Sa lahat ng tinatamasang tagumpay sa showbiz, sinabi ni Daniela Stranner na may isang tao siyang tinitingala at gustong maging katulad ang karera pagdating ng panahon.
Ito'y walang iba kundi ang iniidolo niyang si Liza Soberano.
Ani Daniela, "Honestly, pumasok po ako ng showbiz, wala akong alam sa mga Filipino stuff.
"Pero ang pinapanood ko po at the time was Forevermore kay Ate Liza and Kuya Enrique.
"Si Ate Liza, she is the one I idolized ever since up until now.
“Super natutuwa po ako kung nasaan po siya ngayon, how she's following her dreams and all."
Ang tinukoy ni Daniela na Enrique ay ang reel-and-real-life sweetheart ni Liza na si Enrique.
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Inspirasyon din daw ni Daniela si Liza dahil sa pagiging matapang at determinado nitong makamit ang mga pangarap niya sa buhay kahit na may ilang humahadlang.
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Saad ni Daniela, "Look at her, hindi siya nagpapapigil.
"She is not listening to other people. She is still continuing what she wants to do. Ganon po kasi ako type na tao. I don’t listen to other people. If people bring me down, it is fine.
"I do look up to Ate Liza, but when it comes to acting, I like to do my own thing.
"I like to study and build my own character.
"I don't try to copy or remember how anyone acts. I want to build my own po."
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ON HER UNEXPECTED ENTRY TO SHOWBIZ
Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin halos makapaniwala ang Filipino-German actress na si Daniela sa mga biyayang nakakamit niya dahil sa pag-aartisa.
Ayon sa Kapamilya actress, unexpected ang pagpasok niya sa mundo ng showbiz dahil hindi niya plinano at pinangarap ito noong una.
Sa ginanap na intimate media conference ng Star Magic noong February 7, 2024, naibahagi ni Daniela sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at iba pang miyembro ng entertainment press kung paano mula sa pagiging estudyante ay naging ganap siyang artista noong 2018.
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Aniya, "This was never the part of the plan po.
"Actually, my very first audition was nakita lang po akong naglalakad sa mall.
"Nakita po ako ng isang talent scout ng Star Magic. At first, I didn't believe honestly na taga-Star Magic siya or taga-ABS-CBN siya.
"Kasi I didn't experience anyone talking to me like that, e.
"Pinapunta po ako dito [sa ABS-CBN] to do an audition, a VTR, and it was so, like, out of nowhere.
"Na parang sabi nila, imi-meet daw namin yung head ng Star Magic, which is Mr. M that day."
Ang Mr. M na tinutukoy ni Daniela ay si Johnny Manahan, isang respetadong star builder, mentor, at TV director.
Siya rin ang co-founder at dating head ng Star Magic, ang talent management arm ng ABS-CBN.
Patuloy ni Daniela, "So ako, 'Who's that?' E, I don't know anything, I was, like, clueless.
"'Tapos, pumunta kami ng office ni Mr. M. We were, like, 30-plus [auditionees], I think.
"After that, pinag-stay ako, pinauwi yung iba.
"And then that day, I met Tita Monch."
Ang tinawag ni Daniela na "Tita Monch" ay si Monch Novales, isa sa senior handlers sa Star Magic.
"And then yun na po, yung tinawag siya [Monch], at sinabi ni Mr. M, 'Okay, give Daniela a two-year contract.'
"My very first audition, I got the contract na po."
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DANIELA STRANNER'S PROJECTS
Simula nito, nagtuluy-tuloy na ang pagpasok sa showbiz ni Daniela, hanggang sa mapasama siya sa teleserye ng LizQuen na Make It With You noong 2020.
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Gumanap din siya bilang Vilma sa 2021 drama-comedy film na Love At First Stream, Cars sa iWantTFC youth-oriented series na Tara G! (2022), Sophia sa IWantTFC mini-series na Fractured (2023), at sa Senior High (2023) bilang si Z.
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Kasama rin si Daniela sa star-studded cast na makakasama ni Piolo Pascual sa upcoming teleserye ng ABS-CBN ngayong 2024, ang Pamilya Sagrado.
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