Ina Feleo

Catalina Guillen Feleo, popularly known as Ina Feleo, is a Filipino actress, figure skater, dancer, and writer. She rose to fame for playing the main antagonist role as Odessa in romantic-horror-drama of GMA Network, Hanggang Makita Kang Muli.

Biography

Born in 1986, she is the youngest of two daughters of Johnny Delgado and Laurice Guillen. Ana Feleo is her older sister.

Education

She graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in creative writing. Her thesis was a collection of vignettes which juxtaposed real life with different dances.

Personal career

She is a member of the Bayanihan Dance Company and has represented the country in dance festivals in Spain, London, Berlin, Moscow, Malaysia, China, and other places around the world. She recalled that it gives her pride to perform in front of Filipinos abroad as they give deep appreciation of their homeland.

Acting career

Feleo's first acting role was in a production of Lam-ang, where she played the hero's sidekick, the tandang (rooster). Her character had no lines and she only communicated with movement instead of words. She moved on to speaking roles most recently in Tanghalang Ateneo's The Glass Menagerie. She also attended a workshop given by the Acting Workshop Foundation, where she acquired a passion for acting.

In choosing her roles, Feleo said that she looks for characters who transform throughout the story. Her first mainstream film was Tanging Yaman, produced by Star Cinema and directed by her mother, Laurice Guillen. She later joined the Star Magic family and was able to appear in ABS-CBN shows such as, '’Precious Hearts Romances,'’ '’Bud Brothers,'’ '’Dahil May Isang Ikaw,'’ '’Noah,'’ and '’Guns and Roses.'’

She got bigger roles on television because of her acting on films like, '’Ikaw Ang Pag-ibig,'’ a film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and '’Birhen ng Manaoag'’ in 2005. She also appeared in '’Kahit Kelan'’ in 2002, '’Kung Fu Kid'’ in 2008, '’Ligaw na Bulaklak'’ in 2008, '’Gulong" in 2007,'’ and Sanglaan'’ in 2009. Feleo looks up to Julie Delpy, an actress in the romantic film Before Sunset. She admired the way Delpy delivered her lines which came from her own mind and not from the script. She also admired the performance of Cate Blanchet in the film Notes on a Scandal, as the actress has strong presence in the film and unpredictable acting style.

Her dedication to whatever she does were recognized. Feleo won the Best Actress Award in a Leading Role in the 2007 Cinemalaya Film Festival Special Jury Prize winning film '’Endo'’. In the film, she portrayed the role of Tanya, a young contract worker. Feleo is taking up film in the Marilou Diaz Abaya Film Institute. She said that studying film helps greatly in her work as an actress as she gets to know what goes on behind the scenes. She added that she has gained a deeper sense of understanding and respect for each crew and their respective jobs.

Filmography

External links

• Ina Feleo on IMDb