Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco(Heart Evangelista) was born on February 14, 1985, in Manila, to Reynaldo Evangelista Ongpauco, a Filipino businessman of Chinese descent, and Maria Cecilia del Gallego Payawal. Evangelista is the youngest child in her family, with siblings from both sides of her parents. Her aunt is 1960s superstar Liberty Ilagan. She was born in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. before returning to her homeland in her early teens. She started her career at age 13 as a model and actress.
