Gwen Garci
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Gwen Garci is a Filipina
actress and model who is widely known as being one of the original members of the now disbanded all-female group Viva Hotbabes and one of the favorite cover girl of FHM Philippines. She was also one of RAN Online's calendar girls for 2007. Gwen describes herself as a quiet, introverted girl with a rebellious side.
Gwen was born Mai Lee Ang on March 7, 1981 in Tuba
, Benguet
, Philippines
. She’s of Filipino - Chinese - Spanish - Japanese descent. Her family owns a department store, salon, spa and other businesses in Baguio City.
When Gwen was 16, she joined and won the 1997 Body Shots contest held in her native city. That win started her modeling career. She became an official endorser of Levi's Jeans, Jag Jeans and Wrangler. Her posters with those endorsements literally filled the billboards in major cities in the entire Philippines. Before entering show business, Gwen was using Garcia as her surname. Upon the suggestion of her manager Jessica Rodriguez, Gwen dropped the last letter a in her adopted screen name Garcia since there are already too many celebrities using Garcia in Filipino showbiz.
, Maui Taylor
, Andrea Del Rosario
, Myles Hernandez, Jen Rosendahl, Kristine Jaca and Hazel Cabrera. On February 2003, the group’s first straight-to-video simply titled "Viva Hot Babes" was released. Since it was an adult-themed video, conservatives said it was too daring and opposed its distribution but other sectors, led by then Philippine videogram regulatory board chair Ramon Revilla Jr., claimed the video has an R-18 classification that fit adult viewers.
The controversy gave Gwen and the rest of the group free marketing exposure they need to become more popular among the male audience in the country. The group’s bold and sexy modeling increased their legions of male fans which made them stay in the sexy limelight for a few years until they disbanded. The group also made into singing and made some popular songs like Bulaklak, Kikay and Basketbol. The group’s final collaboration was another adult-themed straight-to-video titled “Viva Hotbabes Gone Wild” in 2007.
Gwen ventured into films accepting supporting roles until she was cast as one of the lead stars in the movie First Time (2003) together with fellow hotbabes Jen, Myles, Kristine and Hazel.
Although Gwen’s background seems extensively assorted, most of her movies and videos have been highly charged sexual scenes, fantasies, and subjects.
In 2009, Gwen made Striptease, the Art of Erotic Dancing. This instructional video tackles seductive stripping. The video promises to teach viewers how to undress seductively as well as use striptease to keep in shape, not to mention various forms of dancing.
Gwen also tried her acting skills on indie films such as 3 Days of Darkness (2007), Room 213 (2008), Butas (2009), Heavenly Touch (2009), Ang Beerhouse (2009), and Bigasan (2009).
Aside from movies, Gwen also had her share of TV stints such as Extra, Extra (2003), Narito ang Puso Ko
(2003), and MariMar
(2007). Currently, she is part of My Binondo Girl
.
, a morning radio show on Magic 89.9
and Killerbee, hosted by Mo Twister
, Mojo Jojo, Grace Lee
and Angelicopter and scored a perfect 40. She answered all questions frankly and straight to the point like admitting that her breasts were not real and having a sex tape. She even obliged to do all the dares.
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 and model who is widely known as being one of the original members of the now disbanded all-female group Viva Hotbabes and one of the favorite cover girl of FHM Philippines. She was also one of RAN Online's calendar girls for 2007. Gwen describes herself as a quiet, introverted girl with a rebellious side.
Gwen was born Mai Lee Ang on March 7, 1981 in Tuba
Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
, Benguet
Benguet
Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. She’s of Filipino - Chinese - Spanish - Japanese descent. Her family owns a department store, salon, spa and other businesses in Baguio City.
When Gwen was 16, she joined and won the 1997 Body Shots contest held in her native city. That win started her modeling career. She became an official endorser of Levi's Jeans, Jag Jeans and Wrangler. Her posters with those endorsements literally filled the billboards in major cities in the entire Philippines. Before entering show business, Gwen was using Garcia as her surname. Upon the suggestion of her manager Jessica Rodriguez, Gwen dropped the last letter a in her adopted screen name Garcia since there are already too many celebrities using Garcia in Filipino showbiz.
Career
In 2003, she was discovered by the Viva big boss, Vic Del Rosario. Del Rosario cast her as one of the members of the first group of Viva Hotbabes which includes Katya SantosKatya Santos
Katrina "Katya" Santos is a Filipina actress and model. She started her career on the Philippine television series Ang TV and Oki Doki Doc at the age of 13...
, Maui Taylor
Maui Taylor
Maui Taylor is a Filipino model, singer, and actress.-Career:Taylor initially got into show biz with the assistance of a cousin who was a member of a dance group in the Philippines. She was eventually cast on the Filipino TV soap opera Anna Karenina at the age of 14...
, Andrea Del Rosario
Andrea del Rosario
Andrea Marie del Rosario is a Filipina actress and model.She is part of the Star Magic talents. Later she decide to leave ABS-CBN to do projects on GMA-7.-Television:-References:...
, Myles Hernandez, Jen Rosendahl, Kristine Jaca and Hazel Cabrera. On February 2003, the group’s first straight-to-video simply titled "Viva Hot Babes" was released. Since it was an adult-themed video, conservatives said it was too daring and opposed its distribution but other sectors, led by then Philippine videogram regulatory board chair Ramon Revilla Jr., claimed the video has an R-18 classification that fit adult viewers.
The controversy gave Gwen and the rest of the group free marketing exposure they need to become more popular among the male audience in the country. The group’s bold and sexy modeling increased their legions of male fans which made them stay in the sexy limelight for a few years until they disbanded. The group also made into singing and made some popular songs like Bulaklak, Kikay and Basketbol. The group’s final collaboration was another adult-themed straight-to-video titled “Viva Hotbabes Gone Wild” in 2007.
Gwen ventured into films accepting supporting roles until she was cast as one of the lead stars in the movie First Time (2003) together with fellow hotbabes Jen, Myles, Kristine and Hazel.
Although Gwen’s background seems extensively assorted, most of her movies and videos have been highly charged sexual scenes, fantasies, and subjects.
In 2009, Gwen made Striptease, the Art of Erotic Dancing. This instructional video tackles seductive stripping. The video promises to teach viewers how to undress seductively as well as use striptease to keep in shape, not to mention various forms of dancing.
Gwen also tried her acting skills on indie films such as 3 Days of Darkness (2007), Room 213 (2008), Butas (2009), Heavenly Touch (2009), Ang Beerhouse (2009), and Bigasan (2009).
Aside from movies, Gwen also had her share of TV stints such as Extra, Extra (2003), Narito ang Puso Ko
Narito Ang Puso Ko
Narito Ang Puso Ko is a Filipino television series produced by GMA Network and directed by Enrico Quizon and actress, Gina Alajar. This is also Jolina Magdangal's very first drama series in GMA Telebabad.- Synopsis :...
(2003), and MariMar
Marimar
Marimar is a Mexican TV telenovela that was originally broadcast in 1994 on Televisa. Marimar is a remake of the telenovela La Venganza, which aired on Televisa in 1977 and starred Helena Rojo and Enrique Lizalde.-Plot:...
(2007). Currently, she is part of My Binondo Girl
My Binondo Girl
My Binondo Girl is a Philippine romantic comedy drama television series topbilled by Kim Chiu. The story revolves around a girl who pretends to be the long lost son of her father.-Production:...
.
Controversial
Gwen guested on Good Times with MoGood Times with Mo
Good Times With Mo is a morning radio show on Magic 89.9 and Killerbee around the Philippines, hosted by Mo Twister , Mojo Jojo , Grace Lee and Angelicopter every Monday to Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m...
, a morning radio show on Magic 89.9
Magic 89.9
DWTM is the flagship FM station of Quest Broadcasting Incorporated/The Radio Partners Inc. Known as Magic 89.9, the station's studios and transmitter are located at Paragon Plaza, Mandaluyong City...
and Killerbee, hosted by Mo Twister
Mo Twister
Mohan Gumatay or commonly known as Mo Twister, is a radio disc jockey and television host in the Philippines. He is best known for his Good Times programs, which started as a Radio Show and spun off into TV and Internet.-Personal life:...
, Mojo Jojo, Grace Lee
Grace Lee
Grace Lee is a Korean television host and radio disc jockey working in the Philippines. She is the third Korean expatriate to appear prominently in Philippine television, after Sandara Park, Sam Oh and Ryan Bang...
and Angelicopter and scored a perfect 40. She answered all questions frankly and straight to the point like admitting that her breasts were not real and having a sex tape. She even obliged to do all the dares.