Where there is fame, undoubtedly fortune follows. Many celebrities become rich mostly through the success of their careers - whether it’s singing, dancing or acting.
However, there are some celebrities who come from existing rich families and just happen to get wealthier once their careers take off.
This viral video features ten celebrities who were lucky enough to experience both fame and fortune on separate terms.
Here are 10 Pinoy Celebrities who were born into rich families – and are heirs and heiresses to their family fortune.
10. Richard Yap
-The Yap family owns major businesses involved in corn, rice, lumber and shipping.
9. Lucy Torres
-The Ormoc City Congresswoman’s family owns a sugarcane plantation in the very same city she works in.
8. Beauty Gonzalez
-Speaking of the sugarcane, Beauty was once called the “Sugarcane Princess” because her family owns their own sugarcane plantation as well as a hacienda.
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7. Heart Evangelista
-Heart is the heiress of her father’s Barrio Fiesta restaurant chain.
6. Enzo Pineda
-Enzo happens to be the son of the brand manager of ‘People’s Champ’ Manny Pacquiao.
5. Matteo Guidicelli
-Matteo is the heir to his Italian father, Gianluca Guidicelli’s manufacturing business
4. Paul Jake Castillo
The Castillo family owns various businesses including International Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Matutum Meat Products.
3. Ellen Adarna
-Ellen is a ‘motel heiress’ whose influence is most felt in Cebu.
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2. Maine Mendoza
-Despite her ‘Yayadub’ fame, Maine’s family is actually very wealthy. Her parents are an engineer and accountant. Her family owns a popular franchise of gasoline stations and fast-food chains.
1. Mikee Cojuangco
-The Cojuangco name should be a dead-giveaway to Mikee’s inheritance. She is the daughter of Don Peping Cojuangco, whose family owns 6,000 hectares of sugar plantation in Tarlac
Watch the list video here!
This video has received as much as 899,193 views and 1,753 likes as of writing. The Youtube Channel ‘Pinoy Top List’ shared this list online.
What did you think of this article? Can you imagine what life would be like if you were rich BEFORE you’d become a celebrity? Seems like a trend these days.
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