Max Laurel (May 4, 1944 – June 11, 2016), was a Filipino actor and

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who played as Zuma in the 1985 film '' Zuma'' and 1987 film ''

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Personal life

Max Laurel was born in

Zamboanga City Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano and es, Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Sambuangan'', fil, Lungsod ng Zamboanga, ceb, Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region ...

, Philippines on May 4, 1944. He married a woman named Alice Laurel.

Death

On June 11, 2016, Laurel had a

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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 Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

. He was buried on June 16, 2016, at

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Caloocan Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan ( fil, Lungsod ng Caloocan; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,661,584 people making it the fourth-most ...

. He had three children and two grandchildren.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1945 births 2016 deaths Burials at La Loma Cemetery Filipino male film actors {{Philippines-actor-stub