Corazon Productions of Los Angeles, California is a production company in Los Angeles, California founded by it's President, Corazon Ugalde Yellen Armenta in March 2019. She is a Filipina-American, who migrated to the United States in her early teens. She later became an international model, actress, writer, traveler and philanthropist.
Corazon Ugalde Yellen Armenta’s dream to become an international model, cover girl, actress and to land in Hollywood and Las Vegas’ limelight started at a very young age. As a child, Corazon, Cora to her close friends, used to comb the hair and change the clothes of her Barbie Doll collections. The youngest daughter of former Brigadier General Aurelio Ugalde of the Philippine Air Force, who graduated Summa Cum Laude at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City and Chona Ugalde, Corazon enjoyed her childhood days to the fullest.
She started modeling when she was 13 years old, and has been featured several times as a Cover Girl. Corazon modeled for several international fashion designers. She has done numerous print ads and TV commercials for San Miguel Beer Pepsi Cola, Firestone, Macy’s, Kings Hawaiian Bread, Western Airlines, San Miguel Beer and many more. She has modeled in the Philippines, Scandinavian countries, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
As an actress, Cora appeared in several Films and TV Shows: “The OJ Simpson Civil Trial Reenactment for E! Entertainment”; “Days of Our Lives”; “Botyok sa America”; and, the Filipino TV series in the U.S. entitled “Corazon”. She also starred in numerous stage plays and musical plays like “Balikbayan” and “New Yorker in Tondo”, produced by Manila Actors Studio and East-West Player.
She won as Best Actress at the Virgo Awards for her role: “There Was a Soldier”. She also hosted a Filipino TV show entitled: “Entra Pinoy”, as well as several Celebrity Nigth fundraising activity for the Filipino Press Club. She was also the President of the Beverly Hills Barbie Club and was dubbed as the “Living Barbie Doll”. She modeled life-size Barbie Doll clothes and attended several events representing as a living Barbie Doll in several conventions. She has in her cabinet 3,000 doll collections including Barbies. She was the first Filipina to model for major mannequin manufacturer in the United States. They sculpted her face and made a face mask to be immortalized as an Asian Mannequin for several department stores. Corazon is also a traveler. She has already traveled the seven continents of the world and visited more than 100 countries already and still growing including the 7 wonders of the world.
For Corazon, modeling is not only about beauty, it is also about brains. Born and raised in the Philippines, Corazon finished her primary and secondary education at Siena College and obtained her Associates Degree from the University of Santo Tomas, an internationally recognized and oldest educational institution in the Philippines and in Asia. Cora is an author of a beauty and fitness book entitled: “Total beauty and Life”. She launched her book at the National Bookstore. She is also the former owner and founder of Corazon Ugalde Yellen Cosmetics.
She considers her family as her greatest achievements in life – Bridgette and Mathew Rosenberg, Sean, Shiela, and Charles Yellen, her significant other Frank Armenta, a Network Engineer. Their home is in Los Angeles, California.
Corazon founded the Corazon Productions in Los Angeles in March 2019 to help Asian Americans and other multi-cultural groups as well to develop their talents in the field of arts and culture, and be discovered. When asked why she established the company, she said: “I come to realize that by promoting Asian Americans talents of all ages can bring about the change I wanted to achieve. By producing well-meaning events and mass media productions to get our message across through digital technology, I can bridge the gap among cultures in the field of beauty, fashion, and arts around the globe. I wanted to develop Asian American and other nationalities’ talents as well and bring them in the halls of Hollywood or Las Vegas, for them and their sponsors to be known as an influencer of change. This is in order to help propel arts and culture not only in America but to their respective countries as well and to the rest of the globe – to make this world a better place to live.”
At present, Corazon Productions is expanding its advocacy projects in the Philippines helping models, Hair and Make-Up Artists (HMUAs), designers and photographers to develop their talents and encouraging them to become young entrepreneurs.
Corazon Ugalde Yellen Armenta and her advocacy:
