A Filipino actress, Claudine Barretto, got engaged to her boyfriend, Carlos Marasigan, in December 2023. Professionally, Claudine’s fiancee, Carlos, has been working as an architect for a real estate company.
Now, 44-year-old Claudine Barretto was a household name in the 90s as one of the Philippines’s top actresses.
Despite being in the limelight, she is focused on raising the children as a caring and nourishing mother.
Claudine has four children: Quia Barretto, Rodrigo Santino Santiago, Sabina Natasha Santiago, and Sabina Santiago.
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Carlos reportedly works as an architect for Pacifica Land Development Corporation. Barretto is 17 years older than Marasigan.
Even though Barretto is 17 years older, both of them are glad and satisfied with their decision.
Claudine Barretto’s First Love Mark Anthony Fernandez
Claudine Barretto’s first love was a Filipino actor, Mark Anthony Fernandez.
Reportedly, Claudine was 16, while Mark was 18 when they initially decided to enter a relationship.
Unfortunately, their relationship ended in 1996 following the movie, “Mangarap Ka.”
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However, both of them found their way to forgive each other. Reflecting on her relationship, Claudine said,
“We always wanted to do a project together, we just didn’t have the right material, timing. We were never enemies. In fact, we never had a closure. Pero we always remain friends and I think I always like her and she always likes me back. Bati na kami.”
Claudine Barretto
Barretto revealed that she ghosted Mark, which might have facilitated the end of their topsy-turvy love affair. But she said she intentionally ghosted him for good reason.
There were also rumors that Mark cheated on her before their breakup.
Whatever their reason for the split might have been, they agreed to appear in a film together directed by Joel Lamangan, Deception (2021), which was released on December 22, 2021 (Philippines).
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Claudine Barretto aka Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto was born on July 20, 1979, in Manila, Philippines, to Miguel Alvir Barretto and Estrella Castelo Barretto.
- Claudine, as an actress is widely known for ”Milan (2004),” ”Wherever You Are (2005),” and ”Sukob (2006).”
- She was previously married to Raymart Santiago on March 27, 2006, but they split in 2013. Together, they have a son, Rodrigo Santino.
- Barretto won the 2003 German Moreno Youth Achievement Award.
- She received the Cinema One Legend Award at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2009.
