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Ella Cruz Biography

Birth Name:
Gabriela Annjane Umali Cruz
Birth Place:
Angat, Bulacan, Philippines
Profession
Actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, host, model

Fast Facts

  • Discovered in 2004 when she participated in the Little Miss Philippines pageant
  • Made her debut in showbiz as a child actress at the tender age of 10 in 2006
  • Won the Best Child Actress at the 56th FAMAS Awards in 2008 for her role in the film Resiklo
  • She won the Best Film Child Performer at the 2nd Gawad Genio Awards for the same film
  • Goes by the sobriquet "Teen Dance Princess"
  • Her first dance video "Twerk It Like Miley" went viral and got 10 million views on YouTube alone
  • Opened her own dance studio ECdance Studio in June 2016 at Quezon City
  • Featured on the January 28 – February 3, 2017 cover of the magazine "Inside Showbiz Weekly" along with fellow dancer Julian Trono
  • Has a flair for fashion and enrolled for a fashion design course at Fashion Institute Of The Philippines, Ortigas in mid-2016
  • Helped design her gown at the 2015 Star Magic Ball
  • Has set up the Ella Cruz Foundation to help poor and sick children

Relationships