Marilou Yap Gumabao (; born December 20, 1958), professionally known as Isabel Rivas () is a Filipino actress and businesswoman. She is the younger sister of former actor
Dennis Roldan.
Career
She was introduced as a sexy nymphet in
Celso Ad. Castillo's steamy movie, ''Uhaw Na Dagat'' (1980). She appeared movies such as ''Burgis'' (1981),
Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap (1984), ''Ang Bukas Ay Akin'' (1989), ''Barumbado'' (1990), ''Alyas Baby Face'' (1990), and ''Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita'' (1998).
In 1995 Rivas was a regular in the GMA Telenovela ''Villa Quintana'' for which she received a Best Actress Nomination
In 1999 she was cast in ABS-CBN's Primetime Drama ''Saan Ka Man Naroroon,'' the critically acclaimed drama that ran for two years. She starred as a lead antagonist on the show. She was reunited with her co star Rico Yan who was in the film ''Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita'' in 1998.
Rivas appeared in 2001 TV series
''Recuerdo de Amor'', aired in
ABS-CBN
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, starring
Diether Ocampo
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Background
Ocampo was born on July 19, 1973 in Aniban, Bacoor, Cavite, where he attended school. He attended De La Salle University-Dasmarinas. He is of German, ...
and
Carmina Villaroel and
''Kahit Isang Saglit'' with
Jericho Rosales
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and Malaysian actress
Carmen Soo.
She won the 1996
Star Awards for Television Best Drama Actress in
''Villa Quintana'' and she also nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series by the
PMPC in 2002 for
''Recuerdo de Amor''.
On television, she joined the cast of ''Tepok Bunot'' (1981–82) a daily sitcom over Maharlika Broadcasting System - Channel 4 as the colegiala-speaking friend of Roderick Paulate and Bibeth Orteza.
In 2018, she returned to showbiz via ABS-CBN's series
''Los Bastardos''.
In November 2019, she made a comeback in GMA-7 to star in the television series with
Nora Aunor in
''Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit'' based on the movie of the
same title. She was previously seen on the network during 2012-2013 via
''Pahiram ng Sandali''.
Personal life
She manages and owns a farm in
Iba, Zambales
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,
Philippines
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.
Filmography
Television
Selected movies
*Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita - Suzanne Quirino (1998)
*Istokwa (1996)
*Pare Ko (1995)
*Maricris Sioson: Japayuki (1993)
*Beautiful Girl (1990)
*Barumbado (1990)
*Ang Bukas Ay Akin (1989)
*
Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi (1987)
*Macho Gigolo (1986)
*Heartache City (1985)
*
Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap - Chona Acuesta (1984)
*Aninong Bakal (1983)
*Akin Ang Paghihiganti (1982)
*Uhaw Na Dagat (1981)
*
Kambal Sa Uma
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(1979)
*9 De Pebrero (1979)
"Tracing Chinese ancestry of stars"
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Actresses from Manila
Actresses of Chinese descent
20th-century Filipino actresses
21st-century Filipino businesspeople
Filipino film actresses
Filipino television personalities
Filipino people of Chinese descent
Filipino women in business
People from Zambales
21st-century Filipino actresses
GMA Network personalities
ABS-CBN personalities