About Marian Rivera

Marian Rivera was born on August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain to Fransisco Gracia and Amalia Rivera. Her mother, Amalia a Filipina, is working as an airport attendant in London, UK; Her father, Fransisco a Spaniard, is a restaurateur.

Her parents separated while Marian was at the age of two, so with her mother in London, and her father in Spain, she lived with Grandmother, Lola Fransisca Rivera, in Bayanan,  Bacoor, Cavite, who became Marian's designated gaurdian and the one who helped Marian grow up to be the respected woman she is today.     Even if Marian's parents separated, the young actress still managed to keep in constant contact with both her mother and her father. They both try their best to support their one and only daughter financially. Marian's parents have already found different life partners, but she still remains an only child. Marian made it an annual trip to visit her father's side of the family in Spain, but stopped once she entered college.    

In college Marian took up B.S. Psychology at La Salle University in Dasmarinas, Cavite. Her Favorite subjects were logic and Filipino Psychology. Not only did God give Marian the gift of intelligence, but he had also blessed her with flawless beauty. Marian used this to her advantage and began small-time ramp modeling to earn some money of her own. Even if she stood at Five Feet and Four Inches tall, Marian did not let that stop her and she continued Ramp Modeling. Marian's flawless beauty began to attract talent scouts, who offered for her to appear in ads and commercials, which she gladly accepted. Her First two commercials were for Skin White and Skyflakes.