Maybelyn dela Cruz


Maybelyn dela Cruz is a Filipina actress in movies and television shows in the Philippines. She was former child star and popularly known as the daughter of Nova Villa in Home Along Da Riles, a comedy series that aired on ABS-CBN. She was elected as city councilor in Dagupan City.

Career

Dela Cruz started as child star in Ang TV of ABS-CBN. She worked with the late Dolphy for eight years when she was cast as his 10-year-old niece in the television sitcom Home Along Da Riles from 1992.
She appeared in GMA's Impostora starring Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado, and Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita starring Yasmien Kurdi and Dina Bonnevie. She did also Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan? starring Marvin Agustin, Camille Prats and Diana Zubiri, and Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? starring Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal, showed in GMA-7. In 2009, she played the role originally played by Beth Bautista, as Choleng, in the TV remake of the 1985 film Tinik Sa Dibdib with Nadine Samonte.
She performed also in theater the role of Maria Clara in Noli Me Tangere.

Personal life

She is married to Dagupan councilor Michael Fernandez on January 20, 2008. The two met in 2005, during the National Assembly of the Philippine Councilors League. She was elected as number one city councilor in Dagupan in 2010. She is an active member of the Philippine National Red Cross for a long time, where she served as a member of the board of PNRC-Pangasinan.
Her lawyer father served as a three termer councilor of Las Piñas.

Filmography