 She was nominated for Best Actress in "Alipin ng Busabos" and "Babae, Ikaw ang Dahilan", which she won again.Marlene made her last film in 1978 entitled "Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko Rin" with Christopher de Leon, after which she went home to the United States.She also appeared in "Combat Killers" with Leopoldo Salcedo and the film was released as a class B movie in the United States.