Sandy Talag

Sandy Talag
Born	Sandy Ann Rivera Talag (1998-06-11) June 11, 1998 (age 27) Baguio, Benguet, Philippines
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, model, radio host [1]
Years active	2004–present
Agent	GMA Artist Center (2004–present)
Relatives	Zildjan & Zymic Jaranilla (brothers)

Sandra Ann Rivera Talag ^[2] (born June 11, 1998) is a Filipina actress, singer, radio host and model. She rose to fame through the television talent search show StarStruck Kids .

Career

Talag entered showbiz through StarStruck Kids in 2004. ^{[3] [4]} Although she didn't win, she went on to do more GMA television series such as Ang Mahiwagang Baul and Majika. ^{[3] [5]}

In 2012, Talag starred in a Dutch indie film Lilet Never Happened as a young prostitute. The film was received well in film festivals, and earned her acting awards in some film festivals. ^[3]

In 2014, Talag joined the cast of Niño. ^{[2] [6]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Lovestruck	Young Denise	played the younger counterpart of Jennylyn Mercado for the first time
2007	Ouija	Young Ruth	played the younger counterpart of Rhian Ramos
	Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!	Young Jasmine	played the younger counterpart of Isabella De Leon
2012	Lilet Never Happened	Lilet	played a child prostitute

Television

Year	Title	Role
2004	StarStruck Kids	Herself
2005	Love To Love	Marcia
	Ang Mahiwagang Baul	Jewel
2006	Majika	Young Sara
2007	Lupin	Angela
	Daisy Siete	Young Rochelle
	Sine Novela: My Only Love	Musay
	Carlo J. Caparas' Kamandag	Young Ditas
2008	Codename: Asero	Sofie Aguillar
	Obra: Suspetsa	Young Nina
	Luna Mystika	Young Luna
2009	Dear Friend: The Three Bachelors	Young Sarah
	All About Eve	Young Erika
	Carlo J. Caparas' Totoy Bato	Hospital Client
	Adik Sa'Yo	Ria Domingo
	Ikaw Sana	Young Eliza
	Sana Ngayong Pasko	Young Fely
2010	Diva	Charice
	Langit sa Piling Mo	Young Marj
	JejeMom	Tweety Wilson
	Midnight DJ: Terror sa Talyer	Ghost of Girl
2011	Amaya	Herself/Girl Singer
	Futbolilits
	Maynila: Loving Your Own	Alda
2012	Maynila: Oh Boy!, She's my Girl
2013	Kidlat	Young Lara
2014	Carmela	Sabel Mener
	Niño	Tiny
2015	Maynila	Tiny
2016	Wish I May	Donna
	Calle Siete	Crystal

Other appearances

Sandy became the youngest of 5 celebrities who have won the one-million peso jackpot on the celebrity game show All Star K! when she sang Chaka Khan's song "Through the Fire". ^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2013	Oaxaca International Film Festival	Outstanding Achievement in Acting	Lilet Never Happened	Won [8]
2014	Jaipur International Film Festival	Best Actress		Won [9]

References

1. Sandy Talag on Tee Radio
2. "'StarStruck' kid Sandy Talag: Then and Now". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
3. "GIVE ME FIVE featuring Sandy Talag". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
4. Lo, Ricky (June 4, 2014). "Miguel: Niño is worth the long wait". Philstar.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
5. San Diego Jr., Bayani (October 23, 2013). "Best actress at 15" . Retrieved April 20, 2025– via PressReader.
6. "Sandy Talag and Angeli Bayani reunite in 'Niño'". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
7. "Game shows in the million-peso prize league". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on September 19, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
8. Pinay teenager wins at Oaxaca Film Fest Manila Bulletin, October 3, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
9. "Sandy Talag wins Best Actress Award in 2014 Jaipur International Film Festival". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

External links

• Sandy Talag at IMDb
• http://www.liletneverhappened.org/Lilet.html
• Sandy Talag on Facebook
• Sandy Talag on Twitter