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Before her showbiz career took off six years ago, Maine Mendoza secretly desired to be an actress and just used the video sharing app Dubsmash as her outlet. Her entertaining clips lip-synching iconic movie scenes went viral and landed her an audition on the Philippines' longest-running noontime show Eat! Bulaga in which she eventually clinched her life-changing role as Kalyeserye's "Yaya Dub". And the rest, as they say, is history.
“My story attests to the importance of pursuing and sharing your passions online. I realized that you really need to put yourself out there because it’s the easiest way to be found by people who share your passion, appreciate what you can offer, or can lead you to an opportunity or path you’ve been searching for,” said Maine who has since assumed many roles and dabbled into being a host, singer, author and entrepreneur among many things. However, Maine's most recent role is being the face of GigaPay, an innovative collaboration between Smart Communications and Paymaya for seamless payments on the GigaLife app.
GigaPay with Paymaya makes it so much easier and simpler for Smart Prepaid, Smart Postpaid, Smart Bro, Prepaid Home WiFi and TNT subscribers to buy load and subscribe to promos so they can stay connected online anytime and anywhere. Constantly reaching out to her fans through social media, the 26-year old Maine shared, “We’ve all run out of data while doing something important, and we know it’s such a big hassle. GigaPay addresses that so nothing gets in the way of your passions. There are more platforms today than when I started six years ago, which means there are more ways to discover what you’re good at, try different hobbies, and improve your craft online. You just need to be connected all the time – and you can now rely on the GigaLife App for that."
During the launch of GigaPay with Paymaya, Smart Communications Senior Vice President and Consumer Wireless Business Head Jane J. Basas explained why Maine is the perfect endorser for the new GigaLife app service. “Maine has really come a long way. She has inspired many content creators with her journey, and we know that she can urge more Filipinos to harness the power of the Internet and social media when it comes to pursuing their dreams," Basas stated. “Smart’s value brand TNT was one of my first endorsements when I started in 2015. It was such a big deal for me to get the trust of the biggest telco brand in the country at that time. Now, I’m so happy to be back to promote a smarter way to pay and proudly say, ‘Simple, Smart Ako,’” Maine concluded.
