Woman claims she's the real mother of Marian Rivera

Marian Rivera is sure of her true identity as she talked in a taped interview with GMA's Shwobiz Central.
“Sinasabi ko po sa inyo nagkakamali po kayo, hindi po ako ‘yung nawawala ninyong anak. Sana po balang-araw matagpuan n’yo po siya." She denied the claim of a woman that Marian is her missing daughter.

Showbiz Central was able to interview Edna, the woman claiming to be the 'real' mother of Marimar's Marian Rivera.
Edna said she gave birth to a fair-complexioned, bedimpled baby girl on May 20, 1982 in Calamba, Laguna.

She said weeks after she gave birth, her child got sick and because she cannot afford bringing the child to the doctor, she sought the help of her former employer.

“Nakita ni Ate Baby na maganda ang anak ko tapos sabi ni Ate Baby siya na lang daw ang nagpapagamot, sabi ko sige, Ate Baby," the woman said.

“Kulang kulang dalawang oras may dumating nga po. Ang pumasok po tatlong lalaki at dalawang babae. Ang mga lalaki mga naka-attaché case po tapos yung babaeng isa agad agad niyang binihisan yung anak ko... e dahil mahirap lang po ako wala akong magawa. Isa pa po naniwala ako sa sabi niya na isang linggo lamang ibabalik niya yung anak ko. Nung paalis na sabi ko, Ate hahalik lang ako, (sabi niya) huwag, huwag ka nang lumapit, ayun iyak na ko ng iyak," Edna narrated.

Edna said seven years later, she returned to her Ate Baby to get her child. It was then that she learned her child entered show business.

She said her insistence irritated Ate Baby who threatened to kill her if she would not stop bothering her.

Edna added an illness that paralyzed her whole body was the main reason she stopped looking for her children for years.

When she finally recovered from her illness, she continued her search and learned that her child is now popularly known as Marian Rivera.

Edna said the only proof she had of her missing daughter is a birth certificate.

“Wala na po akong katibayan kundi ang mukha niya, kamukha siya ng kanyang ama. Basta ewan ko lukso ng dugo siguro, basta nagkakapareho po ang ano nila, yung ngiti, kamukha siya ng kanyang ama. Kapag nakikita ko siya parang nakikita ko ang kanyang ama," she said.

She said she only wanted Marian to learn the truth.

“Ang akin lang pong hangad kaya ko gustong masabi yan dahil baka ako ay mamatay wala pong magsasabi ng totoo," she said.

For her part, Marian said she feels sad for Edna.

“Nalulungkot ako kasi ako yung sinasabi niyang nawawala niyang anak pero sigurado ako sa sarili ko na hindi naman ako ‘yun."

The Pinoy Marimar said, contrary to Edna’s belief, she was born on August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain and she grew up with her grandmother in Cavite.

“May mga birth certificate ako d’yan at saka may mga documents ako na magpapatunay na dun talaga ako pinanganak," she said.

She added her real surname is Gracia and not Rivera.

“Yung Papa ko po pure Spanish po siya. Ang pangalan niya Francisco Javier Alonso Gracia. Ang Mama ko po Amalia Mallari Rivera so ‘yung Rivera na ginagamit ko ngayon sa Mama ko po ‘yun. Ang totoong apelyido ko Gracia," she explained.

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