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Zany Zabala: Stardom after 'contravida' roles

- Danny Dolor -
December 5, 2010 | 12:00am

In the ’50s and early ’60s, Zeny Zabala was the contravida in many Sampaguita movies. She was the other woman in Susan Roces, Amalia Fuentes, Barbara Perez, Gloria Romero and Lolita Rodriguez starers.

But in the late ’60s, Zeny achieved stardom in films produced by NGI, among them Kalinga, sharing stellar billing with Vic Vargas and Sofia Moran.

Much later, Zeny appeared in mother roles in films produced and topbilled by Dolphy, her Sampaguita contemporary. – RKC

60S

AMALIA FUENTES

BARBARA PEREZ

DOLPHY

GLORIA ROMERO AND LOLITA RODRIGUEZ

KALINGA

SUSAN ROCES

VIC VARGAS AND SOFIA MORAN

ZENY

ZENY ZABALA
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