Marianne dela Riva


Marianne dela Riva, is a Filipina actress, popularly known as Luisa in Gulong ng Palad, a classic TV series in the Philippines aired in 1977. She was the favorite leading lady of action king Fernando Poe, Jr. and other action stars in the 1980s.

Career

It was fashion designer Pitoy Moreno who discovered Marianne at the age of 16. She used to be one of his models. She became one of Manila's Prettiest. She became a fashion model and then became a print model. She appeared in more than 75 movies and television shows since she started as leading lady of Cocoy Laurel in 1973 movie Love Song. She was nominated as Best Supporting Actress 1975 FAMAS Award for Krimen: Kayo Ang Humatol.
She used to be the most visible actress in the action movie genre. In the 1980s, Marianne would come into mind as the leading lady of action stars. Fernando Poe, Jr. openly admitted that Marianne his favorite leading lady. Marianne did movies with action stars: Dante Varona in Carding Estrabel: Tirador Ng Malabon, Rey Malonzo in Kumander.45, Lito Lapid in Zigomar, Rudy Fernandez in Anak ng Tondo, Phillip Salvador in Delima Gang, Anthony Alonzo in Irampa si Mediavillo, and Eddie Garcia in Mayor Latigo, among others. She did much action movies with Fernando Poe, Jr.
On television made the characters of Marianne as Luisa, Ronald Corveau as Carding, Caridad Sanchez as Aling Idad, Romnick Sarmenta as Peping, Beth Bautista as Mimi, in 1977 TV series Gulong ng Palad, a great love story of Luisa & Carding, rolled over to television via Banahaw Broadcasting Network, the Philippine TV's first soap opera made household names, ended in 1985. ABS-CBN produced in 2006 remake of Gulong ng Palad topbilled by Kristine Hermosa and TJ Trinidad.
Marianne's last project was the television remake of Panday, released in December 2005. She was Flavio's wife in Panday IV, which hit the theaters in 1984.

Selected filmography

Television