Ama Quiambao
| Ama Quiambao | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Amable Quiambao-Viray January 19, 1947 Bacacay, Albay |
| Died | July 5, 2013 (aged 66) Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | Arlington Memorial Chapel, Quezon City |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Film, stage and TV actress |
| Years active | 1982–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Gamaliel "Gammy" Viray (deceased) |
| Children | Ishmael Viray |
| Relatives | Medgardo Quiambao (brother) Lui Quiambao-Manansala (sister) Miriam Quiambao (niece) |
Amable Quiambao (January 19, 1947 – July 5, 2013), better known by her stage name, Ama Quiambao, was a Filipino film, television and theater actress in the Philippines. She was best known for her roles in the films Himala and Diablo.
She was born Amable Quiambao on January 19, 1947 in Bacacay, Albay. She has two siblings - Medgardo and Lui Quiambao-Manansala.
She was married to former actor and bass-baritone opera singer Gamaliel "Gammy" Viray. The couple had only one son, Ishmael Viray. Her sister, Lui Quiambao-Manansala, is also an actress and her niece, Miriam Quiambao, was a former Binibining Pilipinas Universe winner and 1st runner-up at the Miss Universe 1999. She was also a former instructor of St. Paul University Quezon City for the students of AB Mass Communications.
Quiambao began her career exclusively as a theatre actress. Her first play was "Ang Mga Tagahabi", directed by Rolando Tinio (an adaptation of The Weavers by Gerhart Hauptmann), when she was a drama student at the Philippine Normal University in Manila in the 1970s. She later earned her Master's degree in Drama Education from the University of the Philippines. She became a regular performer at the Teatro Pilipino and Bulwagang Gantimpala theatre groups at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila. She played the role of President Corazon Aquino at the 1986 political satire "Bongbong at Kris" at CCP's Bulwagang Gantimpala in 1986.
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