Letizia Santa Maria

Letizia Roncesvalles Santa Maria is a mestiza (a person of mixed Filipino and Spanish parentage),whose parents are Casimiro Santa Maria, an insulare and Arcelia Roncesvalles, a mestiza.

However, it is later revealed that her real mother is Eva Salonga, a Filipino housemaid working for their family. Eva and Casimiro had been having a secret affair, which resulted in a pregnancy. At the same time, Arcelia also got pregnant. The two women gave birth on the same day, but Arcelia's baby was a stillborn. Casimiro schemed to swap the babies, so he would not be forced to reveal the truth about his philandering.

Letizia and her older brother, Hector, were very close. It was insinuated that they had some romantic feelings for each other and may have consummated a physical relationship. However, Hector was forced to marry a girl he impregnated. A year after that, Letizia met Salvador. She fell for him, and they got married.

They had eleven children, all boys.