Aimee Romualdez Marcos-Bernedo (born May 2, 1979) is a Filipino musician and public figure known as the drummer of indie music band the Dorques. She is the adopted daughter of the late former Philippine President
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...
and former
first lady Imelda Marcos.
She was the only member of the immediate Marcos family to still be a minor when martial law was formally lifted in 1981 and when the Marcoses went into exile in Honolulu in 1986,
and she has stayed away from politics.
She is currently living in
Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO and officially the City of Cagayan de Oro; ; Bukid language, Binukid: ''Ciudad ta Cagayan de Oro''; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippi ...
with her husband, Cid Bernedo, and their son.
Early life
Aimee Marcos was born on May 2, 1979 to Teresita Romualdez, and was soon adopted into the family of Philippine president
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...
and his wife
Imelda, Romualdez's aunt.
After the
People Power Revolution ousted the Marcoses from power in 1986, Aimee joined the family in going into exile in
Honolulu
Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
.
In popular culture
Marcos was portrayed by Lana Puda in the 2022
period drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...
film ''
Maid in Malacañang''.
See also
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Marcos family
*
Original Pilipino music
References
1979 births
Living people
21st-century drummers
Filipino adoptees
Filipino drummers
Filipino women musicians
Aimee
People from Cagayan de Oro
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