Maika Rivera

Maika Jae Rivera Tanpoco (born October 27, 1995 in Angeles, Pampanga), professionally known as Maika Rivera, is a Filipina tennis player, model and actress. She was one of the few popular tennis players in the Philippines along with Tin Patrimonio. In 2016, Tanpoco changed her screen name to Maika Rivera as she became a member of Star Magic, an ABS-CBN Talent Agency. She joined the cast of The Blood Sisters as the evil cousin of Erich Gonzales character. Rivera started her career as one of the Girltrends of the variety show, It's Showtime, created by ABS-CBN and her villain role in Always Be My Maybe created by Star Cinema. Since then, she became a star magic artist of ABS and began appearing on their television dramas such as Magpahanggang Wakas, Maalaala Mo Kaya and Ipaglaban Mo!. Previously in 2017, she joined the cast of La Luna Sangre and played the role Malina, the antagonist of the cast. In September 2017, she joined the cast of Wildflower as a recurring guest character Stefanie to Lily (Maja Salvador) and Diego (Joseph Marco). Began 2018, Rivera joined the cast of The Blood Sisters as Andrea, the main antagonist of the series. She became famous because of her role of that drama suspense TV series.