{{Short description|Filipino actress and businesswoman (born 1958)}} {{Philippine name|Yap|Gumabao}} {{distinguish|Isabel Rilvas}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Isabel Rivas | image = | caption = | birth_name = Marilou Yap Gumabao | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|20}} | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | occupation = Actress and businesswoman | years_active = 1980–present | website = | relatives = Dennis Roldan<br />(brother)<br />Michele Gumabao<br />(niece)<br />Marco Gumabao<br />(nephew)<br />Melissa Mendez<br />(cousin)<br />Glenda Garcia<br />(cousin)<br />Gretchen Fullido<br />(niece)<br />Nadine Samonte (daughter-in-law) }} '''Marilou Yap Gumabao''' ({{IPA|tl|guˈmɐbaʊ}}; born December 20, 1958), professionally known as '''Isabel Rivas''' ({{IPA|tl|ˈɾɪbɐs}}) is a Filipino actress and businesswoman. She is the younger sister of former actor Dennis Roldan.
==Career== She was introduced as a sexy nymphet in Celso Ad. Castillo's steamy movie, ''Uhaw Na Dagat'' (1980). She appeared movies such as ''Burgis'' (1981), Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap (1984), ''Ang Bukas Ay Akin'' (1989), ''Barumbado'' (1990), ''Alyas Baby Face'' (1990), and ''Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita'' (1998).
In 1995 Rivas was a regular in the GMA Telenovela ''Villa Quintana'' for which she received a Best Actress Nomination
In 1999 she was cast in ABS-CBN's Primetime Drama ''Saan Ka Man Naroroon,'' the critically acclaimed drama that ran for two years. She starred as a lead antagonist on the show. She was reunited with her co-star Rico Yan who was in the film ''Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita'' in 1998.
Rivas appeared in 2001 TV series ''Recuerdo de Amor'', aired in ABS-CBN, starring Diether Ocampo and Carmina Villarroel and ''Kahit Isang Saglit'' with Jericho Rosales and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.
She won the 1996 Star Awards for Television Best Drama Actress in ''Villa Quintana'' and she also nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series by the PMPC in 2002 for ''Recuerdo de Amor''.
On television, she joined the cast of ''Tepok Bunot'' (1981–82) a daily sitcom over Maharlika Broadcasting System – Channel 4 as the colegiala-speaking friend of Roderick Paulate and Bibeth Orteza.
In 2018, she returned to showbiz via ABS-CBN's series ''Los Bastardos''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kabristante |first=George Vail |title=Isabel Rivas is back in the biz |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-times/20181027/281956018775726 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=The Manila Times |via=PressReader}}</ref>
In November 2019, she made a comeback in GMA-7 to star in the television series with Nora Aunor in ''Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit'' based on the movie of the same title.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anarcon |first=James Patrick |date=November 20, 2019 |title=Nora Aunor to do reboot of Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit for her third GMA-7 teleserye |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/147684/nora-aunor-to-do-reboot-of-bilangin-ang-bituin-sa-langit-for-her-third-gma-7-teleserye-a724-20191120?s=5s5e364j404u38kj0qrm6up17i |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref> She was previously seen on the network during 2012–2013 via ''Pahiram ng Sandali''.
==Personal life==
She manages and owns a farm in Iba, Zambales, Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.abs-cbn.com/video/entertainment/03/26/16/watch-isabel-rivas-at-her-paradise-farm |title = Isabel Rivas at her 'Paradise Farm' |work = ABS-CBN News |archive-date = 2017-01-16 |access-date = 2017-01-15 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173518/http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/entertainment/03/26/16/watch-isabel-rivas-at-her-paradise-farm |url-status = live }}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Selected movies=== *''9 De Pebrero'' (1979)<ref>{{Cite news |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/19022/Actress-Isabel-Rivas-resumes-acting-career-after-five-years-of-absence |title="Actress Isabel Rivas resumes acting career after five years" |access-date=2013-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301063151/http://www.pep.ph/news/19022/Actress-Isabel-Rivas-resumes-acting-career-after-five-years-of-absence |archive-date=2014-03-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.tempo.com.ph/2011/09/tracing-chinese-ancestry-of-stars/ "Tracing Chinese ancestry of stars"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019134933/http://www.tempo.com.ph/2011/09/tracing-chinese-ancestry-of-stars/ |date=2013-10-19}}</ref> *''Kambal sa Uma'' (1979) *''Uhaw Na Dagat'' (1981) *''Akin Ang Paghihiganti'' (1982) *''Aninong Bakal'' (1983) *''The Fighting Mayor''(1983) *''Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap'' - Chona Acuesta (1984) *''Heartache City'' (1985) *''Macho Gigolo'' (1986) *''Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi'' (1987) *''Ang Bukas Ay Akin'' (1989) *''Barumbado'' (1990) *''Beautiful Girl'' (1990) *''Maricris Sioson: Japayuki'' (1993) *''Pare Ko'' (1995) *''Istokwa'' (1996) *''Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita'' - Suzanne Quirino (1998)
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 1981–82 || ''Tepok Bunot'' ! — |- | 1995–97 || ''Villa Quintana'' || Stella Quintana |- | 1997 || ''Wansapanataym: Salamin'' ! — |- | 1999–2000 || ''Saan Ka Man Naroroon'' || Marilou |- | 2001–03 || ''Recuerdo de Amor'' || Greta Stuart-Villafuerte |- | 2008 || ''Kahit Isang Saglit'' || Vivian Mondragon |- | 2010 || ''Claudine Presents: Alzheimer's'' || Guest |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''Guns and Roses'' || Patricia "Patria" Santana |- | ''Wansapanataym: Christmas Caroline'' || Chona |- | 2012 || ''Wansapanataym: Incredibelle'' || Cory |- | 2012–13 || ''Pahiram ng Sandali'' || Diana Gomez |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''Apoy sa Dagat'' || Young Idelfonsa Del Sol |- | ''Kidlat'' || Dulce |- | 2018–19 || ''Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Los Bastardos'' || Alba Santillan |- | 2019 || ''Ipaglaban Mo: Utang'' || Chayong |- | 2020–21 || ''Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit'' || Doña Martina Santos |- | 2022 || ''First Lady'' || Senator Allegra Trinidad |- | 2022–23 || ''Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters'' || Senator Aurora Ty-Chua |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0729070}}
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