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Torres in 2011, image via DFree / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Dayanara Torres Delgado
Place of Birth: Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Date of Birth: October 28, 1974
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Dayanara Torres is a Puerto Rican model, actress, singer, and writer. She was Miss International Puerto Rico 1992, Miss Puerto Rico 1993, and Miss Universe 1993, and won Mira Quien Baila. Her roles include the films Linda Sara , Basta’t Kasama Kita , The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone , and 200 Cartas ; and the shows Maalaala Mo Kaya: Selyo , Oki Doki Doc , The Young and the Restless , Watch Over Me , and Ang Probinsyano . She has hosted ASAP and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve .
Dayanara is the daughter of Luz Delgado and José Torres López. She was has two children with her former husband, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Marc Anthony . A picture of Dayanara with her mother can be seen here .
One of Dayanara’s grandmothers was named Aida.