Maria Erlinda Lucille Sazon Termulo-Padilla (born August 10, 1984) professionally known as Mariel Rodriguez (Tagalog: [maɾˈjɛl ɾɔˈdɾigɛs paˈdilja]), is a Filipino-born American commercial model, endorser, television host, VJ and actress.

She is known by the nickname "Mariel" as a child, lived and was raised by her maternal grandparents in Parañaque due to her parents' separation at her youth.

Her role in the show caught the eye of MTV Philippines executives and was made a VJ in December 2004.

In 2005, Rodriguez moved to ABS-CBN, where she joined as a co-host of the competition series Pinoy Big Brother until 2010.

[5][8] In November 2015, she returned to ABS-CBN and reprised her role as co-host in Pinoy Big Brother: 737, which also serves as the reunion of Kuya's Angels together with Toni Gonzaga and Bianca Gonzalez respectively.

[12][13] They had met on the Philippine noon time variety show Wowowee when Padilla was temporarily a presenter.

In September 2022, Rodriguez officially signed a contract with AMBS to be part of the new Channel 2 TV station, ALLTV.