Ma. Alinica "Nikki" Valdez-Garcia (born January 25, 1979) is a Filipino actress and singer.

Career

In the Philippine music scene she was known for a ballad titled "Meron Ba?", composed for the soundtrack of ''G-Mik the Movie'' and ''Trip the Movie'' (2002), and for starring in the lead role in the ''F.L.A.M.E.S'' (1996–2002) TV series. Valdez made her comeback to daytime television in the second installment of '' Precious Hearts Romances'', titled ''Ang Lalaking Nagmahal sa Akin'', after her last role in ''

Walang Kapalit ''Walang Kapalit'' () is a 2007 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is based of a 1985 Philippine film '' Hindi Nahahati ang Langit'', and adaptation of Nerissa Cabral's earlier komiks version of the same title. ...

'' in 2007. She later worked with

Kaye Abad Katherine Grace "Kaye" Cosme Abad-Castillo (born May 17, 1982) is a Filipino actress. Abad started in 1993 and is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. She was launched as a member of Star Circle (now Star Magic Batch 3) in 1996. Career Kaye Aba ...

and fellow newcomer Guji Lorenzana in ''Precious Hearts Romances''' third installment, ''Somewhere in My Heart'', as Amanda in 2009. In 2010, Valdez appeared in ''

Magkano ang Iyong Dangal? ''Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?'' () is a 1988 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Laurice Guillen and starring Christopher de Leon, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Joel Torre, Jestoni Alarcon, Princess Punzalan, and Michael Locsin. Adapted from the " komik" ...

'' and co-starred with

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and

Angel Locsin Angelica Locsin Colmenares (born April 23, 1985) is a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She is known for her dramatic roles and portrayals of heroines and mythological characters in film and television. She is a recipient of various accolad ...

in the second book and second season of the successful TV series ''

Imortal ''Imortal'' () is a Philippine television drama horror-fantasy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is sequel to '' Lobo''. Directed by Chito S. Roño, Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Trina N. Dayrit and Richard V. Somes, it stars John Lloyd Cruz and ...

''. In 2012, she worked alongside Star Magic alumni and ABS-CBN actors

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and

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and again with ''Magkano Ang Iyong Dangal?'' co-star

Bangs Garcia Valerie "Bangs" Pablo Garcia-Birchmore (; born May 26, 1987) is a Filipino-British former model and actress. Early life and education Garcia attended Ateneo de Davao University, where she was part of the university's theater and dance groups ...

in the top-rated afternoon soap '' Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo''.

Personal life

Valdez was married to

Filipino Canadian The Filipino Canadians (); () are Canadians who have a Filipino descent or ethnicity. The Filipino Canadians is the second largest subgroup of the overseas Filipinos, surpassed only by the United States, and one of the fastest-growing minorit ...

Christopher Lina from 2007 to 2011. They had been together since 2002 and were married in Canada through a civil union on February 14, 2007, and in a

Catholic wedding Marriage in the Catholic Church, also known as holy matrimony, is the "covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procre ...

Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...

on July 7, 2007. Following their marriage, she relocated with her husband to

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, where they had a daughter. Their daughter was born with a

birth defect A birth defect is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. The disabilities can range from mild to severe. Birth de ...

called

symbrachydactyly Symbrachydactyly is a congenital abnormality, characterized by limb anomalies consisting of brachydactyly, cutaneous syndactyly and global hypoplasia of the hand or foot. In many cases, bones will be missing from the fingers and some fingers or to ...

. Valdez and Lina separated in 2009. She has since moved back to the Philippines following the separation. In an interview, Valdez cited the intervention of a third party in their marriage as the reason for their separation. Their divorce was finalized by a Canadian court in 2011. However, their Catholic wedding in the Philippines has yet to be

annulled Annulment is a legal procedure within secular and religious legal systems for declaring a marriage null and void. Unlike divorce, it is usually retroactive, meaning that an annulled marriage is considered to be invalid from the beginning almo ...

. Following her divorce with Lina, Valdez had been in a relationship with

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

sales executive Luis Garcia since 2014. During their relationship's third anniversary in 2017, Garcia proposed to her while on vacation in

Vigan Vigan, officially the City of Vigan (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

. The two married at a private ceremony in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

on August 18, 2018.

Filmography

Television/Digital

Film

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdez, Nikki Star Magic Filipino television actresses Living people Filipino film actresses Filipino women comedians ABS-CBN people GMA Network (company) people Actresses from Laguna (province) 1981 births People from San Pedro, Laguna Singers from Laguna (province) Comedians from Laguna (province)