Timmy Cruz
{{Short description|Filipina singer and movie actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Timmy Cruz
| image =
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| birth_name = Fatima Angelica Lontoc Cruz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|7}}
| birth_place = Nevada, United States
| occupation = Actress, singer, broadcast journalist
| yearsactive = 1986–2016, 2024–present
| agent = {{plainlist|
- GMA Artist Center
- Star Magic
- Artists Circle by Rams David
}}
}}
Fatima Angelica Lontoc Cruz, also known by her screen name Timmy Cruz, is a Filipina singer and movie actress.
Career
Cruz became popular in the 1980s for her songs "Boy", "Joke Lang" and "Tingin".
She also starred in films produced by Viva Films, which she was under a contract with, including Kumander Bawang: Kalaban ng Mga Aswang (1988), Kung Kasalanan Man (1989), Pangarap Na Ginto (1990), Di Na Natuto (1993) and The Sarah Balabagan Story (1997). She played as the leading lady of Joey de Leon in Sheman: Mistress of the Universe, Eddie Garcia in Alfredo Lim: Batas ng Maynila and Fernando Poe Jr. in Batas ng .45.
She appeared in the GMA Network television series Villa Quintana (1995), Halik sa Apoy (1998), and Sinner or Saint (2011). She appeared also in ABS-CBN TV series Lobo (2008), Love Is Only in the Movies (2010), and Kapitan Inggo (2011).
Cruz has turned into a Gospel singer under Praise Music. Cruz was awarded the 2009 Fr. Neri Satur Environmental Heroism Award.
In her comeback, she released Christmas music "All I Want is You" airing on streaming media under her new talent agent, Artists Circle founded on 2012 by Rams David.{{cite news |last1= Garcia|first1= Rose|title=Rams David: from managing kontrabidas to having 70 artists|url=https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/165687/rams-david-artist-circle-a745-a746-20220520-lfrm?s=06vd64id0r3npd21gdvi39rnem |accessdate=August 17, 2024 |publisher= pep.ph|date=May 20, 2022}} After a 9 year hiatus from her last project in GMA Network’s drama series Once Again, Cruz stars in the crime drama series, Widows’ War and portrays the role of Mercy Castillo. This is Cruz's comeback project.
Personal life
Her father is Atty. Angel Cruz and mother is Lourdes Lontok, businesswoman and civic leader. She finished her degree in Business Administration at University of the Philippines, and degrees in Banking and Finance at the University of San Francisco in California, USA.
In 2016, at her Tagaytay house, she discovered a peppercorn size mass and after biopsy she had a breast implant following a one breast mastectomy.{{cite news |last1=Tomada |first1= Nathalie |title=Timmy Cruz opens up on surviving cancer|url= https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/10/08/2301974/timmy-cruz-opens-surviving-cancer|accessdate=August 18, 2024 |publisher= The Philippine Star|date=October 8, 2023}}
Filmography
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=Film=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Production company | |||
| rowspan="2"| 1988 | Kumander Bawang: Kalaban ng Mga Aswang | Carmen | rowspan="6"|Viva Films |
| Sheman: Mistress of the Universe | Ligaya | ||
| rowspan="2"| 1989 | M&M, The Incredible Twins | ||
| Kung Kasalanan Man | Josephine "Jo" Quintos | ||
| rowspan="2"| 1990 | Pangarap Na Ginto | Sandy | |
| Lumaban Ka... Sagot Kita | |||
| 1991 | Batas ng .45 | Gina de Jesus | Chiba Far East Film International |
| 1993 | Di Na Natuto (Sorry Na, Puwede Ba?) | Paula | rowspan="2"| Viva Films |
| 1995 | Alfredo Lim: Batas ng Maynila | Racquel | |
| 2011 | My Neighbor's Wife | Jasmine's Mom | rowspan="2"| Regal Films |
| 2013 | The Bride and the Lover | Baby Montes |
Discography
- Timmy Cruz (1987, Blackgold Records)
- Take Care (1988, Blackgold Records)
- Kakaiba (1990,{{cite news|title=Timmy to launch Kakaiba album|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E2cVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3622%2C1782770|access-date=November 7, 2022|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kagitingan Publications, Inc.|date=November 12, 1990|page=19}} Blackgold Records)
- Magka-ibigan (1992,{{cite news|title=Timmy on Nationwide Tour|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U5MmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2197%2C5008964|access-date=November 1, 2021|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=October 28, 1992|page=19|quote=... Timmy went all over Metro Manila not just to promote her latest album (Magka-Ibigan)...}} Blackgold Records)
- UpTimmystic (Praise Records)
- In-Tim-8 (2010, Star Records){{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-03-21 |title=Timmy Cruz to facilitate talk at Brahma Kumaris |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/164949/timmy-cruz-to-facilitate-talk-at-brahma-kumaris |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Timmy Cruz returns to Kapuso Network in afternoon drama series, Sinner Or Saint |url=http://www.pep.ph./spotlight/extra-extra/25860/timmy-cruz-returs-to-kapuso-network-in-afternoon-drama-series,-%20sinner-or-saint |access-date=2024-08-26}}{{Cite web |title=Timmy Cruz {{!}} Actress, Soundtrack |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1424620/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1424620}}
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Category:20th-century Filipino actresses