Rochelle Pangilinan

Rochelle Pangilinan
Also known as	RoC , Riray
Born	(1982-05-23) May 23, 1982 Malabon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Origin	Philippines
Genres	P-pop, rap, dance
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Panacea Music
Associated acts	SexBomb Girls Gloc-9 Michael V.
Website	http://www.igma.tv/profile/rochelle-pangilinan

Rochelle Pangilinan (born May 23, 1982 in Malabon City, Philippines) is a Filipina dancer, singer, and actress. She was one of the founding members of the popular group SexBomb Girls. In 2007, she repackaged herself as a rap and hip-hop artist under the name RoC.

Personal background

Rochelle was born in Malabon, Philippines, and is one of three siblings. Her family was very poor, and her father, Rodolfo Pangilinan, was an alcoholic wife-beater. Her parents separated but reunited in 2000 after her father stopped drinking. He died on November 11, 2007, of emphysema.

Dancing career

Main article: Eat Bulaga!

Pangilinan entered dancing contests at a young age, and at age 14 was offered a job at Eat Bulaga!, a popular daytime variety show. She was only 14 when she first appeared on Eat Bulaga!. A group of dancers including Pangilinan were formed in November 1999 as the Chicken Sandwich Dancers, an offshoot of the Danz Focus (the resident dancers of Eat Bulaga!). At first, there were four (Cheryl, Debra, Janine and Rochelle). The group expanded to six with the addition of Jopay and Aira, then eventually expanded to 8, 12 and then 13 (during their first FHM Philippines appearance) to an all-time high of 22. In 2000, the Tom Jones song, "Sexbomb", was a hit in the Philippines, and the group was named the SexBomb Dancers by their manager, Joy Cancio.

Singing career

Main article: SexBomb Girls

In 2002, the singing group SexBomb Girls was formed, with members Jopay Paguia, Evette Pabalan, Weng Ibarra, Monic Icban, Izzy Trazona, and Pangilinan herself. In that same year, they released their debut album Unang Putok, with the hit single "Bakit Papa". They went on to later release three more albums.

Acting career

In 2002, the SexBomb Girls starred in their first movie, Bakit Papa, with co-stars Allan K., Wendell Ramos, Epi Quizon, Chynna Ortaleza and Richard Gutierrez. In that same year, Pangilinan starred (without her group) in the movie Bertud ng Putik, where she was the leading lady of Bong Revilla, and rival to the character played by Regine Tolentino. She was also a regular on Daboy en Da Girl, a show on GMA KiliTV.

Main article: Daisy Siete

In 2003, the SexBomb Girls starred in Daisy Siete, a long-running, top-rating afternoon drama series on GMA Network, with Pangilinan playing a main character.

In 2004, Pangilinan appeared on Home Along Da Airport with co-star Dolphy, a show on ABS-CBN, GMA's rival network. After her appearance in the rival network, there were rumors that she would switch channels but she stated that she will not be leaving GMA. In 2005, she appeared on the TV show Darna as a mermaid named Corella, Darna's ally.

In early 2010, Pangilinan portrayed one of the main villains, Deborah/Babaeng Manananggal in Darna.

Recently, Pangilinan appeared as one of the lead characters, Marikit, on the Philippine historical drama Amaya.

Rochelle as RoC

Pangilinan stated on showbiz talk show S Files in March 2007 that she will be leaving the SexBomb Girls' roster for a short period of time and will not appear in the group's long awaited return on Eat Bulaga!. Whilst on leave, she co-wrote and recorded songs along with established rap artists Michael V., Gloc-9, and fellow SexBomb Girls Evette Pabalan and Jovel Palomo, resulting in her debut rap album. She later returned to Eat Bulaga! as part of the dancing roster.

On June 3, 2007, Rochelle introduced herself as RoC and launched her debut album Roc-A-Holic (released on June 8, 2007 by Panacea Music) on a weekly variety show, SOP Rules. The album consists of catchy rap, hip hop-flavored and Latin-inspired songs, with the carrier single "Baile".

Discography

Albums

with SexBomb Girls:

• 2002: Unang Putok (4x Platinum)
• 2003: Round 2 (5x Platinum)
• 2004: Bomb Thr3at (2x Platinum)
• 2005: Sumayaw, Sumunod: The Best of the Sexbomb Girls (Platinum)
• 2006: Daisy Siete V-Day
• 2008: Vaklushii

Solo albums:

• 2007: Roc-A-Holic

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1999/2010	Eat Bulaga!	Herself / Performer	GMA Network
2003/2010	Daisy Siete	Rochelle
2005	Darna	Corella
2008/2010	SOP	Herself / Performer
2008	Kung Ako Ikaw	Herself
2009	Adik Sa'Yo
2010	Show Me Da Manny	Maria Juana "Rihanna" Balbaqua
	Mars Ravelo's Darna	Deborah Santos / Babaeng Manananggal
	Diva	Kelly Salvador
	Ilumina	Elena
2010/2013	Party Pilipinas	Herself / Performer
2011	Amaya	Marikit
2012	Broken Vow	Rebecca Sta. Maria
2013	Magpakailanman: Kagat ng Asong Ulol	Ivy Sese
	Sunday All Stars	Herself / Performer
	Home Sweet Home	Wendy Del Valle
	Genesis	Odette Escalabre-Barrinuevo
	Anak Ko 'Yan	Herself / Dance Coach
2014	Carmela	Yolanda "Yolly" Silva
	Ang Lihim ni Annasandra	Esmeralda Salvador
	Elemento: Apoy ni Bambolito	May-I
2015	Once Upon a Kiss	Rapunzel Pelaez-Almario
	Magpakailanman: Misis Vs Beki	Anna
	Maynila: NoUTurn	Jasmine
	Magpakailanman: Isang Mister, Limang Asawa	Elaine
2016	Wish I May	Audrey Ramos

Films

• Asintado (2014)
• Fantastic Man (2003)
• Bertud ng Putik (2003)
• Bakit Papa? (2002)

Awards and nominations

Awards and Nominations
Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2013	1st Sunday All Stars Awards	Stand Out Season Performer	None	Nominated
		Stand Out Dancer		Won
2012	26th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best Drama Actress	Amaya	Nominated

External links

• Rochelle Pangilinan at the Internet Movie Database
• Rochelle Pangilinan at iGMA.tv

Preceded by Erika Padilla

FHM Cover Girl (July 2014)

Succeeded by Beauty Gonzalez