bruno mars is famous for pouring his
heart out in sweet love songs
what his fans may be surprised to learn
is that the charming pop star has an
equally gorgeous girlfriend
here's how jessica caban rose to fame
bruno mars isn't the kind of celebrity
to give the press
or his fans access to his private life
however in 2016 rolling stone obtained a
more personal interview from bruno mars
revealing that the singer began dating
jessica caban in 2010
and that they lived together in a
mansion worth quote a reported 6.5
million dollars
that means that mars and caban's
relationship dates back to the very
beginning of his career
considering his debut album do-ops and
hooligans
also dropped in 2010. concerning his
relationship with kabon
mars demurred when asked by rolling
stone if he was going to propose to the
model
he said she's my best friend my rock
what's wrong with that
we're just happy before linking up with
mars
jessica caban's first introduction to
the spotlight came through modeling
her initial breakthrough in the industry
fittingly came from another celebrity of
puerto rican descent
who also grew up in the bronx jennifer
lopez
in 2002 lopez was at the peak of her
odds fame
engaged to ben affleck and releasing hit
singles
lopez held a nationwide search in spring
2002
to select an up-and-coming model to be
the face of her jlo clothing line
and selected caban as the contest
runner-up
even though caban didn't win she gushed
about her brush with fame in an
interview with daily
news she was so much fun she helped us
get our nails done
our hair done and pick out our clothes
we sing and listen to music with her for
hours
years later caban would credit lopez for
helping her launch her career
telling complex in 2009 that she was
first discovered in the modeling
industry
thanks to lopez in 2008
jessica caban scored another modeling
opportunity
this time with the reality competition
show model latina
which was broadcast on the cable network
nouveau tv
at her audition caban told the judges
that she had been standing in line with
her parents since
5 30 in the morning for the chance to
appear on the show
she also had the chance to talk about
her future dreams
when i first started i wanted to get
into business so
someday i hope to have my own company of
where maybe i can fund movies or films
for young latinas or latinos
caban persevered through the show's
on-camera modeling challenges
and was eventually crowned the winner
winning a contract with q management
other prizes included a cash reward and
a feature in latina magazine
in a 2012 interview with blended
entertainment kabond recalled
my favorite photo shoot would have to be
the future latina magazine did on me
after winning model latina she also
added that
now i'm working on getting a cover
someday gabon's covergirl dreams didn't
remain a fantasy for long
later that year she appeared on the
cover of fusion magazine with a vintage
inspired shoot
considering that jessica caban once
revealed that rita moreno in west side
story was her role model
it's no surprise that she had
aspirations to appear in dramatic roles
in 2010 the budding act restarred in the
indie drama
ru for great sex and received a positive
reception at independent film festivals
around the country
kabon won two best actress awards for
her role both at the boston
international film festival
and hoboken international film festival
in a 2010 interview about the film
kabon revealed that she was cast after
the movie's director cynthia xiung
spotted her in an airport as it turns
out
xiang was inspired enough by the celebs
looks and personality to send her the
script
jessica caban found on-screen success on
the cw
show jane the virgin which won accolades
for its on-screen diversity and majority
latino cast
kabon joined the cast in the show's
third season appearing in several
episodes between 2016 and 2018.
her sonia character most often appeared
on screen and the cheery blue uniform of
the show's marbella hotel
where she worked alongside the show's
titular character jane
here's another fun fact bruno mars also
appeared on the show
several months before caban's debut
playing himself during the season 2
finale
and serenading jane at her wedding with
his song rest of my life
i would like to introduce my third best
friend
in the world the one and only
bruno mars jessica caban pledged to
become a businesswoman
in her very first 2008 model latina
audition
and less than a decade later she brought
her dream to life
kabon launched her jamery swimwear line
in 2016.
speaking with latina magazine kabon
revealed that her goal as a bathing suit
designer was
to make every girl and woman feel like
maria from west side story which is my
absolute favorite movie and inspiration
if that's not all kabon incorporates her
heritage into the swimsuit label too
she told the magazine being a latina i
find myself liking things
extra spicy so i include that mentality
in my swimwear
although some of the styles are
definitely revealing
caban wants her fans to know that her
pieces are inclusive for everyone
adding that the line quote accentuates
the good parts and hides all the
tostones you just ate while jessica
caban has frequently spoken to the press
and her fans about her career and
entrepreneurial projects
she has definitely been more
tight-lipped when asked about her
relationship with bruno mars
particularly in the early days of their
relationship
in 2011 during a breakout year for mars
career that saw him climbing the
billboard charts and winning his first
grammy for best male pop vocal
performance
for his song just the way you are caban
was asked in an
interview about her relationship status
with mars
speaking to shea star cavan played koi
and declined to confirm that she was
seeing mars
dishing that she tries to stay away from
the rumor mill with good reason
too she said after winning model latina
i had a blog come out saying that the
guy i was dating at the time
paid for me to win that was really
hurtful
thankfully for fans of both mars and
caban the actress did offer up a glowing
review of her bow
he's an amazing singer a great person
really funny and i'll leave it at that
bruno mars and jessica caban may have
started dating in 2010
but their on-screen debut together
didn't come until a few years later
by 2012 mars had quickly become a major
name in pop music
and shortly before the december release
of his hit album
unorthodox jukebox he teamed up with the
online comedy video skit group funny or
die
for a satirical video short said to the
salt and peppa song what a man
the video played up mara's good guy
reputation showing him protecting a
beautiful woman in a plunging gown from
a hotel room burglary
interestingly enough the woman was
played by caban
later in the video mars is shown running
out of a burning building carrying a
pregnant woman
also played by caban while the funnier
die sketch is still the only video in
which kabon appears with mars
she's also come to her man's aid behind
the camera if you look closely at mars
2016 24 karat magic music video
you'll see that the partying women in
the background of the video are sporting
designs from caban's jamery swimwear
line
a hollywood couple that synergizes
together stays together right
is it even an a-list relationship if it
hasn't been posted on social media
don't ask bruno mars who has yet to
share a photo of jessica caban to his
official instagram account
thankfully for fans of the duo caban
took the lead in sharing the couple's
first official social media post
a 2012 tweet sees the two radiant young
stars posing together in a selfie
as for making it official on the biggest
social media juggernaut of them all it
turns out it took a few more years for
the couple to step out together on
instagram
appearing for the first time together on
cabons account in 2014
the actress shared an adorably blurry
photo of the pair wearing tropical garb
and smiling for the camera
captioning the shot always making each
other laugh
another one of the couple's throwback
photos include a bowling date in 2013
showing the model and the singer dressed
down and t-shirts and jeans
kabon wrote on twitter we had so much
fun bowling last night
exhausted and sweaty but our team won
considering he's an a-list pop star
bruno mars schedule is often packed with
the singer embarking on several world
tours over the past decade
in between his busy album cycles but as
caban's instagram shows
the couple enjoys their own fair share
of beautiful getaways together
snapping photos of the duo traveling to
exotic locales
in september 2019 kabon shared a shot of
her and mars sitting side by side over
an open body of water
with the caption come hell or high water
the couple's previous vacation photo
came a year prior
in december 2018 showing the pair
smiling and wearing ways together in
hawaii
according to the caption mars and kaban
were celebrating the honor of mars
hooligans bandmate and drummer eric
hernandez
naming the happy couple godparents to
one of his children
kabon captioned the loving photo of her
and mars together
2018 highlight officially becoming
godparents together
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