Marsela Mari Dela Cruz Guia
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| Sela in PTAA Travel Tour Expo 2020 Sela in PTAA Travel Tour Expo 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marsela Mari Dela Cruz Guia |
| Born | April 28, 2000[1] Laguna, Philippines[1] |
| Occupation | Filipina Idol |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | mnl48 |
Marsela Mari Dela Cruz Guia (born April 28, 2000) also known as Sela Guia, is a member of the all-girl Filipino idol group MNL48,[1][2] an international sister group of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.[3] She is one of the first-generation members of the group and ranked 3rd on the 1st MNL48 General Elections that was announced at the noontime show It's Showtime on April 14, 2018 [4][5] and ranked 2nd on the Second MNL48 General Elections last 2019.[6]
Career
MNL48
In 2017, Sela submitted an audition clip online in the nationwide search for the members of AKB48's Filipino sister group MNL48 back in 2017.[7] In the video she sang AKB48's Love Trip and danced the Japanese version of BlackPink's As If It's Your Last as her audition piece. When asked what inspired her to join MNL48, she said "My inspiration in joining MNL48 is my dad, because we both love to be infront of the camera especially when he's still alive and of course my mom whom I consider the Wonder Woman of my life."
From a total of 4,134 active applicants, Sela was one of the applicants to be part of the 200 girls that passed the initial auditions which was announced on It's Showtime last January 2018.[8] On the 10th week of the live auditions, Sela got the weekly top spot which skyrocketted her through the MNL48's 1st Senbatsu Election.[9] The election results ranked Sela as the 3rd most popular trainee of MNL48 and became part of the 1st 48 official members of MNL48.[10][4]
On May 2, 2018, Sela was selected as one of the members of Team L with 15 other girls.
In 2019, She was chosen as one of the members to perform in AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Bangkok on January 27, 2019.
She ranked second in the MNL48 2nd Senbatsu Election last April 27, 2019 at ABS-CBN Vertis Tent, Quezon City, Metro Manila.[6]
On August 24, 2019, she was part of the members who performed during the AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Shanghai.[11]
On February 22, 2020 it was announced that she will play the role of Erika in MNL48 Presents: 2020 Vision. She got the role after topping the 1 week kumu challenge of MNL48.
Personal Life
She was known as a freelance model prior to joining MNL48 in 2018. She also joined beauty pageants following the steps of her older brother Miguel Guia who was crowned as Mr. International Philippines back in 2016. When she was young, she also did a commercial for sulit.com (an online market place). She is currently in College taking Bachelor of Arts Major in English. Sela is the youngest of her 3 other siblings. She is a big fan of mixed martial arts and The Hunger Games Trilogy.
Popularity
Sela is amongst the MNL48 members with the most followers in social media and usually has the longest queues at handshake events.
For the past 2 elections, her rank was consistently high and is always picked as one of the senbatsu members for the past 5 singles.
Sela's fans are called Selaphims, derived from the word seraphim which means an angelic being.[12]
Works
Discography
- MNL48 singles
| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes | ref(s) |
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| 2018 | 1 | "Aitakatta - Gustong Makita" | A-side | Also sang "Talulot ng Sakura" and "Umiindak na Saya" | [13] |
| 2 | "Pag-ibig Fortune Cookie" | A-side | Also sang "First Rabbit" | [14] | |
| 2019 | 3 | "365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel" | A-side | She centered "Igai ni Mango" and sang "Bingo" | [15] |
| 4 | "Ikaw ang Melody" | A-side | Also sang "So Long" | [16] | |
| 2020 | 5 | "High Tension" | A-side | Also sang "Green Flash" | [17] |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2019 | ICYMI: I See Me | Herself | Carlo Francisco Manatad | MNL48 1st generation documentary | [18] |
| 2020 | MNL48 Presents: 2020 Vision | Erika | She and Ecka (Sandy) will be the main cast of this short film. |
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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| 2018–2019 | It's Showtime | ABS-CBN | Herself | MNL48 segment and recurring musical guests. |
| Letters And Music | Net 25 | Guest | ||
| ASAP Natin 'To | ABS-CBN | |||
| iWant ASAP | ||||
| 2020 | Ipaglaban Mo | Minor Acting Role | Sela was featured at one of the episodes of Ipaglaban mo | |
| Magandang Buhay | Herself | Guest |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017–2018 | MNL48 Online Update | Herself | Sela was featured on some of its episodes |
| 2018 | MNLife | First variety show. | |
| MNLaugh | Second variety show. | ||
| MNL48 I-School | Sela was present in 95% of its episodes. | ||
| MNL48 Christmas Special | |||
| MNL48 New Year Special | Sela was 1 of the 10 featured members. | ||
| 2019 | MNL48 Interactive Live | Sela was featured in some of its episodes | |
| MNL48 KUMU Live Interaction | Sela and Abby were the first members to reach a million diamonds in this segment. | ||
| 2020 | |||
| Kapamilya Chat | A guesting with Ecka for the MNL48 2020 Vision. | ||
| It's showtime Online |
References
- ^ a b c "MNL48 Sela Profile: About Me". MNL48.
- ^ "Marsela Marie Guia". Stage48. 2018-05-07.
- ^ "What is MNL48". MNL48.
- ^ a b "MNL48 1st General Elections ~Walang Atrasan~". Stage48. 2018-04-14.
- ^ "MNL48 reveals First Generation Members". MNL48 Official Website. April 28, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "MNL48 announces result of Second General Election". Anime PH Project. 2019-04-27.
- ^ "Final audition for AKB48's Manila sister group fast approaching". Japan Times. 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Meet the top 200 girls still in the running to become MNL48 members". ABS-CBN News. 2018-01-20.
- ^ "MNL48 WEEK 10: Sela, hindi inasahang makuha ang top spot ngayong linggo". ABS-CBN News. 2018-04-07.
- ^ "MNL48 Sela thanking the fans after MNL48 First General Election". AOE Film. 2018-04-28.
- ^ "MNL48 to represent Philippines in AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Shanghai". MNL48. 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Seraphim". Oxford Dictionaries.
- ^ "MNL48 announces the release of their debut single". MNL48. 2018-08-13.
- ^ "MNL48 launches latest single Pag-ibig Fortune Cookie". MNL48. 2018-11-27.
- ^ "MNL48's "365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel" now available for pre-order". Anime PH Project. 2019-04-02.
- ^ "MNL48 announce 4th single "Ikaw ang Melody", Tease new music video". MNL48. 2019-07-25.
- ^ "MNL48 steps up with 'High Tension'". Manila Times. 2019-12-26.
- ^ ""ICYMI: I See Me - An MNL48 First Generation Documentary": The truth untold about MNL48's idol journey". MNL48. 2019-10-23.
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