Marian Rivera
| Marian Rivera-Dantes | |
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Rivera at the press conference for Let's Celebrate! Dance Concert in Manila, December 2008
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| Ambassador for Women and Children with Disabilities Congress of the Philippines |
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Assumed office March 31, 2014 |
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| Born |
Marian Gracia y Rivera 12 August 1984 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spain, Philippines |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Dingdong Dantes (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | De La Salle University – Dasmariñas |
| Occupation | Actress, model, dancer, recording artist, television personality |
| Known for |
MariMar Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel Mars Ravelo's Darna Amaya Temptation of Wife |
 Rivera's FHM Cover FHM Magazine cover from January 2013 |
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Rivera's second FHM Magazine cover, March 2014 |
Marian Rivera Gracia-Dantes (born Marian Gracia y Rivera; August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain), known professionally as Marian Rivera, is a Spanish Filipino commercial model and actress, best known for her roles in MariMar, Dyesebel, Amaya, and Temptation of Wife.
As a recording artist, Rivera has released two studio albums: the Marian Rivera Dance Hits and Retro Crazy. She starred in such films as My Bestfriend's Girlfriend, You to Me Are Everything, and Panday 2.
She was included in 2011's Top 20 Endorsers. She was hailed as FHM Magazine's Sexiest Woman in 2008, 2013, and 2014, setting the record of three cumulative victories through voting online and SMS.
Marian Rivera was born in Madrid, Spain to Francisco Javier Gracia Alonso, a Spaniard, and Amalia Rivera, a Filipina hailing from Cavite. Her parents separated when she was two years old, after which her mother brought her to the Philippines where she grew up. However, her mother had to leave to continue her work commitment abroad and Rivera was sent to her maternal grandmother, Francisca Rivera, in Bacoor, Cavite.
Rivera pursued her elementary and high school education at Saint Francis of Assisi College System, and spent her college education finishing Bachelor of Arts in psychology at De La Salle University Dasmariñas. After graduating, she worked for National Institute of Mental Health in Mandaluyong City where she gave out medicines, examinations and evaluation to patients, among others.
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