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Rochelle Pangilinan
Rochelle Pangilinan
Born	Rochelle Pangilinan; May 23, 1982 (age 42); Malabon, Philippines
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress
Years active	1995–present
Agent	Sparkle (2024–present)
Spouse	Arthur Solinap (m. 2017)
Children	1
	Musical career
Genres	P-pop, rap, dance;
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Panacea Music
Formerly of	SexBomb Girls

Rochelle Pangilinan-Solinap (born May 23, 1982) is a Filipino singer, actress and dancer. She was one of the founding members of the popular group SexBomb Girls. In 2007, she repackaged herself as a short-term rap artist under the name RoC.^[1]

Biography

Rochelle "Riray" Pangilinan was born in Malabon, Philippines, and is one of three siblings. Her family was very poor, and her father, Rodolfo Pangilinan, was an alcoholic wife-beater. Her parents separated but reunited in 2000 after her father stopped drinking, but he died on November 11, 2007, of emphysema.

Career

Dancing career

Pangilinan entered dancing contests at a young age, and at age 14 was offered a job at Eat Bulaga!, a popular daytime variety show. She was only 14 when she first appeared on Eat Bulaga!. A group of dancers including Pangilinan were formed in November 1999 as the Chicken Sandwich Dancers, an offshoot of Danz Focus (the resident dancers of Eat Bulaga!). At first, there were four (Cheryl, Debra, Janine, and Rochelle). The group expanded to six with the addition of Jopay and Aira, then eventually expanded to 8, 12, and then 13 (during their first FHM Philippines appearance) to an all-time high of 22. In 2000, the Tom Jones song "Sex Bomb" was a hit in the Philippines, and the group was named after this song, as the SexBomb Dancers by their manager, Joy Cancio.

Singing career

In 2002, the singing group SexBomb Girls was formed, with members Jopay Paguia, Evette Pabalan, Weng Ibarra, Monique Icban, Izzy Trazona, and Pangilinan herself. In that same year, they released their debut album Unang Putok, with the hit single "Bakit Papa". They went on to later release three more albums.

Acting career

She started her acting career in ABS-CBN in Esperanza as Eliza starring Judy Ann Santos, Wowie de Guzman, Piolo Pascual, Angelika de la Cruz, Jericho Rosales, Marvin Agustin, Jolina Magdangal and Carmina Villarroel. In 2002, the SexBomb Girls starred in their first film, Bakit Papa, with co-stars Allan K., Wendell Ramos, Epi Quizon, Chynna Ortaleza and Richard Gutierrez. In that same year, Pangilinan starred (without her group) in the film Bertud ng Putik, where she was the leading lady of Bong Revilla, and rival to the character played by Regine Tolentino. She was also a regular on Daboy en Da Girl, a show on GMA KiliTV.

In 2003, the SexBomb Girls starred in Daisy Siete, a long-running, top-rating afternoon drama series on GMA Network, with Pangilinan playing a main character.

In 2004, Pangilinan appeared on Home Along Da Airport with co-star Dolphy, a show on ABS-CBN, GMA's rival network. After her appearance in the rival network, there were rumors that she would switch channels but she stated that she will not be leaving GMA. In 2005, she appeared on the TV show Darna as a mermaid named Corella, Darna's ally.

In early 2010, Pangilinan portrayed one of the main villains, Deborah/Babaeng Manananggal in Darna.

Recently, Pangilinan appeared as one of the lead characters, Marikit, in the Philippine historical drama Amaya.

In 2024, Pangilinan was cast as a comfort woman in the 2024 television war drama series Pulang Araw.^[2]

Rochelle as RoC

Pangilinan stated on showbiz talk show S Files in March 2007 that she would be leaving the SexBomb Girls' roster for a short period of time and will not appear in the group's long-awaited return on Eat Bulaga!. During her leave of absence, she co-wrote and recorded songs along with established rap artists Michael V., Gloc-9, and fellow SexBomb Girls Evette Pabalan and Jovel Palomo, resulting in her debut rap album. She later returned to Eat Bulaga! as part of the dancing roster.

On June 3, 2007, Pangilinan introduced herself as RoC and launched her debut album Roc-A-Holic (released on June 8, 2007, by Panacea Music)^[3] on the weekly variety show, SOP Rules. The album consists of catchy rap, hip hop-flavored and Latin-inspired songs, with the carrier single "Baile".

Personal life

Pangilinan married actor Arthur Solinap (cousin of actor/host Dingdong Dantes) on August 8, 2017.^[4] She gave birth to their daughter, Shiloh Jayne on February 24, 2019 by an emergency C-section.^[5]^[6]

Discography

Albums

with SexBomb Girls:

2002: Unang Putok (4× Platinum)
2003: Round 2 (5× Platinum)
2004: Bomb Thr3at (2× Platinum)
2005: Sumayaw, Sumunod: The Best of the Sexbomb Girls (Platinum)
2006: Daisy Siete V-Day
2008: Vaklushii

Solo albums:

2007: Roc-A-Holic

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1997–1999	Esperanza	Eliza	ABS-CBN
1999–2011	Eat Bulaga!	Herself / Performer	GMA Network
2003–2010	Daisy Siete	Rochelle
2005	Darna	Corella
2007–2010	SOP	Herself / Performer
2008	Kung Ako Ikaw	Herself
2009	Adik Sa'Yo	Herself
2009–2010	Mars Ravelo's Darna	Deborah Santos / Babaeng Manananggal
2009–2011	Show Me Da Manny	Maria Juana "Rihanna" Balbaqua
2010	Diva	Kelly Salvador / Fake Sampaguita "Sam" Fernandez
2010	Ilumina	Elena
2010–2013	Party Pilipinas	Herself / Performer
2011–2012	Amaya	Bai Marikit
2012	Broken Vow	Rebecca Sta. Maria
2013	Magpakailanman: Kagat ng Asong Ulol	Ivy Sese
	Sunday All Stars	Herself / Performer
	Home Sweet Home	Wendy Del Valle
	Anak Ko 'Yan	Herself / Dance Coach
2014	Carmela	Yolanda "Yolly" Montesilva
2014–2015	Ang Lihim ni Annasandra	Esmeralda Salvador
2014	Elemento: Apoy ni Bambolito	Ma-yi
2015	Once Upon a Kiss	Rapunzel Pelaez-Almario
	Magpakailanman: Misis Vs Beki	Anna
	Maynila: NoUTurn	Jasmine
	The Half Sisters	Stella Antonio-Valdicañas
	Magpakailanman: Isang Mister, Limang Asawa	Elaine
2016	Wish I May	Audrey Ramos
2016	Wagas	Patricia Javier	GMA News TV (and is now on GTV)
2016–2017	Encantadia	Agane / Andora	GMA Network
2017	Magpakailanman: Pinay in the Happiest Place in the World	Lucy
	Wish Ko Lang	Jane
	Road Trip	Herself / Guest
	Tadhana: Dream House	Donna
	Dear Uge	Various roles
	Alyas Robin Hood	Diana dela Vega
2018	Magpakailanman: Tatay ng Lansangan	Anjo
2018	Tadhana: Pilit na Pag-ibi	Aileen
2018–2019	Onanay	Sally del Mundo
2019	Tadhana: Positive (Part 1 / 2)	Evelyn
2019–2020	The Gift	Francine Delgado
2020	Tadhana: Hindi pa huli ang umibig (Part 1 / 2)	Daria
2021	Magpakailanman: Krimen ng Isang Ina	Emily
2022	False Positive	Bernice Siodora
2022	Lolong	Karina Marabe
2023	Magpakailanman: Reyna ng Tahanan	Teri
	Magpakailanman: Ronda ng Kalsada	Teri
	Mga Lihim ni Urduja	Dayang Salaknib
	Open 24/7	Konsihala
2024	Pulang Araw	Amalia Dimalanta-Torres
2024	It's Showtime	Herself / Performer	Kapamilya Channel A2Z All TV GMA Network GTV

Films

Bakit Papa? (2002)
Bertud ng Putik (2003)
Fantastic Man (2003)
Asintado (2014)
Tandem (2015)
Bumulakabataan...Bulalakaw Waves (2016) as Sexy Dancer at Bar
Fruits N' Vegetables: Mga Bulakboleros (2016) as University Lady Guard
Trip Ubusan: The Lolas vs. Zombies (2017)
Labyu with an Accent (2022) as Daisy Santos

Awards and nominations

Awards and Nominations
Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2012	26th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best Drama Actress	Amaya	Nominated
2013	1st Sunday All Stars Awards	Stand Out Season Performer	None	Nominated
2013	1st Sunday All Stars Awards	Stand Out Dancer	None	Won