Alexandra Masangkay (born 1992) is a singer, dancer and actress from Spain. She earned early visibility to a television audience in Spain for her participation in Operación Triunfo 8 in 2011.
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.jpg) At the 2019 Sitges Film Festival | |
| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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Biography
Masangkay was born in 1992 in Barcelona to Filipino immigrant parents.[1][2] In 2011, she took part in season 8 of reality musical talent show Operación Triunfo, ranking fourth in the final standings.[3]
She landed her debut as a television actress in 2014 musical series Dreamland, which was followed by credits in B&b, de boca en boca, Yo quisiera and Más de 100 mentiras.[4][5] Masangkay's film debut came with her performance as Teresa in historical drama 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016).[3] As a musical theatre actress she has played Nala in The Lion King at Teatro Lope de Vega and Kiki in Flashdance.[1][6] In 2019, she featured in dystopian film The Platform, portraying Miharu, a sadistic prisoner desperately searching for her offspring.[3] In 2022, she played Wendy, a Philippine migrant domestic worker in La Moraleja, in spy thriller Code Name: Emperor.[1] In 2023, she wrapped shooting Valle de sombras.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | 1898, los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines) | Teresa | [8] | |
| 2018 | Más de 100 mentiras | Irene | [5] | |
| 2019 | El hoyo (The Platform) | Miharu | [3] | |
| 2022 | Código Emperador (Code Name: Emperor) | Wendy | [1] | |
| 2023 | Valeria | Nuria | Season 3 | [9] |
| 2024 | Valle de sombras | [7] |