{{short description|Filipino actress and activist}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Mae Paner | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Activist, political satirist, and actress | years_active = | known_for = Juana Change character | notable_works = }} '''Mae Paner''' is a Filipino activist, political satirist, and actress.
==Early life and education== Mae Paner was born to a family with seven children. She is the second eldest among siblings. She attended the University of Santo Tomas (UST) where she majored in psychology.<ref name="creative">{{cite news|title=Mae Paner aka Juana Change: When I die, I want to be a known as a 'creative patriot'|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/187328/mae-paner-aka-juana-change-when-i-die-i-want-to-be-a-known-as-a-creative-patriot/|access-date=July 30, 2023|newspaper=Inquirer Lifestyle|date=March 13, 2015}}</ref>
==Career== ===Theater and advertising=== She began her acting career in theater in the 1970s when she was still attending UST. She would become an actress and a production assistant. By the time she reached her 20s, Paner is already directing audio-visual presentations. By around this time her elder sibling and father had died, which meant that she had to take care of her younger siblings and mother who is already bedridden.<ref name="creative"/>
Her background in theater helped her land a role in television commercials. In 1984, Motion Grafix tapped her service to play the antagonist role of "Shellane" in a commercial for their client Petron. She was offered the role of production assistant after filming. She also served as a partner for production companies Electromedia and Click Digital Post. She has since left the advertising industry.<ref name="creative"/><ref name="adobo">{{cite news |last1=Gonzales |first1=Camille |title=People: Activist, Artist, Adwoman, Good Samaritan—Mae Paner is a woman with many different roles in life |url=https://www.adobomagazine.com/philippine-news/people-activist-artist-adwoman-good-samaritan-mae-paner-is-a-woman-with-many-different-roles-in-life/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=Adobo Magazine |date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
She was part of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). She joined the ''Panata sa Kalayaan'' of PETA in the late 1980s as an actress and head stage manager. After the conclusion of the world tour, she became tour director.<ref name="creative"/>
===Acting and directing career=== In 2003, Paner directed a commercial featuring Dennis Trillo for a product from Globe Telecom and its partnership with Jollibee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brothers vow to keep connected in Globe TVC|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbljAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA42|access-date=June 13, 2024|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=October 31, 2003|page=B12}}</ref>
In 2013, Paner starred in the 2013 sex comedy film ''Juana C the Movie''. In the film which also tackled political themes such as corruption, she played the role of Juana Change.<ref name=sex-comedy>{{cite news |last1=Ching |first1=Mark Angelo |title=Mae Paner balances themes of corruption with sex and comedy in Juana C the Movie |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/12029/mae-paner-balances-themes-of-corruption-with-sex-and-comedy-injuana-c-the-movie |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=PEP.ph |agency=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |language=en, fil}}</ref>
Paner would direct and perform the 2021 film ''Tao Po'' which was adopted from a theater play. The film tackled the issue of extrajudicial killings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mae Paner's Tao Po and the role of artists to inspire critical thinking|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/9/29/mae-paners-tao-po-and-the-roleof-artists-to-inspire-critical-thinking|access-date=July 30, 2023|work=Manila Bulletin|date=September 30, 2021|language=en}}</ref>
==Activism== Paner owes her involvement in politics through her participation in theater. She and her colleagues would take part in protest against the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. She was arrested in 1984 but was released. In contemporary times, she is more focused on doing "performance activist", dressing up as characters as part of her activism.<ref name="creative"/>
Among the issues she has covered include the Reproductive Health Bill,<ref name=sex-comedy/> and the Philippine drug war.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actress goes solo to push for end to Philippines drug war|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-drugs-play-idUSKCN1BU0TH|access-date=July 30, 2023|work=Reuters|date=September 19, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
===Juana Change=== {{Infobox character | name = Juana Change | series = <!-- or |franchise=; use without the italic on the outside --> | image = | alt = | caption = | first_major = Juana Change (YouTube) | first_minor = <!-- or |first_issue=; Per MOS:MINORWORK - minor works include TV episodes, chapters, songs and game missions --> | first_date = 2008 | first = <!-- Use instead of first_major= etc. when custom or complex formatting is needed. --> | last_major = | last_minor = <!-- or |last_issue= --> | last_date = | last = <!-- Use instead of last_major= etc. when custom or complex formatting is needed. --> | creator = Artists Movement | based_on = <!-- if not an original creation, use {{based on|character|author}} --> | adapted_by = <!-- for character adaption articles --> | designer = | portrayer = Mae Paner | voice = | motion_actor = | full_name = | nickname = <!-- or |nicknames= --> | alias = <!-- or |aliases= --> | species = <!-- or |race=; for non-humans only --> | gender = <!-- if not obvious --> | title = | occupation = <!-- or |position= or |class= --> | affiliation = <!-- or |alignment= --> | fighting_style = | weapon = | family = | spouse = <!-- or |spouses= --> | significant_other = <!-- or |significant_others= --> | children = | relatives = | religion = | origin = <!-- or |home= --> | nationality = Filipino }} Paner is best known for her character as "Juana Change".<ref name="creative"/> The character was first featured in a YouTube parody series produced by the Artists Movement, a group of anti-corruption activists which Paner founded. Through Juana, Paner intends to encourage change in Philippine political politics.<ref name=the-movie>{{cite news |title=Juana C. The Movie premiere night |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/3812/red-carpet-watch-juana-c-the-movie-premiere-night |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=PEP.ph |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |language=en}}</ref> The YouTube series was launched in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Lynn |title=Do you Juana Change too? |url=https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/14510/do-you-juana-change-too |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=Spot.ph |date=8 May 2009}}</ref>
===Impersonation=== She has impersonated various political figures as part of her critique. At the Grand Mañanita protest, she dressed up as Metro Manila Police Chief Debold Sinas in June 2020 as a reference to Sinas' controversial birthday celebration amidst prevailing COVID-19 community quarantine measures.<ref>{{cite news |title=Activist Mae Paner dresses up as Sinas for 'Grand Mañanita' protest |url=http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/6/12/Debold-Sinas-Mae-Paner-Grand-Mananita-Independence-Day.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613105642/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/6/12/Debold-Sinas-Mae-Paner-Grand-Mananita-Independence-Day.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=CNN Philippines |date=12 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> At the sidelines of the 2020 State of the Nation Address, she dressed up as Harry Roque along with inflatable orcas which alludes to Roque's visit to Ocean Adventure in Subic Bay despite COVID-19 quarantine measures.<ref>{{cite news |title=Artist-activist Mae Paner dresses up as Harry Roque in #SONA2020 protest |url=http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/7/27/Mae-Paner-Harry-Roque.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727090605/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/7/27/Mae-Paner-Harry-Roque.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=CNN Philippines |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2015, Paner is single.<ref name="creative"/>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 96%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 2013 | ''Norte, the End of History'' | Magda | |- | ''Juana C. the Movie''<!-- May 30 --> | Juana Change | |- | 2014 | ''My Illegal Wife'' <!-- Jun 11 --> | Madam | |- | 2016 | ''The Woman Who Left'' <!-- Sep 9 --> | Warden | |- |rowspan="2"| 2021 | ''Tao Po'' <!-- Sep --> | | Also director and writer |- | ''History of Ha'' <!-- Oct 21 --> | | |- | 2023 | ''Oras de Peligro'' | Doña Jessa | |- |2025 |''Flower Girl'' | | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1993 || ''Noli Me Tangere'' || Tindera || |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{wikiquote}} *{{IMDb name|2844474}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paner, Mae}} Category:Filipino film actresses Category:Filipino human rights activists Category:Filipino stage actresses Category:Filipino women activists Category:Filipino women film directors Category:University of Santo Tomas alumni Category:Filipino anti-corruption activists Category:Filipino satirists Category:Filipino women satirists Category:Filipino political artists Category:Filipino women humorists Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)