Myrtle Sarrosa

Myrtle Sarrosa (born Myrtle Abigail Porlucas Sarrosa; December 7, 1994) is a Filipina actress, cosplayer, host and recording artist. Sarrosa rose to prominence after being declared the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 Big Winner.^[1] Sarrosa is the Sangguniang Kabataan President in her hometown Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.^[2][3] Sarrosa is currently managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency where she was launched as one of the Star Magic Angels.

Sarrosa is the Official VJ or Anime Jockey for Hero TV, a court side reporter for ABS-CBN Sports and Action's NCAA Basketball Championship (Philippines) Season 91 and a feature host for the morning show, Umagang Kay Ganda.^[4] Sarrosa is also known as one of the eight celebrity performers on the second season of the show, Your Face Sounds Familiar.^[5] Sarrosa was named one of the top ten most popular Cosplayers in 2014.^[6]

Early life

Myrtle Sarrosa was born to Rodolfo Sarrosa Jr., a Filipino politician and Fatima Porlucas Sarrosa, a Filipina accountant. Sarrosa was born and raised in Iloilo City, Visayas, Philippines with one older sibling. At 14, Sarrosa started participating in Cosplay Conventions and won several awards for cosplaying in the Philippines.

In 2010, Sarrosa also became the Sanggunian Kabataan (English: Youth Council) President of her municipality, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, Philippines. Before joining Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4, Sarrosa was an accounting student of the University of the Philippines Visayas but later on decided to move to the university's Diliman campus to take-up BA Broadcast Communication instead. She is set to graduate in 2016.^[7][8]

She had a relationship to Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares' son Brian.

Pinoy Big Brother

Sarrosa was dubbed Cosplay Cutie ng Iloilo, Sarrosa entered the house of Big Brother on Day 2 together with the other female housemates. On Day 91 at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center in Bulacan, she was declared the Big Winner after garnering a massive 33.92% percent of internet votes and triumphed over Karen Reyes with 11.91%, Roy Requejo with 9.38%, and twins Jai and Joj Agpangan with 9.26%.^[2][9][10]

Post-Big Brother

In 2012, after winning Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4, Sarrosa launched her acting and recording career in the Philippines. Sarrosa joined the cast of the Filipino television-drama, Kahit Puso'y Masugatan, together with her on-screen love partners, Kit Thompson and Yves Flores. Sarrosa and Young JV also released their digital single entitled, "Your Name", which ranked Number 1 on MYX's, Myx Mobile Top Picks. Later, Sarrosa started her hosting career by becoming the Official VJ or Anime Jockey for Hero TV. Sarrosa was also cast as Lola Myrtle or Tita Maristela on the Filipino comedy sitcom, TodaMax, co-starring with Vhong Navarro, Angel Locsin, Pokwang and Ai-Ai delas Alas where she became a part of the sitcom for two years.^{[3][4][11][12]}

In 2013, Sarrosa released a self-titled album under Star Records with the carrier single "Mr. Kupido", which was originally sung by Rachel Alejandro. The official music video for her song starred Sarrosa and Enrique Gil. Sarrosa also became the official resident cosplay judge for the first Philippine cosplay show, iCosplay where she gave tips and comments to cosplayers on how to improve their cosplaying skills. Later that year till the beginning of the year 2014, Sarrosa also became a part of the television series Moon of Desire as Anise.

In February 2015, she joined by her PBB Teen predecessor James Reid and Nadine Lustre, for Maalaala Mo Kaya's Valentines episode "Signs of Love" and joined Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano in the television series, Forevermore. She began as a regular feature host for the morning show Umagang Kay Ganda after her first appearance on the show in March 2015. She also became a part of the fourth batch of lucky stars in the game show, Kapamilya Deal or No Deal where she won a prize of over a hundred thousand which she donated to 29 Barangay Daycares in her home province, Iloilo City, Philippines. She has also announced her appearance in the upcoming film, The Bet starring her Forevermore co-stars Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano. Since the NCAA returns to ABS-CBN Sports+Action 23, she is tabbed to be the courtside reporter.^[13] On July 11, 2015,

Advocacy

Sarrosa is an advocate for youth. She is the Sanggunian Kabataan President in her home municipality and an active participant in programs and fundraising projects by Ako Ang Simula and Sagip Kapamilya. On December 6, 2012, Sarrosa held a feeding program for 29 barangays in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo and donated chairs for 10 barangay day cares. On December 9, 2012, Sarrosa celebrated her 18th birthday with cancer patients from Pedis Hema Onco with the help of Ako Ang Simula and her endorsement, Lolita.^[14]

Filmography

Discography

Albums

• Myrtle Sarrosa^[15] (2013)
• Now Playing: Myrtle (2016) - Gold Album Award

Singles

• Mr. Kupido
• Mr. Pakipot

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Official website
• Myrtle Sarrosa at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website of Pinoy Big Brother