Author Janet Susan R. Nepales

Janet Susan R. Nepales is an award-winning journalist who is the first and only Filipina member of the prestigious Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) that produces the Golden Globe awards annually. A member of the Los Angeles Press Club, Janet has received awards from the Los Angeles Press Club in the Best Columnist – International category for 2012, 2013 and 2014. Janet has a regular weekly column in Manila Bulletin entitled, “Hollywood Bulletin,” and is a regular Los Angeles correspondent of GMA-7 TV Network. She has been chosen by the Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in 2012 and one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina in the World in 2013. The Los Angeles-based journalist also co-authored the first book published by the Filipina Women’s Network entitled, “Disrupt.” She is married to journalist-author Ruben V. Nepales and has two daughters --- Bianca Nicole and Rafaella Angelica.