Desirée Lois del Valle Dunham-Labrusca (born May 28, 1982), better known by her screen name Desiree del Valle, is a

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actress born from an

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father named Clois H. Dunham and a Filipino mother Lourdes del Valle from Lopez, Quezon. She started her career and was launched in 1998 through

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's training subsidiary,

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(Batch 7). In 2006, she transferred to

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and starred as Giovanna Guillermo-Roxas in the final installment of Now and Forever but has since returned to ABS-CBN.

Personal life

Del Valle is married to her ''

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'' co-star

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since January 2018 in

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. Del Valle confirmed their engagement on July 14, 2015. Labrusca also proposed to Del Valle again in December 2016.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Valle, Desiree 1982 births Living people Filipino film actresses Filipino people of American descent Filipino people of Irish descent Filipino television actresses