Momo Latiff

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.

[2] Originally a dancer, she was contracted as singer by Shaw Brothers for films such as Putus Harapan (1955) and Pendekar Bujang Lapok (1959).

[4] Latiff was discovered by an executive at Shaw Brothers Studio which engaged her as a playback singer, leading her singing voice to be used in a movie.

[4] She was best known for her role as the wife of a martial arts master in Pendekar Bujang Lapok (1959), co-starring P. Ramlee, S. Shamsuddin, and Aziz Sattar.

[4] She was rushed into Khoo Teck Puat Hospital where she slipped into a coma due to burst in her brain blood vessel, and died next day at the age of 92.