Ching Valdes-Aran

Biography

Ching Valdes-Aran is a Filipino-American actress and dancer who began her career in the Philippines as a dancer with the Filipinescas Dance Company at age 13. She later moved to New York City, where she became an Assistant Director of the Philippine Dance Company of New York and honed her craft alongside Asian-American artists through La MaMa's Pan Asian Repertory. Her screen debut came in 1985 on The Equalizer, marking the beginning of her television career.