Momo Latiff

{{Short description|Malaysian singer}}

Marfuah Makarim (1923 – 10 December 2015), better known by the stage name Momo Latiff, was an Indonesian-born Singaporean singer and actress who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.Singapore Annual Report 1950 p135 "... in the music broadcasts for Chinese and Malay Schools, and the quality of the singing in the Malay broadcasts was brought up to the standard of the English and Chinese broadcasts by the engagement of the well-known singer, Momo . Her successful songs included "Pantai Chinta Berahi" ("PCB" beach, now Pantai Cahaya Bulan) to the music of pianist Dodo Mallinger.The Straits Times Annual 1953 p79 "That remark, of course, applies no less to the lovely young Malay singer, Momo, who sings so delightfully “ Pantai Chinta Berahi ” to the music of Dodo Mallinger, recorded at the His Master's Voice studios, with the Rayuan Kenchana Orchestra, led by" Originally a dancer, she was contracted as singer by Shaw Brothers for films such as Putus Harapan (1955) and Pendekar Bujang Lapok (1959).Andrew N. Weintraub, Bart Barendregt · Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities 2017 p89 "Momo Latiff, one of the prominent recording artists and entertainers of the pre– and post– World War II days, was born in Batavia in 1923. Momo was invited to join the Dardanella Dramatic Company from Java as a dancer when she was"

{{Infobox person

| name = Momo Latiff

| birth_name = Marfuah Makarim

| birth_date = {{birth year|1923}}

| birth_place = Batavia, Dutch East Indies

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|10|1923|df=y}}

| death_place = North Region, Singapore

| citizenship = Indonesia
Singapore

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}

| years_active = 1941–1979

}}