There’s no doubt that Zia Dantes looks very much like her mom, Marian Rivera.

But if you need more proof that they are carbon copies of each other, well, look no further than this composite photo of mother and daughter.

The Kapuso Primetime Queen seems to be around preteen or teenager in her closeup photo, while Zia seems to be her current age.

The photo, posted in Marian’s Facebook page, now has over 225,000 likes, 2,300 comments, and 1,400 shares.


Netizens gushed over Zia’s looks, observing that she takes a lot after her mother, but some said she has her father’s eyes.

Others said she has a little of Dingdong’s features as well.

Zia recently celebrated her fifth birthday. She is the eldest child of Marian and Dingdong and she has a little brother named Ziggy.

Netizens are amazed at how Zia Dantes looks so much like her mom Marian Rivera.

On Monday, January 11, 2021, a side-by-side photo of the mother-and-daughter tandem was uploaded on Marian’s official Facebook page.

The photo with the heart eyes emoji as caption has garnered 1.7 million reactions and 17,000 shares on Facebook in just three days since it was uploaded.

In the comments section of the post, thousands of netizens remarked on Zia’s resemblance to her mom.

One comment read, “At last! Younger version of Marian her very beautiful daughter!”

Another one commented, “Wow beautiful look alike mother and daughter very pretty.”

facebook comment: netizens think zia and marian are lookalikes

Other netizens commented on Zia having the eyes of her dad, Dingdong Dantes.

facebook comment: netizens think zia got dingdong's eyes

PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) has dug up side-by-side photos of Zia and Marian as a kid showing their identical features.

young marian rivera and zia dantes

Zia celebrated her 5th birthday with an intimate CocoMelon-themed party last November 23, 2020, and received a surprise from her idol, Sarah Geronimo.

Marian and Dingdong also have a one-year-old son named Ziggy.