Francesca “Cheese” Mata is an operatic soprano, musical theater actress, voice teacher, and vocal coach. Last July 2024, she graduated summa cum laude from UP Diliman College of Music, with a degree in Bachelor of Music, major in Voice and minor in Piano.

Her most recent professional theater credits include “SHREK THE MUSICAL” (Young Ogre/Ensemble) under Full House Theater Company and “JEPOY AND THE MAGIC CIRCLE” (Ensemble) under Repertory Theater For Young Audience. As a student, she performed in productions titled “MAYO…BISPERAS NG LIWANAG” (Candida) for Opera Workshop Class and “PRINCESS WHATSERNAME” (Fairy Godmother) for Musical Theater Workshop under Repertory Philippines.