Aubrey Miles | |
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Miles, photographed in 2004
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Born |
Aubrey Sandel March 16, 1980 Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Occupation | Actress, Model, Television host, Singer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Partner(s) | Troy Montero |
Children | 2 |
Aubrey Miles (born Aubrey Sandel on March 16, 1982) is a Filipino television host, singer, model, and actress.
Aubrey Sandel was born on March 16, 1982 in Caloocan City to Victorino Sandel and Maria Perla Santos. She was the third child of the couple's four children. She was named after the song "Aubrey" by Bread. Her parents separated when she was fifteen years old, and she stayed with her mother.
At sixteen years old, Miles starred in GMA sitcoms Beh Bote Nga and German Moreno's Best Friends. Between show business assignments, Miles joined beauty pageants which provided her with a steady income.
She finished her secondary education at La Consolacion College - Caloocan. She then majored in voice and minored in piano at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music. She dropped out during her sophomore year when film producer Dondon Monteverde signed her up to a three-year, eight-film contract with Regal Films.
Miles' stage surname was adopted from the song "Miles Away" by German Moreno.
Miles' had her film debut as Ditas, a student who moonlights as a prostitute in the 2002 film Prosti directed by Erik Matti. Her role involved nudity and graphic sex scenes with her on-screen romantic interest, Jay Manalo. Highly successful at the box office, the film grossed ₱29 million. To date, Prosti remains her highest-grossing movie. The success in the titular role led to other movie offers, as well as product endorsement deals from companies such as Bench (a clothing company in the Philippines).