Angel Locsin, the emancipation of a star’s persona
A great actress, a real-life Darna, an activist, a philanthropist, and an actual angel. She walks into a room and heads definitely turn towards her direction. Everyone basks in her gleaming presence, reeling in hearts with her beauty and personality. Angelica Colmenares, most commonly known as Angel Locsin, etches her name on a pillar of the entertainment industry. Every household in the country knows who she is. This proves the legacy that she has made on her own remains truly quintessential.
Angel Locsin, the emancipation of a star’s persona
Angel Locsin pushed through the start of a career in the industry by being a part of the 2000 biographical drama titled Ping Lacson: Super Cop. This role laid the first stone and has landed in front of her an opportunity to acquire a management deal with GMA Network. She, then, appeared in the second and third installments of the Mano Po film franchise as one of the main cast. All of these showed that the emergence of her career is really one for the books.
From soaring through the heavens as a winged humanoid in Mulawin, she then blazed through the skies and landed in the midst of chaos in her most breakthrough role as Darna. Her performance as the lead character gave her the personification of the fictional heroine. She inspired writers and musicians to compose their own work of literature based upon her, Narda by Kamikazee as a primary example.
Even being at the peak of stardom, it didn’t put a brake on her being vocal about the pressing issues in society. Angel Locsin always substantiates that her wide platform would be utilized by her activist self. In times when she was thrown with hate speeches and hurtful comments by people opposing her political ideology, she remains brazen. She knows to herself the purpose of her movement with the people, and for the people.
Her generosity devoutly roots in her heart. She goes out of one’s way to provide aid and comfort to people in dire need. As a philanthropist, her unconditional way of giving blossoms through everyone she helps.
Stepping out of the towering expectations
Being a revered persona, Angel Locsin has a life that is away from the spotlight. But referencing the lyrics from Narda, what more can we get a glimpse of beneath the stars and her beautiful façade? What sets her aside from this monumental expectation that the people have imposed on her? During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Angel Locsin has shown a softer side of her. Through her vlogs, she gave an inside look at her own family and what life she leads away from the expectations and stereotypes.
Together with her husband, Neil Arce, they have conveyed that their love does not always need to be boasted. The strong foundation of their love is a blueprint for everyone who believes they deserve to have it too. She is a wife that is responsible for making trust and open-handedness the common ground in a relationship. Aside from being an admirable spouse, she goes out a long way to express her love toward her peers. Being a best friend to each and every one of them, she is at their beck and calls no matter what circumstance appears.
But beyond all that, being a daddy’s girl transcends through and through. Everything that she discloses about her relationship with her father shows that both of them shared memorable experiences together. An affectionate daughter with two younger siblings, her constant love and adoration towards her family is an inspiration for everyone.
She is a star that breaks out of her own shell, she owns her own narrative, and she treads down hateful words that are beneath her. Angel Locsin further proves that she is not just an angel; she is a wife, a best friend, a daddy’s girl, and a human — just like each one of us. She gives us the encouragement that we could rise above everything while having a compassionate heart.
