Personal Info
Birth date
1940-08-27 (85 Years)
Day of death
2019-10-05
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Also known as
Amalia Amador Muhlach
Amalia Fuentes
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.
Filmography
Psssst... Halika Babae!
NYR
Overview:
A 1974 film starring Amalia Fuentes, Vic Vargas, and Alona AlegreThe Blood Drinkers
5.3
Overview:
Dr. Marco's most beloved Katrina has died. As a vampire, Marco has devised a plan to bring her back from the dead. It requires large amounts of human blood and will eventually necessitate the transplantation of a human heart.Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae!
NYR
Overview:
A three-part, social drama on parent-child relationships, it stars the Philippine movies’ most beautiful face, Amalia Fuentes as the Phaedra-like, upper-crust stepmother who falls in love with her stepson, the adorable Boots Anson Roa as the slum mother who has to choose between her bastard son and her good-for-nothing love, the alluring Pilar Pilapil as the social climbing fashion model who belittles her sacrificing adoptive parent.Mother Dearest
NYR
Overview:
Seven stories contained in letters received by the Mother of Perpetual Help Shrine at Baclaran, Phillippines.Curse of the Vampires
4.5
Overview:
Siblings discover that their father has their vampire mother chained up in the cellar. The mother bites her son and soon everyone in the community is either dead or a vampire.My Only Love
7
Overview:
Billy and Cindy are teeners trapped in the conflicted world of their parents. Two children of two marriages gone sour. Young and confused by the whole situation, they try to look for answers, but the whole business of life is not as simple as it seems. Left with no choice but to come to terms with whatever it is that life presents, they rely on each other for emotional support. And in the process, they learn that despite their parents marital woes, much remains in life and love reserved for the two of them.The Big Broadcast
NYR
Overview:
Two teenagers gatecrash a movie studio to see their idols who promised to choose them as their next leading lady.Bilanggong Birhen
NYR
Overview:
A story of a woman suffering under the viciousness of the worst kind of enemy imaginable: her family. Will her determined efforts to break free of their clutches succeed and allow her to find her rightful place in the world?Ismol Bat Teribol
NYR
Overview:
She's lovely, she's cute, she's 'ismol.' But--look out. She's 'teribol.'Esperanza at Caridad
NYR
Overview:
The MOVIE QUEEN who gave up everything for the sake of her sister and paid the price. The OVERNIGHT SENSATION who had too much of fame, too soon BEFORE SHE WAS READY FOR IT!Lydia
NYR
Overview:
She was the angel of mercy in a home where love and happiness reigned until tragedy struck.Bobby
NYR
Overview:
Bobby was born during the prewar era, blooming into a troubled, but sensitive young man.Salamat sa Alaala
NYR
Overview:
The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.Rodora
NYR
Overview:
A story of a mother and daughter separated by fate, the mother who have no memory of the child she bore, and the daughter who hopes to find her long-lost mother.Acting
2015Salamat sa Alaala as Herself
1987Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin as Unknown
1984Paano ba ang Magmahal? as Unknown
1984Where Love Has Gone as Unknown
1983Mortal Sin as Unknown
1982My Only Love as Camille
1981Dirty Games as Unknown
1980Aguila as Isabel
1976Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa as Anna Karenina
1975Lab Kita lsadora as Unknown
1975May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi as Taxi Passenger
1974Isang Gabi... Tatlong Babae! as Unknown
1974Happy Days Are Here Again as Herself
1974Psssst... Halika Babae! as Rosa/Rina
1972Jesus Christ Superstar as Unknown
1970Dalawang Daigdig ni Carlota as Unknown
1969Adriana as Adriana
1966Puerto Princesa as Unknown
1966Curse of the Vampires as Leonore Escudero
1966Sino Ka, Madame X? as Unknown
1965Oro Blanco as Unknown
1964The Blood Drinkers as Charito / Katrina
1963Esperanza at Caridad as Unknown
1963Ang Senyorito At Ang Atsay as Aurora
1962Amaliang Mali-mali as Unknown
1962Tulisan as Fernanda
1962The Big Broadcast as Unknown
1961Joey, Eddie, and Lito as Unknown
1961Mother Dearest as segement 'The Rebel'
1960Bilanggong Birhen as Flora
1960Estela Mondragon as Unknown
1960Amy, Susie and Tessie as Unknown
1959Wedding Bells as Unknown
1959Pakiusap as Unknown
1959Kahapon Lamang as Unknown
1959Pitong Pagsisisi as Unknown
1959Ipinagbili Ko ang Aking Anak as Unknown
1958Bobby as Unknown
1958Ulilang Anghel as Unknown
1958Tawag Ng Tanghalan as Filomena Tulongbituon
1958Baby Bubut as Unknown
1958Madaling Araw as Unknown
1958Mga Reyna ng Vicks as Unknown
1957Sonata as Unknown
1957Pretty Boy as Unknown
1957Beautiful star as Unknown
1957Ismol Bat Teribol as Unknown
1956Inang Mahal as Unknown
1956Movie Fan as Unknown
1956Rodora as Unknown
1956Señorita as Unknown
1956Lydia as Unknown
Production
1976Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa ... Producer