Alessandra de Rossi was born Alessandra Tiotangco Schiavone on July 19, 1984, in London, England. Her father, Luigi Schiavone, is Italian from Martano,[2][3] and her mother, Nenita Schiavone, is Filipina.[4] She has an older sister, Assunta, and a younger sister, Margarita. Her family moved back to Italy when she was young, and she grew up in Italy with her parents.[5] Both Alessandra and Assunta appeared together on Philippine television during their childhood, as their mother brought them into television shows while they were growing up.[6]
In 2017, De Rossi co-starred in the romantic comedy film Kita Kita, starring alongside comedian Empoy Marquez. The film eventually became the highest-grossing Filipino independent film of all time, earning ₱300 million (approximately US$5.88 million) within three weeks of its release. Due to the movie's popularity, Philippine entertainment media sources dubbed their pairing as "AlEmpoy".[7]
After her successful portrayal in Kita Kita, De Rossi pledged not to accept antagonist roles anymore in either television and feature films.[8] De Rossi returned to Viva when she signed exclusive contract with Viva Artists Agency and made her film production business co-ventured by Viva Films named AWOO, acronym of "A World of Our Own"; her first movie Magic Kingdom was produced & released by Viva Films in 1997.[9]
She and Marquez returned as a love team in the 2023 film, Walang KaParis, produced by Viva Films.[10]
Other ventures
Director
De Rossi directed, co-produced, and starred her first feature film, My Amanda, a romantic drama co-starring Piolo Pascual which was released in 2021. The film was released in Netflix.[11]
She directed her second film, Everyone knows, Every Juan, a family film which was released in October 2025.[12]
Business
De Rossi founded her own company known as A World of Our Own (AWOO Production) where she serves as the CEO since 2021[13] AWOO Production has a film outfit production and a music record label known as AWOO Music Records, which is a sublabel of Lilly Star Records. Artists Hya and Alfa were the first two artists to join AWOO Records in 2021.[14]
