Years active 2009–present Spouse Jason Francisco (m. 2013) | Role Actress Name Melisa Cantiveros | |
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Born April 6, 1988 (age 36) ( 1988-04-06 ) General Santos City, Philippines Other names Melai, Isay, Melisa Cantiveros-Francisco Occupation Actress
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Former reality show contestant Agent Star Magic (2010–present) Education Mindanao State University – General Santos Parents Virginia Cantiveros, Dionisio Cantiveros Movies and TV shows Melason, I Dare You, The Adventur Similar People Jason Francisco, Angelica Panganiban, Kim Chiu, John Prats, Edgar Allan Guzman Profiles | ||
Children Amelia Lucille Francisco |
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Melisa Cantiveros (born April 6, 1988 in General Santos City, Philippines) is a Filipina actress, comedian, host and the fifth female Big Winner of the reality show, Pinoy Big Brother, having won Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up in 2009. 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. She currently hosts a morning talk show, Magandang Buhay, alongside Karla Estrada and Jolina Magdangal.
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- Melason wedding gensan melisa cantiveros jason francisco pre nup photo video shoot
- Popular Melisa Cantiveros Gandang Gabi Vice videos
- Personal life
- Career
- References

Popular Melisa Cantiveros & Gandang Gabi, Vice! videos
Personal life

Cantiveros was born in General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines, to Dionisio and Virginia Cantiveros. She is the third of four siblings and the only daughter. She studied at Mindanao State University – General Santos. On the September 8, 2013 episode of The Buzz, she revealed in an interview with Boy Abunda that she married Jason Francisco on December 9, 2013 and was pregnant with their first child. Their daughter was born in General Santos. On July 26, 2016, however, she and Jason confirmed their separation from their marriage of almost three years through their daughter's Instagram. They have since reconciled, and at the same time, announced that they are expecting a second child. She has since given birth to a second child.
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.



