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Birth Name: Ellen Meriam Go Adarna
Place of Birth: Cebu City, Philippines
Date of Birth: April 2, 1988
Ethnicity: Filipino [Cebuano], one quarter Chinese
Ellen Adarna is a Filipina actress, model, and internet personality. She is also known as Maria Elena.
Her father, Alan Modesto Albino Adarna, was of Cebuano descent. Her mother, Meriam Durano Go, is of half Cebuano and half Chinese descent. Ellen is married to British-Filipino model, actor, and host Derek Ramsay. She has a son with her former partner, actor and model John Lloyd Cruz .
Ellen’s paternal grandfather is Teodorico Soriano Adarna, Jr. (the son of Teodorico Adarna, Sr. and Leonor Soriano). Ellen’s grandfather Teodorico was born in Minglanilla, Cebu.
Ellen’s paternal grandmother was Leah Villa Albino (the daughter of Brunito L. Albino and Natividad Suico Villa). Leah was born in Cebu City. Natividad was the daughter of Teresio Villa y Vivares, or Teresio Vivares Villa in Filipino, and of Florencia Suico. The surname Suico is Chinese.
Ellen’s maternal grandfather was Danton Kho Go (the son of Go Bon Hian and Margarita Kho). Danton was born in Cebu City, to Chinese parents.
Ellen’s maternal grandmother is Engracia Nocos Durano (the daughter of Magdaleno Durano and Luisa Nocos y Bugtai, or Luisa Bugtai Nocos in Filipino). Engracia was born in Ormoc, Leyte, to parents from Liloan, Cebu. Magdaleno was the son of Micaela Durano. Luisa was the daughter of Simplicio Nocos and Bonifacia Bugtai.
Sources: Genealogy of Ellen Adarna – https://www.facebook.com
Birth record of Ellen Adarna – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Ellen’s father – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Ellen’s paternal grandparents, Teodorico Soriano Adarna, Jr. and Leah Villa Albino – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Ellen’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Ellen’s maternal grandparents, Danton Kho Go and Engracia Nocos Durano – https://familysearch.org
Marriage records of Ellen’s maternal great-grandparents, Magdaleno Durano and Luisa Nocos y Bugtai – https://www.familysearch.org https://familysearch.org