Actor

Amalia Fuentes

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Movies: 50Series: 0Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1075161

IMDb ID: nm0297386

Known for: Acting

Born: August 27, 1940

Died: October 5, 2019

Age: 79

Place of birth: Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1956 - 1987

Years active: 32

Wikidata: Q4739395

Also known as

Amalia Amador Muhlach

Other jobs

Producer (1)

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Biography

Amalia Fuentes was born Amalia Muhlach in Bicol. She was educated in Catholic school. She was dubbed as the "Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines" by the movie industry during the late 1950s. Fuentes, said to have a German lineage. Her father died during the war and as the eldest, she became the family bread winner. Her two younger brothers, Alex and Alvaro, are also actors. Amalia married fellow actor Romeo Vasquez in 1965 in Hong Kong but they separated in 1969. They have a daughter, Liezl Sumilang (wife of actor Albert Martinez). After her divorce from Vasquez, Amalia married Joey Stevens, an American businessman with whom she has an adopted son, Geric Stevens. She divorced Stevens after 28 years of marriage, citing infidelity. Stevens died in 2012.