Melisande "Sandy" Andolong-de Leon
(born Melisande Pinga Andolong; January 16, 1959) is a
Filipino
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** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
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actress
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and
producer, where she is mostly seen on
GMA Network
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. She has also been currently seen on
ABS-CBN
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TV programs.
Personal life
Sandy Andolong was born Melisande Pinga Andolong on January 16, 1959, in North General Hospital (now
José R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
José R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center's operations started in 1945 in Manila, Philippines as a 450-bed facility known as City Children's Hospital, housed in a borrowed school building and was managed by Fe del Mundo. It was transformed into an em ...
),
Santa Cruz,
Manila
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.
Andolong is married to
Christopher de Leon
Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956) is a Philippine film actor and politician. He is recognized as the “''King of Philippine Drama''” has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s.
Regarded as an "acting genius" and ...
, whom she has five children Rafael, Miguel,
Gabriel
In Abrahamic religions ( Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብ ...
, Mariel, and Mica.
She is also the stepmother to
Lotlot, Ian,
Matet, Kiko and Keneth de Leon.
Andolong has gone under quarantine after her husband tested positive to
COVID-19
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, Her husband recovered from the disease and was released from the hospital on March 24 and have tested negative.
In March 2020, Sandy Andolong and Christopher de Leon have celebrated their 40th anniversary, the couple got married in 2001 but they have been together since 1980.
Filmography
Television
Films
Others
Awards and nominations
References
Andolong hindi na magpapa-kidney transplant
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Tagalog people
Actresses from Cavite
Filipino women comedians
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People from Manila
GMA Network personalities
ABS-CBN personalities