Bianca Gonzalez
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Bianca Gonzalez is a Filipina
TV host and model.
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was with production, where she was a brainstormer for the Creative Development Group.
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, Chase Tinio and Aaron Mempin. Her first ever on-cam career in ABS-CBN
network however was for the now defunct show, Review Night which she hosted with Ryan Agoncillo in Cinema One. For a little less than a year, she got her Studio 23
stint as a tadjock for Wazzup Wazzup
. She also co-hosted MTV U-Break.
In 2001, she hosted Studio 23
's Gameplan then transferred to Cinema One's Review Night with Ryan Agoncillo
. She also became part of a Studio 23
morning show, Breakfast
and later moved to the mother network to co-host Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas
and StarDance
, the director of which was Lino Cayetano.
Her career was boosted after an invitation to join Pinoy Big Brother
: Celebrity Edition
where she landed at 3rd place garnering 245,594 votes or 19% of the total votes and got major breaks afterwards. Aside from hosting Y Speak
, she also landed a hosting job for Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition UpLate and as the resident campus VJ for Pinoy Dream Academy
's Update and UpLate shows.
She also hosted the The Filipino Channel
show, TFC Connect, where she discusses Filipino issues abroad.
Currently, she continues to host and produce Y Speak. She also hosted the now defunct showbiz-oriented news show Blog: Barkada Log, and the showbiz show Entertainment Live
together with her co-hosts in Pinoy Big Brother
, Toni Gonzaga
and Mariel Rodriguez
. She reprised her role as one of the hosts of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
in a brand new "spin-off" show called Über
. She hosts Cinema News Alert: Weekend Edition and a Cinema Jock features movie of the day on Cinema One.
On Tuesday nights, she takes us on a journey of discovering the "Ninoys" of the new generation, I Am Ninoy, founded on the popular campaign that is now developed for TV. The show started airing November 25, marking the would-have-been 76th birthday of Ninoy Aquino, and formerly aired on TV5.
Child Rights Supporter. She has supported UNICEF in a personal capacity since 2007, including fundraising for education activities. In December 2007, she raised PHP 36,000 through her blog website for UNICEF’s 100-book library program.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
TV host and model.
Education
Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez graduated from high school at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and graduated with a degree of AB Communication Arts with a minor in Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila UniversityAteneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
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Writer
Her first job in ABS-CBNABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
was with production, where she was a brainstormer for the Creative Development Group.
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Hosting career
Gonzalez first hosted GameChannel Extreme with Iya VillaniaIya Villania
Raelene Elaine Ebaler Villanía , better known as Iya Villania, is a Filipino-Australian actress, host, singer, dancer, and model. She has hosted on TV shows like ASAP Mania, Us Girls and as a VJ for MYX music channel.-Early life:Villanía was born in Camperdown, Australia but grew up in Sydney...
, Chase Tinio and Aaron Mempin. Her first ever on-cam career in ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
network however was for the now defunct show, Review Night which she hosted with Ryan Agoncillo in Cinema One. For a little less than a year, she got her Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
stint as a tadjock for Wazzup Wazzup
Wazzup Wazzup
Wazzup Wazzup was a comedic-news program which was previously aired on Philippine television network Studio 23. The show features Vhong Navarro, Toni Gonzaga, and Archie Alemania as news anchors who introduce segments that are delivered by 'tadjocks' .In the show's first season, the news anchors...
. She also co-hosted MTV U-Break.
In 2001, she hosted Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
's Gameplan then transferred to Cinema One's Review Night with Ryan Agoncillo
Ryan Agoncillo
Kristoffer Lou Ryan Agoncillo , popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.-Early life:Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1978...
. She also became part of a Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
morning show, Breakfast
Breakfast (TV show)
Breakfast is the longest running morning show on Studio 23. It was originally aired on ANC from 1999 to 2001. It is hosted by Atom Araullo, Patty Laurel, Asia Agcaoili and JC Cuadrado. It is also the Morning Show for the Filipino Youth. It airs from 6:00 am to 7:30 am, Mondays to Fridays...
and later moved to the mother network to co-host Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas
Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas
Magandang Umaga Pilipinas is ABS-CBN's former early morning show. It started at 5:15am and ended at 8:30am on weekdays.-History:...
and StarDance
StarDance
Star Dance: Search for the Dance Idols is a reality dance TV show in the Philippines last 2004 over ABS-CBN.-Co Host:* Bianca Gonzales* JC Cuadrado* Arrchie Alemanya-Elimination:...
, the director of which was Lino Cayetano.
Her career was boosted after an invitation to join Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
: Celebrity Edition
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
The first celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother, titled Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition is a special edition of the original show...
where she landed at 3rd place garnering 245,594 votes or 19% of the total votes and got major breaks afterwards. Aside from hosting Y Speak
Y Speak Live
Y Speak was a youth-oriented debate show that discusses on Philippine issues. Now on its seventh year, Studio 23's flagship show Y Speak is hosted by Bianca Gonzalez which airs every Saturday.To date, it is one of Studio 23's most awarded local shows...
, she also landed a hosting job for Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition UpLate and as the resident campus VJ for Pinoy Dream Academy
Pinoy Dream Academy
Pinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...
's Update and UpLate shows.
She also hosted the The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel is an international television station owned by the Philippine-based multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is currently available in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States. It has over two million subscribers in these...
show, TFC Connect, where she discusses Filipino issues abroad.
Currently, she continues to host and produce Y Speak. She also hosted the now defunct showbiz-oriented news show Blog: Barkada Log, and the showbiz show Entertainment Live
Entertainment Live
Entertainment Live is a Philippine showbiz oriented talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN airing every Saturday afternoon after Happy Yipee Yehey. The show premiered August 4, 2007 and was first hosted by the Pinoy Big Brother hosts, Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzales. In 2008, Luis...
together with her co-hosts in Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
, Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network...
and Mariel Rodriguez
Mariel Rodríguez
Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla is a Filipino commercial model, endorser, TV host, former MTV VJ and actress. She first started as an MTV VJ. Currently, she co-hosts the noontime variety show Happy Yipee Yehey!...
. She reprised her role as one of the hosts of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 was the second celebrity edition of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise. It started on October 14, 2007 and ended twelve weeks later on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum...
in a brand new "spin-off" show called Über
Über
Über comes from the German language. It has one umlaut. It is a cognate of both Latin super and Greek ὑπέρ...
. She hosts Cinema News Alert: Weekend Edition and a Cinema Jock features movie of the day on Cinema One.
On Tuesday nights, she takes us on a journey of discovering the "Ninoys" of the new generation, I Am Ninoy, founded on the popular campaign that is now developed for TV. The show started airing November 25, marking the would-have-been 76th birthday of Ninoy Aquino, and formerly aired on TV5.
UNICEF supporter
On 11 February 2010, Bianca Gonzalez was appointed a UNICEF PhilippinesUNICEF Philippines
UNICEF Philippines is one of over 190 national offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund. One of the first UNICEF offices established in Asia, it works to uphold the rights of children in the Philippines, including their right to an education, healthcare and protection from abuse and exploitation...
Child Rights Supporter. She has supported UNICEF in a personal capacity since 2007, including fundraising for education activities. In December 2007, she raised PHP 36,000 through her blog website for UNICEF’s 100-book library program.
TV Shows
- Game Channel Extreme (ABC)
- Review Night (Cinema One)
- BreakfastBreakfastBreakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work...
(Studio 23) - Y-Speak (ABS-CBN and Studio 23)
- Wazzap Wazzap (Studio 23)
- MTV U-Break (MTV Philippines)
- Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition Season 1 (ABS-CBN) - housemate
- BLOG: Barkada-Log (Studio 23)
- Magandang Umaga Pilipinas (ABS-CBN)
- Pinoy Big Brother Big Uplate (ABS-CBN)
- Star Dance (ABS-CBN)
- Pinoy Dream Academy Uplate (ABS-CBN)
- Cinema News (Cinema One)
- Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 2 (ABS-CBN)
- Entertainment LiveEntertainment LiveEntertainment Live is a Philippine showbiz oriented talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN airing every Saturday afternoon after Happy Yipee Yehey. The show premiered August 4, 2007 and was first hosted by the Pinoy Big Brother hosts, Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzales. In 2008, Luis...
(ABS-CBN) - TFC Connect (TFC Network/ABS-CBN International)
- I Am Ninoy (TV5)
- Pinoy Big Brother Season 3 Double Up (ABS-CBN) - Co-host
- Melason In Love (ABS-CBN) - Host
- Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 3 Clash Of 2010 (ABS-CBN) - Co-host
- E-LIVE (Entertainment Live) - Co-Host
- SNN: Showbiz News NgayonSNN: Showbiz News NgayonSNN: Showbiz News Ngayon is a Philippine primetime entertainment news program broadcast by ABS-CBN and is currently presented by Boy Abunda and Bianca Gonzales. The show premiered on February 16, 2009. On September 9, 2011, SNN aired its final broadcast...
- Host - World Date with Kim Bum- Herself
- CGE Star (Sky Cable Digital Channel 72) - Host
- Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited (ABS-CBN) - Host
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Meg Teen Choice Awards | Favorite Female Host | ||
| UP Gandingan | Best Panel Discussion Host | Y Speak | ||
| 2010 | 24th PMPC Star Awards | Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host | E-Live |