Klaudia Koronel

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Klaudia Koronel
Born
Milfe Dacula

(1975-12-19) December 19, 1975 (age 48)
Actress
Years active1997-present

Milfe Dacula, better known by her

Filipina
businesswoman and former actress.

Early life

Koronel was born as Milfe Dacula and the eldest of six children in a small community in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Her father was a carpenter and her mother was a beautician.[2] They were also farmers. Although she didn't have dreams of becoming an actress as a kid, she loved listening to radio dramas and watching movies. Her parents divorced when she was five years old.[3] After her mother abandoned their home, she had to care for her father who then left her and her young siblings to their grandmother when he went to the capital, Manila. While her father was with them, she was beaten on the head with a cooking ladle and chained.[2]

Living in Iloilo under her strict but responsible grandmother, she was able to focus on her schooling.[2][3] When she was 10 years old, her parents got back together again and they moved to Project 8, Quezon City. They experienced extreme poverty in their time there, with their house even getting demolished at one point.[3] She continued experiencing abuse from her father, who would make them eat pages of their notebooks or bite their fingers.[4] When she was a teenager, she nearly burned her legs when a flat iron fell near her knees.[5] Despite their struggles, she was able to graduate elementary school at Bago Bantay Elementary and high school in San Francisco del Monte.[6]

Career

Acting

After high school, Koronel first joined a group of dancing models. When the group disbanded she worked waitress jobs at Pegasus, a club, for a year. It was at this restaurant where she met the movie producer, Robbie Tan, who was scouting for new talent that can replace the famous sexy actress, Rosanna Roces.[2][3] She initially rejected his job offer as she's naturally timid, shy, and never dreamt of being a movie actress but later changed her mind due to the bad treatment she received from the poor environment she was in, hoping the opportunity would turn her fortune around.[2] Roces was also discovered in that same club.[3]

Koronel signed a two-year, seven-film deal with Tan's company, Seiko Films. Tan also gave her her first screen name, Klaudia Estevez. She made her film debut in 1997 in the film Kesong Puti.[3] She then did sexy movies such as Pisil (1998) with Rodel Velayo, and Anakan Mo Ako (1999) with Gino Ilustre. She appeared in action movies with Monsour del Rosario in Dugo Ng Birhen: El Kapitan (1999),[7] Jeric Raval in Sagot Ko Ang Buhay Mo (2000), and Lito Lapid in Pasasabugin Ko Ang Mundo Mo (2000).

While filming

Computer Science.[8]

Despite leaving the film industry, she later did several appearances in several films and tv shows. She was included in the cast of ABS-CBN TV series Mga Anghel na Walang Langit.[11] Her final appearance was in the indie film Estasyon.[12]

Education and post-acting career

Koronel then studied BS Computer Science at New Era University.[6] She had previously studied computer science at AMA University.[3] As she had left the industry, she had no income. Sometimes she had to sign a promissory note to take exams because she couldn't pay the tuition fees.[2] Despite her struggles, and computer science being a four-year course, she was able to graduate in 2005, in three years. She started her own internet business soon afterwards, an internet café, and several websites where OFWs could communicate to one another.[6][11] Later on, she owned a homecare business (which her former spouse helped set up).[13] She now works as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in America.[8] She also assists in the international activities of the Iglesia ni Cristo.[14]

Personal life

Koronel met Andy Zhang, a

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The couple moved to Gilbert, Arizona.[13] In 2014, they divorced.[8] Every year, she visits her only son, Zandy, (born in 2006) who is in the care of her family in Laguna.[12]

In 1994, Koronel got into a fight with her father. He hit her, and soon after, she attempted suicide by cutting her wrists. Two years later, she attempted suicide again. In 1997, her father left the family for good.[3] Her relationship with her father made her develop a phobia for men.[6] During her marriage with Zhang, she attempted suicide twice.[16] Despite her trauma with her family, she still loves them and tries to takes care of them.[2]

In 2016, she was diagnosed with a uterine tumor, which required one of her ovaries to be removed.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Kesong Puti Film debut[3]
Walang Dayaan Akin Ang Malaki
Linggo Lang Ang Pahinga... Dapat Lang!
1998 Pisil
1999 Gamugamong Dagat
Hubad Sa Ilalim Ng Buwan
Anakan Mo Ako
Dugo Ng Birhen: El Kapitan Lead role[7]
2000 Masarap Habang Mainit
Live Show Gigi
Ang Babaeng Putik
Pasasabugin Ko Ang Mundo Mo
Subic Bay Beth Viva TV production[17]
2000–2001 Kiss Muna Ditas GMA comedy series[10]
2001 Tuhog
Larger Than Life
Torotot Lead role[9][18]
Mano Mano 2: Ubusan Ng Lakas Julia Maverick Films production[3]
Kapitan Ambo: Outside De Kulambo
2004 Spirits
2005–2006 Mga Anghel na Walang Langit Tere
2006–2007 Super Inggo
2009 Estasyon

Awards

Year Work Award Category Result Source
2001 Live Show Best Supporting Actress Gawad Urian Awards Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ "Frontal nudity, nagtulak kay Klaudia Koronel para talikuran ang pagpapa-sexy sa pelikula". GMA News Online. 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Frontal nudity, nagtulak kay Klaudia Koronel para talikuran ang pagpapa-sexy sa pelikula │ GMA News Online". 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Quinto, Arthur (August 31, 2001). "Klaudia, swerteng nakakaligtas sa 2 ulit na tangka". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Klaudia Koronel with her clothes on". Philstar.com. October 27, 2001. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "The PEP "Tough List"". PEP.ph. May 15, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Lo, Ricky (March 29, 2005). "The inspiring story of Klaudia Koronel". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "'Dalubhasa' now on video". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 8, 2000. pp. E6. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e Torregoza, Hannah (September 22, 2018). "Klaudia Koronel on moving forward". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Bakit 'Torotot' ang title ?". Philstar.com. March 19, 2001. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Magiging Donita si Arnel". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  11. ^ a b Lo, Ricky (February 6, 2009). "The revenge of Klaudia Koronel". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Former sexy actress Klaudia Koronel diagnosed with uterine tumor". PEP.ph. February 27, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Amoyo, Aster (November 29, 2017). "Dating sexy star na si Klaudia Koronel may sariling homecare facility sa Amerika". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  14. ^ Bonagua, Khatrina (November 27, 2019). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Pinoy sexy stars of the '90s to early 2000s". PEP.ph. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  15. ^ Carrasco, Ronnie (January 26, 2009). "Karelasyon ni KK pera ang relihiyon". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  16. ^ Lo, Ricky (September 20, 2018). "•Krista Kleiner resurfaces •Monique Tuzon will lose 'it' •Klaudia Koronel's 'nightmare'". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  17. ^ "Isang milyon kay Rufa Mae". Philstar.com. December 4, 2000. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  18. ^ "Wholesome na si KK !". Philstar.com. December 6, 2000. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

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