Ashley Rivera (actress)

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Ashley Rivera
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Ashley in 2012 at Christmas Party of Golds Gym Philippines
Born
(1992-04-19) April 19, 1992 (age 33)
Other namesPetra Mahalimuyak
Occupations
  • Content creator
  • actress
  • television presenter
  • singer
Years active2011–present
Agents
YouTube information
Channel
GenreComedy
Subscribers166 thousand [1]
Views24.6 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers

Last updated: August 2, 2025

Ashley Rivera (born April 19, 1992) [2] 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 .

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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. [3] [4] [5] 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. [6] [7]

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) [8] as Kai, The Gifted (2014), and the comedy-drama Your Place or Mine? (2015) [9] as Camille. She transferred to GMA Network in 2017 [10] 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 . [11] In 2018, she played Paris Villacorta in the romantic comedy-drama The One That Got Away . [12]

In 2019, she portrayed Chesi Rodriguez in the drama The Better Woman [13] [14] 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 , [15] Pam in the sitcom Happy Together , [16] and appeared in the 2023 miniseries In My Dreams. [17] That same year, she played Frieda Palero in the drama The Seed of Love [18] and Terry in the sitcom Open 24/7. In 2024, she guested on the variety show It's Showtime . [19] [20] [21] In 2025, she portrayed Gemmalou in the romantic comedy-drama Binibining Marikit . [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2012 A Secret Affair Aimee
2013 My Lady Boss Shantu
2014 The Gifted Batchmate
2015 Your Place or Mine? Camille
2016The Motion of the SunCafe Student
2019 Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity Eleonor
2024 I Am Not Big Bird Cathy
2025 Sampung Utos Kay Josh Genesis

Television

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
2017–2025 Bubble Gang Herself (various roles)
2017–2021 Dear Uge Various rolesEpisode roles
2017 Road Trip Herself (guest)
Meant To Be Gretchen
Legally Blind Diana Perez
Super Ma'am Rose
2017–2018 Celebrity Bluff Herself (guest player)
2018–2025 Magpakailanman Various rolesEpisode roles
2018 The One That Got Away Paris Villacorta
My Special Tatay young Chona Mariano
Victor Magtanggol News Editor
2019–2023 Tadhana Various rolesEpisode roles
2019 The Better Woman Chesi Rodriguez
2019–2025 The Boobay and Tekla Show Herself (guest)
2021–2023 Happy Together Regina "Pam" Ferrer / Doña Victorina
2021 I Can See You: On My Way To You Lani
The World Between Us young Rachel Labradilla
2022–2025 TiktoClock Herself (Guest)
2022 Wish Ko Lang! Herself (various roles)
2023 The Seed of Love Frieda Pelayo
Open 24/7 Terry
Black Rider Paloma Nadela
Fast Talk with Boy Abunda Herself (guest)
2023–2025 Family Feud Philippines Herself (guest player)
2024 Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy ang Kuwento Malou
Asawa ng Asawa Ko Eunice
Pinoy Crime Stories: Bugbog sa Pag-Ibig Maribel
2025 Binibining Marikit Gemmalou Reyes
Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre Mukha ng Batis ng Katotohanan
Your HonorHerself (guest)

References

  1. 1 2 "About @PetraMhalimuyak". YouTube.
  2. KimB (February 16, 2020). "Ashley Rivera profile: age, height, biography, scandal - KAMI.COM.PH". KAMI. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. Alcaraz, Rowena (April 27, 2021). "Fun facts about Ashley Rivera". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  4. "Ashley Rivera". Sparkle GMA Artist Center. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  5. Santiago, Ervin (February 26, 2025). "Ashley Rivera: Hindi dapat laging involved ang dyowa sa lahat ng ganap!". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  6. Mendoza, Ruel (May 11, 2014). "Ashley Rivera "Petra Mahalimuyak" defends her YouTube parodies: "Wala akong ginagawang pang-iinsulto sa mga Pinoy."". Philippine Entertainment Portal . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. Umerez, Remy (May 26, 2014). "No longer Petra Mahalimuyak". The Philippine Star . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  8. "Petra Mahalimuyak and the men of 'My Lady Boss'". GMA Network . July 6, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  9. Dugena, Jennifer (May 4, 2015). "MOVIE REVIEW: Andi Eigenmann and Bret Jackson temper raging hormones in Your Place Or Mine". Philippine Entertainment Portal . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  10. Ilaya, Felix (July 30, 2017). "LOOK: Meet the new Kapuso talents of 2017". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  11. Rodriguez, Bea (September 24, 2017). "'Super Ma'am' Babes Face-off: Ash Ortega and Ashley Rivera". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  12. Ruiz, Marah (March 2, 2018). "WATCH: Beast mode ang lahat sa 'The One That Got Away'". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  13. Mendoza, Ruel (June 30, 2019). "Ashley Rivera ready to step up to mommyhood". Philippine Entertainment Portal . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  14. Acar, Aedrianne (June 29, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Rivera, nadadala sa mga iyakan moments ni Andrea Torres sa 'The Better Woman'". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  15. Godinez, Bong (March 16, 2021). "Stars of 'I Can See You 2: On My Way to You,' in no rush to settle down". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  16. Santiago, Ervin (December 19, 2021). "Bubble Gang babe Ashley Rivera hindi kinaya ang powers ni John Lloyd; Hipon Girl may pasabog sa 'TBATS'". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  17. "Team Jolly's 'In My Dreams' gets Philippine free TV premiere on August 27". GMA Network . August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  18. "The Seed Of Love". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  19. DT (April 24, 2024). "Ashley Rivera na-pressure sa 'It's Showtime'". Daily Tribune . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  20. "Kapuso star Ashley Rivera nag-sampol sa 'It's Showtime'". ABS-CBN. April 23, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  21. "Ashley Rivera, masayang nakipagkulitan sa It's Showtime family". ABS-CBN. April 23, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  22. Ramos, Jansen (October 18, 2024). "Ashley Rivera on being a 'Chika Minute' guest presenter: 'Kapag buntis si Iya, alam n'yo na'". GMA Network . Retrieved August 2, 2025.