Maritoni Fernandez
{{short description|Filipino actor, model and businesswoman}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maritoni Fernandez-Dayrit
| birthname = Antonita Maria Carmen Fernandez Moynihan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|3|31}}
| spouse =
| children = Lexi Fernandez
| years_active = 1989–2019
}}
Maritoni Fernandez Moynihan-Dayrit (born Antonita Maria Carmen Fernandez Moynihan; March 31, 1969{{cite web|url=http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/26991-sarah-comfy-with-richard|title=Si Viceo na ang video-karera king sa Maynila!|first=Marlon|last=Purificacion|website=People's Journal |accessdate=September 21, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501150523/http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/26991-sarah-comfy-with-richard|archivedate=May 1, 2012}}) is a Filipina character actress, model and entrepreneur.
Family
Fernandez is the daughter of Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan,{{cite web|url=http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1788221|title=Antony Patrick Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan - Everything2.com|publisher=|accessdate=September 21, 2016}} who was English with some Irish roots, and a Filipina mother. She is niece to Colin Moynihan, the current Baron Moynihan and former head of the British Olympic Association.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4309706.stm|title=BBC SPORT - Other Sport... - Olympics 2012 - Moynihan named new BOA chairman|date=October 5, 2005 |publisher=|accessdate=September 21, 2016}} She is the mother of actress Lexi Fernandez, who was a former GMA Network contract artist.{{Cite web|last=Garcia|first=Cara Emmeline|title=LOOK: Maritoni Fernandez's tearful send-off to daughter Lexi Fernandez|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/celebritylife/family/59580/look-maritoni-fernandezs-tearful-send-off-to-daughter-lexi-fernandez/story|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=www.gmanetwork.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Eusebio|first=Aaron Brennt|title=IN PHOTOS: Do you still remember former 'Tween Hearts' star Lexi Fernandez?|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/10985/in-photos-do-you-still-remember-former-tween-hearts-star-lexi-fernandez/photo|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=www.gmanetwork.com|language=en}} On September 10, 2016, her sister, Maria Aurora Moynihan, was killed in the Philippines.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37415500|title=British baron's daughter killed in Philippines amid drug war|work=BBC News |date=September 20, 2016|publisher=|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/asia/philippines-uk-baron-moynihan-daughter-killed/index.html|title=British baron's daughter shot dead in Philippines|first=James |last=Griffiths|date=September 20, 2016 |publisher=CNN|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}{{cite news |last=Holmes |first=Oliver |date=September 19, 2016 |title=Daughter of late British peer killed in Philippines drug war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/19/daughter-of-late-british-peer-killed-in-philippines-drug-war |accessdate=September 21, 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |publisher=}}
Career
As an adult, Fernandez became a commercial model and actress in the Philippines, adopting the screen name Maritoni Fernandez.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0273650/|title=Maritoni Fernandez|website=IMDb |publisher=|accessdate=September 21, 2016}} She has had considerable success as a screen actress, figuring in many movies with the respected Filipino actor Fernando Poe, Jr. and appearing in the award-winning Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild by acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai.
In 1993, Fernandez was linked to the Brunei beauties affair.{{cite news|last1=Salanga|first1=Elyas Isabelo|title=Looking Back: Showbiz scandals that raised public outcry|url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/19099/looking-back-showbiz-scandals-that-raised-public-outcry|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|accessdate=January 21, 2018|date=June 2, 2009}}
On her 30th birthday, Fernandez was diagnosed with breast cancer and has since undergone a lumpectomy in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/abuyanmaritoni.html|title=interview with Maritoni Fernandez|publisher=|accessdate=September 21, 2016}} In remission, she has been serving as a spokesperson for breast cancer patients and survivors in the Philippines and abroad.{{cite web|url=http://www.icanserve.net/survivors-maritoni.php|title=ICanServe Information Network - ICANSERVE.NET|publisher=|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2007|title=ABS-CBN Interactive|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=79757|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=archive.ph|archive-date=July 9, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070709212017/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=79757|url-status=live}}
Fernandez is an owner of Herb-All Organic Trading Corporation, a food supplement company specializing in "young barley" powder and other natural health supplements. Simple Thoughts, her easy text floral service Bella Regalo, RSVP Event Planning and Design, and Just Desserts[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/239/329 www.linkedin.com] in addition to her jobs as commercial model and actress in television soap operas for a major Philippine television network. She resides with her children in Makati.{{cite web|url=http://pep.ph/photos/412/Maritoni_Fernandez_in_her_home|title=Maritoni Fernandez in her home|date=December 13, 2007|publisher=|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Production company | |||
| 1989 | Student Body | rowspan="3" | Regal Films | |
| rowspan="3"| 1990 | Hahamakin Lahat | ||
| Lovers' Delight | |||
| Days of Being Wild | Hotel maid | In-Gear Film Production | |
| rowspan="12"| 1991 | Kidlat ng Maynila: Joe Pring 2 | Four-N Films Moviestars Production | |
| Takas sa Impierno | Katrina | FLT Film International | |
| Capt. Jaylo: Batas sa Batas | Omega Releasing Organization | ||
| Dadaan Ka sa Ibabaw ng Aking Bangkay | Red Horse | ||
| Buddy en Sol: Sine Ito! | Kaizz Ventures RVQ Productions | ||
| Sumayaw Ka, Salome | rowspan="2" | Seiko Films | ||
| Tukso, Layuan Mo Ako! | Nurse | ||
| Disgrasyada | Regal Films | ||
| Anak ng Dagat | Kristina | Pacwood Silver Screen | |
| Markang Bungo: The Bobby Ortega Story | Bonanza Films | ||
| Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik | Regal Films | ||
| Moro | Alma | FLT Films International | |
| rowspan="7"| 1992 | The Return of Long Ranger & Tonton: How the West Was Wrong | Regal Films | |
| Padre Amante Guerrero | Vanessa Cristobal | FLT Films International | |
| Claudia | Claudia | Golden Harvest Productions | |
| Hiram Na Mukha | Morita | Viva Films | |
| Alyas Stella Magtanggol | Wendy | rowspan="2" | Seiko Films | |
| Kapag Nabigo ang Batas | |||
| Working Students | Noemi | OctoArts Films | |
| rowspan="4"| 1993 | Ayoko Na Sanang Magmahal | Debbie | Regal Films |
| Gagay: Prinsesa ng Brownout | Brenda | Viva Films | |
| Lumuhod Ka sa Lupa | Doris | Seiko Films | |
| Isa Lang ang Buhay Mo! Sgt. Bobby Aguilar | Leonor | First Films | |
| 1994 | Multo in the City | Alice Buenavente | Regal Films |
| rowspan="2"| 1995 | Gayuma: Sana'y Mahalin Mo Rin Ako | Falcon Films | |
| Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan | rowspan="2" | Viva Films | ||
| rowspan="2"| 1996 | Dyesebel | Dyangga | |
| Ikaw ang Mahal Ko | Bianca Salazar | ||
| rowspan="4"| 1997 | Nang Iniwan Mo Ako | Diane | Available Light Viva Films |
| Simaron, Barya Lang ang Halaga ng Ulo Mo | Sandra | ||
| Gloria, Gloria Labandera | Betring | rowspan="2"| Viva Films | |
| Bridesmaids | Nina Patricio | ||
| 2000 | Ang Dalubhasa | Menchu | Millennium Cinema |
| 2003 | You and Me Against the World | Celine Guerrero | FLT Films |
| 2012 | Sosy Problems | Dada | GMA Pictures |
| 2017 | Unexpectedly Yours | Rachelle | Star Cinema |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Network | ||||
| 2018 | Victor Magtanggol | Alice Espiritu-Regalado | Supporting Cast | rowspan=6|GMA Network |
| rowspan=2 | 2016 | Pepito Manaloto | Gigi | Episode Guest | |
| That's My Amboy | Alicia Ford | rowspan="2"| Supporting role | ||
| 2013—2014 | Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko | Tess de Leon | ||
| 2013 | Magpakailanman: Ligaw na Diyosa | Doctora | Episode role | |
| 2012—2013 | Paroa: Ang Kuwento ni Mariposa | Belen Sarmiento | Supporting Cast / Antagonist | |
| rowspan=2| 2012 | A Beautiful Affair | Evelyn Saavedra | Special participation | style="text-align:center;"| ABS-CBN |
| Legacy | Anna Marie Leviste | Supporting Cast / Anti-Hero | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | GMA Network | |
| 2011 | Elena M. Patron's Blusang Itim | Victoria Soriano | Extended Cast | |
| 2010 | Langit sa Piling Mo | Gloria Hilario | Supporting Cast | |
| 2009—2010 | Ikaw Sana | Loreta Reyes-Montemayor | rowspan="2"| Supporting Cast / Antagonist | |
| 2009 | Sine Novela: Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? | Donya Connie "Ms. Constance" Sanchez | ||
| 2008 | Lobo | Dr. Vivian Lee | Extended Cast | style="text-align:center;"| ABS-CBN |
| rowspan=2| 2006 | Carlo J. Caparas' Bakekang | Elsa | Guest Cast | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | GMA Network |
| Pinakamamahal | Marikrissa Padua | rowspan="3" | Supporting Cast / Antagonist | ||
| 2003—2004 | It Might Be You | Frida Montegracia-Trinidad | style="text-align:center | ABS-CBN | |
| 1996—2002 | Anna Karenina | Ruth Monteclaro | Rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | GMA Network | |
| 1995 | T.G.I.S. | Pia | Guest; Episode 4 | |
| 1993 | Kapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! | Episode: Talunan Ang Magwagi | style="text-align:center;"| ABS-CBN |
References
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External links
- [http://www.herballorganic.com Herb-All Organic Trading Corporation]
- {{IMDb name|0273650}}
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