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ANDREA BRILLANTES: FROM CHILD STAR TO CONFIDENT, EMPOWERED WOMAN
The Philippine Star
|December 07, 2025
From “Goin’ Bulilit” to “Kadenang Ginto,” viewers have seen how Andrea Brillantes evolved from being a child actress into the empowered woman that she is today.
With Tanduay executives at the special launch event. - PHOTOS BY MEETKESO VIA ANDREA'S INSTAGRAM PAGE
As she entered her “Iconic Era,” she felt more confident and ready to take on mature roles, coinciding with her unveiling as Tanduay’s 2026 Cover Girl.
The actress, who recently signed up with the Kapatid network, was “shocked” and initially in disbelief when she learned she had been tapped as the liquor brand’s newest muse.
“I was like, ‘Me? Talaga ba? Oh my gosh. Wait, am I ready? Are my mom and grandmother ready? Are my fans ready?’ Because I grew up onscreen and they saw me na very bagets pa. So it got me thinking, ‘Are they ready?’” she mused during the media event held at The Elements at Eton Centris.
This story is from the December 07, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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