Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is a Filipino-American actress, who first gained prominence in Hannah Montana opposite Miley Cyrus. Anna Maria Perez De Tagle plays a villain in Hannah Montana. Anna Maria Perez de Tagle recently appeared with more exposure in Camp Rock, the Disney Channel’s latest hit original TV-movie in the league of the High School Musical franchise. In Camp Rock, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle stars opposite The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, Disney’s hottest find and touted as the next Miley Cyrus. Anna Maria Perez de Tagle in Camp Rock, plays Ella, a talented yet not-so-smart girl who gets orders from the bossy Tess Tyler played by Meaghan Jette Martin to make the life of Mitchie Torres played by Demi Lovato, miserable.

In the end, Ella discovers she doesn’t have to be a follower of Tess to be recognized and let her own talents shine through.

The petite Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is a star in the making ala fellow Filipino-American Vanessa Hudgens, star of High School Musical tv movies. Anna Maria Perez de Tagle who looks fragile as a porcelain doll with her silky, smooth skin and pearly white teeth has several moments in the movie and gets to display her singing, acting and dancing prowess.

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She looks up to Reese Witherspoon and Lea Salonga as her role models. She also makes it a point to watch TFC, The Filipino Channel, and religiously follows her favorite Philippine TV shows like Kapitan Boom starring Jon Avila, Prinsesa ng Banyera starring Kristine Hermosa, and Lobo starring Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin.

“I love Jon Avila, he’s the cutest and I want to meet him in person,” Anna Maria Perez de Tagle gushed. “I love Kristine Hermosa, she’s so beautiful. I love Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin. I love Sarah Geronimo. I love Sam Milby. I love Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion. I also get to watch GMA shows.”

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle was a junior finalist at age 12 on CBS’ Star Search losing only to American Idol runner-up David Archuleta in 2003. She first found fame appearing as Ashley Dewitt the best friend of mean-girl Amber Addison in Disney’s blockbuster show Hannah Montana with Mylie Cyrus.

Here’s the Pinoy MYX Chart for the week ending June 7, 2008. It is considered the Philippines’ equivalent of the Hot 100 singles of the Billboard charts. MYX is a local music channel that is also broadcasting abroad where there is The Filipino Channel.

Top 20 OPM Songs:

1. Betamax - Sandwich

2. Pitong Araw - Hale

3. Honestly - Rachelle Ann Go

4. Hear My Heart - Nikki Gil

5. Susundan - Callalily

6. One Hello - Toni Gonzaga

7. Ang Sarap Dito - Project 1

8. Eargasmic - Dice & K9

9. Di Na Ganun - Yeng Constantino

10. Here I Am - Erik Santos

11. Ang Pusa Mo - Pedicab

12. One Day In Your Life - Kyla

13. Love Song - Nancy Jane (Nancy Castiglione)

14. Boys Do Falling Love - Parokya ni Edgar

15. It Can Only Get Better - Charice

16. Unsaid - Lala feat. Christian Bautista

17. The Last Time - Richard Poon

18. As You Believe - Zelle

19. BMD (Bring Me Down) - Cueshé

20. Emily - Paraluman