Sarah Jane Abad

Sarah Jane Abad
Born	(1986-07-10) July 10, 1986 (age 38) Philippines
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Jay Contreras ​ ​ (m. 2009;sep. 2020)​ [1]
Children	2
Relatives	Kaye Abad [2] (sister)

Sarah Jane Abad (born July 10, 1986), is a Filipino actress and former child actress.

Career

Abad's first film role was in "Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo" in 1993, where she played one of the three children of Gabby Concepcion and Lorna Tolentino's characters. ^[3] Both Abad and older sister Kaye Abad auditioned for the role, the older sibling was originally picked for the role but Abad had to take over when the role of the father was recast. ^[2] For the said role, she was awarded Best Child Performer in the 19th Metro Manila Film Festival. ^[4] Abad is mostly remembered in Kung Mawawala Ka Pa ^[3] , where she played the leukemia-stricken Charina, daughter to Christopher de Leon and Dawn Zulueta's characters.

In 1994, Abad appeared in the action-comedy film Tunay na Magkaibigan, Walang Iwanan... Peksman with Vic Sotto and Phillip Salvador. ^[3]

In recent years, she had appearances in the films We Will Not Die Tonight ^[5] , Bloody Crayons and Historiographika Errata. ^[3]

Personal life

Abad's older sister is actor Kaye Abad. ^[2]

Abad was formerly married to Kamikazee frontman Jay Contreras. The couple married in a black-themed wedding in January 2009. ^[6] Abad confirmed the separation in an Instagram story in May 2020. ^{[1] [7]} However, Abad revealed that she and Contreras have remained friends and are co-parents to children Kidlat Caio and Isla Euan. ^{[1] [3]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Grace	Episode: "Tsokolate, Manika, at Libro"
2019	Ang Probinsyano	Snooki		[8]
	Los Bastardos	Nina
2023	Batang Quiapo	Yana

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1993	Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo			[2]
1993	Kung Mawawala Ka Pa	Charina		[3]
1994	Tunay na Magkaibigan, Walang Iwanan... Peksman	Angela		[3]
	Ang Ika-Labing Isang Utos: Mahalin Mo, Asawa Mo	young Carmina
	Wanted: Perfect Father	Mica
	Bukas Bibitayin si Itay	Gigi Salvador
1996	Bakit May Kahapon Pa?	young Karina
2017	Bloody Crayons	Benilda
	Historiographika Errata		Credited as "Sarah Abad"
2018	We Will Not Die Tonight	Tanya
2022	Deleter	The Grey Woman

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	"Hindi Mo Nadinig"	Gloc-9 feat. Jay Durias	Girlfriend	Credited as "Sarah Abad-Contreras"	[9]

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Organization	Category	Result	Source
1993	Kung Mawawala Ka Pa	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Child Performer	Won	[4]
1994		FAMAS Awards	Best Child Performer	Won
1995	Ang Ika-Labing Isang Utos: Mahalin Mo, Asawa Mo		Best Child Actor	Nominated
1996	Bukas Bibitayin si Itay		Best Child Actor	Nominated

References

1. San Juan, Ratziel (15 May 2020). "'Heartbreaking, Painful': Sarah Abad Confirms Breakup with Jay Contreras". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 31 October 2021.
2. Santos, Jamil (13 May 2021). "Kaye at Sarah Jane Abad, Sino ang Mas Matanda at Unang Pumasok sa Showbiz?". Balitambayan . GMA News Online. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
3. Ruiz, Marah and Jansen Ramos (24 August 2018). "IN PHOTOS: Sarah Abad, Child Star-Turned-Astig Tattooed Mommy". GMA News Online. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
4. "1993 Metrofest Awards: The Moment of Truth". The Philippine Star . 29 December 1993.
5. Gallardo, Ricky (2018-03-25). "Max Eigenmann is All Set to Fly High". BusinessMirror . Retrieved 2020-05-13.
6. "OMG! Did Kamikazee's Jay Contreras, Wife Sarah Abad Part Ways?". One Music Philippines. 10 May 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
7. Ramos, Jansen (24 February 2021). "Did Sarah Abad have her tattoo of "Jay" removed?". GMA News Online. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
8. Dreamscape Entertainment [@dreamscapeph] (February 21, 2019). "Paalam, Snooki" . Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Instagram.
9. Hindi Mo Nadinig. Universal Records . Retrieved 30 October 2021– via YouTube.

External links

• Sarah Jane Abad at IMDb