Maine Mendoza

Mendoza is very close to her family; she says that her sisters “are her best friends.” Her father is one of biggest fans and supporters. Her relationship status is unknown and she is not believed to be dating anyone as of March 2018.

She holds several causes close to her heart, especially the welfare of the persecuted Lumads people in Mindanao from southern Philippines.

She is also very vocal about the need for education and speaks up regularly on the topic. She also organizes fundraisers to support various causes.

She was born Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza on March 3, 1995, into a large and affluent family in Santa Maria, Bulcan, Philippines.

Her mother, Mary Ann Capili Mendoza, and father, Teodoro Mendoza, Jr., are successful entrepreneurs and own several businesses, including the dealership of Shell gas stations. Mendoza has four siblings: two brothers and two sisters.

She went to ‘St. Paul College of Bocaue’ in Bulacan as a high-school student and graduated with courses in hotel management and culinary arts from ‘De La Salle-College’ of St. Benilde.

Soon after graduation, she left for the U.S. where she did a six-month long internship at ‘The Sagamore’ resort in upstate New York.

Long before her chance television debut, Mendoza was a prolific blogger and regularly shared personal thoughts and aspirations. She was active on social media on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, FaceBook, and YouTube.

Maine Mendoza became an overnight sensation with her first television appearance in ‘Kalyeserye’ segment of the afternoon show ‘Eat Bulagas!’ on the ‘GMA Network’ and ‘GMA Pinoy TV’ on July 16, 2015.

Her screen character was called ‘Yaya Dub’ and she was paired with the immensely popular actor Alden Richards. Mendoza aced the unscripted act - that could have been a challenge for a newcomer – with her quick wit, humour, and a charming screen presence.

Mendoza got the role of ‘Yaya Dub’ because of her viral Dubsmash video that she shared on Facebook. The video had more than a million views and shot her into limelight.

Post her television debut, the Maine and Alden Richards pairing became a major hit. The two have consistently worked together on TV shows, films, and television commercials.

Following their viral act on the ‘Kalyeserye’ segment on the ‘Eat Bulaga!,’ they came to be known as ‘AlDub’ – a compound name that mixes Alden’s prefix and the suffix of Mendoza’s character in the series, ‘Yaya Dub.’

In 2015, Maine Mendoza got the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ award at the ‘Metro Manila Film Festival’ for her role in ‘My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore

She received the ‘Darling of the Screen’ award for her role as Dani in the tele-series ‘God Gave Me You’ in 2016.

Mendoza got the ‘Top Regional Individual Taxpayer’ award from the local government that not only reflected on her high earnings and but applauded her honest tax-paying duty.