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Melai Cantiveros
Filipino actress, comedian and host (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melisa Bunayog Cantiveros-Francisco[a] (Tagalog: [ˈmɛlaɪ kantɪˈbɛɾɔs]; born April 6, 1988) is a Filipino comedian, television personality and actress. She rose to fame in 2009, after winning Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up. In 2015, she won the first season of the Filipino version of Your Face Sounds Familiar. She is currently one of ABS-CBN's contract talents and one of the host of the networks longest running morning show, Magandang Buhay. Her accolades include an Asia Artist Award, two PMPC Star Awards for Television, including a nomination for an Asian Television Award.
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Personal life
Melisa Bunayog Cantiveros was born in General Santos, Philippines, to Dionisio and Virginia Cantiveros. She is the third of four siblings, and the only daughter. She finished at Mindanao State University–General Santos,[1] where she was an activist and member of a social democratic party.
She married her fellow Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up housemate Jason Francisco on December 9, 2013 as she carried their first child,[2] Amelia “Mela” Lucille, born in April 2014 in her native General Santos.[3] On July 26, 2016, she and Francisco confirmed their separation through their daughter’s Instagram.[4] The couple later reconciled, with Cantiveros having her second child with Francisco, Stela Rosalind, in April 2017.[5][6] The couple now have the YouTube channel “Melason Family.”[7]
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Career
In October 2009, Cantiveros entered the Big Brother house along with 25 other housemates. After 133 days, she was able to garner enough votes to reach the final episode wherein she won the competition by getting 1,226,675 votes or 32.08% of the entire votes.
In February 2010, Cantiveros did guesting in several talk shows like The Buzz, SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon, and Entertainment Live. She was also invited to variety shows such as ASAP ROCKS. She and her real life partner, Jason Francisco, starred in a reality show spin off entitled Melason In Love.
Cantiveros was also cast in the daytime drama Impostor. She also landed a main role in the fantaserye show, Kokey @ Ako. She also played a main role in Maalaala Mo Kaya as a maid named Pangga. She became one of the hosts on the now defunct noon time show Happy, Yipee, Yehey. She also played a main role as Brandy De la Paz in Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Mana Po before the show ended in late March.
In February 2015, Cantiveros became the winner of Your Face Sounds Familiar. [8]
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Filmography
Television
Film
Webcast
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Awards and nominations
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Notes
- In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Bunayog, the birth surname or paternal family name is Cantiveros, and the marital name is Francisco.
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