Glaiza de Castro

Glaiza Castro Galura-Rainey (born January 21, 1988), professionally known by her stage name Glaiza de Castro, is a Filipino actress, recording artist and advocate. She is recognized as the industry's "Drama Royalty" for her acting prowess and versatility.She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network. Regarded as an acclaimed actress, she won "Best Actress" at the 37th Film Academy of the Philippines Luna Awards. She has also earned multiple nominations at the prestigious FAMAS Awards & Gawad Urian Awards. In 2016, de Castro won her first acting award as the "Teleserye Actress of the Year" at the 3rd PEP List Awards. In 2017, she was honored with a Gawad Filipino's Media People's Choice Award for being an advocate for women's rights. The following year, de Castro has once again won "Best Actress in a TV Series" at the 8th EdukCircle Awards. In 2019, she bagged another "Best Film Actress" award at the 5th Platinum Stallion Media Awards. In 2021, she received the "Best Film Award" for her movie “Midnight in a Perfect World” in Italy, which also became the top-selling film of QCinema International Film Festival. As a recording artist, she has released four studio albums with "Synthesis" achieving Gold certification from PARI, becoming the first artist under Homework Music to achieve this. She is best known for her performances in Stairway to Heaven, Temptation of Wife, Contessa and Encantadia. Acting career