- Cindy Kurleto
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Cynthia, Cat,Kitchie, Kurleto Born Cynthia Kristina Kurleto
April 21, 1981
Quezon City, PhilippinesYears active 2003-present Height 168 cm - 5'7" Hair color brown Eye color brown Measurements 33-26-24 Cynthia Kristina Kurleto (born April 21, 1981) is a model, actress, and a former MTV VJ in the Philippines. Her father is Austrian. She is known for being a commercial model and an FHM model in the Philippines and also for playing the role of Cassiopea in the hit series Encantadia and its prequel/sequel Etheria.
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Biography
The daughter of Faustina Verdillo and Friedrich Kurleto, following her parents' divorce she was taken care of by her mother in Austria where she grew up. Cindy finished her education from elementary to college and took a Hotel and Restaurant Management course. She later became a waitress. In 2001, she left her job and decided to take a vacation in her other home country, the Philippines. She sold her car and apartment, quit her job, bought a ticket, packed one suitcase and left for the Philippines. Long after arriving, she decided to settle in Legazpi City, Albay for good. It was during her hosting stint at a local ABS-CBN show in Legazpi that she was spotted by a talent scout and offered to do modelling jobs in Manila.[citation needed]
Her first movie was Jerry Lopez Sineneng's Ngayong Nandito Ka with Kristine Hermosa, Jericho Rosales and Onemig Bondoc (2003). Kurleto has been appearing on commercials and FHM Philippines and local TV shows ever since.
Kurleto was declared FHM Philippines' "Sexiest Woman of the World" in 2004, and appeared on the cover of FHM Philippines on April 2004.
She became a co-host in the longest noontime variety show "Eat Bulaga" and mainstay in Sundays' comedy show "Daddy Di Do Du". She left Eat Bulaga in November 2007. Her co-hosts at Eat Bulaga supported her decision.
Filmography
Television shows
- Eat Bulaga (2009) - As Host (Nag Balik)
- Eat Bulaga (2006) - As Host
- Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas (2006) - Cassiopea
- Etheria (2005) - Cassiopea
- Encantadia (2005) - - Cassiopea
- Forever In My Heart (2004) - Elaine
- Daddy Di Do Du
- Dodo Di Donut Du
- Masayang Tanghali Bayan (2003)
Films
- Ispiritista (2005)
- Ngayong Nandito Ka (2003)
Awards
- Ranked # 3 - FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2003
- Ranked # 2 (# 1 Philippines' Finest) - FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004
- Ranked # 5 - FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005
- Ranked # 7 - FHM Philippines' 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Filipino television actors
- Filipino television personalities
- Filipino female models
- Filipino people of Austrian descent
- Living people
- People from Vienna
- VJs (media personalities)
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