Liza Soberano

Liza’s on-screen love interest Enrique Gil admitted of having a feeling for her in January 2015. Later while giving an interview on ‘Tonight with Boy Abunda’ in 2016 he acknowledged the fact that the two have started treating each other as sweethearts. Although Liza maintains that it’s not official yet, the two say they are waiting for the right time.

Liza was born on January 4, 1998, in Santa Clara, California, United States, in the family of John Castillo Soberano, a Filipino and Jacqulyn Elizabeth Hanley, an American. Liza holds citizenship of both the Philippines and the United States.

After her parents separated, Liza was brought up by her grandparents in Visalia, California. When she was ten she went to live with her father and relatives in Manila.

She has two sisters, Leilani Sue Elizabeth Osorno and Kaycee Logan Nguyen, and four brothers, Justin David Soberano, Nathaniel Larry Osorno, Dustin David Nguyen and Jaden Parker Nguyen.

On July 24, 2015, she became a Roman Catholic along with her brother, Justin David, after going through the Christian initiation rites. The same year she completed her high school graduation from St. Patrick’s School in Quezon City.

She was interested in pursuing a degree in psychology before studying at a law school, but her packed showbiz pursuits led her to enrol at Southville International School affiliated with Foreign Universities and pursue an online business management course. However, she has not yet given up the idea of studying psychology and expressed to take-up a course whenever possible.

Following her relocation to Manila, Liza, merely 12, started getting modelling offers for print advertisements. Her first on-screen feature was in a cameo as Barangay Audience in the Philippines’ longest running noontime television variety show ‘Eat Bulaga!’ in 2010.

She caught the attention of a talent scout at 13 and got introduced to Filipino actor, comedian and show business reporter, Ogie Diaz. The latter is the present talent manager of Liza.

Her initial showbiz struggles included her inability to speak Tagalog. Her talent manager advised her to get a grip in the language so as to earn good roles in both films and television.

Her acting debut happened at 13 with the October 2011 aired episode ‘Mac Ulit-Ulit’ of the Philippine fantasy-drama, comedy anthology television series ‘Wansapanataym’.

The year that followed saw her playing a minor role of Claire Raymundo in the Philippine daytime television drama ‘Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo’ and Young Gladys in the episode titled ‘Singsing’ from the Philippine drama anthology series ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’.