Ashley Rivera

Ashley Rivera (born April 19, 1992) is a Filipino Internet personality, actress, and television presenter. 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 and The Better Woman (2019). She was also part of the comedy gag show Bubble Gang and the sitcom Happy Together.

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. Rivera also worked as a DJ at clubs and music festivals. 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.

Rivera's 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) as Kai, The Gifted (2014), and the comedy-drama Your Place or Mine? (2015) as Camille. Rivera transferred to GMA Network in 2017 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. In 2018, she played Paris Villacorta in the romantic comedy-drama The One That Got Away.

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

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

Television Year Title Role Note(s) 2017–2022 Bubble Gang Herself (various roles) 2017–2021 Dear Uge Various roles Episode roles 2017Road TripHerself (guest) Meant To Be Gretchen Legally Blind Diana Perez Super Ma'am Rose 2017–2018 Celebrity Bluff Herself (guest player) 2018–2025 Magpakailanman Various roles Episode roles 2018 The One That Got Away Paris Villacorta My Special Tatay young Chona Mariano Victor Magtanggol News Editor 2019–2023 Tadhana Various roles Episode 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 Honor Herself (guest)