Maripily Rivera

María del Pilar Rivera Borrero[http://www.elnuevodia.com/Xstatic/endi/template/imprimir.aspx?id=1279665&t=3 De cumpleaños Maripily.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104165147/http://www.elnuevodia.com/Xstatic/endi/template/imprimir.aspx?id=1279665&t=3 |date=4 January 2014 }} El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014. was born on 15 June 1977 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Her parents were Hector Rivera and Pilar Borrero.[http://www.vocero.com/maripily-se-casa-y-tendra-una-nina/ Maripily se casa y tendrá una niña.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231171846/http://www.vocero.com/maripily-se-casa-y-tendra-una-nina/ |date=31 December 2013 }} Yomaris Rodríguez. 23 November 2011. El Vocero. Retrieved 30 December 2013.[http://www.grandesestrellas.com/estrellas/maripily-rivera/ Maripily Rivera.] Grandes Estrellas. Retrieved 1 January 2014. She earned a B.S. degree in journalism from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico[http://entretenimiento.univision.com/mira-quien-baila/estrellas/article/2012-08-25/maripily-rivera-biografia-mira-quien-baila-2012 Maripily Rivera en Mira Quién Baila.] 25 August 2012. Univision. Retrieved 1 January 2014. and for a short time worked as a reporter for Univision.[http://www.vocero.com/llegan-a-un-acuerdo/ Llegan a un acuerdo.] Rita Portela López. El Vocero. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

Rivera Borrero has been a model since 1995 when she took part in the Miss Puerto Rico Petite pageant. She was also a finalist in the 1999 Miss Puerto Rico Petite Pageant.[http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/maripily-and-roberto-alomar-divorce-has-puerto-rico-riveted/1119427 Maripily and Roberto Alomar divorce has Puerto Rico riveted.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192107/http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/maripily-and-roberto-alomar-divorce-has-puerto-rico-riveted/1119427 |date=2 January 2014 }} Colleen Jenkins. Tamp Bay Times. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.[http://townhall.com/photos/2010/11/11/puerto_rican_model_maripily_rivera_arrives_at_the_11th_annual_latin_grammy_awards_in_las_vegas Puerto Rican model Maripily Rivera arrives at the 11th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.] Retrieved 30 December 2013. She also starred in the reality show "Famosas VIP" in the Telefutura network. Rivera co-hosted "Eso vale" and "No te duermas" with Héctor Marcano in Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5765281|title=Drama follows retired baseball All-Star|work=ESPN|author=Fish, Mike|date=1 December 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/maripilydivorciadaymillonaria-1014004.html|title=Maripily divorciada y millonaria|work=El Nuevo Día|author=Vargas, Patricia|date=12 July 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/maripilyyaestadivorciada-525222.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810055516/http://www.primerahora.com/maripilyyaestadivorciada-525222.html|archive-date=2011-08-10|title=Maripily ya esta divorciada|work=Primera Hora|author1-last=Gómez|author1-first=María Gabriela|date=12 July 2011}}[http://www.grandesestrellas.com/estrellas/maripily-rivera/ Maripily Rivera.] Grandes Estrellas. 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013. She also worked in JAM for Telemundo internacional.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175246/https://miamifashionweek.com/pdf Miami Fashion Week.] Page 3. Retrieved 30 December 2013. Rivera played a casino waitress in the 2009 Puerto Rican film Miente. She was expected to perform in a cameo role in a 2012 Orlando, Florida, charitable fundraising performance of the play Los Monologos de la Vagina (The Vagina Monologues), but backed out two days beforehand due to a contractual dispute and prior year's problem with expense compensation.{{cite news | title=Maripily arremete contra productora de Los monólogos de la vagina | work=PrimeraHora | date=2 February 2012 | url=http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/teatro/nota/maripilyarremetecontraproductoradelosmonologosdelavagina-620217/ | access-date=7 January 2014 }}{{cite news | title=Maripily no asiste a los "Monólogos de la Vagina" | last=Palma | first=Marie F | work=starMedia USA | date=27 February 2012 | url=http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/teatro/maripily-no-asiste-monologos-vagina.html | access-date=7 January 2014}}{{ cite web | title=Maripily Rivera | url=http://www.grandesestrellas.com/estrellas/maripily-rivera/ | work=Grandes Estrellas | publisher=Batanga Entretenimiento | access-date=7 January 2014 }}{{cite news | title=Maripily estará en "Los monólogos de la vagina" | work=Primera Hora | date=23 March 2011 | url=http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/maripilyestaraenlosmonologosdelavagina-486557/ | access-date=7 January 2014 }}

Rivera Borrero opened and operated a Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, fashion store for several years called Maripily Boutique, which burned down in 2007, and later reopened.{{cite news | title=Sorprendida y molesta Maripily | last=Marcos | first=Billy Guzmán | date=12 April 2011 | work=El Nuevo Dia | url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/sorprendidaymolestamaripily-946861.html | access-date=7 January 2014}}{{cite news | title=Le roban a Maripily | work=El Nuoevo Dia | last=Rosario | first=Frances | date=21 April 2011 | url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/lerobanamaripily-946680.html | access-date=7 January 2014 }}{{cite news | title=Pillos usaron piedra para entrar a Boutique de Maripily en Guaynabo | date=10 September 2010 | work=Primera Hora | url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/nota/pillosusaronpiedraparaentraraboutiquedemaripilyenguaynabo-419202/ | access-date=7 January 2014 }} Her current entrepreneurial endeavors include selling her own lines of jeans, swimwear, underwear, shoes, and handbags through the Puerto Rican chain Pompis Store (pompis is Spanish slang for buttocks).{{ cite web | title=pompis – Diccionario Inglés–Español | work=WordReference.com | url=http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=pompis | access-date=7 January 2014}} Her clothing design places special importance on flattering a range of body types, including plumper figures.{{ cite news | title=Maripily nos modela su línea de trajes de baño | work=The Huffington Post | last=Fridmann | first=Mandy | date=8 June 2012 | url=http://voces.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/maripily-bikini_n_1576921.html | access-date=7 January 2014 }}{{cite news | title=Detrás de los pasos de las estrellas de La Gira de Mira Quién Baila | work=Entretenimiento | publisher=Univision | date=15 February 2013 | url=http://entretenimiento.univision.com/mira-quien-baila/shows/article/2013-02-15/estrellas-gira-mira-quien-baila-2013 | access-date=7 January 2014 }} In 2013, she launched her own fragrance, MP by Maripily.[http://www.enelbrasero.com/2013/07/24/fotos-maripily-irreconocible-para-la-promocion-de-se-perfume/ Fotos Maripily Irreconocible para la promocion de su perfume.] En El Brasero. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

Rivera Borrero had a son from a relationship with José Antonio García. The son was also named José Antonio García.

Rivera Borrero married baseball star Roberto Alomar on 1 June 2009. Rivera accused Alomar of domestic violence and a temporary injunction was granted but the charges against Alomar were later dismissed by the Court. Rivera has been called a "sex symbol", a "drama queen" and the "Paris Hilton of Puerto Rico".[http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/maripily-and-roberto-alomar-divorce-has-puerto-rico-riveted/1119427 Maripily and Roberto Alomar divorce has Puerto Rico riveted.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192107/http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/maripily-and-roberto-alomar-divorce-has-puerto-rico-riveted/1119427 |date=2 January 2014 }} Colleen Jenkins. Tampa Bay Times. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

In December 2013, Rivera Borrero became engaged to businessman Alberto Rodríguez and they planned a May 2014 wedding. The ceremony was to take place at the historic Ponce Cathedral in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with a reception at the equally historic Castillo Serralles castle, with Shanira Blanco scheduled to be her maid of honor.[http://www.holaciudad.com/maripily-rivera-se-casa-mayo-del-2014-n375361 Maripily Rivera se casa en mayo del 2014.] Hola Ciudad. Retrieved 1 January 2014. Rodriguez is Chief Operating Officer at Spanish Broadcasting System.[http://www.elnuevodia.com/maripilyysuprometidolleganalaisla-1677736.html Maripily y su prometido llegan a la Isla.] El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. The wedding was subsequently cancelled.[http://www.elnuevodia.com/muyafectadamaripilyporlacancelaciondesuboda-1772282.html Muy afectada Maripily por la cancelación de su boda.] Patricia Vargas Casiano. El Nuevo Dia. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014. The couple subsequently got together again and continued to see each other for a while.[http://www.latintimes.com/maripily-rivera-gets-back-together-ex-fiance-albert-rodriguez-196248 Maripily Rivera Gets Back Together With Ex-Fiancé Albert Rodríguez!] Oscar Lopez. Latin Times. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014. Then later that year, Maripily Rivera made accusations of domestic violence against Rodriguez resulting in his arrest on 29 October 2014. The matter was brought before judge Deborah White-Labora of the Dade County Courthouse, but was dismissed as the prosecution did not have the necessary evidence. Rodriguez was encouraged to bring charges of defamation and slander against Maripily, but responded that he did not want to pursue the matter, wanted to return to his projects at SBS, and said he "wished [Maripily] the best in her life and her career" as he left the courthouse.[http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/albertrodriguezledeseapazybienamaripily-1051189/ Albert Rodríguez le desea “paz y bien” a Maripily.] Primera Hora. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014. That ended the couple's relationship.

[https://pompisstores.com/pages/sobre-nosotros Pompis stores] is a company established in Puerto Rico in 1995 with affiliation agreements, they have a factory in Colombia and another in China.

A certified full-service company dedicated to manufacturing, design, distribution and wholesale sales.

The company has its headquarters in the metropolitan area of Puerto Rico, with 18 stores around the island and online store.

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