KaladKaren makes 'herstory' as 1st trans woman to win MMFF best supporting actress

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kaladkaren" s="" Instagram="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/11/20230411-kaladkaren-ig.jpg"/><figcaption>Kaladkaren. <em>Photo from Kaladkaren&#x27;s Instagram account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — &quot;Herstory&quot; was made on Tuesday as TV host-actress Jervi Li, popularly known as KaladKaren, reigned victorious at the first Summer Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night.</p><p>KaladKaren bagged the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in the comedy riot &quot;Here Comes the Groom,&quot; making history as the first trans woman to win in the MMFF category.</p><p>She was nominated along with actresses Ana Abad Santos for &quot;Love You Long Time&quot; and Maris Racal also for &quot;Here Comes the Groom.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It only goes to show na that there is diversity, that there&#x27;s inclusion, equity in Philippine cinema,&quot; KaladKaren said earlier on Tuesday, referring to her nomination.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/11/23/kaladkaren-on-summer-mmff-nod-already-a-win-for-lgbt">Kaladkaren on Summer MMFF nod: &#x27;Already a win for LGBT&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>She regarded the nod as &quot;a victory for the whole LGBTQIA+ community, that people like me are nominated in the gender identity that they belong to.&quot;</p><p>Aside from KaladKaren&#x27;s win, &quot;Here Comes the Groom&quot; also went home with the Best Supporting Actor award for Keempee de Leon, and trophies for 3rd Best Picture and a Special Jury Prize.</p><p>The psychological drama film &quot;About Us But Not About Us&quot; led the inaugural awards night with 10 trophies, including Best Picture, Best Director for Jun Robles Lana, and Best Actor fro Romnick Sarmenta.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1683611" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

'Herstory' was made on Tuesday as TV host-actress Jervi Li, popularly known as KaladKaren, reigned victorious at the first Summer Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night.

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KaladKaren makes 'herstory' as 1st trans woman to win MMFF best supporting actress

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Published Apr 11, 2023 10:44 PM PHT

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Updated May 30, 2023 07:01 PM PHT

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