Mari Ruby Rodriguez-Aquino (born January 10, 1966) is a Filipina actress and a former host of the Philippine noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!.
Career
Rodriguez originally started her career as a preschool teacher, later appearing in a recurring role in Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! alongside Vic Sotto and Aiza Seguerra.[1] She has been starring as one of Eat Bulaga!'s hosts since 1991 and has since then become a regular host.
Rodriguez joined Eat Bulaga! at the age of 25, replacing Helen Vela, who left the show due to medical and health reasons that led to her death a year later. In 2021, she left Eat Bulaga! after 31 years as a co-host–counting her hiatus in hosting the program due to the COVID-19 pandemic–due to her having to take care of her son who has dyslexia, and then, her relocation to the United States to be with her daughter.[2]
^Japitana, Norma (July 12, 1993). "Kitchie's star-studded bash". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. Another Viva TV project is headlined by rapper Andrew E. in a new sitcom at Channel 5 entitled 'Kool Skool.' [...] Others in the cast are Raffy and Ruby Rodriguez, Anjanette Abayari, Smokey Manaloto and Jessa Kintanar.