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Birth Name: Angelica Locsín Colmenares
Place of Birth: Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
Date of Birth: April 23, 1985
Ethnicity: Filipino [including Hiligaynon, Cebuano], Chinese, Galician
Angel Locsín is a Filipina television and film actress, commercial model, film producer, fashion designer, and humanitarian.
She is the daughter of Emma Araneta Bayoneta and Angel/Angelo Montelibano Colmenares, a swimmer, who earned a bronze medal with the Philippine team at the 1954 Asian Games. Her father is Filipino (Hiligaynon), of Chinese and Galician descent. Her mother was said to be adopted by a Muslim princess. Angel’s stage name is derived from her paternal great-grandmother Esperanza Locsín. Angel is married to professional poker player and film producer Neil Arce.
Her second cousin is human rights lawyer, activist and politician Neri Colmenares.
Some sources state that Angel’s maternal grandfather was a Moro, who was the Sultan of Baloi. It is not clear if this Moro ancestry has been verified/documented.
Angel’s paternal grandfather was Adolfo Colmenares y Manapat (or Adolfo Manapat Colmenares in Filipino, the son of Inocente Colmenares y González and Nasaria “Nazarina” Manapat y Rojas, or Nasaria Rojas Manapat in Filipino). Adolfo was born in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. Inocente was Galician, from Masma, Mondoñedo, Lugo, and was the son of Rosendo Colmenares y Cascales and María González y Moneda. Nasaria was from Cebu City, Cebu, the daughter of Aniceto Manapat and Luisa Rojas.
Angel’s paternal grandmother was María del Rosario Montelíbano y Locsín (or María del Rosario Locsín Montelíbano in Filipino, the daughter of Aniceto Montelíbano y Guanzon, or Aniceto Guanzon Montelíbano in Filipino, and of Esperanza Locsín). Rosario was born in Molo, Iloilo City, Iloilo. The surnames Guanzon and Locsín are of Chinese origin. Aniceto was the son of Pedro Montelíbano and Sylvestra Guanzon y Locsín, or Sylvestra Locsin Guanzon in Filipino. Sylvestra’s maternal grandfather, Wo Sin Lok, later Agustín Locsín, was a Chinese emigrant, from Xiamen.
Angel’s maternal grandfather was named Jaime Bayoneta.
Angel’s maternal grandmother was named Erlinda Araneta.
Angel is a fifth cousin, once removed, of actress and singer Denise Laurel .
Sources: Birth record of Angel Locsín – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Angel’s father, to Linda Villamor Arcenas – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Angel’s maternal aunt, Estela Araneta Bayoneta, to Felino Carza Cajanding – https://familysearch.org