Maripily Rivera

Maripily Rivera is a Puerto Rican actress, model, and TV personality from Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Early years and career
Maripily Rivera (birth name: María del Pilar Rivera Borrero ) was born 15 June 1977 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Her parents were Hector Rivera and Pilar Borrero. She earned a B.S. degree in journalism from the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico and worked as a reporter for a short time for Univision.

Rivera has been a model since 1995 when she took part in the Miss Puerto Rico Petite pageant. She was also a finalist in the 1999 Miss Puerto Rico Petite Pageant. She also starred in the reality show “Famosas VIP” in the Telefutura network. Rivera co-hosted “Eso vale” and “No te duermas” with Héctor Marcano in Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV. She also worked in JAM for Telemundo internacional. Rivera's rise to acting fame came with her role in the film Miente (2009). Rivera became an entrepreneur after launching her own line of fragances. As an entrepreneur she has also succeeded in creating her own brand of women's swimwear and accessories. Rivera is also the owner and founder of the retail store chain Pompis Store that specializes in denim that exalt women's derriere, and a fragance called MP by Maripily. She also tried acting in theater with Los Monologos de la Vagina (Vagina Self-talk).

Family life
Rivera married baseball star Roberto Alomar on 1 June 2009. The public has largely expressed that she married Alomar for money, a question she evaded as she exited divorce court. She had a son from a previous relation with José Antonio García. Her son is also named José Antonio García. As of December 2013, Rivera was engaged to businessman Alberto Rodríguez and they have a May 2014 wedding planned. The ceremony is reported to be taking place at the historic Ponce Cathedral in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with a reception at the also historic Castillo Serralles castle. Her maid of honor will be Shanira Blanco. Rodriguez is Chief Operating Officer at Spanish Broadcasting System.