Gawad Urian Best Actress is an Igorota from Mountain Province

Photo Courtesy || Mai Fanglayan

Cordillera - Actress Maribeth 'Mai' Fanglayan of Cordillera was nominated the Best Actress in Gawad Urian 2019. 

According to the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, Fanglayan was among the nominess for the 42nd Gawan Urian. 

Fanglayan was nominated for playing the role as Fasang in a local film "Tanabata's Wife". 

Hearing the news of her nomination among the best actress together with known and veteran actresses like, Nadin Lustre, Anne Curtis, Ai-Ai de las Alas, Pokwang, Bela Padilla and Glaiza de Castro, Fanglayan was shocked. 

In an interview by Conan Daily, she said that she could not believed that her name was included in the list of nominees. 

"I was literally shocked and almost dropped my phone when someone called me and congratulated me for being nominated as Best Actress in URIAN!" she said. 

"I never believed it myself when I saw my name in the list of nominees", she added. 

Many Cordillerans were very honored of Fanglayan's nomination as among the best actress and this achievement is a proof that Cordillerans have indeed capable of being a top talent in the acting. 

Mai Fanglayan is from Mountain Province. She graduated from Saint Louis University with a degree of Mass Communication.