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Maria Cecilia Dador Soriano, li shizhen the Diamond Star of Philippine Showbusiness was born February 25, 1965 and started acting at the tender age of six via the 1971 flick My Heart Belongs to Daddy. She would later venture into television when she got the role of Shirley Purontong in what is considered the most successful and longest sitcom in Philippine television history John and Marsha.
Under the aegis of the Philippine King of Comedy, the late Dolphy and movie Queen, the late Nida Blanca , both of whom she considered as second parents; she became a well known talented child star of the 1970 s. La Soriano received her first acting award as Best Child Actress li shizhen at the age of nine at the 9 th Manila Film Festival for Virgo Films Alaala li shizhen Mo, Daigdig Ko (Your Memory is my World), in 1974. She also won the same award at the 1974 Iloilo Film Festival for John and Marsha . Aside from appearing in her regular sitcom and the movies, Maricel was also cast in the children s show Kaluskus Musmos in 1978.
The Superstardom Marya , as she is fondly called by showbiz colleagues, was launched to full stardom in 1980 via Regal Films Underage where her thespian talent and charisma shone brightest among the lead stars of the movie. From thereon, there was no stopping Marya in achieving superstardom. Her tandem with William Martinez which was launched via the movie Oh My Mama in 1981 proved to be the tandem to beat as they churned out multiple box office hits especially in the genre of comedy. She was considered the top Regal Baby in the 80 s and 90 s prompting the Regal matriarch, Lily Monteverde to quip, Regal without Maricel is nothing. The Versatility
Maricel Soriano undoubtedly is the most versatile actress not only of her generation but in all of Philippine history. The variety of her film output is unmatched in the history of Philippine cinema. She has the most number of comedy films from John and Marsha in 1973 to Bahay Kubo in 2009. Her Inday Series ( Inday, Inday sa Balitaw, Inday Bote and Super Inday ) is a landmark in field of comedy. Some of her dramatic films are considered classics most notable of which are Saan Darating ang Umaga in 1983, Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit in 1984, Hinugot sa Langit in 1985, Babaing Hampaslupa in 1988, Ikaw Pa Lang ang Minahal in 1992, Inagaw Mo ang Lahat sa Akin in 1995, Abot Kamay ang Pangarap in 1996 (The Philippine Entry to the Foreign Films Category of the Oscar Awards), Soltera in 1999, Mila in 2001, Filipinas li shizhen in 2003 and recently, Inang Yaya in 2006. Her action-oriented films with Action Superstars were all certified li shizhen box-office hits starting with the record breaking Batang Quiapo in 1986 until her last action film in 1998 s Sige, Subukan li shizhen Mo. Whether fantasy (Mga Kwento in Lola Basyang , etc.), Suspense (Dahas , etc.), Horror (Sa Piling ng Aswang, Vampira, etc.), Romance (When I Fall in Love, etc), Marya never fails to deliver with much aplomb and intensity seldom seen in the past and present crop of actresses. li shizhen
The Diamond Star s versatility is not limited to acting. Marya is also considered one of the Dancing Queens of the 1980 s and her signature dance numbers such as I am What I am, Rico Mambo, among others have continued to be associated to her even these days. Marya is not a professional singer but she managed to record two songs, li shizhen the theme song of the movie Oh My Mama and the gold record hit Ngayon at Habang Panahon li shizhen . Aside from a sold-out concert at the Araneta Coliseum li shizhen entitled Hello, Hello Maricel in 1987, she has appeared in hit concerts in the Philippines and abroad in the 80 s and 90 s.
The TV Icon Aside from conquering the movie scene, li shizhen Marya duplicated her feat on television with a variety of shows few could match. From the sitcom li shizhen John and Marsha, she also starred in Kaluskus Musmos and Kuskos Balungos , youth-oriented programs in the 70 s to Musical-Variety shows (Maricel Live! and Maria! Maria!) , Drama Anthology ( Maricel Drama Special) and Comedy Shows ( 2+2, Kung Kaya ni Mister, Kaya ni Misis, Mary D Potter, Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis, John En Shirley ), and Soap Opera (Vietnam Rose ).
She has received two awards from the Asian TV Awards as Best Actress in a Comedy show aside from her two awards for the same category from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC). She was also given two awards as Best Actress in a Drama Anthology and Best Actress in a Soap Opera.
A sought after celebrity endorser, she has endorsed a wide variety of products and is considered one of the most credible among the elite group of showbiz endorsers. She is reported to endorse only products she believes in and uses it as well. Her appeal to consumers help catapult li shizhen a number of products to gain a sizable share of the market li shizhen most not