Sela Guia
Sela at Idol Matsuri 2018
Born	Marsela Mari Dela Cruz Guia (2000-04-28)April 28, 2000 (age 24) Biñan,Laguna,Philippines
Alma mater	St. Paul University Manila
Occupations	Host singer actress
Family	Miguel Mari Guia(Mister International Philippines 2016)
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2018–present
Labels	ABS-CBN (Star) Star Magic
Formerly of	MNL48 (2018–2020)
Musical artist

Marsela Mari "Sela"Dela Cruz Guia (born April 28, 2000) is aFilipino actress, host and singer who is underABS-CBN'sStar Magic. She is a former member of the all-girl Filipino idol groupMNL48.^[1][2] After leaving the group, she signed an exclusive contract withStar Magic in their historic"Black Pen Day" on June 19, 2021. Sela has since then continued with her solo singing and acting career.^[3][4] Starting May 2022, Guia became a regular host onPIE Channel's segmentPIEsilog and was later on moved toPIEnalo: Pinoy Games.^[5][6]

Sela was born inBiñan,Laguna,Philippines. At the age of 17, she became a member of MNL48's first generation, which was composed of 48 members and debuted in April 2018.^[1][2]

In 2017, Sela submitted an audition clip online in the nationwide search for the members ofAKB48's Filipino sister group MNL48.^[7] From a total of 4,134 active applicants, she was one of the 200 girls that passed the initial auditions, which was announced onIt's Showtime last January 2018. In April 2018, She ranked third in the first edition of MNL48's general election.^[8][9] As a result, she was a front line performer for the group's debut single,"Aitakatta – Gustong Makita". A month later, she was selected as one of the members ofTeam L. The following year, she was selected to perform in AKB48 Group Asia Festival inBangkok,Thailand on January 27, 2019. In April 2019, Sela placed second during the second edition of MNL48's general election, for the group's 4th single,"Ikaw ang Melody".^[10][11] The following month, the Music Video forIgai ni Mango was released in where Sela was center.^[12] Later that year, she was selected to perform in AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Shanghai, China on August 24, 2019.^[13]

In November 2020, during herInstagram live, Sela formally announced that she will withdraw her candidacy from the third edition of MNL48's General Election and later leave the group.^[7] After her duties and responsibilities she formally left February the next year, makingRiver her last single as a member of the group.^[1][2]

On June 19, 2021, a few months after leaving MNL48, Sela signed an exclusive contract withStar Magic on their historic"Black Pen Day".^[3][4] Since then, she has been participating in a lot of Star Magic's gigs and started doing workshops with them.^[1][2] In January 2020, Sela appeared onASAP Natin ‘To stage for aStar Magic Presents performance, marking the start of her solo career.^[14][15] She also appeared in the"Star Magic 30 All-Star Games" as part of the Star Hunt Volleyball Team last May 23, 2022.^[16][17][18] On the same month, Sela started her hosting career after the announcement that she will be part ofPIE Channel's segmentPIEsilog as a PIE jock (host), together with Frances Cabatuando,Tristan Ramirez, Raco Ruiz, Jae Miranda, and Eryka Lucas.^[5][19][20] In October 2022, Sela was moved to a new segmentPIEnalo:Pinoy Games together with Eian Rances,Negi, Kevin Montillano, Nicki Morena, Ruth Paga, andNonong Ballinan.^[6][21] On November 27, 2022, Sela became a guest host on theDream Maker Online Hub withSheena Belarmino.

Starting January 9, 2023, Sela, together with Jhai Ho and Gabb Skribikin will be the Dream Maker Pie Jocks onDream Maker's weekdays variety show Pause & Play onPIE Channel.^[22][23]

On June 14, 2020, Sela made her television debut when she starred inIpaglaban Mo!: Yes Sir as Tiffany.^[24]

In February 2022, it was announced that Sela will play the role of Nica in the TVDG digital moviePILIkula: "Her Story" withElla Cayabyab, and Sky Quizon.^[25] They've won the role via theKUMU campaign spearheaded by Star Hunt.^[26] This is her second TVDG digital movie after"2020 Vision" where she played Erika back in 2020, co-starring Ecka Sibug as Sandy.^[27][28] Earlier that year she also played the role of Marnie in theiWant Series"Goodbye Girl", which served as her web series debut.^[29] In July 2022, Sela made a quick appearance in the film"The Entitled" starringAlex Gonzaga andJC de Vera.^[30] It is her first appearance onNetflix and her third appearance in the big screen after her cameo scene in"Kun Maupay Man It Panahon" last 2021 and the documentary film about MNL48,ICYMI: I See Me last 2019.^[31]

In 2023, Sela starred in her first major film casting as Jenny Mendoza, a supporting role inMelai Cantiveros'Ma'am Chief: Shakedown in Seoul.^[32][33]

Guia was born inLaguna, Philippines. Ever since young, Guia has always been keen into becoming a dancer, singer, and an actress.^[2] She graduated fromSt. Paul University Manila, with a bachelor's degree in tourism management with high honors.^[3]

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