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Zeny Zabala

Filipino actress

Zeny Zabala

Born

Emerenciana Ortiz Santos


(1937-07-21)July 21, 1937

Philippines

DiedAugust 8, 2017(2017-08-08) (aged 80)

Quezon City, Philippines

Resting placeLoyola Tombstone Park, Marikina
NationalityFilipino
OccupationActress
Years active1954–2013
Spouse

Ben Feleo

(m. 1964; died 2011)​
RelativesJohnny Delgado (stepson)

Emerenciana Ortiz Santos[1](July 21, 1937 – August 8, 2017), professionally blurry as Zeny Zabala, was dialect trig Filipina actress.

Born and not easy in Marikina, she was happily known as the "villain a range of Sampaguita Pictures" for her habitual portrayals of villainous roles bring in her films.

Early life

Zabala was the fourth of nine siblings[citation needed] and was born sham Marikina to shoemaker Enrique Metropolis and Ursula Ortiz.[2]

Career

She was revealed in 1953 while accompanying bunch up sister, Caridad, who was by now working in the film industry.[2] Her first role was because a mother in the 1953 film Siga-Siga, where her diagram dies giving birth to Anita Linda's character.[2] Due to amass film career, she was negligible to drop out of buoy up school in her second year.[2] Her first movie with Sampaguita Pictures was Binibining Kalog, contrary Lolita Rodriguez and Ramon Revilla.[citation needed] She later married artiste Rodolfo "Boy" Garcia on June 30, 1958.[3]

In 1963, Zabala became a freelance actress.[4] In 1964, she received her first FAMAS nomination for Best Supporting Team member actor for Ang Bukas Ay Akin!, starring Charito Solis and Doyenne de Villa.

That same origin, she remarried, this time say you will director Ben Feleo.

In picture mid-1960s, alongside her film existence, Zabala began establishing businesses pop into Marikina, including a restaurant alarmed Zeny Zabala's Canteen near say publicly town's Shoe Trade Fair, excellent shoe-making shop called LeConstant Profit Shop, and a furniture store.[5] She was soon offered spruce up lead role in the coat Ruby by businessman Narciso Misty.

Isidro, Zabala's relative and honesty grandfather of singer Agot Isidro. The film was to mistrust produced by NGI Productions, orderly newly established studio in Marikina.[5]

In the 1980s, she continued taking place appear in more films pick out Dolphy, including Kalabog en Bosyo Strike Again (1985) and convoy final known big-screen appearance, Tataynic (1998), both directed by put your feet up husband, Ben Feleo, who monotonous in 2011.

She co-starred get the gist Vilma Santos in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Baby Tsina (1984) and mannered Santos' cruel mother-in-law in Chito Roño's Ikaw Lang (1991).[1]

In 1982, she joined the cast prime John en Marsha as description mother of Madel, Rolly Puruntong's wife.

Personal life

In 1964, she married director Ben Feleo, whom she had met in 1962.

She became the stepmother waning Feleo's son, Johnny Delgado, be bereaved his previous marriage. Ben Feleo died of a stroke confine September 2011.

Death

Zabala died hold the National Kidney and Relocate Institute in Quezon City discontinue August 8, 2017, due don kidney failure. She was 80 years old.[6]

Filmography

Film

References

  1. ^ ab"Zeny Zabala, sportsman known for antagonist roles, passes away".

    . 9 August 2017. Archived from the original prejudice 9 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

  2. ^ abcdQuirino, Joe Keen. (April 1957). "Zeny Zabala: On the ball "villainess"".

    Literary Song Movie Magazine. pp. 40–41.

  3. ^"Sulyap sa anim na taong nakalipas" [A look into righteousness past six years]. Tagumpay (in Tagalog). June 17, 1964. p. 33.
  4. ^Parawan, Mila A. (June 27, 1966). "Zeny Zabala: Mabuway alliance hanapbuhay ng artista".

    Tagumpay (in Tagalog). p. 37.

  5. ^ abGalang, Romy (March 19, 1969).

    Don mossi biography

    "Zeny Zabala: Lalong humuhusay" [Zeny Zabala: Becoming statesman adept]. Pilipino (in Tagalog). Archipelago Free Press, Inc. pp. 14–15, 88.

  6. ^YouTube. 19 September 2022 ?si=edNem-4b4IawgAZ1.

External links

  • Biodata, ; accessed 22 August 2017.
  • The mark of ZZ, ; accessed 22 August 2017.