Geraldine Catalan-Santos (born January 12, 1990), known professionally as China Roces, is a Filipino people actress, model, and radio personality. She is known as the co-host for Jojo Alejar's late night show The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. and with Mr. Fu on Wow Mali. She is also an occasional anchor for DWEY.
Personal life
Her screen name China Roces is derived from Chino Roces Avenue, a road that traverses
Makati,
Metro Manila, where she hails from. It is revealed in her vlog dated February 7, 2021, that she has a 14-year old daughter named Lymhie. She also had a son named Timothy with ex-partner Tim Sawyer.
Career
Roces started her career as a co-host for
Jojo Alejar on
The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A., when the show started airing on GMA in January 2014. She appeared for
FHM Philippines' 100% Hottie section for June 2014, in which she became a favorite like Tricia Santos and Ann B. Mateo.
A month after, her name was tapped on alleged sex video with News5 anchor/reporter
Paolo Bediones, as she denied she is the girl on that video, and Bediones said that the video was in 2009 and its impossible that Roces was 17 years old at that time.
She reappeared again in the September 2014 issue of
FHM Magazine with returning
Diana Zubiri as cover girl,
Chito Miranda and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In
Dudutan 2014 Roces won in the Bikini Open contest. In 2015, she frequently guest on different mass-based radio station like
DWLS and
DWKC-FM. In the 2015 FHM 100 Sexiest list was end into controversy, Roces along with Tricia Santos (which allegedly led boycott with
Andrea Torres, according to Pep.ph) and even
Marian Rivera and
Cristine Reyes are not included on the list, however she still appear for the 2 part FHM Event at the SMX Convention Center which she represent the
Tanduay Rhum with Lhea Bernardino and Kookai Sarmiento, however they revealed as Ranked No. 65 which labeled
Ina Raymundo which eventually pose for November issue of
FHM.
Filmography
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| 2012 | The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. | Co-Host | GMA Network/TV5 |
| 2013–2015 | Wow Mali | Co-Host | TV5 |
| 2014 | Be Careful with My Heart | Maid | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | The Ryzza Mae Show | Guest | GMA Network |
| Tunay Na Buhay |
| ASAP | ABS-CBN |
| Eat Bulaga | Bulaga Pa More! contestant | GMA Network |
| All of Me | | ABS-CBN |
Awards and recognition
FHM 100 Sexiest Woman
