Amalia Fuentes

Amalia Fuentes
Born
Amalia Amador Muhlach

(1940-08-27)August 27, 1940
DiedOctober 5, 2019(2019-10-05) (aged 79)
Resting placeLoyola Memorial Park - Marikina, Philippines
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, director, producer
Years active1956–2008, 2013–2017
Spouses
(m. 1965; div. 1969)
Joey Stevens
(divorced)
Children2 incl. Liezl Sumilang
Parent(s)Alvaro Muhlach Sr. (father)
Concepcion Amador (mother)
Isagani Fuentes (stepfather)[1]
RelativesAga Muhlach (nephew)
Nino Muhlach (nephew)
AJ Muhlach (nephew)
Alonzo Muhlach (grandnephew)
Albert Martinez (son-in-law)
FamilyAlvaro Mulach (brother)
Alexander Mulach (brother)[2]
Alfonso Martinez (grandson) Alissa Martinez (grand daughter)
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Amalia Fuentes (Tagalog: [aˈmɐlja ˈfwɛntɛs]; born Amalia Amador Muhlach; August 27, 1940 – October 5, 2019) was a Filipino actress who reigned as the "Queen of Philippine Movies" in the 1960s and 1970s. She was once dubbed as the "Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines".[3] She was the aunt of actors Aga Muhlach and Niño Muhlach and the mother of actress Liezl Martinez. She was the first Filipino Lux Soap model.

She produced and starred in her own films in the 1960s to the end of the 1970s. Her movies were big moneymakers making her the highest paid movie actress of her generation and a certified Movie and Box Office Queen. She later starred in productions by Viva Films (My Only Love), together with Sharon Cuneta, Gabby Concepcion and Jackie Lou Blanco. She also starred in later Regal Films such as Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin, starring Vilma Santos, Eddie Guttierrez and Gabby Concepcion.

  1. ^ "Kapamilya Family Tree:The Muhlach Family".
  2. ^ "Kapamilya Family Tree:The Muhlach Family".
  3. ^ "Aga Muhlach remembers aunt Amalia Fuentes: 'You have taught me so much'".