Sofia Andres

Sofia Louise Alejandre Andres (born August 24, 1994) is a Filipino actress. After appearing in several television commercials as a child, she first appeared as an actress at age 14 in the hit series, Princess and I. She has since gained both critical and commercial praise for her performances in a string of successful film and television series such as: She's Dating the Gangster (2014), Bagani (2018), Pusong Ligaw (2017) and Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig (2014).^[1]

With a career spanning of over a decade,^[2] Andres has won several prestigious accolades including a FAMAS Award, a Box Office Entertainment Award and two PMPC Star Awards for Movies.^[3][4] She was notably recognized by Tatler as one of the most stylish Filipino personalities in Asia.^[5][6] She was also invited as a presenter at the Web TV Asia Awards 2016 at the Korea International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) in Seoul, South Korea.^[7] In 2022, she was handpicked as the brand ambassadress of the personal care brand Sooper Beaute.^[8]

She only finished secondary school. In her youth, his parents, Eric and Monette Alejandre-Andres, including her 2 siblings, Ian and Bryan Alejandre Andres shared a small room. Eventually, her parents parted ways. At age 3, in 2001, she started joining auditions, VTSs and casting calls in Makati. She was given minor roles, such as 'third wheel' or ‘kontrabida.’ Monette sent her and Daniel to Australia. "I was only 20 years old [when I got pregnant]," she lamented.

In Karen Davila’s vlog, Andres revealed in October 2022, the groundbreaking of a Scandinavian styled second home at Lipa, Batangas for her mother, Monette. A painter and interior designer, she personally designed the interior.^[9][10]

She is close to co-Star Magic artist Michelle Vito, Claire Ruiz and Elisse Joson with whom she considers as her best friends.^[11][12] On March 26, 2015, she finished her high school education at ADT Montessori School located in Pasig.^{[13][14][15][16]}

In an interview with The Hive Asia, Andres stated that she has been suffering from anxiety disorder throughout her career.^[17]

Diego Loyzaga confirmed to Aiko Melendez' YouTube vlog that Andres became his TOTGA, or "the one that got away." "I made a really big mistake. I was a kid. I was 20, 21 years old," he added, adding their breakup in 2018. She has a daughter, named Zoe (born November 24, 2019) with her boyfriend, race car driver Daniel Miranda.^[18]

Andres started as a commercial model for various brands such as Angel Evaporada and KFC. After that she was discovered by her current manager Egay Cueblo and was then cast as Dindi Maghirang, the kind-hearted younger adopted sister of Kathryn Bernardo in the hit series Princess and I starring Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Enrique Gil and Khalil Ramos.^{[11][19][20][21]}

In 2013, Andres portrayed the role of Claire in the hit movie She's the One together with Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano, Dingdong Dantes and Bea Alonzo.^[22][23]

Her breakthrough role came in 2014 when she played the role of Athena Abigail Tizon in the blockbuster movie She's Dating the Gangster with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.^{[21][24][25][26][27][28]}

Also in 2014, she was cast in her first lead role through the movie Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig alongside Iñigo Pascual, Julian Estrada and Ericka Villongco.^{[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]} Her performance in the said film was praised by critics, citing her as one of the actresses to look forward to.^[36][37]

She portrayed the role of Katherine "Kate" Saavedra in the hit TV series Forevermore alongside Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano.^{[38][39][40][41][42]}

In July 2016, it was confirmed that Andres will be reuniting with her Forevermore co-star Diego Loyzaga in the TV series Pusong Ligaw. This project serves as her first leading role in a TV series.^[43][44][45]

She appears in The Iron Heart as Nyx Bonifacio, a femme fatale and the love interest of the main antagonist, Eros, played by Jake Cuenca.

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