Ai-Ai delas Alas
Delas Alas in 2020
Born	Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas (1964-11-11)November 11, 1964 (age 60)[1] San Luis, Batangas,[2] Philippines
Education	Far Eastern University
Occupations	Actress singer comedian television personality
Years active	1985–present
Agents	GMA Network (1991–2000; 2015–present) ABC/TV5 (1998–2004, 2016–22) ABS-CBN (2000–15) Sparkle (2020–present)
Spouses	Miguel Vera ​ ​ (m. 1989; ann. 1996)​ [3] Jed Salang ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2013)​ Gerald Sibayan ​ ​ (m. 2017; sep. 2024)​
Children	3[4]
Relatives	Ogie Alcasid (cousin)
Musical career
Genres	EDM dance
Labels	Ivory Music and Video Star Music (2004–2014) GMA Music (2017–present)
Musical artist

Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan (born November 11, 1964), known professionally asAi-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. Referred to as the "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent,^[5] she is best known for her role as Ina Montecillo in the film seriesAng Tanging Ina. Her accolades include twoStar Awards for Movies, aFAMAS Award, aMetro Manila Film Festival Award, anASEAN International Film Festival and Awards, and aCinemalaya Independent Film Festival, including nominations for threeGawad Urian and threeLuna Awards. Her films have collectively earned ₱2.41 billion, making her thehighest grossing Filipino comedy actress of all time.^[6]

Martina Eileen Hernandez Delas Alas is the daughter of Rosendo delas Alas (1920–2008) and Gregoria delas Alasnée Hernández (died December 30, 2013) from Brgy. Taliba, San Luis, Batangas, and was later adopted by her aunt along with her brother Allen Tabada, Justa delas Alas.^[7][8][9] She earned a mass communication degree fromFar Eastern University in 1985.

She was married to actor Miguel Vera, with whom she had two children; she also has a son from a previous relationship with Hernan Jeng Jeng Viola, a guitarist.^[3] Before acting, she worked as asales assistant in a department store, and also performed as astand-up comic in comedy bars aroundMetro Manila.^[10] On April 3, 2013, she married Jed Salang who was 20 years her junior. The marriage ended after a month, with delas Alas confirming their separation on May 19, 2013.^[11][12] Delas Alas confirmed throughInstagram her engagement to Gerald Sibayan in April 2017;^[13] the two married in November 2017 atChrist the King Parish Church in Quezon City.^[14] In November 2024, the couple officially confirmed theirseparation.^[15]

She is also cousins withOgie Alcasid.

Delas Alas started her career onGMA Network back in 1991, as a host of Saturday late-night musical variety showRSVP, withDawn Zulueta andAriel Ureta. Delas Alas co-hosted GMA noontime showsLunch Date (1991–93),SST: Salo-Salo Together (1993–95) andEat Bulaga! (2000). She was a member of the cast of GMA sitcomsIbang Klase with Joey De Leon,Jessa Zaragoza,Mark Anthony Fernandez andAiza Seguerra in 1997–98, and1 for 3 with Vic Sotto and Rosanna Roces between 1999 and 2001.

Delas Alas has acted in several films, includingAng Tanging Ina fromStar Cinema, which became the highest-grossing film of 2003 and the highest-grossing Filipino film until 2006.^[16] It was followed by more comedy films likeVolta where she played a superhero, whichspun off into a television series. In the noon-time television showMTB: Ang Saya Saya she was one of the lead hosts. In prime-time teleseries, she played an important role in the TV remake ofBituing Walang Ningning as Dorina's mother. She has also acted in the filmsAng Cute Ng Ina Mo,Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat andPasukob.^[17]

She also released her first album onStar Records, entitledAng Tanging Ina Nyo; this featured six novelty tunes.^[18] During the November 9 episode of ASAP 19, she premiered her song "Nandito Lang Ako", and revealed that she would be going under the stage name of ADA.^[19]

After almost two decades of working withABS-CBN, delas Alas decided to return to GMA Network, signing a two-year exclusive contract.^[20][21] One of the deciding factors for her move was the lack of projects for her from the Kapamilya Network.^[22] Her last show on ABS-CBN was the remake ofDyesebel alongsideAnne Curtis.

Her return was celebrated in the Sunday-noontime showSunday All Stars, where she was warmly welcomed as the newest Kapuso.^[23] As her first project, Delas Alas joined the cast of GMA's Telebabad seriesLet The Love Begin, in which she played the mother ofRuru Madrid.^[24][25] The show's final episode aired on August 7, 2015.

Delas Alas is also one of the main hosts and comedians in the newest Sunday afternoon comedy variety showSunday PinaSaya, alongsideMarian Rivera and the comedy duoJose Manalo andWally Bayola.^[26]Sunday PinaSaya challenged its rival variety show,ASAP 20 of ABS-CBN.^[27][28] Delas Alas is also one of the hosts of GMA Network's celebrity talk showCelebriTV, which replaced the longest-running celebrity talk showStartalk.^[29] She hosts this alongsideJoey De Leon, Lolit Solis, andRicky Lo. The show premiered on September 19, 2015.

Aside from television shows in the Kapuso Network, Delas Alas also joined international shows in Canada and the United States throughGMA Pinoy TV. She was one of the guests in the 10th anniversary of GMA Pinoy TV.^[30]

After the successfulEnteng ng Ina Mo withVic Sotto in 2011, delas Alas and Sotto reappeared in the romantic comedyMy Bebe Love, released in December 2015. Directed byJose Javier Reyes,^[31][32][33] it features theEat Bulaga! love team ofAlden Richards andAlDub (Maine Mendoza).^[34][35]

In June 2020, Delas Alas signed a contract withGMA Artist Center.^[36]

In November 2017, delas Alas signed a contract withGMA Records and released a single titled "Walang Pinipili".

Ai-Ai delas Alas was declared apersona non grata after a resolution approved on June 7, 2022.^[37] The Quezon City Council stated that delas Alas along with the controversial directorDarryl Yap have defaced the Quezon City's triangular seal in a video posted on Yap's Vincentiments Facebook Page. The resolution noted that City's seal was defaced due to the additions of the initials "BBM" and "Sara", which referred to President-ElectBongbong Marcos and Vice-President ElectSara Duterte. Both of whom supported the mayoral campaign ofMike Defensor inQuezon City. The video was initially posted as a campaign video for Mike Defensor who ran and lost against the incumbent mayor,Joy Belmonte. Lagman noted that the Quezon City seal has been the official coat of arms of the city since it was approved by the Office of the President and adopted by the City Council on February 3, 1997, through Resolution No. 10320, S-1975.^[38][39]

One of the provincial board members said that this resolution, contrary to what happens in general, is not aimed at prohibiting Ai-Ai from the locality but it has been passed for expressing the official sentiment towards her.^[40]

The camp of Ai-Ai delas Alas condemned the resolution and said that it "endangers the protection granted by the freedom of expression for artists, entertainers, content creators, and comedians who use satire or parody to express sentiments or criticize public acts or figures".^[41]

Delas Alas has produced some of the films in which she has starred.

1. Enteng ng Ina Mo, co-produced byABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.,M - Zet TV Productions, Inc.,OctoArts Films andAPT Entertainment; withVic Sotto
2. Sisterakas, co-produced by ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. andViva Films; withVice Ganda andKris Aquino
3. Kung Fu Divas, co-produced by ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.,Reality Entertainment and The O&Co. Picture Factory; withMarian Rivera, who was also a producer of the film.

Martina Eileen Delas Alas Productions, also known as MEDA Productions, is a film production company in the Philippines managed by delas Alas.^[42]

1. My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore (December 25, 2015) co-produced byOctoArts Films,M - Zet TV Productions, Inc.,APT Entertainment andGMA Films; starringVic Sotto, Ai-Ai delas Alas,Alden Richards andMaine Mendoza

Ai-Ai delas Alas was the manager of the Filipino hiphop collectiveEx Battalion for a brief period of time, from June 2018 to May 2019.^[43]

The former manager reportedly relinquished her role to the group's original leader,Mark Maglasang due to the unprofessional and disobedient attitude of most of the members. According to her, she has been putting up with their behavior for 9 months already, characterize by the continuous absence in meeting sessions and disrespectful behavior displayed by other members when reprimanded. "I can only do so much. If they want their group to prosper, then I guess they must change themselves first. I can't help them if they won't help themselves", she insisted.^[44]

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