On SBS Filipino’s Trending Ngayon podcast, Filipino netizens celebrate Samoan-Australian actress Catherine Laga’aia for embracing Filipino culture through fashion. The 19-year-old Moana star impressed audiences after wearing a modern Filipiniana by Filipino designer Vania Romoff during the film’s Tokyo press tour, highlighting the global appreciation for Filipino creativity and heritage.
Key Points
- Filipino netizens celebrated Catherine Laga’aia’s embrace of Filipino fashion after she wore a modern Filipiniana created by Filipino designer Vania Romoff during the Tokyo press tour of Moana.
- Catherine was already gaining global attention as a 19-year-old Samoan-Australian actress from Sydney chosen to play Moana in the live-action adaptation of the Disney film.
- was selected from around 32,000 applicants for her debut film, directed by Emmy and Tony Award winner Thomas Kail and produced by Dwayne Johnson, Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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