Maja Salvador

Maja Ross Andres Salvador (born October 5, 1988) is a Filipina actress, dancer, model, and producer producer who is one of the latest in line of the showbiz clan of the Salvador family. She is currently under the management of ABS-CBN, and a member of Star Magic.

Early life

Maja Ross Andres Salvador was born on October 5, 1988 in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines. Her father, Rosauro Salvador (popularly known as Ross Rival), was an actor. Her mother is Thelma Andres. She studied in San Benildo Integrated School and moved to ABS-CBN Distance Learning Center. She is a cousin to Jobelle Salvador (one of the casts of the Bagets movie) and niece of Phillip Salvador, a Filipino drama and action star. She is also a niece to Leroy Salvador, who was also an actor, and grandchild to the late Lou Salvador, a Filipino basketball player during the prewar era who has played for the Philippine national basketball team, later became an actor.

Career

Her showbiz career began in 2003. She also starred in the film, First Day High. In 2007, she starred in the romantic film, One More Chance, which also starred John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.
In 2009, she was then cast in May Bukas Pa, a primetime drama series on ABS-CBN. She was the lead actress in Nagsimula Sa Puso, a remake of the 1990s film that previously starred Hilda Koronel in the role. She starred again in horror films via Villa Estrella and Shake Rattle and Roll XI, in the episode Ang Diablo.
She also starred in Impostor, with Sam Milby, in 2010. She starred in the horror film, Cinco, in the episode entitled, Mata
In 2011 she is one of the lead roles in Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin as Krista,the love interest of Alexander, played by Coco Martin who's also a star cast on Nagsimula sa Puso. She also played the titular role in Thelma, an independent film. She later joined the cast of My Binondo Girl.
In 2012, she currently stars in Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin, alongside Jason Abalos and Patrick Garcia. She also starred in the movie, My Cactus Heart, with real-life boyfriend Matteo Guidicelli.[2]

Personal life

In 2011, Maja was caught in a controversy that led her to admit her then almost one-year relationship with Matteo Guidicelli. The latter and Maja's former loveteam partner, Coco Martin, had a brawl that happened during the Star Magic Ball last September 3, 2011 at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati City. Maja also admitted on The Buzz that the cause of the rift was because of her. A week after, Matteo broke his silence on the same TV program. He relayed on the show that his relationship with Maja became stronger because of the event. At the start of 2012, the couple finally became more open about their love for each other during their interviews and guestings for their first-movie together and Matteo's first starring movie role, My Cactus Heart. Maja even shared to the general public that she hopes Matteo to be the man she marries when she's finally ready to settle down. However, the two broke up about six months after their movie was released. Maja then gave in her later interview that she and Matteo will only be just friends. [3]