# Kristine Hermosa

Kristine Hermosa Orille-Sotto (Tagalog:; born September 9, 1983) is a Filipino actress.
Hermosa made her screen debut in the youth-oriented variety show Ang TV (1995). Her breakthrough came in the soap opera Pangako Sa 'Yo (2000), which became one of the highest-rated television series in Philippine history. She went on to star in several teleseryes, including Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas (2003), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2005), Gulong ng Palad (2006), Prinsesa ng Banyera (2007), and Dahil May Isang Ikaw (2009). Her performance in Dahil May Isang Ikaw earned her a nomination at the International Emmy Awards and made her a finalist at the 2011 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.
She was one half of the popular ABS-CBN love team "EchoTin" alongside Jericho Rosales. Hermosa has also been recognized as one of the network's successful actresses, known for her consistent box office appeal. One of her most notable works is the 2002 film Forevermore, which has been described as a significant romantic drama in Philippine cinema. In 2003, Ngayong Nandito Ka was released, earning ₱115 million at the box office. The following year, she starred alongside Aga Muhlach in All My Life, which grossed ₱175 million. That same year, she appeared with Vic Sotto (who would later become her father-in-law) in Enteng Kabisote: OK Ka Fairy Ko... The Legend (2004), the first installment of the highly successful Enteng Kabisote film series.
Hermosa reprised her role as Faye in four subsequent installments of the Enteng Kabisote film series, concluding in 2007. The second installment, Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko... The Legend Continues! (2005), was a commercial success, earning ₱158 million domestically and earning her the title of "Box-Office Queen" at the 2005 GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards. In 2010, she took an indefinite hiatus from acting to focus on her family with Oyo Sotto. She returned to television in 2016 with the sitcom Hay, Bahay! (2016) and rejoined ABS-CBN in 2018, portraying an antagonist in Bagani.

## Personal life

Hermosa was in an intimate relationship with her on-screen partner, Jericho Rosales, from 2000 to 2004.
On September 21, 2004, she married actor Diether Ocampo. Their marriage ended shortly after and was officially nullified on January 30, 2009.
Hermosa married actor and host Oyo Boy Sotto on January 12, 2011 at Club Balay Isabel in Talisay, Batangas, with fellow actors Charo Santos-Concio and Johnny Manahan as their special sponsors. Hermosa and Sotto have five children. In February 2024, Hermosa announced on Instagram that she and Sotto were expecting their sixth child.

## Acting career

Hermosa was discovered at age 12 when her older sister Kathleen auditioned for a show in ABS-CBN. She was cast in the 1998 weekly drama series, Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako. In 2000, she was cast in the primetime soap opera, Pangako Sa ’Yo, alongside Jericho Rosales. She starred in the film Forevermore, released in 2002. In 2003–2004, she starred in Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas.
She also played the lead role in the short-lived drama 'Til Death Do Us Part in 2005. Hermosa appeared in Gulong ng Palad and Prinsesa ng Banyera in 2006 and 2007 respectively and in Dahil May Isang Ikaw in 2009.
Her last project on ABS-CBN was the action-fantasy series Noah where she played a diwata, the counterpart of a fairy in Philippine mythology.
In 2016, she starred in GMA's weekly sitcom Hay, Bahay! with her husband Oyo Boy Sotto, Vic Sotto and Ai-Ai delas Alas, her first major role as a Kapuso artist.
In 2018, she returned to teleseryes through a very special role in the adventure-fantasy drama Bagani, her comeback project on ABS-CBN.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1995 | Ang TV | Herself |
| 1997–1998 | Gimik | TinTin Fernandez |
| 1998 | Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako | Agnes |
| 1998–2001 | Richard Loves Lucy | |
| 1999 | Ang Munting Paraiso | Rowena |
| 1999 | Wansapanataym Ang Sapatos ni Cinderella | Cinderella “Cindy” |
| 1999 | Star Drama Theater Presents: Kristine | Various Roles in 4 Episodes |
| 2000 | Pangako Sa 'Yo | Ynamorata 'Yna' Macaspac |
| 2001 | StarStudio Presents: Cross Roads | with Rico Yan |
| 2003 | Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas | Arabella Grace 'Ara' Garcia |
| 2005 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Ysabel |
| 2006 | Gulong ng Palad | Luisa Santos - Medel |
| 2006 | Your Song: Sabihin Mo Na | Guest |
| 2006 | Komiks: Bampy | Bampirella |
| 2006 | Star Magic Presents: Windows To The Heart | Susan |
| 2006 | Komiks: Bahay Ng Lagim | Guest |
| 2006 | Your Song: Ilalim Ng Ulan | Guest |
| 2007 | Love Spell: Click Na Click | Wena Eugenio |
| 2007 | Sineserye Presents: Palimos Ng Pag-ibig | Ditas |
| 2007 | Your Song: Himala | Guest |
| 2007 | Prinsesa ng Banyera | Maningning Burgos |
| 2007 | Your Song: Christmas Is | Guest |
| 2008 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Gayuma | Aida |
| 2009 | Komiks: Nasaan Ka Maruja? | Maruja S. Martinez / Cristy Mondes Rivera |
| 2009 | Dahil May Isang Ikaw | Angela 'Ella' Alferos |
| 2010 | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Lumang Piso Para sa Puso | Sandra Perez |
| 2010 | Noah | Diwatang Eva |
| 2013 | Vampire ang Daddy Ko | Irene Marcos |
| 2016–2017 | Hay, Bahay! | Batch |
| 2017 | Bossing & Ai | Guest |
| 2018 | Bagani | Malaya |
| 2020, 2022 | Daddy's Gurl | Ina / Herself Guest |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1998 | Haba-baba-doo! Puti-puti-poo! | Tintin |
| 1998 | Nagbibinata | Willie |
| 1999 | Gimik: The Reunion | Suzette Pia |
| 1999 | Oo Na... Mahal Na Kung Mahal | Chrissie |
| 2000 | Minsan, Minahal Kita | Pia |
| 2000 | Pera o Bayong (Not da TV) | Julie Ann |
| 2001 | Hostage | Gina |
| 2001 | Dugong Aso: Mabuting Kaibigan, Masamang Kaaway | Kristine |
| 2001 | Trip | Celine |
| 2002 | Forevermore | Marianne |
| 2003 | Ngayong Nandito Ka | Garie Cruz |
| 2004 | All My Life | Louie |
| 2004 | Bcuz of U | Ria |
| 2004 | Enteng Kabisote: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend | Faye |
| 2005 | Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues | Faye |
| 2006 | 'Wag Kang Lilingon | Angel |
| 2006 | Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Goes On and On and On | Faye |
| 2007 | Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko... The Beginning of the Legend | Faye |
| 2008 | My Big Love | Niña |
| 2017 | Meant to Beh | young Andrea |

## Awards, recognitions and nominations

| Year | Award, recognition, and nomination | Critics |
| 2011 | New York Festivals Awardee (Dahil May Isang Ikaw) | 2011 New York Festivals |
| 2010 | Hall of Fame Hot 100 (10 yrs of inclusion in FHM 100 Sexiest List) | FHM Philippines |
| 2006 | Box-Office Queen | GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards |
| 2002 | Most Popular Love Team with Jericho Rosales | GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards |
| 2001 | Most Popular Love Team with Jericho Rosales for (Pangako Sa 'Yo) | GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards |