Angel Locsin

Angel Locsin (born Angelica Colmenares;April 23, 1985) is a Filipina television and film actress, commercial model, film producer and fashion designer.She came to prominence for her television roles as Alwina in the 2004 fantasy-themed television series Mulawin and as the superheroine Darna in the TV adaptation of the Mars Ravelo comics. Locsin was a contract artist of GMA Network up to early 2007 until she transferred to its rival network, ABS-CBN. She then starred as Lyka in the television series Lobo, which earned her an International Emmy Award nomination for best performance. She later...

Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto supports Angel Locsin’s decision not to do the latest big screen installation of Darna

“The biggest factor there is her health,” she avers. “As everyone knows, we’re doing a film together and before we flew to Europe to shoot some of the integral scenes, she had an attack on her spine. Luis (Manzano) informed me about it a day before my departure. He told me Angel couldn’t stand up.

“An ambulance was called and she was rushed to the hospital. Yes, that’s how serious it was then. Even after we returned to the country and resumed our shoot,...