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Adelaida Marquez Fernando

Dely Atay Atayan

  • Name: Dely Atay Atayan
  • Native name: Dely Atay Atayan
  • Also Known as: Adelaida Fernando-Villegas
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 17, 1914
  • Died: August 30, 2004
Dely Atay-atayan was a Filipina comedienne and singer. Her career in entertainment spanned seven decades, beginning in bodabil and ending in television. From 1940 until 1994, Atay-Atayan appeared in over 300 films. Her most famous role was as Doña Delilah, the wealthy, imperious and disapproving mother-in-law of John Puruntong (Dolphy) in the RPN sitcom John en Marsha, which was created by her brother Ading and ran for seventeen years. Her last movie was Chick Boy in 1994 following her retirement in the same year.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1973 John and Marsha
Filipino Drama, 1973, 405 eps
Delilah G. Jones (Support Role)
405
Delilah G. Jones
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1994 Chick Boy
Filipino Movie, 1994,
[Auntie] (Unknown)
[Auntie]
Unknown
0.0
1985 John & Marsha '85 sa Probinsya
Filipino Movie, 1985,
Dona Deliliah (Support Role)
Dona Deliliah
Support Role
0.0
1980 Freshmen
Filipino Movie, 1980,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1960 Ang Bahay na Bato sa Latian
Filipino Movie, 1960,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1957 H-Line Gang
Filipino Movie, 1957,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1957 Bicol Express
Filipino Movie, 1957,
[First Segment] (Main Role)
[First Segment]
Main Role
0.0
1950 Balaraw
Filipino Movie, 1950,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1947 Bakya Mo Neneng
Filipino Movie, 1947,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1940 Gunita
Filipino Movie, 1940,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Adelaida
  • Family Name: Marquez Fernando
  • Native name: Dely Atay Atayan
  • Also Known as: Adelaida Fernando-Villegas
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 17, 1914
  • Died: August 30, 2004

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