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Mendoza in 2016
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Born |
Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza March 3, 1995 Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Education |
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Occupation | Actress, television and internet personality |
Years active | 2015 – present |
Agent |
Triple A GMA Artist Center (2017-present) |
Known for | Yaya Dub on the "Kalyeserye" show on Eat Bulaga! |
Notable work | |
Website | mainemendoza |
Triple A
Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza (born March 3, 1995), popularly known as Maine Mendoza, is a Filipina actress, singer-songwriter, and television and internet personality. She is best known for her viral Dubsmash videos and her role as Yaya Dub in the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!'s "Kalyeserye" segment that was aired on GMA Network and worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. After Mendoza was accidentally paired with Alden Richards forming the love team AlDub, the ratings of Eat Bulaga! were further increased and the popularity of Mendoza as well as Richards resulted in wide exposure.
Besides Eat Bulaga!, Mendoza featured in the film My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore where she received a Best Supporting Actress award at the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival. She also starred in and wrote the theme song of Imagine You & Me, which is her very first film as lead actress.
Mendoza was born and raised in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines, to Mary Ann Capili Mendoza and Teodoro Mendoza, Jr. She has two brothers and two sisters. All of the names of her siblings start with "Nico."
She finished her elementary education at St. Paul School of Sta. Maria and high school at St. Paul College of Bocaue in Bulacan. She completed a bachelor's degree in hotel, restaurant and institution management major in culinary arts at De La Salle-College of St. Benilde . She had her internship at The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, New York.