Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes are two of the top stars in the Philippines. But do their kids, Zia and Sixto, know that?

This was a topic that Marian talked more about in her interview on the “Updated with Nelson Canlas” podcast.

The Kapuso Primetime Queen said that she and Dingdong would often bring Zia to their shoots for commercials and the series “Jose & Maria’s Bonggang Villa.”

“Siguro [dumating] kami sa punto ni Dong bilang seven years old na si Zia, siguro dapat na niyang malaman din, although alam naman niya artista kami,” the actress said. “Nag-usap kami ni Dong, sabi namin siguro it’s about time na malaman talaga ni Zia kung saan talaga nagmula.”

When the very intelligent Zia asks something about their work, the couple would look at each other and take it as their cue to explain.

Marian also said that they are very proud of their jobs because this is how they met.

“Na-build namin yung dream house namin, na-extend namin sa mga mahal namin sa buhay ‘yung happiness na meron kami, so very proud kami dito ni Dong. Kaya sabi siguro ni Dong it’s about time, yung ipunta natin sa GMA si Zia para sabihin nating ito ‘yung network namin, [ito ‘yung office namin].”

This is something that DongYan plans on doing soon. “Kailangan malaman niya kung ano ba talaga ang trabaho ni mama at ni dada,” Marian said.

Sixto likewise knows what his parents do for a living since he gets to see shoots in their home.

“[At] a right age lang siguro si Sixto na maipaliwanag, like Zia, seven years old. Parang yung age niya is enough na para mas maintindihan kung anong work,” Marian said.

And during shoots, Zia gets more of an idea of the whole production process and what an actor’s job entails.

“[Sinasama] namin siya sa ‘Bonggang Villa’ taping so may idea na siya kung ano ibig sabihin ng pag-aartista, ano ibig sabihin ng ito si Direk, ito ‘yung camera, ito ‘yung mga characters,” she said. “[Siguro] ‘yun ‘yung step one namin na sa maisama namin siya sa mga trabaho para makapag observe siya.”

Going to production may also be why Zia is such a natural during her commercial shoots!

In fact, for Marian, Zia is even better than her.