Julia Barretto

It was selected as one of the official entries at the 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival and became a blockbuster hit, earning ₱123 million at the Philippine box office.

Following their successful team up, Barretto and Garcia starred again in another Star Cinema film, Love You to the Stars and Back.

The film was acclaimed by the critics and has earned ₱112 million at the domestic box office.

Barretto's performance also earned her nominations for Best Actress at the FAMAS and Luna Awards.

The same year, Barretto was honored with a German Moreno Youth Achievement Award at the 62nd FAMAS Awards.

The film earned her a nomination at the 64th FAMAS Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Later that year, she starred with Miles Ocampo in the melodrama series And I Love You So.

Barretto ventured more roles in romantic comedies and drama.

Julia Francesca Barretto Baldivia (born March 10, 1997), professionally known as Julia Barretto, is a Filipino actress, commercial model and entrepreneur.

Known for playing lead roles in romantic comedy and drama, she began her acting career as a child actress in several television soap operas.

Barretto began her career as a child actress and made her sceeen debut in Gulong ng Palad (2006).

After playing several supporting roles in television, she gained fame as Anna in the fantasy series Kokey (2007) and appeared as Pamela Kiev in the action drama series Palos the following year.

She also appeared in numerous episodes of the anthologies Wansapanataym and Maalaala Mo Kaya in the succeeding years.

She finished grade school (Grades 1 to 7) at Miriam College in Loyola Heights Katipunan Avenue Quezon City in March 2011.

In 2011, she made her first appearance at the Star Magic Ball and was awarded Princess of the Night the following year.

She started high school at Miriam College from freshman to sophomore year, where she played as a member of their varsity volleyball team in the WNCAA, until she transferred to St. Paul College in Pasig in 2013 during her junior year under their curriculum for professional talents after signing a contract with Star Magic.

In 2013, she was launched as part of Star Magic Circle, along with Liza Soberano and Janella Salvador.

She landed her first lead role in the drama series Mirabella (2014) opposite Enrique Gil.

According to Kantar Media, the series was the fourth most watched television show throughout its run and garnered its highest nationwide viewership of 27.3% during its finale episode.

She finally graduated high school in 2015.

In May 2015, Barretto made her film debut in the teen romance Para sa Hopeless Romantic.

She has starred in numerous blockbuster films such as Vince and Kath and James (2016), Love You to the Stars and Back (2017) and Unexpectedly Yours (2017).

Her accolades include two FAMAS Awards, three Box Office Entertainment Awards, and a PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

She has been inducted into the Eastwood City Walk of Fame.

She was born to actors Dennis Padilla and Marjorie Barretto, and has siblings from both her parents' respective sides.

She is a member of the Barretto clan, a prominent entertainment family which includes actresses Claudine Barretto and Gretchen Barretto.

In December 2016, she starred alongside Joshua Garcia and Ronnie Alonte in the film Vince and Kath and James.

In 2017, Barretto teamed up with Garcia for the third time and starred in the film Unexpectedly Yours with Sharon Cuneta and Robin Padilla.

The film garnered bigger numbers at the box office, grossing ₱249 million worldwide.

Barretto has earned consecutive nominations for Movie Loveteam of the Year at the PMPC Star Awards for Movies from 2017 to 2022 (excluding 2020).

In August 2018, she starred in the drama series Ngayon at Kailanman opposite Joshua Garcia.

The series was a consistent top rater, garnered its highest national TV rating of 34.7%.

The same year, Barretto starred with Kris Aquino and Joshua Garcia in the film I Love You, Hater.

In May 2019, she starred in the romance drama Between Maybes opposite Gerald Anderson.

In January 2020, she starred in the zombie thriller film Block Z.

While the film performed moderately at the box office, it achieved the highest number of first day registrations by any KBO movie following its availability on iWant and ABS-CBN TVplus' KBO.

In February 2020, she starred in an iWant original series I Am U opposite Tony Labrusca.

In September 2020, Barretto signed a contract with Viva Artists Agency.

In February 2022, she starred alongside Xian Lim and Marco Gumabao in the horror film Bahay na Pula.

In September 2022, Barretto starred with Carlo Aquino in the romantic drama Expensive Candy.