside Herras in two projects: Paano Ba ang Mangarap? (2009), based on the 1983 film of the same name, and Ikaw Sana.[22][23] In 2010, Mercado reunited with Trillo in Gumapang Ka sa Lusak.[24] She plays an actress who is engaged to Trillo's character, but their relationship begins to struggle when she encounters a politician.[25] She next starred in Maryo J. delos Reyes's Little Star.[26]

Also in 2010, Mercado starred in the comedy Working Girls, a sequel to the 1984 film of the same name.[27][28] She played a call center agent who is affectionate to a blind man.[29] She also hosted the reality competition show Protégé and the talk show Showbiz Central.[30] Set in the 1920s, the period drama Rosario, based on a story by his grandson Manny Pangilinan, saw Mercado star in the title role as a woman who is spending her vacation in Manila after arriving from New York and later falls in love with a tobacco plantation farmer (played by Yul Servo).[31][32] Director Albert Martinez considered actress Bea Alonzo for the role, but he instead cast Mercado three years into production.[31] In preparation, Mercado watched period films, and learned to speak Spanish.[31][33] Writing for ABS-CBN News, Danton Remoto deemed Mercado "perfect for the role",[34] and the Philippine Entertainment Portal's Bong Godinez praised her performance, adding that it "boldly highlight[ed] her growth as a true actress".[35] Following a guest role in Captain Barbell and a supporting role in Futbolilits, both in 2011,[36][37] she played the lead role in Hindi Ka na Mag-iisa (2012).[38] In 2013, she starred in the historical epic fantasy Indio as the love interest of the title character (played by Bong Revilla);[39] the series was GMA Network's most expensive drama series at the time.[40] Her only film appearance that year was in The Bride and the Lover.[41]

2014–present: Established actress

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Mercado's next series, Rhodora X (2014), featured her as a woman with dissociative identity disorder, a character inspired by Sybil. In preparation, she had a consultation with a psychiatrist, who served as her mentor for her role.[42] She said of her portrayal: "I will never forget the challenge of portraying all three roles in a single scene several times in the show. As an actress, I’m very grateful I had the chance to do something like this."[43] She next starred alongside Derek Ramsay in the romantic comedy English Only, Please. She plays an English teacher who meets an American man (played by Ramsay) and tries to translates his apology letter to his former girlfriend.[44][45][46] Jocelyn Valle of the Philippine Entertainment Portal wrote: "Jennylyn succeeds in making her character sassy and street smart yet stupid in love. But it is really in tender and dramatic scenes that she is most comfortable and adept in."[46] Zig Marasigan of Rappler commended Mercado's "charming" performance, while also noting her character as a contrast to Ramsay's character.[47] Mercado was awarded the Metro Manila Film Festival Award Best Actress.[48]

Mercado began 2015 with the drama series Second Chances, playing a widow aiming for a second chance.[49][50] Her next series, My Faithful Husband, with Trillo as the male lead, saw Mercado play a woman who got pregnant after her boyfriend (played by Mikael Daez) was left behind.[51][52] Mercado was subsequently named Best Actress at the 2016 Star Awards for Television.[53] Next, she served as a judge on the sixth season of the reality competition show StarStruck.[54] She next starred in two films, The Prenup and #WalangForever. In Jun Lana's romantic comedy The Prenup, Mercado played a woman who traveled to New York to meet her biological father, but befriends a photographer (played by Sam Milby) in a traffic collision.[55][56] Next, she co-starred alongside Jericho Rosales in the Dan Villegas-directed #WalangForever. Filmed in Taiwan,[57] she played a romantic comedy screenwriter who falls in love with Rosales's character.[58][59] Mari-An Santos of the Philippine Entertainment Portal praised the duo's chemistry as "unmistakable",[58] and Oggs Cruz of Rappler described the plot as being "overly different" from other romance films, but commended Mercado's performance as "charismatic and convincing".[59] Mercado was awarded the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was named Film Actress of the Year at the 2016 Box Office Entertainment Awards.[60][61]

The Cathy Garcia-Molina-directed romantic comedy Just the 3 of Us was Mercado's film project of 2016. It featured her as a flight attendant who falls in love with a pilot (played by John Lloyd Cruz), as she becomes pregnant with her child.[62][63] The film received favorable reviews, with praise towards Mercado's acting abilities;[62][63] Mari-An Santos also drew similarities between its plot to that of Fools Rush In (1997), starring Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry.[63] The film became one of the highest-grossing Philippine films of 2016, grossing ₱16 million (US$3.4 million) during its opening day, her biggest commercial success to date.[64] She then hosted the reality talent competition Superstar Duets.[65]

Reception and artistry

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She cited Luis Manzano as her influence in venturing into hosting, and said: "When my script arrived, [Manzano] was visiting me at home ... I was embarrassed at first about rehearsing in front of him. But he insisted on giving me pointers. I learned a lot. He told me that I should try to make my spiels more interesting and colorful."[30]

Personal life

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Jennylyn Mercado married Dennis Trillo in 2021.[66]

Acting credits and accolades

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Discography

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References

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  2. ^ Franco, Bernie (January 17, 2019). "Jennylyn Mercado reconnects with biological mother". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Jimenez, Joyce (December 10, 2014). "Jennylyn Mercado reveals she's a battered child". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Jennylyn Mercado: Yellow Sanctuary". Philippine Entertainment Portal. January 4, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Policarpio, Allan (October 29, 2016). "Jennylyn Mercado's adoptive mother Lydia Mercado passes away". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
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  33. ^ Calderon, Nora (September 5, 2010). "Jennylyn Mercado plays a woman ahead of her time in period film Rosario". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Tagalog). Retrieved November 15, 2024.
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  37. ^ "Futbolilits: The newest squad of kid superstars". The Philippine Star. July 4, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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  41. ^ Ching, Mark Angelo (May 4, 2013). "Review: Paulo Avelino, Jennylyn Mercado, and Lovi Poe have a relationship switcheroo in The Bride and The Lover". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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  44. ^ Jimenez, Joyce (November 28, 2014). "Jennylyn, Derek star in first rom-com film English Only Please". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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  56. ^ Cruz, Oggs (October 16, 2015). "The Prenup review: Admirable failure". Rappler. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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