17 Facts About Dawn Zulueta

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Dawn Zulueta was recognized as the only Filipino actor to win two different major accolades in acting categories in a single year when she won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in the 1992 FAMAS Awards.

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Dawn Zulueta appeared in Manila Standard Top 10 Filipina actresses of the 1990s list of 1999.

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Dawn Zulueta then started her film career in Nakagapos na Puso alongside Sharon Cuneta and Lorna Tolentino.

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Dawn Zulueta branched out hosting other musical-variety shows like The Dawn and Jimmy Show and RSVP.

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Dawn Zulueta's played the lead opposite Richard Gomez in the romantic drama Hihintayin Kita sa Langit playing ill-fated lovers.

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Dawn Zulueta holds the distinction of winning both the FAMAS Awards for Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actress in 1992, making her the only Filipino actor to ever to win two different major accolades in acting categories in a single year.

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Dawn Zulueta won a Luna Award as Supporting Actress of the Year for the film Una Kang Naging Akin.

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In 1994, Dawn Zulueta received the Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen for the film The Maggie Dela Riva Story.

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In 1993, Dawn Zulueta received two Best Actress awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival and FAMAS.

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In 1996, Dawn Zulueta starred with Sheryl Cruz and Charlene Gonzales in the hit drama-vengeance film Ikaw Naman Ang Iiyak for Viva Films in a lead role as Elaine, which became a career booster as a lead actress.

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In 2010, Dawn Zulueta took the lead role in a stage musical, A Little Night Music.

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Dawn Zulueta portrayed the lead character's older version in the 2014 film, She's Dating the Gangster where she acted opposite Gomez, along with lead stars Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.

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Dawn Zulueta then played another lead role in the drama The Love Affair in 2015 under the direction of Nuel C Naval and a screenplay by Vanessa R Valdez.

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In 2016, Zulueta worked with Piolo Pascual and Coleen Garcia in Love Me Tomorrow as directed by Gino M Santos.

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Dawn Zulueta played as Andrea Balatbat, a character opposite Vic Sotto's in the 2017 OctoArts movie, Meant to Beh.

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Dawn Zulueta played the character of May Dela Cruz in the 2019 drama Family History.

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Dawn Zulueta's grandfather, George Anton Salman, was a Palestinian-Arab who came to the Philippines after the Second World War.