Dennis Roldan
Mitchell Yap Gumabao Sr. (born 8 December 1956), better known as Dennis Roldan, is a Filipino former actor, basketball player, businessman, and congressman. Career. Basketball. Before entering show business, he was a basketball player for Trinity College prior to being drafted to play for a short time with the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) Ginebra team and 1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season team. Film. He later appeared in the film "Kambal Sa Uma" in 1979, "Salome" in 1981 and "Paradise Inn" in 1985. He won an award at the Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor  in the movie "Hot Property" in 1983. In the same year, Roldan portrayed a kidnapper in the box office bomb action film, "Terrorist Hunter" starring Eddie Garcia. Politics. He was elected Quezon City councilor in 1988, and was elected Congressman from 1992 to 1995 in the 3rd District of Quezon City. He ran for a second term in 1995 but lost to Michael Defensor. Personal life. Roldan is a Filipino of Chinese and Spanish ancestry. He is the older brother of actress Isabel Rivas. He is the father of actor Marco Gumabao and volleyball player Michele Gumabao. Roldan revealed that  he made a "covenant" with God as a result of prison-based Bible studies and fellowship seminars. He has since become a born-again Christian. He has been a pastor of "Jesus Christ the Life Giver Ministry", which is based in Quezon City. In August 26, 2014, the Pasig Regional Trial Court found Roldan and two other persons guilty of kidnapping a Chinese-Filipino boy back in 2005. He is currently serving a life sentence.