Biography
Gary Valenciano was born in Santa Mesa, Manila on 6 August 1964. He is the sixth of seven children of Vicente Valenciano and Grimilda Santiago Ortíz. His parents met in New York, married, and settled in Manila. His father is from Bicol, while his mother is a Puerto Rican of Italian descent who sang opera in Manila during the 1960s. Valenciano attended primary and secondary school in La Salle Green Hills.
Valenciano is married to María Anna Elizabeth "Angeli" Pangilinan, with whom he has three children: Juan Paolo Martin, José Angelo Gabriel and Kristiana María Mikaela. He is currently living with diabetes, and has been an endorser for several wellness products related to the condition.
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