Tippy Dos Santos

She was born in Houston, Texas to a Filipino mother (Happy Esquivias) and a Brazilian-American father (John Dos Santos). Since she was nine years old, Dos Santos sang at corporate events and also performed in kids' musicals for the Ateneo Children's Theater and for the theater group Trumpets.^[1][2] She also won a regional singing contest and was a grand finalist in the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) of 2008.^[1][3]

In 2009, Dos Santos began her career in the Philippine entertainment industry.^[4] She first made a guest appearance on Ruffa & Ai, in which she sang "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia.^[5] She then started acting on television with the 2010 drama 1DOL as the younger sister of Sam Milby's character.^[1][2] In 2011, she took a supporting role on the series Growing Up.^[6] The following year, she had her film debut alongside Sam Concepcion in I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!.^[7] She picked up several awards for her performance in that film, including She was then paired alongside Igi Boy Flores in the teen comedy series Luv U.^[8]

In July 2013, Dos Santos collaborated with Concepcion and the singer Quest to interpret the song "Dati" composed by Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsamana, which won the grand prize at the 2nd Philippine Popular Music Festival.^[9] Their version was nominated for "Favorite Collaboration" at the 2014 MYX Music Awards.^[10]

In 2015, Dos Santos was the opening act for Boyce Avenue's concert in Manila.^[11] This was also the year she joined the Myx tv channel as one of their VJs along with Erica Abello and Diego Loyzaga.^[4] On August 27, she had her debut concert, "Unfolded".^[12] On October 9, she released her self-titled debut album.^[13] That year, she also featured on the ballet production of Pinocchio as the Pink Fairy.^[14] In 2016, she co-hosted the Awit Awards with Matteo Guidecelli and also came home with two Awit Awards for "Parang Wala Lang".^[15] She also got to perform on stage alongside David Archuleta during his concert.^[16] In 2018, she had a role in the international indie thriller film Abomination which was directed by Yam Laranas.^[17]

On March 31, 2022, Dos Santos married pilot Miguel Porcuna after four years of dating each other.^[18]

Dos Santos first graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Life & Child Development.^[19] She then graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law in August 2022 with a dean's medalist for academic excellence.^[20] She passed the 2022 Philippine Bar Examination and is pending her admission to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines before officially becoming a lawyer.^[21]

On December 30, 2023, Dos Santos' mother, Happy Esquivias Dos Santos, died in a vehicular accident while on vacation in Seoul, South Korea, at the age of 58.^[22]

She is the niece of actor Johnny Delgado.^[1]

• 2013- New Movie Actress of the Year at the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies (for I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!)^[23]

• 2013- Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress at the 10th Golden Screen Awards for Movies (for I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!)^[24]
• 2016- Best R&B Recording at the 29th Awit Awards (for "Parang Wala Lang")^[15]
• 2016- Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist at the 29th Awit Awards (for "Parang Wala Lang")^[15]