Manilyn Reynes


Manilyn Reynes-Jimenez simply known as Manilyn Reynes is a successful Filipina actress, singer, TV host and commercial model in the Philippines. She is also considered as one of the versatile actresses due to her ability to act in drama, horror and comedy effectively. She is married to Aljon Jimenez.
Since the 1980s into the 1990s, Reynes's songs have been covered by many Filipino artists including fellow Cebuana Sheryn Regis who revived the song "Sayang Na Sayang" in 2008 to pay homage to her fellow Visayan which was part of her final album as Regis took hiatus from the entertainment industry.
She appeared more than 40 films as an actress.

Career

She is now dubbed as The Star of All Decades for her numerous projects with various accolades for movies and television in acting and singing respectively. Manilyn Reynes started as a child actress in 1982. She first appeared in the movie To Mama with Love. A year after, she won her first best child actress award for the movie Minsan May Isang Ina where she portrayed the role of a child with epilepsy. As a child actress, she did movies with big stars like Nora Aunor, Dolphy, and Maricel Soriano. She was also gifted with a golden voice, which served as her passport to fame. She was first contracted with Ivory Records where she had two albums: Apple Thoughts and Manilyn.. Christmas.
In 1986, she became one of the pioneers of That's Entertainment. Together with Kristina Paner and Sheryl Cruz, they were introduced as the new Regal Babies and were baptized as "The Triplets". The trio guested together in different shows and appeared in movies like Batang Quiapo, I Have Three Hands, Mga Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang, and When I Fall in Love.
During her teenage years, she was first paired up with Janno Gibbs who became her boyfriend in real life. She was also linked to singer-actors Keempee de Leon, Billy Joe Crawford and Ogie Alcasid but she ended up with her co-That's Entertainment actor Aljon Jimenez.
Timely after her break-up, she was contracted with OctoArts Records. Her debut album titled Manilyn earned a platinum award. The album includes the viral hit "Sayang Na Sayang" which topped the Philippine billboards in the year 1988. She was the youngest recording artist to have a major concert in the Bigdome in 1990. She also appeared in numerous episodes of Kuya Germs' Young Love, Sweet Love. Her fame continued to shine and she was given the title "Star of the New Decade" by the press. She also had her own television show titled Manilyn Live, which was co-hosted by Ariel Rivera and Francis Magalona, and Dear Manilyn.
In the year 1996, she left GMA and transferred to its rival network. She became a host of Sang Linggo Napo Sila and had her series of dramatic episodes in Maalaala Mo Kaya and Star Drama Theater Presents: Manilyn. The same year, she married her longtime boyfriend Aljon Jimenez who proposed for marriage in the national television. She became inactive in showbiz after the birth of her first child but she occasionally appears as a guest star in some shows.
In the year 2005, her career was revived. She became a host of MOM's and portrayed the role of Corazon in Marimar.

25th showbiz anniversary

On October 27, 2007, Manilyn Reynes celebrated her 25th year in showbiz. Her silver anniversary October 27 concert at Aliw Theatre with special guests Ogie Alcasid, Janno Gibbs, and Keempee de Leon.
The year 2009 was a highlight in her career as she won an acting award for her prolific portrayal as a lesbian named Butch in the ensemble-comedy MMFF 2008 Entry One Night Only and another movie Ded na Si lolo is one of the finalist for best foreign film in a recently concluded Oscar award 2009.
In 2010, marked her comeback to ABS-CBN to guest star in the longest running drama anthology MMK in a role in which she played a mother who must sacrifice her soul to give her a family a better life after being unhappy for quite sometime. This gave her a chance to reunite with '80–'90s heartthrob and award-winning actor Romnick Sarmenta. The episode also re-aired its second time due to public demand.
In 2012, she guested in a Halloween special of Maalaala Mo Kaya as a woman who is haunted and must use her third eye to unravel a secret that only she can uncover.As of 2013 she is back on ABS-CBN, she had guest stints on Kapamilya shows like ASAP and Wansapanataym, and starred on the series Got to Believe starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla with her co generation actresses Carmina Villaroel and Isabel Granada, and actors Benjie Paras and Ian Veneracion.
In July 17, 2016, Regine Velasquez's cookbook "Bongga sa Kusina" was launched and it featured "Manilyn Reynes' Tinu-Om" in one of its collections of delicacies when she guested in Regine Velasquez's T.V. show "Sarap Diva".
Today, she appears on TV every Sunday in the show Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay Na Kwento.In the 30th recent PMPC Star awards for TV and Music she won as Best Comedy Actress for her funny character as Elsa Manaloto the other half of Pepito Manaloto played by the ace comedian Michael V.

Back to GMA Network

Reynes is now officially back as a Kapuso actress as she inked a three-year exclusive contract with GMA Network on Wednesday, March 12, at the GMA Network Center Building. Present at the event were GMA chairman and CEO Atty, Felipe L. Gozon, SVP for Entertainment TV, Ms. Lilybeth G. Rasonable, VP for Drama, Ms. Redgie Acuña-Magno, and Program Managers Charles Koo and Bang Arespacochaga. Reynes became a free lancer actress since in 2010 after her contract was expired. While she became a freelance actress she appeared several shows on GMA's rival network ABS-CBN as a major roles including the hit series Got To Believe which served as her last project in the said network. She also appeared in several episodes of ASAP, Maalala Mo Kaya and an Episode of Wansapanataym.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Albums

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