Kakai Bautista

Kakai Bautista
Kakai Bautista
	Bautista in 2023
Born	Catherine Herrera Bautista; September 2, 1978 (age 46); Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian, singer
Years active	2002–present

Catherine Herrera Bautista (born September 2, 1978), professionally known as Kakai Bautista (Tagalog: [ˈkakaɪ baʊˈtistɐ]), is a Filipino actress, host, singer, and comedienne.

Career

Bautista first started out as a theater actress. She was discovered by Ricky Rivero in 2003 after her explosive appearance in the play, Alikabok. Rivero asked her to audition for a drama series directed by Lauri Dyogi titled Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay.^[1] She then started appearing on television shows and movies through supporting roles, but was recognized when she appeared as the villainous and evil Matilda in Kampanerang Kuba, Angelina in Kokey and most recently as Marj in the Filipino-Thai movie, Suddenly It's Magic. From 2010 to 2011, she did the horror-comedy sitcom, My Darling Aswang, in TV5 but stayed with ABS-CBN.

Bautista played Mercy in the Philippine Educational Theater Association's musical comedy Rak of Aegis, a role she had been playing since 2013.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2003	Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay	Lilibeth dela Cruz
2005	Kampanerang Kuba	Matilda Durano
2006	Komiks Presents: Inday Bote	Sarah
2006	Agawin Mo Man ang Lahat	Rita
2007	Kokey	Angelina
2009	Komiks Presents: Dragonna	Ling		^[6]
	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: The Bud Brothers	Sheila
	Tayong Dalawa	Ula
2009–10	Nagsimula sa Puso	Missy
2009–10	George and Cecil	Ellen
2010	Your Song Presents: Love Me, Love You	Lukring
	Hair Is Your Moment	Tanta
	My Darling Aswang	Queenie
	Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Impostor	Bettina
2011	Pablo S. Gomez's Mutya	Lagring
2011	Maynila	Ona	Episode: "Takot na Puso"
2012	Toda Max	Yaya Avila
2012	Lorenzo's Time	Kikay
2013	Wansapanataym	Yaya	Episode: "Si Paolo, Apollo at si Polo"
2014	Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel	Pinky Pusit	Voice only
2015	Your Face Sounds Familiar (season 2)	Herself	Contestant, Season 2	^[7]
2016	Conan, My Beautician	Chika la Chaka	Main Role
2017–18	Wowowin	Herself	Guest co-host
2017	Dear Uge	Shine	Episode: "NPBSB: No Poging Boyfriend Since Birth"
2018	Ipaglaban Mo!	Tonya	Episode: "Umasa"
2019	Dear Uge	Mila	Episode: "This Yaya Is Mine"
2019	Daddy's Gurl	Tootsie	Guest role
2020–21; 2023	All-Out Sundays	Herself	Various roles/Performer
2021	Catch Me Out Philippines	Herself	Judge
2021	First Yaya	Pepita San Jose
2022	First Lady	Pepita San Jose
2022	Oh My Korona	Marga
2023	Can’t Buy Me Love
2023	Open 24/7	Mona

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2002	Dekada '70	Rallyist
2003	Pinay Pie	News Reporter	Credited as "Kakai Bautista".
2004	All My Life	Crying Lady
2006	Close to You	Inday
2006	Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo	Myra	Credited as "Katherine 'Kakai' Bautista"	^[7]
2007	Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo	Myra
2008	Scaregivers	Lawyer
2009	And I Love You So	Teacher Lani		^[8]
2009	In My Life	Millet
2010	Till My Heartaches End	Susan
2011	My Valentine Girls	Maan
2012	Suddenly It's Magic	Marj		^[7]
2013	Must Be... Love	Dolly
2013	Kung Fu Divas	Samantha's original face	Cameo
2015	Crazy Beautiful You	Madame Tweety
2016	Always Be My Maybe	Esang		^[7]
	Imagine You and Me	Winona
	Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers	Ora/Oring
2017	Loving in Tandem	Genina
	Seven Sundays	Baby
	The Ghost Bride	Jena
2018	Harry & Patty	Patty
	Wander Bra	Barbara
	My Fairy Tail Love Story
2019	OFW The Movie			^[9]
	Family History
	Hello, Love, Goodbye	Sally Daraga
	#Jowable
2020	Four Sisters Before the Wedding	Bette
2023	When I Met You in Tokyo	Sonya		^[10]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2002	Alikabok	Rosita	Music Museum	^[11]
2013–present	Rak of Aegis	Mercy	Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) Theater	^[4]^[12]^[13]^[2]

References

^ "Kakai Bautista On Mario Maurer And The Year Of The Snake". Manila Bulletin. January 15, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Parungao, Regina Mae (August 22, 2016). "Getting to know Kakai Bautista". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ TVJ (June 4, 2015). "Renz Verano Joins PETA's 'Rak of Aegis'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "PETA Closes Theater Season with 'Rak of Aegis'". PETA Theater. December 24, 2013. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ Ruiz, Marah. "Kakai Bautista covers "How Did You Know"". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ Almo, Nerissa (December 13, 2008). "Shaina Magdayao Fires up TV with Dragonna". Guide. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yap, John Mark (July 22, 2016). "Kakai Covers". Feel Good Friday. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ "And I Love You So premiere night". Multimedia / Photos. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^ "'OFW Movie' Veers Away from Sad Tales, Focuses on Success". The Manila Times. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
^ Barrameda, Joe (April 1, 2023). "Cassy, Darren magtatambal sa pelikula" [Cassy, Darren to pair up in a film]. Abante (in Filipino). Prage Management Corporation. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ Cojuangco, Tingting (March 3, 2002). "Alikabok: The More You Hear it, the Sweeter it Gets". Sunday Life. The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ "Theater Veterans and Power Voices to Join 'Rak of Aegis' Cast". The Manila Times. June 21, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ Go, Elyse and Edwin P. Sallan (May 12, 2015). "'Rak of Aegis' back for Third Time with New Cast Members, Extra Aegis Song". InterAksyon. Retrieved August 22, 2016.