Bamba (actress)
Marvee Bamba Leelin or Bamba was a former child actress in the Philippines. She won FAMAS Award 1986 for Best Child Actress in the movie Moomoo.
Career
Her first film was Moomoo (1985) with Gloria Diaz and Eddie Rodriguez. She played as one of the children of Carding (played by Ronald Corveau) and Luisa (played by Marianne dela Riva) of Gulong ng Palad on television.
She became a famous child star of the 1980s along with Lady Lee, RR Herrera, Chuckie Dreyfus, Jaypee de Guzman, Rose Ann Gonzales, Glaiza Herradura, Matet de Leon, and Aiza Seguerra, among others.
Her other projects were Barbi: Maid in the Philippines (1989) with Joey de Leon and Petrang Kabayo at ang Pilyang Kuting (1990) with Roderick Paulate, among others.
She became a member of That's Entertainment, her batchmates were Ara Mina and Patricia Javier.
Personal life
She left That's Entertainment for school. She finished a degree in Production Design. She married Jay Cruz in 2005, and has a daughter, Jaela.
Filmography
- Moomoo (1985)[1][2]
- Tuklaw (1986)
- Once Upon a Time (1987)
- Bunsong Kerubin (1987)
- No Retreat... No Surrender... Si Kumander (1987)
- 1 + 1 = 12 Plus 1 (1987)
- Love Boat: Mahal Trip Kita (1988)
- Nakausap Ko ang Birhen (1988)
- Love Letters (1988)
- One Day, Isang Araw (1988)
- Petrang Kabayo at ang Pilyang Kuting (1988)
- Sheman: Mistress of the Universe (1988)
- Barbi: Maid in the Philippines (1989)
- Bote, Dyaryo, Garapa (1989)
- Pulis Pulis sa Ilalim ng Tulay (1989)
- Captain Yagit (1989)
- Pido Dida 3: May Kambal Na (1992)
References
- "Whatever happened to". Cerphin.net. 24 March 2001. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.