Maybelyn Dela Cruz-Fernandez (born December 20, 1982) is a Filipino actress and politician based 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 served as former city councilor of Dagupan from 2010 to 2019.
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 on GMA Network's Impostora (2007) starring Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado, and Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita (2008) starring Yasmien Kurdi and Dina Bonnevie. She did also Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan? (2008) starring Marvin Agustin, Camille Prats and Diana Zubiri, and Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? (2009) starring Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal, showed on 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 (PCL). She was elected as number one city councilor in Dagupan in 2010. She is an active member of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) 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.
Maybelyn quit showbiz in 2015. Her last project was a drama anthology Karelasyon which formerly hosted by Carla Abellana and was previously aired on GMA Channel 7.
She returned to showbiz in 2021 in the anthology series Wish Ko Lang! as a guest role, and in 2022, she had her first regular role as Cara, the main antagonist and wicked arch-enemy of Hope/Bianca (Kate Valdez) in Unica Hija.https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/unica_hija/94482/maybelyn-dela-cruz-returns-to-doing-teleseryes-after-9-year-hiatus/story "Maybelyn Dela Cruz returns to doing teleseryes after 9-year hiatus"
Filmography Film Year Title Roles Reference(s): 1993 Home Along da Riles da Movie Maybe Madamba http://entertainment.inquirer.net/tag/mybelline-de-la-cruz "Dolphy's co-actor in Home Along Da Riles remembers Comedy King" http://www.pep.ph/celeb/celeb_events/19626/former-child-star-maybelyn-dela-cruz-becomes-a-bride "Former child star Maybelyn dela Cruz becomes a bride!" https://www.pep.ph/news/23312/actress-maybelyn-dela-cruz-still-waiting-for-her-first-baby "Actress Maybelyn dela Cruz still waiting for her first baby" "Actress wins city councilor post" 1994 Megamol Neneng 1996 T.G.I.S.: The Movie Maruja 1997 Home Along Da Riles 2 Maybe Madamba 2000 Bahay Ni Lola Anne 2004 Kilig... Pintig.. Yanig 2007 Pitong Tagpo Aida Mercado 2026 Home Along Da Riles Da Reunion Maybe Madamba
Television Year Title Roles 1992–1997 Ang TVHerself 1992–2003 Home Along Da Riles Maybe Madamba 1992–2015 Maalaala Mo Kaya Various Roles 1995–1999 T.G.I.S. Maruja 1996 Lovingly YoursHerself/Guest 1999 Sing Galing Maynila 1999–2002 Click Rosario "Rose" Mercado 2002–2003 Kung Mawawala Ka Guadalupe Valiente Kahit Kailan Rosette Home Along da Airport Maybe Madamba 2005 Magpakailanman (Episode: Bernabe Dodong Pasagad Story) Emily 2007 Impostora Doray 2008 Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita Dolly Dela Cruz Sine Novela: Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan Charley Villanueva-Paterno 2009 Sine Novela: Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? Cherry Ramos 2009–2010 Sine Novela: Tinik sa Dibdib Choleng 2010 The Last Prince Diwani Ogyna Bantatay Lilian 2011 My Lover, My Wife Ellen Torres 2011–2012 Amaya Baylan Asinas 2012 Hindi Ka na Mag-iisa Sofia 2013 Anna Karenina Anaida "Nayda" Serrano 2013–2014 Magpakailanman Sheila/Liza/Carolina 2015 Sabado Badoo Karelasyon 2021 Pepito Manaloto Becca 2022–2023 Unica Hija Cara Orosco-Rivas 2023 TiktoClockHerself/Guest Family Feud 2024 Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law Nymia Ozdemir 2025Cruz vs Cruz Maila Andrada
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