Jackie Lou Blanco

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Jackie Lou Blanco
Born
Jacqueline Lourdes Corrales Blanco

(1964-02-11) February 11, 1964 (age 61)
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Occupation(s)Actress, television host
Years active1982–present
Employer GMA Network
Agent Viva Artists Agency
Spouse
(m. 1989;died 2025)
Children3
Parent(s) Pilita Corrales
Gonzalo Blanco [1]
RelativesRamon Christopher Gutierrez (half-brother)

Jacqueline Lourdes "Jackie Lou" Corrales Blanco (born February 11, 1964) is a Filipino actress and aerobic instructor. During the 1980s and the 1990s, she appeared in different film genres including Hihintayin Kita sa Langit, (1991), Si Aida, Si Lorna, o Si Fe, (1989) Misis Mo, Misis Ko, (1988) and Palabra de Honor (1983).

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Career

Blanco co-hosted the noontime show Student Canteen on GMA Network from 1982 until the show's cancellation in 1986. She was also a regular fixture on the Sunday musical extravaganza GMA Supershow on the same network. In 1999, she became a household name when she played the main antagonist in the ABS-CBN primetime drama series Saan Ka Man Naroroon . Her television appearances include a regular co-hosting stint in Walang Tulugan from 2008 to 2016, and the sitcom Vampire ang Daddy Ko , where she and her mother Pilita Corrales alternated for the role of Sonya Ventura as the older/younger versions.

In June 2007, she enrolled in the Associate of Arts program of the University of the Philippines, Open University. Blanco wrote a column in The Philippine Star newspaper.

Since the 2000s, she has remained frequent with GMA-7 in afternoon and primetime dramas.

Personal life

Blanco is the daughter of singer and actress Pilita Corrales. [2] She has a half-brother named Ramon Christopher Gutierrez.

She married actor Ricky Davao in 1989; however, in 2023, she confirmed that they had already separated. [3] They have three children.

Filmography

Television

Television programs

YearTitleRole(s)Source
1978–1997 GMA Supershow Herself / Co-host [4]
1982–1986 Student Canteen
1995–1998 Katok Mga Misis Herself / Reliever of Ali Sotto or Arnell Ignacio
2001–2006 Unang Hirit: Feel Good with J-Lou Segment Herself / Fitness segment host
2007 U Can Dance 2.0 Herself / Celebrity judge
2008 Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman Herself / Co-host [4]
2016IstoryaHerself / Lead host [5]
Celebrity Bluff Herself / Contestant
2025 Rainbow Rumble [6]

Television series

YearTitleRole(s)Source
1995–1996 Kadenang Kristal Elizabeth
1997–1999 Esperanza Monica de Dios / Monica Pedrosa
Del Tierro Chanda
1999–2001 Saan Ka Man Naroroon Violeta Sarmeniego-Antonino
2002–2003 Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw Sabrina Villadolid
2003 Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw Pa Rin
2004–2005 Joyride Aurora
2006 Hongkong Flight 143
2006–2007 Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell Sandra Magtanggol
2007 Sine Novela: Sinasamba Kita Sylvia Ferrer
2008 Volta Black Hola Hola
Sine Novela: Pablo S. Gomez's Magdusa Ka [7] Olivia Doilente
2008–2009 LaLola Griselda Lobregat
2009 Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang Fake Celina Valdez
Sine Novela: Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin Doña Clara Andrada
Rosalinda Veronica Salvador-Altamirano
2010 Claudine: Ina-Inahan Anak-Anakan Dra
Sine Novela: Mars Ravelo's Basahang Ginto Elaine Vergara
2011 Dwarfina Dita Abiana
Elena M. Patron's Blusang Itim Esmeralda Lopez-Santiago
2012 Legacy Isabel Calcetas-Aragon
Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka? Lalaine Santiago
Together Forever Evelyn Trinidad
2013 Indio Señora Victoria Hidalgo-de Sanreal
2013–2016 Vampire ang Daddy Ko Young Sonya Ventura
2013 Genesis Ramona Victoria Escalabre
2014 Rhodora X lawyer
2014–2015 Hiram na Alaala Regina Legazpi
2015 Pari 'Koy Kokoy's Mother
Baker King Irene Lee
2015–2016 Destiny Rose Maria Dahlia Flores
Dangwa Veronica Arguentes
2015 Karelasyon: Apartment Donna
2016 Because of You Lucille Rodriguez
2016–2017 Someone to Watch Over Me Cielo Andrada-Chavez [8]
2017 Destined to be Yours Ramona Villanueva
Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko Lady Tremaine
2017–2018 Super Ma'am Greta Segovia
2018 Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka Elvira Imperial-Policarpio [9]
2019 Inagaw na Bituin Regina Lopez [10]
2019–2020 The Gift Doctor Ortiz
2021 Owe My Love Divina Advincula [11]
2022 I Can See You: AlterNate Carmencita "Cita" David
Magpakailanman: My Bipolar Mom
Start-Up PH Cassandra "Sandra" Castillejos-Yoon
Regal Studio Presents: Mother of the Groom Eva
2023 Luv Is: Love at First Read Truly Seriozo-Pereseo
Love Before Sunrise Amparo Montelibano
Tadhana: Secrets Alice
2024 Jose & Maria's Bonggang Villa 2.0 Rebecca Fortez
Abot-Kamay na Pangarap Leticia "Lotus" Madrigal
2024–2025 Widows' War Ruth Balay [12]
2025 Magpakailanman: Sa Puso at Isipan
Totoy Bato Ivory

Television specials

YearTitleRole(s)
August 19, 1995Hope & Winston ₱ 100 Million Superstakes 1st Grand DrawHost
December 31, 1999 – January 1, 2000ABS-CBN Worldwide Celebration of the New MillenniumHost

Film

YearTitleRoleSource
1982My Only LoveTrixie [13]
1987 Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin Gladys Andrada [14] [7]
1988Misis Mo, Misis KoCynthia Villanueva [15]
Isusumbong Kita sa Diyos [7]
1991 Hihintayin Kita sa Langit Sandra [16] [7]
1996 Magic Temple Ravenal [17]
2006 All About Love Mrs. Villanueva
2007 Ouija Raquel (Ruth's Mother) [18]
2010 Working Girls Maura Abesamis
Shake, Rattle and Roll 12: Mamanyika Gail
2012 A Secret Affair Catelyn "Cate" Montinola [19]
2013 Alfredo S. Lim (The Untold Story) Mother Superior [20]
My Lady Boss Diana
2014 Trophy Wife Sally
2015 Your Place or Mine? Amanda Saavedra
Para sa Hopeless Romantic Nikko's Mother
Chain Mail Tessie [21]
2016 Bob Ong's Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin: Asawa ni Marie Señorita Onor [22]
2023 Family of Two
2025 P77 Sonia

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