Belle Mariano

Photo for ABS-CBN Ball 2023

**Belinda Angelito Mariano** also known as **Belle Mariano** (born June 10, 2002) is a Filipino singer, actress and model under Star Music.

She made her Solo debut on May 14, 2021 with her first single "Sigurado".

## Career

### 2012–2016: career beginnings

Mariano was first seen as a commercial model starting at the age of nine. She made her début in television when she starred in *Lorenzo's Time* (2012), a television series starring Zaijian Jaranilla. Mariano became known for her portrayal as Charie Gonzales.

### 2019-2020:

In November 2019, it was announced that Mariano will be teaming up with Donny Pangilinan for He's Into Her, an iWantTFC original series directed by Chad Vidanes that is based on the 2013 Wattpad novel of the same name by Maxine Lat a.k.a. Maxinejiji. It's production was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown of ABS-CBN.

In 2020, Mariano landed the role of the iconic Gabbie Salazar (previously played by Shaina Magdayao) and starred the prequel of the 2013 hit Four Sisters and a Wedding, Four Sisters Before the Wedding. She was joined by actresses Alexa Ilacad, Charlie Dizon, and Gillian Vicencio as the newest Salazar sisters. The film became the No.1 top trending film as it arrived on Netflix Philippines and No.3 on Netflix Canada and UAE.

### 2021: He's Into Her, Solo debut with Sigurado

On May 12, 2021, Belle released a teaser about her upcoming debut. On May 14, 2021, Belle made her debut with her first single “Sigurado” and her debut was a success, its stream reached Spotify with 100,000+ streams.

On the same year, the long-awaited series He's Into Her, following it's pandemic-induced delays in production, had its record-breaking launch as it crashed the streaming platform iWantTFC upon its release due to the surge of the number of viewers who wanted to watch the premiere episode. The series was marked a huge success as it continuously trended all-throughout its run, and also helped the iWantTFC app to top all free entertainment apps in the country. It was also the number one most watched series on the streaming platform.

Following the series' success, the cast headlined a special online concert, He's Into Her: The Benison Ball for the fans to enjoy through the streaming platform KTX.ph due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic at that time. VIP tickets for the show became sold out after only three days. At the end of show, it was announced that a second season of the show will take place.

Shortly after the successful concert, ABS-CBN Entertainment also unveiled He's Into Her: The Journey, a documentary about the making of the series. It showed the production of the show from the conceptualization, auditions, and the tapings. The show had to undergo lock-in taping for most of it's tapings due to restrictions that were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it shows them how the show was produced amidst the aforementioned pandemic and the shutdown of ABS-CBN's free-to-air stations.

Following the successful first season of He's Into Her, the DonBelle love team landed their first ever lead movie under Star Cinema, romantic-comedy film Love Is Color Blind. The casts include their He's Into Her co-star Jeremiah Lisbo, as well as singer-actress Angelina Cruz, and TikTok contributor Esnyr Ranollo. It premiered through the streaming platform KTX.ph and Smart's GigaPlay app as cinemas remained closed due to the pandemic restrictions.

She also released her debut album Daylight under Star Music in December 2020, as well as the music video for lead single, Tanging Dahilan. She also released a visualizer video for For Your Eyes Only, music video for Rise and performance video for Nights of December. Her track For Your Eyes Only also became the OST for the DonBelle movie Love Is Color Blind, marking her second song to be featured as a soundtrack after her debut single, Sigurado, which was part of the soundtrack for He's Into Her.

### 2022-present

In 2022, she opened the year through her successful digital concert Daylight: A Belle Mariano Digital Concert which was streamed via KTX.ph. Her first-ever solo concert reportedly sold over P300,000 worth of tickets in just two minutes after selling started and reached over P500,000 in 30 minutes. SVIP and VIP tickets were also sold out. Her guest performers for the concert include Kyle Echarri, Ben&Ben, singer-songwriters Jayda, SAB, Trisha Denise, and her love team partner Donny Pangilinan.

In the same year, He's Into Her returned for it's second season, with the series becoming a trending topic in the Philippines. Together with the series, its soundtrack album was also released. Kahit Na, Kahit Pa, a song by Mariano was among the songs in the album.

In August, Star Magic toured in the United States as part of their 30th anniversary celebration. Mariano was among those who staged the shows.

In September of the same year, Mariano was the first Filipina recipient of the Outstanding Asian Star award at the Seoul International Drama Awards for her successful role of Maxpein del Valle in He's Into Her.

In August 2022, during the He's Into Her All Access Concert at the Araneta Coliseum, it was revealed the DonBelle love team would be paired for their second film titled An Inconvenient Love, a Petersen Vargas-directed film, and the first Star Cinema film that would be physically screened in theaters in November 2022, and the first Star Cinema film to be physically shown in cinemas since the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic happened between 2020-2022, where she portrayed Ayef, a graduating student and aspiring international animator who works part-time at a convenience store named 24-Ever.

## Filmography

### Films

 2020
 *James, Pat and Dave* | Trish
 Can't Help Falling In Love | Grace Dela Cuesta

## Gallery

### Promotional

"Rise Artists Studio""Profile Photo""Sigurado"
### Pictorial

"Rise Artists Studio" (1)"Rise Artists Studio" (2)Metro x "He's Into Her Season 2" (1)Mega x "Star Magic 30th Anniversary" (1)Mega x "Star Magic 30th Anniversary" (2)Mega x "Star Magic 30th Anniversary" (3)Star Magic: Beyond The Stars Thanksgiving PartyStar Magical Prom (2023)
### Events

"ABS-CBN Ball"
(2023)
(1)"ABS-CBN Ball"
(2023)
(2)"ABS-CBN Ball"
(2023)
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## References

1. ↑ Part Carmina Villarroel excited about playing "leading lady" to Zaijian Jaranilla in her first soap as Kapamilya returnee
2. ↑ <Carmina Villaroel does not mind playing opposite younger leading men

## Official links

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* TikTok