EJ Jallorina
EJ Jallorina is a Filipina actress.
Early life and education
EJ Jallorina was born on January 21, 1993. Raised as a boy, she was involved in child acting. She attended Nazarene Catholic School in Quiapo, Manila for her high school studies.Career
Jallorina had her debut in the entertainment industry in the 2000s as a child actor. She was part of the cast of the ABS-CBN show Goin' Bulilit and was known for her role as an impersonator of Boy Abunda for a skit spoofing The Buzz.In her teenage years, Auraeus Solito cast Jallorina for his 2007 film Pisay. Around this time, Jallorina was often cast in gay roles such as in Manay Po 2: Overload where she played as the gay male best friend, Jiro Manio. She was comfortable in accepting such roles despite not identifying as bakla.
She came out as transgender when playing a young trans woman in the 2018 film Mamu: And A Mother Too. Jallorina later appeared in the 2022 GMA Network drama romance series What We Could Be.
She has appeared in feature films featuring trans women such as Marupok AF and ''Dreamboi''