Emerenciana Ortiz Santos [1](July 21, 1937 – August 8, 2017), professionally known as Zeny Zabala, was a Filipina actress.
Zabala was the fourth of nine siblings[citation needed] and was born in Marikina to shoemaker Enrique Santos and Ursula Ortiz.
[2] Her first movie with Sampaguita Pictures was Binibining Kalog, opposite Lolita Rodriguez and Ramon Revilla.
[4] In 1964, she received her first FAMAS nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Ang Bukas Ay Akin!, starring Charito Solis and Nestor de Villa.
In the mid-1960s, alongside her film career, Zabala began establishing businesses in Marikina, including a restaurant called Zeny Zabala's Canteen near the town's Shoe Trade Fair, a shoe-making shop called LeConstant Shoe Shop, and a furniture store.