Ashley Rivera (actress)

Ashley Rivera (born April 19, 1992) is a Filipino Internet personality, actress, television presenter, and singer. She is known by her alter ego, Petra Mahalimuyak. She gained recognition in 2011 for her humorous online content, in which she spoke English with an exaggerated Filipino accent in her videos. Among her most viewed uploads on YouTube are "How to Dance in a Club", "How to Get Abs in 1 Min", "How to Dougie", and "My British Accent". She has appeared in television series such as ''Legally Blind'' (2017) and '' The Better Woman'' (2018). She was also part of the comedy gag show ''Bubble Gang'' and the sitcom '' Happy Together''.

Career

Rivera had initially pursued a career in acting in the Philippines before relocating to Las Vegas, where she began producing video content that led to her emergence as an internet personality around 2011. She later returned to the Philippines to resume her professional acting career for the second time. She also worked as a DJ at clubs and music festivals. Viva Artist Agency took notice of Rivera’s content around 2014 with the intention of signing her as one of their talents. She was subsequently given her own show, ''Petra’s Panniest'', which further developed and expanded the concept of her original videos.

Her initial appearance was in the romantic drama film ''A Secret Affair'' (2012) as Amie Ignacio. She also had roles in films including the romantic comedy ''My Lady Boss'' (2013) as Kai, '' The Gifted'' (2014), and the comedy-drama ''Your Place or Mine?'' (2015) as Camille. She transferred to GMA Network in 2017 and became a regular cast member of the comedy gag show ''Bubble Gang''. She portrayed Gretchen in the romantic drama television series '' Meant to Be'', Diana Perez in the drama ''Legally Blind'', and Rose in the action-drama '' Super Ma’am''. In 2018, she played Paris Villacorta in the romantic comedy-drama '' The One That Got Away''.

In 2019, she portrayed Chesi Rodriguez in the drama '' The Better Woman'' and took on the role of Eleonor in the action-comedy film '' Mission Unstapable: The Don Identity''. She played Lani in the 2021 television drama anthology series '' I Can See You'', Pam in the sitcom '' Happy Together'', and appeared in the 2023 miniseries ''In My Dreams''. That same year, she played Frieda Palero in the drama '' The Seed of Love'' and Terry in the sitcom ''Open 24/7''. In 2024, she guested on the variety show '' It's Showtime''. In 2025, she portrayed Gemmalou in the romantic comedy-drama ''Binibining Marikit''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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1992 births
Living people
Filipino YouTubers
Filipino film actresses
Filipino singers
Filipino television actresses