Gab Pangilinan

Gabriela Noelle Sevilla Pangilinan-Salomon (born November 22, 1991) is a Filipino actress and singer known for her work in musical theater, having starred in the Metro Manila productions of Rak of Aegis, Grease (2014), Side Show (2018), Mula sa Buwan (2018, 2022), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2019), Ang Huling El Bimbo (2019, 2023), The Last Five Years (2023), Pingkian: Isang Musikal (2024), and Jesus Christ Superstar (2026). She has also worked on screen, including in the musical web series Still (2021). In music, she was a featured vocalist on the song "Rosas" (2022).

Pangilinan has received recognition from Philippine and regional award-giving bodies, including as a recipient of an Asian Television Award for Still and an Awit Award for "Rosas", and as a three-time Gawad Buhay nominee for Mula sa Buwan, The Last Five Years, and Pingkian: Isang Musikal.

Early life and education Gabriela Noelle Sevilla Pangilinan was born on November 22, 1991, to dentist Vicky Sevilla and businessman Joseph Pangilinan, brother of Senator Kiko Pangilinan and media personality Anthony Pangilinan. Gab has a younger sister, Kara, who is also an actress. Both their parents were singers; Vicky was a member of the Kuh Ledesma-led band Music and Magic,

Pangilinan began formal theater training at age 7 through a summer workshop for children, which she attended for six consecutive years. Her parents allowed her to pursue theater but treated it as an extracurricular activity rather than a career path. They prioritized her formal education and preferred that she pursue what they considered a "practical" profession. Pangilinan received her first paycheck as a performer at around 10 years old. At 11, teachers encouraged her to move up to a more advanced class. At 12 years old, she decided she wanted to study at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City so she could join its musical theater organization, Ateneo Blue Repertory. At 15, Pangilinan joined her first production as part of the ensemble of High School Musical. After graduating, she worked as a foreign exchange spot broker. Over the following decade, she built a career largely centered on musical theater, with roles and engagements described by Philippine arts institutions and theater organizations as spanning ensemble, supporting, and leading work across major Metro Manila-based companies.

In 2015, Pangilinan played Annie in the music-driven romantic thriller F(r)iction, starring Red Concepcion and Myke Salomon, staged at the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde in Manila. F(r)iction was directed by Toff de Venecia, based on a book by Bym Buhain and Miyo Sta. Maria, with Ejay Yatco composing the music and writing the lyrics. In 2016, Pangilinan starred as Chelsea in PETA's dystopian-themed musical 3 Stars and a Sun, based on the songs of Francis Magalona. She alternated the role with Anj Heruela. A few months later, Pangilinan appeared as the spirit Ariel in Nona Shepphard and Liza Magtoto's reimagining of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, a PETA production developed with partners including the British Council and the Japan Foundation and set in a Philippine context informed by survivor accounts from Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). She was also among the credited cast of MusicArtes's production of Godspell, in a staging directed by Anton Juan, with performances reported at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in June 2016.

In 2018, Pangilinan was cast as conjoined twin Daisy Hilton alongside Kayla Rivera's Violet Hilton in Side Show staged by Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group, with performances at RCBC Plaza. Later that year, she was listed among cast members for Rak of Aegis sixth and final run.

She appeared in Atlantis Theatrical's Manila staging of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as the lead singer of the Shirelles and as Marilyn Wald, which ran from June 14 to July 7, 2019, at Meralco Theater in Pasig. That same year, Pangilinan began portraying a young Joy in the jukebox musical Ang Huling El Bimbo, alternating the role with Tanya Manalang. The musical, which was based on the music of Eraserheads, concluded a final run at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay in July 2023. Pangilinan also played Roxane in Mula sa Buwan (From the Moon), a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. She reprised the role during the production's 2022 return, which was staged at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati and followed earlier runs staged at the Areté of her alma mater, Ateneo de Manila University, in 2018.

Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group announced in February 2020 that Pangilinan would portray Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan in its Manila staging of On Your Feet!, a jukebox musical based on the life and music of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. Gloria herself approved Pangilinan's casting after viewing her audition videos, which were sent to Estefan by director Bobby Garcia. The production was scheduled to run from November 13 to December 6, 2020, at the Circuit Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati.

During the same period, Pangilinan was cast in other major Metro Manila productions. She played Marela in Repertory Philippines's staging of Anna in the Tropics, which was scheduled to open on March 13, 2020, but was canceled before opening after Metro Manila entered community quarantine related to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was also announced as an alternate for Eds delos Santos in Tabing Ilog: The Musical at the Dolphy Theatre in Quezon City. Likewise, the performances were canceled as COVID-19 restrictions expanded in March 2020.

From September to October 2023, Pangilinan starred as struggling actress Cathy Hiatt opposite her husband Myke Salomon as rising novelist Jamie Wellerstein in Barefoot Theatre Collaborative's Manila staging of The Last Five Years at Power Mac Center Spotlight in Circuit Makati. In an interview with Theater Fans Manila, Pangilinan said she had been interested in performing the musical since early adolescence. The same interview described her and Salomon as serving as co-producers as part of the company's producing team.

Pangilinan starred in Tanghalang Pilipino's Pingkian: Isang Musikal (Flint: A Musical), which covers the life of Filipino general Emilio Jacinto and his involvement in the Philippine Revolution, in March 2024. She was cast in a dual role as Jacinto's wife, Catalina de Jesus, and the traitor Florencio Reyes. In October 2024, she played Desdemona in Company of Actors in Streamlined Theatre's version of William Shakespeare's Othello at Mirror Studio Theater in Makati.

In May 2025, Pangilinan appeared in Barefoot Theatre Collaborative's Philippine staging of We Aren't Kids Anymore at Power Mac Center Spotlight, described by GMA News Online as a coming-of-age song cycle by Drew Gasparini.

In February 2026, Philippine media reported that Pangilinan was cast as Mary Magdalene in the Manila engagement of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, scheduled to run from May 2 to May 31, 2026, at The Theatre at Solaire in Parañaque, presented by GMG Productions with Crossroads Live and Work Light Productions.

On July 12, 2026, Barefoot Theatre Collaborative announced that Pangilinan will headline the Filipino original musical Gabriela: The Musical, set to open on November 13, 2026 at Hyundai Hall, Areté in Quezon City. She will play the title role of the Filipino revolutionary Gabriela Silang.

Screen Pangilinan made her screen debut on the web series Forever Sucks (2016), released by D5 Studio, That same year, she appeared on the television series Till I Met You, which aired on ABS-CBN until 2017.

Pangilinan also starred in the Star Cinema film My Lockdown Romance (2020) as the best friend of Jameson Blake's character.

Music

In music, Pangilinan collaborated as the featured vocalist on "Rosas", a work by Filipino singer-songwriter Nica del Rosario for Leni Robredo's 2022 presidential campaign. Pangilinan's uncle, Kiko Pangilinan, was Robredo's running mate in the campaign. "Rosas" won the Best Collaboration award at the 36th Awit Awards in November 2023.

She was also among the performers in the 2023 remake of Jim Paredes's "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo" released on YouTube ahead of the People Power Revolution's 37th anniversary.

On February 14–15, 2025, Pangilinan headlined her first solo concert, Gab Pangilinan in Concert: This is Not a Musical, staged for two nights at the Globe Auditorium in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Personal life Pangilinan began dating musical director and fellow actor Myke Salomon in 2016. They married on February 20, 2023, at Laiya Beach in San Juan, Batangas.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2020 My Lockdown Romance Gad Cervantes

Television and digital series Year Title Role Notes 2016 Forever Sucks Nancy Jane Web series 2021 Still Sab Miniseries Godspell Ensemble Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, Makati Rak of Aegis Ensemble PETA Theater Center, Quezon City 2026 Jesus Christ Superstar Mary Magdalene The Theatre at Solaire, Parañaque

Singles Year Title Notes 2019 "Magasin" (originally by Eraserheads) For the soundtrack of the musical Ang Huling El Bimbo; collaboration with David Ezra, Rafa Suguion-Reyna, Phi Palmos, Lance Reblando, Carla Guevara Laforteza, Myke Salomon, and Nicco Manalo "Sumandali" For the soundtrack of the miniseries Still; collaboration with Mike Shimamoto 2022 "Rosas" (Nica del Rosario song) Featured artist 2023 "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo" Collaboration with various artists

Awards and nominations Pangilinan won Best Leading Female Performance (Digital) at the 27th Asian Television Awards for her role as Sab in Still (2021).

She received an Awit Award for Best Collaboration for "Rosas", credited as a collaboration with Nica del Rosario.

She is also a three-time nominee for the Gawad Buhay awards, with cited nominated stage performances including Pingkian: Isang Musikal (2024), The Last Five Years (2023), and Mula sa Buwan (2022).