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Nina Mae Vidal

Nina Mae is a Consignment Coordinator/Customer Service Representative for a durable medical equipment supply company in Chicago, Illinois. She is one of four principals of the Moon Crane Theatre Company, which is scheduled to launch its first major production in January 2016. Gifted with a strong, and powerful, singing voice Mae won the North Central regional title of the 2012 ABS-CBN/DZMM Radio’s Global Pinoy Singing Idol Competition, and went on to compete in the national finals. Her acting debut came in 2011 when she successfully played Luz in "Alamat: The Legend of the Islands Philippines," played Doña Victorina and Doña Teodora in "Rizal’s Sweet Stranger: The Musical (Untold Stories of Josephine Bracken)," and played the role of Ana Marie in Bienvenido Noriega's award-winning play "Bayan-Bayanan" where she shared the stage with Philippine actress Cherie Gil. Mae is the pianist and vocalist of her church’s music ministry.

Relationships

A Life Journey with Cherished People

By Nina Mae Vidal

“We got the house!” That was the text I received from one of my BFFs (Best Friends Forever) who finally, after more than ten…

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