Max Laurel (May 4, 1944 – June 11, 2016), was a Filipino actor and
bodybuilder
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who played as Zuma in the 1985 film ''
Zuma'' and 1987 film ''
Anak ni Zuma''.
Personal life
Max Laurel was born in
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (; ; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Bagbenwa Sembwangan''; Sama–Bajaw languages, Sama: ''Lungsud Samboangan''; ; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city i ...
, Philippines on May 4, 1945. He married a woman named Alicia Laurel.
Death
On June 11, 2016, Laurel had a
cardiac arrest
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leading to his death. He was 72 years old. His wake took place on June 15, 2016, at La Funeraria Paz in
Quezon City
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. He was buried on June 16, 2016, at
La Loma Cemetery
The La Loma Catholic Cemetery ( Spanish: ''Campo Santo de La Loma'') was opened in 1884 and is largely located in Caloocan, Metro Manila. A portion of the southern part of the cemetery is located in Manila.
History
The La Loma Cemetery is on ...
in
Caloocan
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Caloo ...
.
He had three children and five grandchildren.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
1945 births
2016 deaths
Burials at La Loma Cemetery
Filipino male film actors
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