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Birth Name: Marian Rivera Gracia
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth: 12 August, 1984
Ethnicity: Spanish, Filipino [Tagalog]
Marian Rivera is a Filipino actress, commercial model, and entrepreneur. She has been Ambassador for Women and Children with Disabilities, Congress of the Philippines, since March 31, 2014.
She was born in Madrid. Her father, Francisco Javier Gracia Alonso, is Spanish. Her mother, Amalia Mallari Rivera, is a Filipina, from Bacoor, Cavite. After her parents’ divorce, she moved to the Philippines with her mother when she was three. Marian is married to actor Dingdong Dantes , with whom she has two children, including Zia Dantes .
Marian’s paternal grandfather is named Mariano Gracia.
Marian’s maternal grandfather was Leonardo Tolentino Rivera (the son of Epifanio Rivera and Asuncion Tolentino).
Marian’s maternal grandmother was Francisca Cayamo Mallari (the daughter of Anacleto Mallari and Juana Cayamo).
Source: Marriage record of Marian’s maternal grandparents, Leonardo Tolentino Rivera and Francisca Cayamo Mallari – https://familysearch.org