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5 things to know about new Kapamilya Ritz Azul

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Gary Ann  Lastrilla

<div style="text-align:center"><img src="" alt="041316-RitzAzul_Pin.jpg" width="600" height="435" border="0"/><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>Last Tuesday, April 12, actress Ritz Azul signed a contract with ABS-CBN. </div><div><br/></div><div>Talking to members of the press, she said that she feels very happy to become part of the network and excited that Star Magic will co-manage her. She also shared that she wants to work with actor Coco Martin and that she will be doing a guest appearance on the top-rating teleserye, <i><a href="http://angprobinsyano.abs-cbn.com">FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.</a></i></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/62793/new-kapamilya-ritz-azul-wants-to-work-with-coco-martin/">READ: New Kapamilya Ritz Azul wants to work with Coco Martin</a></div><div><br/></div><div>Prior to joining the Kapamilya network, Ritz has appeared in several TV5 shows since 2010.</div><div><br/></div><div>Here are five things to know about the newest Kapamilya.</div><div><br/></div><div><b>1. Ritz is a product of a talent search contest </b></div><div><br/></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"> <div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:40.5555555556% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"> <div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"></div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDUw72HJagp/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Ritz Alzul (@ritzazul)</a> on <time style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px" dateTime="2016-03-24T05:42:50+00:00">Mar 23, 2016 at 10:42pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></div><div><br/></div><div>Now 22 years old, Ritz joined the talent search contest<i> Star Factor </i>on TV5 in 2010 where she won 4th place. </div><div><br/></div><div><b>2. Ritz became part of FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women </b></div><div><br/></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"> <div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:33.2407407407% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"> <div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"></div></div> <div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDhzbk0Jaul/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">&#x27;I&#x27;m a simple person who hides a thousand feelings behind the happiest smile.&#x27; ?? #weeeh #emotekunwari</a></div> <p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A photo posted by Ritz Alzul (@ritzazul) on <time style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px" dateTime="2016-03-29T07:14:46+00:00">Mar 29, 2016 at 12:14am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> </div><div><br/></div><div>While she ranked 36th in the FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women last year, Ritz ranked 28th and 22nd in 2013 and 2014 respectively. </div><div><br/></div><div><b>3. Ritz used to join beauty pageants</b></div><div><br/></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"> <div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:59.0694935218% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"> <div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"></div></div> <div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BAXCSampaqP/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">&#x27;Live simply. Dream big. Be grateful. Give love. Laugh lots. ??&#x27; Look for Thunderbird event. Hair and make-up: @frankiechavezbacierto ; outfit: Regi Cruz #gratefulheart</a></div> <p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A photo posted by Ritz Alzul (@ritzazul) on <time style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px" dateTime="2016-01-10T13:18:46+00:00">Jan 10, 2016 at 5:18am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>   </div><div>In an interview with FHM magazine in November 2012, Ritz said that she began joining local beauty pageants when she was 13 years old. “I started joining beauty pageants back home when I was 13, then VTRs when I was 14,” she said in the report. She also shared having played the role of a cheerleader in a panty liner commercial.</div><div><br/></div><div><b>4. Ritz is fluent in the Kapampangan dialect</b></div><div><br/></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"> <div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"> <div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"></div></div> <div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDo02DmJahe/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Isang umaga sa probinsya... Metung a abaq queng probinsya... ???????? #one</a></div> <p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A photo posted by Ritz Alzul (@ritzazul) on <time style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px" dateTime="2016-04-01T00:41:49+00:00">Mar 31, 2016 at 5:41pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></div><div><br/></div><div>Half-Kapampangan and half-Bicolana, Ritz showed her mastery of the Kapampangan dialect in one episode of <i>The Ryzza Mae Show.  </i></div><div><br/></div><div><b>5. Ritz is active on social media</b></div><div><br/></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"> <div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"> <div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"></div></div> <div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BEDogJspakD/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Missed this. ???? preparing myself for the big fight. Chos! ??</a></div> <p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A photo posted by Ritz Alzul (@ritzazul) on <time style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px" dateTime="2016-04-11T10:33:27+00:00">Apr 11, 2016 at 3:33am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>   </div><div>Get to know more about Ritz through her social media accounts. Aside from Instagram, she is also on Twitter <i>(@ritzazul)</i> and Snapchat<i> (ritzazul).</i></div>

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5 things to know about new Kapamilya Ritz Azul

Gary Ann Lastrilla

Published April 13, 2016 08:36 PM PHT

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