MAINE MENDOZA

Phenomenal Breakout Star

With only two years of acting under her belt, Maine Mendoza, who was first catapulted to fame as Yaya Dub, has already managed to bag major endorsements most actresses work years for, three movies, a teleserye Destined To Be Yours, and a Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Award for her work in My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore. Her break into show business is perhaps the ultimate dream of the young Millennial generation, being discovered via her social media shenanigans and Dubsmash talents which landed her a spot on Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye segment. What was only part of the noontime variety show very quickly turned into the country’s most watched program, breaking Twitter trending records worldwide.

Her charismatic personality, unique humor, and hard work has kept her as one of the top young actresses of today. True to her generation and her own brand of comedy, Mendoza shrugs off bashers and haters who nitpick and question her newfound fame and career saying in a recent interview that she eats mean comments for lunch, and joking that her beauty really is not apt for an actress—it’s for a beauty queen’s. From her breakout moment to how she deals with the noise, Maine Mendoza is every inch the ultimate idol of her generation.—RCB