Zia Dantes

Birth Name: Maria Letizia Gracia Dantes

Place of Birth: Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Date of Birth: November 23, 2015

Ethnicity: Filipino [including Tagalog], one quarter Spanish

Zia Dantes is the daughter of actors and commercial models Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera. Her father is also a television presenter, dancer, and film producer. Her mother is also an entrepreneur. Her mother was born in Madrid, Spain, to a Spanish father and a Filipino mother.

Zia’s paternal grandfather was Jose Sixto “Jig” Zafra Dantes, Jr. (the son of Jose Sixto Dantes, Sr. and Consuelo Zafra).

Zia’s paternal grandmother was named Maria Angelita “Angeline” Enriquez Gonzales (the daughter of Enrique Gonzales, and likely Leticia Enriquez).

Zia’s maternal grandfather was named Francisco Javier Gracia Alonso (the son of Mariano Gracia, and of a woman surnamed Alonso). Francisco is Spanish.

Zia’s maternal grandmother was Amalia Mallari Rivera (the daughter of Leonardo Tolentino Rivera and Francisca Cayamo Mallari). Amalia is Filipina, from Bacoor, Cavite. Leonardo was the son of Epifanio Rivera and Asuncion Tolentino. Francisca was the daughter of Anacleto Mallari and Juana Cayamo.

Sources: http://www.pep.ph
http://www.pep.ph

Birth record of Zia’s paternal grand-uncle – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Zia’s maternal great-grandparents, Leonardo Tolentino Rivera and Francisca Cayamo Mallari – https://familysearch.org