Francine Prieto

Francine Prieto born Anna Marie Falcon (September 19, 1982) is a model and actress from the Philippines. She began her career in the entertainment industry as a member of That's Entertainment. She had done sexy roles and she's a Seiko Films contract star along with Diana Zubiri. But her biggest break came when she played Queen Avria in Etheria, the second book of Encantadia. She has done in her comic roles in Bubble Gang where she's one of the current members. She recently played Kuran, a villainess in...'Francine Prieto born Anna Marie Falcon (September 17, 1980) is a former award-winning child star, a fashion model and movie actress from the Philippines. She is of Filipino and Norwegiandescent

Education

Francine studied B.S. Psychology in Adamson University but was unable to finish her degree.

Career

She began her career in the entertainment industry as a member of That's Entertainment. In her teen years she showed the makings of a high-profile model that got her into the modeling industry. So much so that at 13 she was fielded in the Elite Model Search (formerly Look of the Year) and she emerged as one of the finalists. Top model Linda Evangelista flew into Manila to judge the search. At such a young age she was expected to become one of the strongest models in the country standing shoulder to shoulder with professional models like Victoria Fidler, Karen Timbol, Phoemala Baranda, Pia Serrano and eventual winner Roleen Caralde.

Francine Prieto, then known as Anna Marie Falcon burned the ramps and photo shoots with her stunning Eurasian features towering at 5'10 in her teen years. As a professional model this time, she joined Bodyshots competition and landed as 1st Runner-Up. It opened more doors for her in the modeling industry for years. At 19, stunning and dazzling more than ever, she again entered in a yet another major beauty contest in the Philippines as a candidate in the Binibining Pilipinas pageant where she was predicted to capture one of the major titles. Unfortunately, she only managed to reach the Top 15 finalists. The movies came after her loss at the Binibining Pilipinas.

As an actress she did several sexy roles as a Seiko Films contract star together with Diana Zubiri. But her biggest break came when she played Queen Avria in Etheria, the second book of Encantadia. She has also done comic roles in Bubble Gang where she was one of the mainstays. She recently played Kuran, a villainess in Kamandag. She also played a supporting role as Aureana in Codename: Asero. In Early 2009 she played Sheila, one of the villains in Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang. Currently, she plays Mrs. Smith in Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo. Francine cut her contract with GMA-7 after the show Bubble Gang ended. She is now a Kapamilya star although her contract is non-exclusive.

She is also a radio host in DZMM 630 in the program Ka-Date W/ Bobby Yan. Ka-Date airs 12am-2pm Tuesdays to Saturdays.