Tanya Garcia became a household name after playing Cecilia in one of the longest running soap operas of GMA Network, Sana ay Ikaw na Nga, opposite Dingdong Dantes.
16 Facts About Tanya Garcia
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Tanya Garcia appeared in youth-oriented shows like Gimik and played a supporting role in Esperanza as the sister of the titular heroine, portrayed by Judy Ann Santos.
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Tanya Garcia took a break from her showbiz career for a while and concentrated on her studies.
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Tanya Garcia took up mass communication at Dominican College in San Juan when she was signed by Viva Films and later on appeared in the Viva Television afternoon drama Anna Karenina as Grace opposite Dingdong Dantes.
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Tanya Garcia had a cameo role in the TV drama Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin.
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Tanya Garcia's rise to fame started when she played the role of Cecilia in the drama telebabad show Sana ay Ikaw na Nga with Dingdong Dantes, Bobby Andrews and Angelu de Leon.
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Tanya Garcia did a religious-theme show in QTV called Noel where she was paired with James Blanco and Paolo Contis.
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Tanya Garcia appeared in Agos, the third season of Now and Forever, in which she played Sophia, a young liberated lawyer who eventually falls in love with her brother.
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Tanya Garcia had a cameo role in the show Makita Ka Lang Muli as the young Celia Rodriguez.
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Tanya Garcia first appeared in the March 2006 issue of FHM Philippines.
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Tanya Garcia played the role of a possessed man's wife in Kulimlim with Robin Padilla as her leading man in 2004.
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Tanya Garcia plays the role of Lilian Avelino-Fuentebella in the remake of Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin.
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In 2015, Tanya Garcia moved back to her home network ABS-CBN.
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Tanya Garcia had a guest stint on the longest running drama anthology of the network Maalaala Mo Kaya with Yves Flores as a 30 and 15 year old lovers.
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Tanya Garcia is currently on the hit teleserye Ningning as Mak-Mak's mother Alicia.
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Tanya Garcia has three daughters namely Mischa Amidala, Matilda Anika, and Madeleine Ariana with her husband, former Pampanga Governor Mark Lapid, son of former Pampanga Governor and Senator Lito Lapid.