EJ Jallorina | |
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| Born | January 21, 1993 |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Notable work | Goin' Bulilit (2000s) Marupok AF (2023) Dreamboi (2025) |
EJ Jallorina (born January 21, 1993) is a Filipina actress.
EJ Jallorina was born on January 21, 1993. Raised as a boy, she was involved in child acting. She attended Nazarene Catholic School in Quiapo, Manila for her high school studies. [1]
Jallorina had her debut in the entertainment industry in the 2000s as a child actor. [2] She was part of the cast of the ABS-CBN show Goin' Bulilit and was known for her role as an impersonator of Boy Abunda for a skit spoofing The Buzz . [1]
In her teenage years, Auraeus Solito cast Jallorina for his 2007 film Pisay . Around this time, Jallorina was often cast in gay ( bakla ) roles such as in Manay Po 2: Overload where she played as the gay male best friend, Jiro Manio. She was comfortable in accepting such roles despite not identifying as bakla. [1]
She came out as transgender when playing a young trans woman in the 2018 film Mamu: And A Mother Too. [3] Jallorina later appeared in the 2022 GMA Network drama romance series What We Could Be . [2]
She has appeared in feature films featuring trans women such as Marupok AF and Dreamboi [4] [5]
Jallorina is a transgender woman and has been open about this part of her identity in 2018. [4] [6] Jallorina identifies as trans and non-binary but prefers to be referred to in feminine terms. [2]