{{Short description|Filipina actress (born 1996)}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2023}} {{Philippine name|Barro|Tabucanon}} {{Infobox person | name = Analyn Barro | image = | caption = Barro in 2022 | birth_name = Analyn Barro Tabucanon | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|15|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines | other_names = Anabanana, Anastasia | alma_mater = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2015–present | known_for = 6th season of StarStruck<br>Mina in My Love from the Star<br>Bubble Gang | website = }}
'''Analyn Barro Tabucanon''' (born August 15, 1996) is a Filipino actress who became known after joining the sixth season of GMA Network's reality-based talent competition, ''StarStruck''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-06-12 |title=LOOK: Analyn Barro gets her degree after temporarily quitting school for Starstruck |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/697424/analyn-barro-gets-her-degree-after-temporarily-quitting-school-for-starstruck/story/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=GMA News Online |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807201736/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/697424/analyn-barro-gets-her-degree-after-temporarily-quitting-school-for-starstruck/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Once labelled as ''"Crush ng Bayan"'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/724580/analyn-barro-s-sexy-bubble-bath-selfie-is-heating-up-instagram/story/%3famp|title=Analyn Barro's sexy bubble bath selfie is heating up Instagram|work=GMA News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Analyn Barro, bagong crush ng bayan?|url=https://tempo.mb.com.ph/2020/02/04/analyn-barro-bagong-crush-ng-bayan/|website=Tempo|date=2020-02-04|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en-US|first=|last=}}</ref>, she is currently a mainstay of the sketch comedy program ''Bubble Gang''.
==Career== When Barro was 18 years old, she and her friends were at SM Bacolod when they saw that auditions for the sixth season of the reality show ''StarStruck'' were being held there.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Analyn Barro plays third wheel to Derrick Monasterio-Bea Binene love team in Tsuperhero|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/114452/analyn-barro-plays-third-wheel-to-derrick-monasterio-bea-binene-love-team-in-tsuperhero|website=PEP.ph|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|date=November 7, 2016|last=Mendoza|first=Ruel J.}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbiznest.com/2015/08/starstruck-6-girls-on-spotlight-analyn.html|title=Starstruck 6 Girls Profile: Analyn Barro And Rachel Dimaculangan|access-date=2017-06-14|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922211802/http://www.showbiznest.com/2015/08/starstruck-6-girls-on-spotlight-analyn.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On a whim, they decided to audition for fun.<ref name=":2" /> However, when she passed the auditions, she decided to quit school temporarily and left Bacolod to join the show.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> On ''StarStruck'', she was among the final eight to be eliminated, as she failed a comedy skit challenge.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Analyn Barro Eliminated From StarStruck 6|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/22152/analyn-barro-eliminated-from-starstruck-6|date=2015-11-20|access-date=2026-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121174900/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/22152/analyn-barro-eliminated-from-starstruck-6|archive-date=2015-11-21|language=en|first=James Patrick|last=Anarcon}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
After her ''StarStruck'' journey, she landed her first regular show on the primetime series ''Once Again,'' and also had guest appearances on the shows ''A1 Ko Sa 'Yo'' and ''Maynila''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joyce umatungal nang mag-two piece|url=https://qa.philstar.com/pang-masa/pang-movies/2016/10/29/1637654/joyce-umatungal-nang-mag-two-piece|website=Philstar.com|access-date=2026-01-27|first=Ruel|last=Mendoza}}</ref> She became an antagonist as Miley, accomplice best friend of Ariana (played by Ashley Ortega) in the afternoon series ''Oh, My Mama!''. In 2016, she played a third wheel to the ''DerBea'' ''loveteam'' in the weekend primetime fantasy series ''Tsuperhero,''<ref name=":2" /> In 2017, she joined the sketch comedy program ''Bubble Gang,'' where she would become a mainstay known for playing comedic sexy characters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Super Ka: Bubble Gang! 23 ka tuig sa komedya|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/superbalita-cebu/kalingawan/super-ka-bubble-gang-23-ka-tuig-sa-komedya|website=SunStar Publishing Inc.|date=2019-02-20|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|first=Troy|last=Ciar}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Analyn Barro is a proud Bisaya in showbiz|url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-entertainment/2023/05/25/2268861/analyn-barro-proud-bisaya-showbiz|website=Philstar.com|access-date=2026-01-27|first=Januar Junior|last=Aguja|date=May 25, 2025}}</ref> She also starred as Mina, the friend of Jennylyn Mercado's character, Steffi, in the hit Philippine television remake, ''My Love from the Star''. She portrayed Tina, best friend of Rachel (played by Kris Bernal) in the 2018 afternoon series ''Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko''.
Barro then portrayed Gemrose Reyes, an antagonist in the 2021 primetime series ''First Yaya'' and its sequel ''First Lady''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First Yaya co-stars Thou Reyes, Glenda Garcia malaki ang pasasalamat sa GMA-7|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/159236/thou-reyes-glenda-garcia-mag-7-a4118-20210702|website=PEP.ph|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, she and several of her castmates from ''First Lady'' won on an episode of ''Family Feud''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Team 'First Lady' ni Sanya Lopez, wagi ng jackpot prize sa 'Family Feud' Philippines|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/team-first-lady-ni-sanya-lopez-wagi-ng-jackpot-prize-sa-family-feud-philippines/88269/|website=www.gmanetwork.com|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|first=Jimboy|last=Napoles|date=May 11, 2022}}</ref> She portrayed the anti-heroic lawyer Aera Simmons in the 2024 afternoon series ''Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law,'' a role she was able to draw from her family background of lawyers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Did you know that 'Lilet Matias' actress Analyn Barro came from a family of lawyers?|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/did-you-know-that-lilet-matias-actress-analyn-barro-came-from-a-family-of-lawyers/114058/|website=www.gmanetwork.com|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|first=Aaron Brennt|last=Eusebio|date=July 10, 2024}}</ref> She also won a Breakthrough Star of the Year award from the VP Choice Awards for that role.<ref name=":6" /> In 2025, Barro and ''Starstruck'' batchmate Arra San Agustin starred together in a music video for the band Mayonnaise.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Analyn Barro, Arra San Agustin's MV stint fuels netizens' GL series hopes|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/photos/analyn-barro-arra-san-agustins-mv-stint-fuels-netizens-gl-series-hopes/25732/352869/|website=www.gmanetwork.com|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|first=Jansen|last=Ramos|date=December 19, 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == Barro is from Ormoc City.<ref name=":2" /> She is Visayan and Ilongo.<ref name=":4" /> As a Visayan, she has experienced discrimination for her accent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matthias Rhoads, Analyn Barro napupuna raw dahil sa kanilang pananalita, accent|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/chikamuna/672421/matthias-rhoads-analyn-barro-napupuna-raw-dahil-sa-kanilang-pananalita-accent/story/|website=Balitambayan|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>
In 2019, Barro graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Major in Marketing Management from Trinity University of Asia.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
==Filmography== ===Television series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | rowspan="3"| 2016 || ''Once Again'' || Diana "Daday" Gonzalvo |- | ''A1 Ko Sa 'Yo'' || Elevator Girl |- | ''Oh, My Mama!'' || Miley |- | 2016—2017 || ''Tsuperhero'' || Anna |- | 2017 || ''My Love from the Star'' || Mina |- | 2017—present || ''Bubble Gang'' || Herself (mainstay) |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 || ''Sherlock Jr.'' || Liz |- | ''Pepito Manaloto'' || Multo |- | 2018—2019 || ''Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko'' || Tina Santos-Santiago |- | 2019 || ''Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko'' || Tyra Espiritu |- | 2021 || ''First Yaya'' || Gemrose Reyes |- | 2022 || ''First Lady'' || Gemrose Reyes-Agcaoili |- | 2022—2023 || ''Nakarehas na Puso'' || Charlotte Cruz-Galang |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''The Write One'' || Megan |- |''Black Rider'' || Victim |- | 2024–2025 || ''Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law'' || rowspan="2" |Aera Simmons |- | 2024 || ''My Guardian Alien'' |- | 2026 || ''Never Say Die'' || rowspan="2" |Golda Briones |- |}
===Television anthologies=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | rowspan="5"| 2019 || ''Dear Uge: Boom-taran-tan-trans'' || Rosalinda |- | ''Tadhana: Serial Killer'' || Hannah <!-- Date aired: 7 September 2019 --> |- | ''Dear Uge: Chubby yutiful'' || Mila <!-- Date aired: 23 June 2019 --> |- | ''Magpakailanman: Kailan Naging Ama ang isang Babae (The Roxanne D' Salles Epic Story)'' || Mae <!-- Date aired: 22 June 2019 --> |- | ''Magpakailanman: Viral Macho Dancer (The Dante Gulapa Story)'' || Edna <!-- Date aired: 23 March 2019 --> |- |2021 |''Regal Studio Presents: Ikaw si Ako, Ako si Ikaw'' |Wendy |- | 2025 | ''Tadhana: Family Affairs'' || Marnie |} ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Ref. |- | 2021 | ''Izla'' | Lani | |} ===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Song !Artist !Ref. |- |2025 |"Hanggang Sa Magunaw Ang Mundo" |Mayonnaise |<ref name=":5" /> |}
== Accolades == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Awards and nominations received by Analyn Barros !Award !Year !Category !Nominated work !Result !<abbr>Ref.</abbr> |- |VIP Choice Awards |2025 |Breakthrough Star of the Year |''Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law'' |{{won}} |<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Analyn Barro, Kokoy de Santos win big at the 6th VP Choice Awards|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/analyn-barro-kokoy-de-santos-win-big-at-the-6th-vp-choice-awards/123000/|website=www.gmanetwork.com|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|first=Aedrianne|last=Acar|date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> |} ==References== {{reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barro, Analyn}} Category:1996 births Category:21st-century Filipino actresses Category:Actresses from Bacolod Category:Comedians from Bacolod Category:Filipino television actresses Category:Filipino sketch comedians Category:Filipino women comedians Category:21st-century Filipino comedians Category:Hiligaynon people Category:Living people Category:StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants