What is Julia Montes’s net worth? Julia Montes is regarded as one of the richest, highest-paid, and most beautiful Filipino actresses.
Julia Montes is one of the most successful young actresses in the world.
Montes has been described in the media as one of the most talented actresses of her generation, and is frequently referred to as “Royal Princess of Drama”, and “Daytime Drama Queen”.
In 2016 and 2017, Montes was awarded for the Makabata Stars on the Anak TV Awards. ABS-CBN’s Push.com says she is humble about her profession, saying she is “just a person with a job” to make ends meet, attracts little gossip or tabloid attention, and casual in her appearance. In 2015, she was included in Candy Magazine‘s listing of the “7 Amazing Women Who Should Be Your Life Pegs” features.
Several media publications have noted Montes’ attractiveness. She appeared in Yes! magazine’s annual listing of the “100 Most Beautiful Stars”, topping the list with Kathryn Bernardo in 2013. From 2012 to 2016, she was included in FHM‘s 100 sexiest women, and won Star Magic Ball‘s “Sweetheart of the Night”, and “Female Star of the Night” awards in 2012 and 2015, respectively.
She is regarded as one of the richest Filipino actresses. So, what is Julia Montes’s net worth, and what are some of her top movies?
Who is Julia Montes?
Julia Montes is a Filipino actress of German descent.
She is one of the most sought-after actresses in the country and has been hailed as the “Royal Princess of Drama” for her acting prowess and versatility.
Julia Montes is 27 years old (as of August 2022) and was born Mara Hautea Schnittka on March 19, 1995, in Pandacan, Manila, Philippines, to a Filipino mother, Gemma Hautea, and German father, Martin Schnittka.
Schnittka left them when Montes was still a baby, and only her deaf mother raised her with the help of her grandmother, Flory Hautea.
In June 2015, Montes completed a culinary course at the Center for Culinary Arts, Manila along with her fellow actress Yam Concepcion. She is a practicing Catholic.
In December 2016, Montes was reunited with her birth father, Martin Schnittka, at Bellini’s, Cubao, Quezon City. She revealed via Instagram about her encounter with her father and expressed gratitude towards her German cousin Michelle Lloyd and CocoJul Bukayo fans for paving the way to meet him.
She has two younger brothers, Patrick and Paolo. Montes has other relatives in Germany.
She describes education as one of the tools to have a good life and she hopes to continue work not just for herself but for her family as well.
In 2011, she finished high school with good grades at the Blessed Hope Christian School.
At the age of 5, Montes began attending auditions and modeling agencies.
She recalls the struggles she and her grandmother went through: commuting to castings, hurrying from school to shoots, and missing a lot of family time in the process until she was cast in a milk brand, chocolate snack, and fast food chain endorsements.
However, she said she never competed with anyone and was just in the entertainment industry out of need.
Describing her ambitions as a child, Montes has said, “Since I was a child, I only had three dreams: to become a soldier, a chef, and a flight attendant.”
Acting career and movies
Montes is a 2-time winner for Best Actress in a TV series at Gawad Tanglaw Awards and has won a FAMAS Award.
In 2014, she scored a Best Actress nomination at the 62nd FAMAS Awards. In 2013, Yes! Magazine listed her at number one spot on their list of 100 Most Beautiful Stars and placed her fourth as one of the most influential celebrities the year prior.
She was also listed six consecutive times (2012-2017) on FHM’s annual list of Philippines Sexiest Women.
She is dubbed as the reigning “Daytime Drama Queen” by the media.
She began acting as a child on television by playing guest roles and starring in Goin’ Bulilit.
Montes gained widespread recognition with her first significant role and breakthrough by playing the mean and spoiled Clara del Valle in the remake of Mara Clara (2010–11), following which she made her film debut in the family drama Way Back Home (2011).
After Mara Clara ended, she starred in the critically acclaimed romantic drama Walang Hanggan (2012), as Katerina Alcantara, for which she won the Princess of Philippine Television Award, and in Muling Buksan ang Puso (2013), as Sarah Beltran.
For her role as Mona Hidalgo in the period drama Ikaw Lamang (2014), she won a Gawad Tanglaw Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the PMPC Star Award for Best Drama Supporting Actress. Montes subsequently won her second Gawad Tanglaw Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the PMPC Star Award for Best Drama Actress when she headlined the melodrama Doble Kara (2015–17), as identical twin sisters Kara Dela Rosa and Sara Suarez. She currently stars in the lead role of Ana Dimasalang in the political drama Asintado (2018).
In films, she starred in the romantic drama A Moment in Time (2013), as Jillian Linden, for which she was nominated for the FAMAS Award for Best Actress, and the romantic horror Halik sa Hangin (2015), as Mia Generoso, for which she earned a nomination for the Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance. Other film appearances include the romantic comedy The Reunion (2012), the horror adventure The Strangers (2012) and the independent drama Padre de Familia (2016).
Who is Julia Montes dating now?
Julia, 26, has been consistently linked to Coco Martin, 40 since they first worked together in the 2012 drama series Walang Hanggan.
The two have neither confirmed nor denied the issue, although Julia would occasionally post about Coco on her Instagram account, either to greet him on his birthday or show support for his acting projects.
Their love lives have been evident and opened to the public as they flaunt and show support for each other on their social media accounts.
The two are affably called by their fans as “CocoJul”.
Recently, the couple, also known as “CocoJul”, reunited on television through FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, as part of the show’s sixth-anniversary celebration. Their reunion comes six years after they were last seen on TV via Wansapanataym: Yamishita’s Treasures in 2015.
Currently, the two are also gearing up for their reunion film. The movie was shot in Pola, Oriental Mindoro early this year and is reportedly being helmed by award-winning director Brillante Mendoza.
Coco Martin and Julia Montes are not engaged nor married yet. The two got married in the phenomenal TV series, ‘Walang Hanggan’.
Julia Montes and her boyfriend Coco do not have a child together but they are godparents to Baby Felize. Julia also attached a message on her present. “To our inaanak Felize, Welcome to the Christian world. May God protect you always and know that you are one lucky baby to have your parents.
What is Julia Montes’s net worth?
Julia Montes has an estimated net worth of $1-5 million. Several online blogs suggest she is worth over $70 million.
As a role model to young people, she is particularly known for her grounded and family-oriented personality.
Montes established a reputation for being her family’s breadwinner, in the absence of her biological father. She managed to buy her own house at age 17 and was able to put up a salon for her grandmother, who had to sacrifice her salon business to pull their efforts together to support Montes at the start of her career.
