Amidst the happy moments of Luna Maya and Maxime Bouttier, Luna's late father, Uut Bambang Sugeng, became a hot topic among the public. This attracted even more attention because their wedding carried the Javanese customs of Yogyakarta, even though Luna was raised in Bali and has mixed blood.
Uut Bambang Sugeng, who is known to have died in 1996, was of pure Javanese descent. According to various sources, he came from Bojonegoro, East Java, and Cirebon, West Java, with several other sources also adding Yogyakarta as a possible origin.
She is known as a talented artist with an eccentric lifestyle, which is reflected in the exhibition of her works held by Luna Maya in December 2024. Luna Maya herself is of Javanese descent from her father's side and Austrian from her mother's side. Although she grew up in Bali, her father's Javanese cultural heritage is strong in her, seen from her choice of Javanese customs in her wedding.
Uut Bambang Sugeng's personal life is not much exposed to the public, especially since Luna Maya rarely uploads photos of her father on social media.
Luna Maya is known as one of the country's celebrities with a captivating beauty. Her beautiful face is often in the spotlight, both when appearing on screen and in her daily life. Luna's charm is a combination of her parents. From her mother who is from Austria, Luna inherited an exotic and elegant aura, while from her father, Uut Bambang Sugeng, she inherited a firm character and a charming face.
Uut Bambang Sugeng is not just anyone. He is known as a talented and free-spirited artist. Although rare, Luna has shared several portraits of her father on her social media. From these uploads, it is clear that her father's charm is no less attention-stealing.
Luna Maya has also recently been in the public spotlight because of her love life. Although many are curious, Luna has never been married. In several interviews, she revealed past relationships with several men, including Reino Barack and Ariel NOAH, as well as the story of her engagement to Maxime Bouttier which is now getting more serious.
In a YouTube broadcast with Marella Muwanto and Yumi Kwandi, Luna revealed that she had been proposed to by a man before she was in a relationship with Maxime. She said, "You know I've been proposed to too, but I never posted it, (his initials) are not important." This statement added to the public's curiosity about who the man who proposed to her was and why she chose not to reveal it to the public.
At the age of 40, Luna Maya has gone through various experiences in love and relationships. The moment of getting engaged to Maxime Bouttier after being in love for several months, had made the public excited.
Luna often shares memories with her father, who is also an artist, who has become an inspiration in her life. Although Uut Bambang Sugeng has passed away, his influence is still felt in Luna's life. Luna once revealed that although she is known as an actress from Bali, the wedding that will be held is very thick with Javanese tradition, closely related to her father, who passed away on November 28, 1995.
The 'Double Flame' exhibition held in December 2024 in Bali was one of Luna's ways to remember and honor her father's works. In the exhibition catalog written by Arif Bagus Prasetyo, it was revealed that the late Uut Bambang Sugeng was born in 1951 in Yogyakarta, to parents of Cirebon and Bojonegoro descent.
With this rich background, it is no wonder that Luna Maya's father's origins are in the spotlight ahead of her wedding. The public is looking forward to Luna and Maxime's happy moment while remembering the figure of Uut Bambang Sugeng who has given a strong cultural heritage to his daughter.
(brl/red)
