Marife Necesito
Encyclopedia
Marife Necesito is a Filipino
actress on stage, film, and television productions. After portraying several obscure roles, she was cast in the film Mammoth
with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal
and American actress Michelle Williams
.
and raised in Valenzuela City
, a suburb of Metro Manila
which at that time was part of Bulacan
Province. After finishing high school
at St. Jude Academy in Valenzuela's Malinta district, she pursued creative writing
for Tagalog
komiks and romance novel
s. When the komiks industry went downhill, she then shifted to acting for theater where she was trained by senior thespians Cecile Guidote-Alvarez and Angie Ferro. Her theatrical stint paved the way for her to act for television commercials and independent films.
) of an American couple played by Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams. When Bernal's character goes to Thailand
for a business trip, he decides to change his life that would set off a chain of events that impact the rest of the family, including Gloria. Necesito bested other local actresses in the auditions, which she revealed took more than a year, including Alessandra de Rossi
, Chin Chin Gutierrez
, Joyce Jimenez
, and Pinky Amador
. She said in an interview with Philippine Daily Inquirer
that she considers Mammoth as her biggest break so far.
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 ....
actress on stage, film, and television productions. After portraying several obscure roles, she was cast in the film Mammoth
Mammoth (2008 film)
Mammoth is a 2009 Swedish fiction film directed by Lukas Moodysson, about a successful New York couple experiencing conditions related to modern day globalization. The couple is played by Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams, in the roles of Leo and Ellen Vidales. The title superficially refers...
with Mexican actor Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal is a Mexican film actor and director.-Early life:García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Ángel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was...
and American actress Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (actress)
Michelle Ingrid Williams is an American actress. After starting her career with television guest appearances in the early 1990s, Williams achieved recognition for her role as Jen Lindley on the WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek, which she played from 1998 to 2003...
.
Early life and career
Necesito was born in ManilaManila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
and raised in Valenzuela City
Valenzuela City
Valenzuela ,In rare occasion it is pronunced as , with a glottal stop after /ɐ/ in Filipino/Tagalog languages. officially known as the City of Valenzuela is a highly urbanized, first-class city and one of cities in the Philippines that constitutes Metro Manila...
, a suburb of Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
which at that time was part of Bulacan
Bulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
Province. After finishing high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
at St. Jude Academy in Valenzuela's Malinta district, she pursued creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
for Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
komiks and romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
s. When the komiks industry went downhill, she then shifted to acting for theater where she was trained by senior thespians Cecile Guidote-Alvarez and Angie Ferro. Her theatrical stint paved the way for her to act for television commercials and independent films.
Role in Mammoth
In Mammoth, Necesito portrays the role of Gloria, a mother of two sons who leaves the Philippines to work as a nanny of the daughter (Sophie NyweideSophie Nyweide
Sophie Nyweide is a child actress. She is best known for her roles in Bella, Mammoth and the lead child role in An Invisible Sign.-Career:...
) of an American couple played by Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams. When Bernal's character goes to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
for a business trip, he decides to change his life that would set off a chain of events that impact the rest of the family, including Gloria. Necesito bested other local actresses in the auditions, which she revealed took more than a year, including Alessandra de Rossi
Alessandra de Rossi
Alessandra Tiotangco Schiavone , better known by her stage name Alessandra De Rossi or Alex de Rossi , is an Italian-Filipina actress...
, Chin Chin Gutierrez
Chin Chin Gutierrez
Maria Carminia Lourdes Cynthia Arnaldo Gutierrez , better known as Chin Chin Gutierrez, is a Filipino actress and environmentalist.-Early life:...
, Joyce Jimenez
Joyce Jimenez
Joyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her screen name Joyce Jimenez is a Filipino actress who mainly stars in movies in the Philippines.-Biography:...
, and Pinky Amador
Pinky Amador
Pinky Amador is an award winning Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host.She was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit Miss Saigon.She is seen most on GMA Network....
. She said in an interview with Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
that she considers Mammoth as her biggest break so far.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1996 | Mumbaki | Village Woman | Butch Perez |
| 1998 | Sa Pusod ng Dagat Sa Pusod ng Dagat Sa Pusod ng Dagat is a 1998 Filipino film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Starring Jomari Yllana with Chin Chin Gutierrez and Elizabeth Oropesa, it was released by GMA Films and Film Experts, Inc.... |
Maya's friend | Marilou Diaz Abaya |
| 2001 | Going Back | Dong Ha Dong Ha Đông Hà is the capital town of Quang Tri province, Vietnam. It is located at around . Dong Ha is situated at the crossroads of National Highway 1A and Route 9, part of the East-West Economic Corridor . It lies on the Reunification Express Railway and is served by Dong Ha Railway Station... bargirl |
Sidney J. Furie |
| 2003 | Kikay: Kaakit-akit, Kaaya-aya, Kikiligin Ka | Cesar Abella | |
| 2004 | Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino | Gilda | Lav Diaz Lav Diaz Lav Diaz or Lavrente Indico Diaz is a Filipino independent filmmaker, born in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines, on December 30, 1958.... |
| 2006 | Pandanggo | Aling Espie | Ruelo Lozendo |
| 2008 | Heremias Book Two: The Legend of Tagabulag Island | Lav Diaz Lav Diaz Lav Diaz or Lavrente Indico Diaz is a Filipino independent filmmaker, born in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines, on December 30, 1958.... |
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| 2008 | Tropical Manila | Kara | Sang-woo Lee |
| 2008 | Black Market Love | Momma | Peter Jacksen Choi |
| 2009 | Mammoth Mammoth (2008 film) Mammoth is a 2009 Swedish fiction film directed by Lukas Moodysson, about a successful New York couple experiencing conditions related to modern day globalization. The couple is played by Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams, in the roles of Leo and Ellen Vidales. The title superficially refers... |
Gloria | Lukas Moodysson Lukas Moodysson - External links :*... |
| 2009 | Fidel | Jovi | Mark Shandii Bacolod Mark Shandii Bacolod Mark Shandii Bacolod is a Filipino director, producer, talent manager, and image specialist. He has directed three films: Ben & sam, Fidel, and the short film 5 Minutes.Bacolod is currently directing his fourth film, Sponsor.... |
| 2009 | Pitik Bulag | Merly | Gil Portes |
| 2011 | Mondomanila | Mother Mariya | Khavn Dela Cruz |
| 2011 | Taksikab | Marife | Archie Del Mundo Archie Del Mundo Archie Del Mundo is a Filipino scriptwriter and film director. He has written 6 produced film scripts since 2009, and 3 more unproduced screenplays currently in production stage... |
| 2011 | Brod | Mrs Parapara | Ray Gibraltar |
| 2011 | Graceland | Mrs. Marcy Changho | Ron Morales |
| 2011 | Lilet Never Happened | Jacco Groen | |
| 2011 | Darkest Night | Agira Espino | Noel Tan |
| 2011 | Sponsor | Delia | Mark Shandii Bacolod Mark Shandii Bacolod Mark Shandii Bacolod is a Filipino director, producer, talent manager, and image specialist. He has directed three films: Ben & sam, Fidel, and the short film 5 Minutes.Bacolod is currently directing his fourth film, Sponsor.... |
| 2011 | Linabo | Andrea | Aleksi Gumela |
| 2011 | Kapatid | Nanay | Steven Flor |