Pauline Mendoza

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Cruz and the surname or paternal family name is Esquieres.

Pauline Mendoza
Born	Pauline Bianca Cruz Esquieres (1999-10-05) October 5, 1999 (age 25) Lucban, Quezon, Philippines
Other names	Pauline Pau
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present

Pauline Bianca Cruz Esquieres (born October 5, 1999), known professionally as Pauline Mendoza (Tagalog: [paʊˈlin mɛnˈdɔsɐ]), is a Filipino actress. She is also known for her various roles in Little Nanay (2015), That's My Amboy (2016), My Love from the Star (2017), and Kambal, Karibal (2017–2018) as Crisel, her biggest break to date. She was seen in Babawiin Ko ang Lahat (2021) as her first leading role in television.

Career

2014–2016: Career beginnings and breakthrough

She began her career in 2015 where she appeared as 'Macy in Little Nanay. She has then appeared in That's My Amboy and Juan Happy Love Story in 2016, and Alyas Robin Hood.

2017–present: Breakthrough

In 2017, she got her role as Marcela in My Love from the Star. After that, she had been appearing as guest casts and given minor roles. She got her biggest break in the hit primetime series Kambal, Karibal, where in she was cast as Criselda "Crisel" Magpantay, the bitter-sweet twin sister of Crisanta "Crisan" Magpantay, portrayed by her co-star Bianca Umali in the titular roles. She had received various positive recognitions because of her portrayal of the character along with then newly signed Kapuso artist Kyline Alcantara, who was also part of the main cast in the series. Since then, she has appeared in various anthologies such as Magpakailanman and Dear Uge, and on the prime time series Cain at Abel as Patricia "Pat" Tolentino and Love You Two (2019) as Zora. She then played leading roles in Babawiin Ko Ang Lahat (2021) as Iris Allegre-Salvador and Widow's Web (2022) as Elaine Innocencio-Querubin.

Personal life

Pauline Mendoza was born as Pauline Bianca Cruz Esquieres on October 5, 1999.[1] In 2021, it was revealed that she is in a relationship with Alaminos mayor Bryan Celeste.[2] She is currently taking up Bachelor of Science Major in Interior Design at De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2015	Little Nanay	Macy	GMA Network
2016	That's My Amboy	Maria Carmela "Maricar" Carreon-Tapang
	Juan Happy Love Story	Teen Happy Villanueva
2016–2017	Alyas Robin Hood	Betchay
2017	My Love from the Star	Marcella Infante / Teen Steffi
2017–2018	Kambal, Karibal	Criselda "Crisel" Enriquez Magpantay
2018–2019	Cain at Abel	Patricia "Pat" Tolentino
2019	Love You Two	Zora
	One of the Baes	Kimmy Santisimo
2021	Babawiin Ko ang Lahat	Iris Salvador
2022	Widows' Web	Elaine Innocencio
2023	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Juliana "Juli" de Dios
	Abot-Kamay na Pangarap	Katelyn Salazar
2024	Makiling	Bianca Mallari
2025	Prinsesa ng City Jail	Mimi Sanchez

Drama anthologies

Year	Title	Role	Network
2016	Magpakailanman: Tiyahin Ko, Karibal Ko	Teen Nina	GMA Network
	Magpakailanman: Ang Lihim Ni Rovie	Teen Rovie
	Magpakailanman: Nang Mawala Ang Lahat	Young Queenie
	Magpakailanman: Ang Babae Sa Bus	Young Maricris
	Karelasyon: Bilin	Leni
2017	Dear Uge: Aso't Pusa	Cherry
	Dear Uge: Saklolo, Saklola	Christina
2018	Wagas: Ang Pilat Ni Galea	Galea	GMA News TV
	Magpakailanman: Our Crazy Love	Issa	GMA Network
	Tadhana: Hinog Sa Pilit	Michelle
	Magpakailanman: Sa Kamay Ng Sarili Kong Ama	Yukie
2019	Tadhana: Bangkay	Missy
	Dear Uge: Saklolo, Saklola	Pipay
	Magpakailanman: Mamili Ka, Ako O Anak Ko?	Lucila
	Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko: Love From Beyond	Marge
	Dear Uge: Finding Ninong/Money Po Ninang!	Shiela Mae
2020	Magpakailanman: The Abandoned Sisters	Madel
2021	Dear Uge: What's My Name	Pinakbet Cruz
	My Fantastic Pag-ibig: Sakalam	Sophie	GTV
2023	Tadhana: Pagtatapos	Helen Regalado	GMA Network
2024	Tadhana: Pamilya	Celine Javier

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Pauline Mendoza

Award	Year[a]	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
PMPC Star Awards for Television	2018	Best Drama Supporting Actress	Kambal, Karibal	Nominated	[3][4]

Notes

1. Indicates the year of ceremony

References

1. Mendoza, Ruel (December 4, 2017). "How did Pauline Mendoza get her big break in Kambal, Karibal?". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
2. Mendoza, Ruel (October 10, 2020). "Pauline hindi kasama si Mayor Bryan sa kanyang birthday". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
3. "CNN Philippines shows, anchors get nominations in 32nd PMPC Star Awards for TV". CNN Philippines. October 8, 2018. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
4. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn; Sancon, Allan (October 15, 2018). "32nd Star Awards for TV winners revealed; ASAP joins MMK, Eat Bulaga, Bubble Gang in Hall of Fame". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

External links

• Pauline Mendoza at IMDb