Karina Bautista

Karina Bautista Nakagawa^[1] (born on April 29, 2002)^[2] is a Filipino actress. She was one of the first batch finalists of Pinoy Big Brother: Otso in 2018.^[3][4][5] She later appeared in television series including Sandugo (2019), The Four Bad Boys and Me (2020), Ampalaya Chronicles (2020), Viral Scandal (2021), Hoy, Love You! (2021), and Halfmates (2024),^[6] as well as in films including Fruitcake (2024)^[7] and My Love Will Make You Disappear (2025).^[8]

She gained wider recognition after appearing in the television anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya (2025), for an episode features the story of the Maguad siblings murder case, playing the antagonist convict Janice.^[9][10][11]

Bautista was born in Santiago, Isabela to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father with an American citizenship.^[12] She is of Ilocano and Japanese descent.^[13] She grew up with the care of her grandmother Celeste and other relatives, as both her parents were working abroad, but due to conflicts over money matters, she was forced to leave their custody. She lived in another relative's apartment for a year. At the age of 13, she decided to stay in a boarding house all by herself.^[14]

Bautista auditioned for Star Hunt and later joined Pinoy Big Brother: Otso in 2018 and was named as one of the first batch finalists. She launched and became part of the second batch of ABS-CBN's management arm, Rise Artists Studio, in 2021. With her on-screen pairing with Aljon Mendoza, she started gaining appearances in many other television shows on the network.^[15] She joined the Philippine Navy reserves in August 2024.^[16]