Max Laurel (May 4, 1944 – June 11, 2016), was a Filipino actor and bodybuilder who played as Zuma in the 1985 film Zuma and 1987 film Anak ni Zuma.

Max Laurel was born in Zamboanga City, Philippines on May 4, 1945. He married a woman named Alicia Laurel.^{[citation needed]}

On June 11, 2016, Laurel had a cardiac arrest leading to his death. He was 72 years old. His wake took place on June 15, 2016, at La Funeraria Paz in Quezon City. He was buried on June 16, 2016, at La Loma Cemetery in Caloocan.^[2][3] He had three children and five grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}