Thea Tolentino: All Eyes on the Nicest Kontrabida in Town as she celebrates her 21st Birthday

Saturday, September 02, 2017

Thea Louise Señerez Tolentino or better known as Thea Tolentino has come a long way after being the grand champion of Protege: The Battle for the Big Artista Break. As she turned 21 years old, Thea looks back on her journey into what she has become today: a fiercer and bolder Thea Tolentino.

Hosting Thea Tolentino's 21st birthday celebration is T.O.P. member Joshua Jacobe who's not only good when it comes to singing and dancing, but he can also dominate hosting.

With the help of GMA Artist Center, Goldilocks, Boardwalk, Aficionado and Jelly Ace, Thea celebrated her birthday with a big bash together with her fans.

Thea said that this is the first time that she gets to celebrate her birthday with her loyal supporters who have been there since the very beginning. All of her fans were so excited and happy to the point of being emotional when they finally got the chance to bond with her.

Mr. Joel Cruz of Aficionado also made Thea Tolentino's birthday very special since the venue took place at his enormous house which is also the home of Aficionado.

Mr. Joel Cruz also greeted Thea and gave her a wonderful message on her birthday.

Mr. Joel Cruz who is the CEO of Aficionado also toured them at his showroom, he shared how they work as a team in Aficionado and they also do charity work, he makes it a point he would share his blessings to other especially at critical times like in Marawi City where he donated as well to the victims. It's also a pleasant surprise when he introduce his kids to everyone including the birthday celebrant, Thea Tolentino.

Thea's birthday will not be complete without sharing her blessings to her fans. Everyone got a special gift from Thea including Aficionado gifts and more.

The talented young actress can't help but feel thankful for all the blessings that has been coming her way ever since she started her showbiz career. She feels grateful to GMA Network and GMA Artist Center for trusting her with wonderful projects.

Thea said that she celebrated her birthday with her family since her mom's birthday falls on August 14, they had a double celebration and they had a dinner at Dampa. Thea is currently studying right now at Trinity University of Asia where she is taking up Business Administration Major in Public Administration. She added that her course is actually fitting since she also wants to have a business soon, at a young age, Thea believes that it is only right to invest her earnings which is why she is planning to have a food cart business or anything that is related with food sometime next year. Thea makes it sure that she can balance her studies and work because one of her dreams is to actually finish college.

Thea also shares her experience working with Sanya Lopez in Haplos. The GMA Afternoon Prime soap is topbilled by GMA’s multi-talented and home-grown talents Sanya Lopez, Thea Tolentino, Pancho Magno, and Rocco Nacino. Thea Tolentino plays the role of Lucille Bermudez who will make Sanya's life miserable in the series. According to Thea, this is the most wicked role she has ever portrayed.

Although Thea and Sanya have worked together in The Half Sisters, this is the first time that they will working this close as the antagonist and protagonist. They were interviews that said Sanya always gives her best in every scene with Thea because she is challenged with Thea and on how she is that good when it comes to acting. What's more is that there are a lot of physical scenes that Thea said candidly, this is like "Ika-6 na Haplos in the making" referring to Ika-6 na Utos which is the highest rating afternoon series. Although there's a lot of cat fights in the series, Thea said that they make it sure that before they shoot a scene she and Sanya will talk about how they will execute it so that everything will turn out well.

Thea admitted that as years go by she continues to learn more and the shy and conservative Thea soon broke out of her shell to pursue greater heights, she added that she enjoys playing kontrabida roles because it's more challenging. Thea also shared how she enjoyed her extensive acting workshop from no less than New York Professional Acting Teacher Mr. Anthony Vincent Bova with other Kapuso artists. She gained more confidence and learned more about acting.

When asked how does she feel when the audience really hate her character because of being the kontrabida, Thea said that she feels happy because it only means that she is being an effective actress, there were instances that there are people who thinks that she is also "that mean" in real life and Thea cleared that what you see in TV is completely different in real life. Her fans took turns in acknowledging how nice Thea is and she is in fact very soft spoken, completely opposite of Lucille in real life.

Thea also shared that she is willing to do an indie film in the future, in fact she will be part of the upcoming movie of Barbie Forteza and Ken Chan "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" which is a mainstream movie under Regal Films. Thea will be the third wheel in the movie but fans don't have to worry because she will not be as evil as Lucille in the movie.

Thea wishes to travel more in the future and hopefully visit Japan again soon because she said she really love Japan, she has visited the country before and everything made her love Japan even more. She also wishes that she can do a cosplay in the future since it's also one of her bucket list, she wish she can do Edward Elric of Fullmetal Alchemist.