Amalia Fuentes (Tagalog pronunciation: [aˈmalja ˈfwɛntɛs]; born
Amalia Amador Muhlach; August 27, 1940 â€" October 5, 2019) was a
Filipino actress who reigned as a "Movie Queen" in the 1960s and
1970s. She was once dubbed[by whom?] as the "Elizabeth Taylor of the
Philippines". 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.In 1956, Fuentes and fellow actor Juancho Gutierrez
won Sampaguita Pictures' Mr. & Ms. Number One contest. Sampaguita
Pictures launched Amalia and Juancho into full stardom in the 1956
film Movie Fan. They were initially paired as a "love team" â€"
popular in Philippine cinema â€" by Sampaguita Pictures, and both
starred in Rodora (1956), Sonata (1957), Pakiusap (1959), Ang
Senyorito at Ang Atsay (1963) among others. She was also paired as
love team with Romeo Vasquez in Pretty Boy (1957), Bobby (1958), Ako
Ang May Sala (1958) and Bilanggong Birhen (1960) among others.
Amalia Amador Muhlach; August 27, 1940 â€" October 5, 2019) was a
Filipino actress who reigned as a "Movie Queen" in the 1960s and
1970s. She was once dubbed[by whom?] as the "Elizabeth Taylor of the
Philippines". 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.In 1956, Fuentes and fellow actor Juancho Gutierrez
won Sampaguita Pictures' Mr. & Ms. Number One contest. Sampaguita
Pictures launched Amalia and Juancho into full stardom in the 1956
film Movie Fan. They were initially paired as a "love team" â€"
popular in Philippine cinema â€" by Sampaguita Pictures, and both
starred in Rodora (1956), Sonata (1957), Pakiusap (1959), Ang
Senyorito at Ang Atsay (1963) among others. She was also paired as
love team with Romeo Vasquez in Pretty Boy (1957), Bobby (1958), Ako
Ang May Sala (1958) and Bilanggong Birhen (1960) among others.
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