Winnie Cordero

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Winnie Cordero
Born
Rowena Cordero

(1966-11-01) November 1, 1966 (age 57)
Manila, Philippines
Education University of Santo Tomas
Occupation(s) Comedian, Host, radio commentator, actress
Years active1991–present
SpouseDalmin Erquieza [1]
Children2

Rowena "Winnie" Cordero-Erquieza (Tagalog pronunciation: [kɔɾˈdɛɾɔɛɾkiˈɛsa] ; born November 1, 1966) is a Filipino comedian, actress and TV host.

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Biography

Education

Cordero is a Communication Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas. [2] While there, she auditioned for the Artistang Artlets (AA), UST's local theater organization, and eventually became a member of its dance group in her freshman year. Even though the dance group disbanded a year later, she continued to be active in AA, eventually becoming its secretary in her sophomore year and its artistic director in her third year. [3]

Career

Cordero started her comedy career as a cast member in the live-action children's edutainment program Batibot when she was in her 3rd year of college. [4] After graduation, she took various jobs such as becoming a receptionist and as a telemarketer. She got back into comedy when in 1992, she was endorsed by fellow Thomasian Cocoy Jimenez, director of Batibot, to be part of the revival of the gag show, Executive Champoy, on ABS-CBN. This led to more acting roles in different tv shows. [3]

Cordero then started her radio career at DZMM from 1996 to 1997 when she talked with then DZMM anchor Joey Galvez who mentioned that DZMM needed a new voice to join him in his new showbiz program Showbiz Today. [3]

Cordero was a host of the Philippine morning television show, Umagang Kay Ganda , [5] a segment anchor of Winner sa Life! for TV Patrol , a co-anchor of DZMM's Todo-Todo Walang Preno with Ariel Ureta, [3] and a former anchor of TeleRadyo's HaPinay. Cordero is currently an anchor of the public service program on TeleRadyo, Lingkod Kapamilya (now Tatak: Serbisyo), since January 30, 2022, replacing Edric Calma. As of August 29, 2020, the former segment of TV Patrol's Winner Sa Life (now Win Today) is now the newest weekly informative magazine program hosted by Cordero in TeleRadyo (now TeleRadyo Serbisyo).

Filmography

Television

YearTitleNetwork
1991–1997 Abangan ang Susunod na Kabanata ABS-CBN
1995, 1996–2000 Sine'skwela ABS-CBN
1998 Wansapanataym: Ang Itlog... Bow! ABS-CBN
1998 Wansapanataym: Field Trip, Side Trip ABS-CBN
1992–1997 Ang TV ABS-CBN
2001 Wansapanataym: Alien... Alien... ang Naiba? ABS-CBN
2002–2004 Berks ABS-CBN
2002–2007 Magandang Umaga, Bayan/Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas ABS-CBN
2003 Wansapanataym: Ang Siopao Na Ayaw sa Batang Matakaw ABS-CBN
2007–2020 Umagang Kay Ganda ABS-CBN
2007–2020Todo-Todo Walang Preno TeleRadyo
2010–present TV Patrol ABS-CBN
ANC
TeleRadyo Serbisyo
Kapamilya Channel
A2Z
All TV
Prime TV
2019 Kadenang Ginto ABS-CBN
2020–2023Winner Sa Life TeleRadyo
2020–2023HaPinay TeleRadyo
2023Lingkod Kapamilya sa TeleRadyo TeleRadyo
2023–presentTatak Serbisyo TeleRadyo Serbisyo
2023–presentWin Today TeleRadyo Serbisyo

Film

YearTitleRole
1994Nandito Ako 
1994Bala at Lipstick 
1995Sa Ngalan ng Pag-ibig 
1996Wanted: Perfect Mother 
1997Onyok Tigasin 
1997Computer Kombat 
1998Alyas Boy Tigas: Ang Probinsyanong Wais 
1999Pahiram Kahit Sandali 
1999Weder-Weder Lang 'Yan 
2001Sa Huling Paghihintay 
2003Crying Ladies 
2003 Mr. Suave  

Radio

YearTitleStation
2004–2020Todo-Todo Walang Preno DZMM
2023–presentTatak Serbisyo DWPM
2023–presentWin Today DWPM

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