Ai-Ai de las Alas

Infobox actress
name = AiAi delas Alas

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birthdate = 1964
location = Philippines
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birthname = Aileen de las Alas
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Aileen de las Alas (born 1964),popularly known as Ai-Ai de las Alas, is a Filipino comedienne and film actress. She is dubbed with many titles including "Comedy Concert Queen" and "Tanging Ina". She has three children with ex-husband Miguel Vera.

Career

Aileen has done several movies before but her biggest break came with the release of her very first solo film entitled "Ang Tanging Ina" produced by Star Cinema, ABS-CBN film productions. It was followed by more comedy films like "Volta" where she plays a superhero, which was followed by a TV series. Also, in television shows like "MTB: Ang Saya Saya" in where she was one the lead host, and played an important role in the TV remake of "Bituing Walang Ningning" as mother to Sarah Geronimo. All of these were made thru ABS-CBN.

She also released her first album with Star Records entitled "Ang Tanging Ina Nyo", featuring six novelty tunes. Aside from the first hit single "Tanging Ina Nyo", the album includes the upbeat tracks "Volta", "Dance-phabet", "Tong Twalya", "Si Manloloko" and "Super Papa". All the songs in the album are infused with humor.

With these breakthrough success, she also had her own solo concert which was a big hit, that's why she got the title as the "Comedy Concert Queen".

Controversies

In mid-2006, she was reported to have signed a contract with GMA 7 last August 10, 2007. However, in the August 18, 2007 edition of ABS-CBN talk show Entertainment Live, she declared that she did not sign a contract with GMA 7, and told that she is still a "Kapamilya" when one of the ABS-CBN news bureau chief interviewed her in Ireland. On August 12, 2007 finally Ai-Ai is now renewed her contract for 3 years with ABS-CBN and she is now still a Kapamilya.

On January 6, 2008, Delas Alas announced at The Buzz her decision to file lawsuit against a convenience store and its staff who allegedly "manhandled, verbally abused and detained" her 16-year-old son who was accused of shoplifting 2 tubes of candy. [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=104638 Abs-Cbn Interactive, Ai Ai to sue convenience store for child abuse] ] On January 8, 2008, Ai-Ai Delas Alas filed a criminal complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against Melvin C. Buseta, employee of Mini Stop, P. Noval Street, Manila, and a security guard for illegal detention and grave threats regarding the December 8 alleged manhandling of her 16-year-old son. She swore that: "My son told me that while inside the Mini Stop, Melvin Buceta grabbed him by the collar, threw him with force and boxed him with force on the lower back, in full view of the people inside the store. The security guard stood nearby, obviously to make sure that my son could not fight back or escape." [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view_article.php?article_id=111119 Actress Ai-Ai Delas Alas raps son’s ‘maulers’ before NBI] ]

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* [http://telebisyon.net/artista/Ai-Ai-delas-Alas/detalye/617/ Ai Ai delas Alas] at Telebisyon.net
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* [http://www.gmanews.tv/video/17392/Ai-Ai-de-los-Alas-nervous-about-kissing-scene-with-Robin-Padilla gmanews.tv/video, Ai-Ai de los Alas nervous about kissing scene with Robin Padilla - 01/29/2008] (in Filipino)