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Filipina actress Gelli de Belen beams with pride as her son Julio marks a major academic milestone: earning his Master's degree in Professional Kinesiology.

Taking to Instagram, Gelli shared a heartwarming video of Julio's graduation ceremony at the University of Toronto in Canada. Joining her in the celebration were her husband, Ariel Rivera, and their son Joaquin. The post also included joyful family photos capturing the special day.

"My Julio's graduation. Master of Professional Kinesiology. So proud of this young man. Start of another chapter," Gelli wrote in the caption.

The post quickly drew love and congratulations from followers and fellow celebrities alike, including Jean Garcia, John Arcilla, Ogie Alcasid, and Pops Fernandez.

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Gelli de Belen and Ariel Rivera tied the knot in 1997 and have two sons, Joaquin and Julio.

Over the years, the couple has been admired for keeping a grounded, loving, and tight-knit family, even while navigating careers in the limelight.

In an October 2024 interview on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, the couple shared their secrets to maintaining a good relationship as a family.

"We are genuinely interested in each other's lives outside our relationship. I do things on my own, she does things on her own para we have something to talk about," Ariel shared.

Gelli added, "We're always together but we still have separate lives."

Ariel and Gelli also agreed that the best compliment they ever received and would like to receive is about them raising two good children.

“If you tell me that my children are good, that's the best thing I could ever get,” Gelli told Tito Boy.

In support of their children's dreams, the couple decided to allow their sons to live in Canada to finish their college there.

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