Biography
Marie Rachel Salman Taleon (born March 4, 1969) is a Filipino film-television actress, host and commercial model. Zulueta holds the distinction of winning both the Filipino Academy of Movies Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) awards for Best Lead Actress (Hihintayin Kita sa Langit) and Best Supporting Actress (Una Kang Naging Akin) in 1991. She also bagged the Supporting Actress of the Year in the Film Academy of the Philippines for Una Kang Naging Akin. She was also declared by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation Entertainment Award as the Box Office Queen of 1994 for starring in that year's highest-grossing film: The Maggie Dela Riva Story...God Why Me? Her other Best Actress honors include the 1993 Metro Manila Film Festival for Kung Mawawala Ka Pa; 1993 FAMAS for Kung Mawawala Ka Pa; and 1994 Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies for Buhay ng Buhay Ko. Further, she has received multiple nominations (for both lead and supporting roles) from the prestigious Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) Gawad Urian. In 1996, Zulueta starred with 90's rising star and former child star Sheryl Cruz and 1994 Beauty Queen Charlene Gonzales in the hit Drama-Vengeance film Ikaw Naman Ang Iiyak for Viva Films as a lead role as Elaine which became a career booster as a lead actress. In 1996, Zulueta was cited in a Manila Times article as the 10th Best Filipino Actress from 1970 to 1996. In addition, a 1999 Manila Standard article named her as one of the Top 10 Actresses of the 1990s. In 2010, Zulueta took the lead role in a stage musicale, A Little Night Music.
Movie Credits
Alias Batman and Robin
1991-04-06
Alyas Batman en Robin is a 1991 Filipino Batman comedy film produced by Regal Films spoofing the 196
Ang Nawawala
2012-09-12
Gibson Bonifacio stopped speaking when he was a child. Now twenty, he returns home to Manila for Chr
One Day Isang Araw
1988-08-18
She's Dating the Gangster
2014-07-16
Seventeen-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy Kenji d
Bondying: The Little Big Boy
1989-02-18
Comedy legend and veteran actor Jimmy Santos stars as Bondying, a large adult man that acts and thin
Filipinas
2003-12-25
Florencia, the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda, the eldest of the
Paniwalaan Mo
1993-09-23
A woman, who is in a relationship, develops a friendship with a painter. Later, they realized they w
Robin Good (Sugod Ng Sugod)
1991-10-09
a film by Tony Y. Reyes.
Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara
1995-07-12
Barbara loves her little sister Ruth deeply. When Ruth becomes devilishly manipulative by threatenin
I Will Wait for You in Heaven
1991-06-13
Carmina begins to doubt her future with poor Gabriel when another suitor dazzles her with expensive
To Saudi with Love
1997-01-01
The Love Affair
2015-08-12
Often in the backseat and a second priority to her partner, a lawyer decides to end her relationship
Catch Me... I'm in Love
2011-02-23
Two young adults search for that something that could complete their existence. The two would fall i
Sigwa
2010-07-10
A former student activist returns to the Philippines to find the daughter she was forced to leave be
Lagalag
1994-09-28
Filipino action star Eddie "Lagalag" Fernandez is convicted and jailed for his role in a homicide.
Lahar: Paraisong Abo
1997-03-12
In the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano dormant for more than 400 years, the r
Wanted: Perfect Father
1995-12-25
With the arrival of Lily and her two children, the new neighbors, Roy, a company employee, decides t
Akin Ang Pangarap Mo
1992-05-20
Leo is engaged to Anita out of convenience since her father and her parents are long time friends. I
Nakagapos na Puso
1986-11-12
A young woman who all her life has lived under the shadow of her sister, a sister who is not only ol
The Maggie dela Riva Story (God... Why Me?)
1994-07-13
The 1967 story of young rising actress Maggie De La Riva's abduction and rape, and the trial against
Paano Tatakasan ang Bukas?
1988-10-06
Desiree and Gilbert are in love but no one seems to believe it. Desiree's friends thinks Gilbert is
Bakit Iisa Lamang Ang Puso?
1989-03-08
The death of tycoon Ernesto Benitez left behind two daughters by different mothers.
Hindi Pahuhuli Ng Buhay
1989-08-09
An assassination attempt by rebels on a police officer was foiled by ex-convict.
Why Is There a Yesterday?
1996-09-18
Bakit may Kahapon Pa? (Why Is There a Yesterday?) is a 1996 Filipino drama film directed by Joel Lam
Iisa Pa Lamang
1992-04-24
Arman is torn between two women, a woman who came from a decent family or the one who kept it a secr
Una Kang Naging Akin
1991-05-19
Tragedy strikes when the helicopter that Nickis riding suddenly crashed in a remote island and autho
Wherever You Are
1993-07-08
A bereaved wife searches for her lost husband, only to be found with no memory of her and a new woma
You're the Only One I Loved
1992-06-04
Adela is the sheltered daughter of successful Dr. Maximo Sevilla. She has spent her life crocheting
Love Me Tomorrow
2016-05-25
A journey of a young man named JC, a conflicted young woman Janine, and Christy a woman on the verge
Is It a Sin to Worship You?
1990-07-11
A woman had a one-night stand with soon-to-be-married man and becomes obsessed with him, stalking hi
Meant to Beh
2017-12-25
A family is on the brink of disintegration because its core foundation is missing.
Magkaibigan
2008-12-25
Two lifelong friends have their lives shaken up when one of them discovers that he has cancer. Quick
Ikaw Naman ang Iiyak
1996-08-21
Elaine killed her stepfather while trying to defend her boyfriend Santi. After serving in prison for
The Cecilia Masagca Story: Antipolo Massacre (Jesus Save Us!)
1994-04-09
Possessed by an evil spirit lurked into his soul Winifredo (Cesar Montano) brought misery and afflic
Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa
1995-01-04
She was a popular actress during the 1960s who starred with Jack Nicholson in “Back Door To Hell”. U
Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
1993-12-25
A story of a married couple brought together by the illness of their child.
Family History
2019-07-24
A heartwarming story that seeks to teach family values, life, and marriage.
Buhay Ng Buhay Ko
1994-01-01
Hard life, oppressive, and unjust...the kind of world where two sisters revolve their lives in.
Apoy sa Puso
1992-10-14
A story of love, passion and infidelity.
Pangarap na Ginto
1990-02-13
Pretending to be happy in a high school reunion, Sheila, Daisy, and Sandy find comfort and love with
Isang Bala Isang Buhay
1989-11-02
Daniel is a hired assassin of Roman who is the leader of a criminal group. Daniel is torn between ch
Chinatown 2: The Vigilantes
1994-01-12
A cop and a naval intelligence officer works on separate cases related to kidnapping and drugs.
Sana'y Laging Magkapiling
1994-08-17
Starring Dawn Zulueta,Gardo Versoza and Gloria Romero