Iana Bernardez
Born
Iana Celest Aquino Bernardez

(1993-07-03) July 3, 1993
NationalityFilipino
Occupation(s)Actress, film producer
Parents

Iana Celest Aquino Bernardez (born July 3, 1993) is a Filipino film producer and actress known for her production work on films such as Kiko Boksingero, Oda Sa Wala, Tia Madre, and Babae at Baril[1][2] and for her critically acclaimed film acting debut in the 2018 film Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus. She also won Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival for the 2019 film Metamorphosis. She is the daughter of Filipina actress Angel Aquino.[3]

Production work

Bernardez began her career in production, having become curious about her work through her interactions on the sets of projects where her mother acted.[4] She continues to see herself primarily as a producer rather than an actress. Her early production work on films like films such as Kiko Boksingero and Babae at Baril received critical acclaim.[1][2][4] The latter was eventually awarded Best film at the 43rd Gawad Urian Awards in 2020.[5]

Acting work

Her acting debut in Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus was a major role[1] which she got despite originally joining the film as a talent coordinator. When other members of the production realized who she was, and that the concept for the character was "a younger" version of Bernardez' own mother, they encouraged her to apply for the role.[1] Because of her production background, Bernardez often volunteered at first to take on extra roles for minimum pay in the films she served as producer in, to help reduce those productions' costs. She had to be reminded by her mother that she should stop this practice, since she already had significant acting experience.[6]

She received the Cinema One Originals Best Supporting Actress award in 2019 for Metamorphosis, an intersex coming of age story which had nearly been given an X rating by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), which only agreed to give the film an R-16 rating after an appeal.[7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2018Gusto Kita with All My HypothalamusAileen
2018MaCave Voice
2019MetamorphosisAngel
The Girl and the GunWoman in Bus
Tía Madré
Hellcome HomeTeresa
LSSCha
2022Ngayon KayaAnastasia
Mahal kita, beksmanAngel
An Inconvenient LoveKookie
2023Ten Little Mistresses (Sampung mga Kerida)Coco

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2019Past, Present, PerfectVivianiWant
2021–2022Marry Me, Marry YouPatricia FranciscoKapamilya Channel
2022Miss PiggyiWantTFC
2023Fit Check: Confessions of an Ukay Queenyoung GeorginaAmazon Prime Video
Unbreak My HeartJenny / JessaGMA Network

Personal life

Bernardez is the daughter of Filipina actress Angel Aquino with former husband Ian Bernardez.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Get to know the award-winning actress Iana Bernardez". CNN Philippines. November 18, 2019. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Gallardo, Ricky (November 25, 2019). "It's in the genes". Business Mirror. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Tabanera, Lily Grace (November 11, 2018). "7 Times Angel Aquino And Her Daughter Iana Were Basically Twins". Cosmopolitan Philippines. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Valle, Jocelyn (October 2, 2019). "Angel Aquino's daughter Iana Bernardez finds fulfillment in acting and film production". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. "Events: Today's Women of Philippine Cinema—Tey Clamor, Rae Red, Pamela Reyes, Iana Bernardez—to Mentor on Rebelde Class Batch 15". Adobo Magazine. November 26, 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  6. Bonifacio, Julie E. (November 15, 2019). "Angel Aquino asks daughter Iana Bernardez to stop doing this one thing". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Filipino). Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. "Films on gay men, intersex person bag top prizes in film fest". BusinessWorld Online. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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