Janina Vela

Janina Mercado Punzalan (born April 12, 1999), is a Filipina influencer.

Early life

She was born on April 12, 1999, in Manila, Philippines.

Coming from a family of involved in the traditional entertainment industry, Vela aspired to be an actress at first but at age 15, decided to become an online influencer instead.

Career

On March 2, 2013, she launched her channel on YouTube amassing over 700,000 subscribers. Her content included topics such as beauty and vlogging, but later shifted to socio-political content. She also launched a podcast called "Trendsetter" that talked about pop culture. Her channel has been inactive since 2022, after posting an educational video about the People Power Revolution. Vela has since spoken up about how this decision caused backlash towards her.

Vela made her acting debut in the 2019 film Kaibigan playing Kylie Ver. She also had a role in the follow-up series, GMA Network's Kaibigan: The Series, where she portrayed Kylie Kino a vlogger who started her career during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal life

She was born, as Janina Mercado Punzalan, to Jennifer Mercado and Paolo Punzalan, son of Helen Vela and Orly Punzalan.

Vela is a social advocate collaborating with organizations such as World Vision and We the Youth Vote.

Filmography

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