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vilma santos

VILMA SANTOS
BY MARIO E. BAUTISTA
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Enjoying Life to the Fullest
SO WHO SAYS you cannot have it all? Vilma Santos is
currently enjoying life to the fullest. And why not? When life
is successful for her in all its all various aspects. Her family
life with Sen. Ralph Recto and sons Luis Phillipe and Ryan
Christian is doing very well.
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Award Winning Actress
As an actress, she has already won so
many acting honors during her prime, but
each time she appears in a film now (like
in “Bata, Bata, Paano ka Ginawa”, “Anak”,
and “Dekada 70”), she still always wins a
new best actress award. “Anak” is also
considered as the highest grossing film in
local cinema, so she enjoys both artistic
and box office success.
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A public Servant
As a public servant, she is well loved by her constituents
in Lipa and has won a number of honors and awards
since she became the city mayor in 1998. And now, she's
on her second term as Governor of Batangas.
“The Lord is good to me and I really cannot ask for
more,” she beams.
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A child star
A cute and lively tot, an uncle who is working with
Sampaguita Pictures, Amaury Agra, thought of
introducing her to star-maker Dr. Jose Perez who
was then looking for a new child star to star in
Maria Rosa Vilma Santos was born to
“Trudis Liit”, a novel of the late Mars Ravelo
Milagros and the late Amado Santos in Trozo,
serialized in “Liwayway Magazine”. 300 little girls
Magdalena, Manila on November 3, 1953. So
applied at the audition. Ate Vi got the title role while
she will now be a Golden Girl. Called Ate Vi
another child, Connie Angeles (who became vice
by her loyal fans, she got her acting genes
mayor of Quezon City), was cast as her younger
from her dad, a former bit player himself. As
sister. Lolita Rodriguez played their mother, with
a child, she loved to listen to radio dramas
Bella Flores as the evil contravida who oppressed
and she would imitate the acting of what she’d
them. The film was released in February of 1963
hear in these shows. Her parents would see
and was a hit.
her crying in front the mirror doing dramatic
scenes.
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A star is born
She played the daughter of the late Eddie
Rodriguez in “Sino ang May Karapatan” and as a
teenager, she would make one of her biggest hits in
the May-December affair flick, “Nakakahiya”, with
Eddie as her much older leading man. She also
In her next movie, she played a lost child
played Eddie Garcia’s daughter in the award-
over whom two mothers fought over in court,
winning film on the cursillo movement, “De
Gloria Romero and the late Rita Gomez.
Other films she did as a child actress are
“Aninong Bakal”, “King and Queen for A Day”
and “Ging”. In 1965, she played the young
Colores”. Later on, they’d also play husband and
wife in “Mga Reynang Walang Trono” and
“Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”.
Imee Marcos in “Iginuhit ng Tadhana”. She
also became a mainstay in the TV soap
opera, “Larawan ng Pag-ibig”.
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A star is born
From 1963 to 1969, she did 27 movies as a child
actress. At 14, she got her first FAMAS nomination
as a supporting actress in “Kasalanan Kaya?”
where she played the daughter of Lolita and Eddie
Rodriguez. She also started her career as a teen
Her most unforgettable film as a child actress
is the Hollywood movie, “The Longest
Hundred Miles”, where she got to co-star
star opposite Edgar Mortiz, a “Tawag ng Tanghalan”
champion. Her first film with Edgar is “My Darling
Eddie” where they supported the late Eddie
with such international film stars as Ricardo
Montalban, Katharine Ross and Doug
McClure. She played a child survivor of the
Peregrina, the most famous singer of that era. This
saw the birth of the Vi-Bobot love team that became
Second World War when the Japanese
the chief rival of the Nora Aunor-Tirso Curz II “Guy
invaded our country and she joined these
and Pip” love team.
Americans in their escape from Bataan.
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Vi and Bobot Love Team
In 1970, the Vi and Bobot love team was launched in their
first starring roles in Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions’ “Love is
for the Two of Us”. This was followed by “Karugtong ang
Kahapon”, “Renee Rose”, “Aloha My Love” (filmed in Hawaii),
“Don’t Ever Say Goodbye” (filmed in Las Vegas and Reno,
USA), “Kampanerang Kuba”, “Biktima”, and many other films,
including “Dama de Noche”, where Ate Vi played a dual role
as twin sisters with contrasting personalities for which she
won her first FAMAS best actress award in 1973.
Vi and Bobot became real life sweethearts and also starred in the hit TV show, “D’Sensations”.
But they broke up in 1974 and Ate Vi established her solo career. Their fans felt very sad with their
split up but it’s really time for Ate Vi to move on her own.
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She hit it big on her own in the trilogy fantasy,
Fantastic Vi
“Lipad, Darna, Lipad”, which had sequels like
“Darna vs. The Giants”, “Darna vs. The Planet
Women” and “Darna at Ding”. She was also a
hit in “Dyesebel” and the thrillers “Takbo,
Vilma, Dali” and “Hatinggabi Na, Vilma”.
She also did other fantasy films like “Phantom
Lady”, “Vivian Volta”, “Wonder Vi”, and “Vilma and
the Beep Beep Minica”.
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Vilma Nora Rivalry
Ate Vi thus became the chief opponent
of Nora Aunor as the movie queen of
the 1970s. Her edge is that she also
became the queen of hit disco movies
filled with singing and dancing, like
“Swing It, Baby”, “Disco Fever”, “Rock
Baby Rock”, “Let’s Do the Salsa”, and
the movie she did with Latin idol Junior,
“Good Morning Sunshine”. In 1976, she
was paired with Romeo Vasquez in
“Nag-aapoy na Damdamin” by Larry
Santiago Productions and the screen
really ignited with their real-life
romance.
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Serious Actress
Her being recognized as a serious actress started
when the late Director Ishmael Bernal megged her
in “Dalawang Pugad, Isang Ibon” (1977) as a young
woman who falls in love with a much older man,
Romeo Vasquez, and Director Celso Ad. Castillo in
the title role of “Burlesk Queen” (where she won the
Metro-Manila Filmfest best actress award), and in
Bernal’s “Ikaw ay Akin” (1978) where she formed a
love triangle with Nora Aunor and Christopher de
Leon and played the role of a rich heiress with a
neurotic personality.
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The Producer
Ate Vi also became a producer and put up her own
VS Films, which did the hit, “Mga Rosas Sa
Putikan”, about women of the night, directed by
Maning Borlaza. But her most prestigious film as a
producer was “Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng
Tagak”, directed by Celso Ad. Castillo, which won
the 1978 best picture prize at the Urian Awards.
In 1978, she got to work for the first time with the late Lino Brocka, in “Rubia Servios”, where
she played a rape victim who would later on kill her rapist, played by Phillip Salvador.
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Edu and Lucky
After she gave birth, Viva Films got her to a series
of hits, “Sinasamba Kita” with Lorna Tolentino and
Christopher de Leon, “Paano Ba ang Mangarap”
with Christopher, “Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan” with
In 1980, Ate Vi got married to budding actor
Hilda Koronel and the late Dindo Fernando, and
Edu Manzano and they were married in Las
“Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig” with Tonton
Vegas, USA, while shooting the film,
Gutierrez.
“Romansa”. She was pregnant with Lucky
(now called Luis) when she did “Pakawalan
Mo Ako” in 1981, for which she won her
second FAMAS best actress award as the
wife of Anthony Castelo accused by her
father-in-law, Subas Herrero, of killing her
own husband.
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Grand Slam Best Actress
It was in 1982 that she scored her first grand slam
as best actress when she did “Relasyon” for Bernal,
playing the role of Christopher de Leon’s devoted
mistress.
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The Break up
Her love life was not as lucky. In 1983,
she did a film with Bernal entitled
“Broken Marriage”, for which she won
her second Urian best actress award in
her role as a TV production assistant
whose marriage to a newspaper man,
Christopher de Leon, crumbled. The
following year, her marriage to Edu really
went on the rocks and ended in
separation, and she did movies that
mirrored her real life affairs, “Hiwalay”
and “Ex-Wife”, both big hits.
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Sister Stella L
In 1984, she did another movie
milestone in her career as an actress,
Mike de Leon’s “Sister Stella L.”, where
she played the role of a nun who is
politically awakened when she joined
the plight of exploited factory workers
who went on strike. It gave her another
Urian best actress award.
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Tagos ng Dugo
In the FAMAS, she won her third best actress
award for Maryo de los Reyes’ “Tagos ng Dugo”
in 1987, where she played the role of a
pscyhologically disturbed woman who turns into
a serial killer that kills men when she is having
her monthly period. In 1988, she won her fourth
FAMAS best actress award for Elwood Perez’
“Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos”, where she played the
role of a blind girl who goes through a lot of
sufferings and sacrifices in life. In 1989, she
won her first Star best actress award and her
fourth Urian for her role as the successful
advertising exec stricken with cancer in Bernal’s
“Pahiram ng Isang Umaga”.
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The 90’s
In the decade of the Nineties, she did more
acclaimed and award-winning films like “Dahil
Mahal Kita, The Dolzura Cortez Story”, the
story of the first AIDS patient in the country;
“Kapag Langit ang Humatol”, a komiks story
where she plays the role of a househelp who
gets rich and takes revenge on the man who
Other landmarks films she did during this period are
Maryo de los Reyes’ “Sinungaling Mong Puso”
gave her an illegitimate child; and
“Ipagpatawad Mo”, a film that delves on
where she is paired with Aga Muhlach, the
autism with Vilma playing the role of a mother
underrated “Hahamakin ang Lahat” by Lino Brocka
who fought for her autistic child. All these
where she plays the role of a corrupt politician’s
films were directed by Laurice Guillen.
wife, and Ike Jarlego’s “Hanggang Ngayon Ika’y
Minamahal” which probed the effects of marital
annulment on a couple and their children.
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Ralph Recto
Some people say that love and career do not
always go well, but Ate Vi managed to be
successful in both areas when she met Ralph
Recto in 1986 at the King Kong Disco in
Quezon City then owned by Director Marilou
Abaya. The grandson of the Claro M. Recto,
the father of the Philippine Constitution, Ralph
was daring enough to ask her to dance with
him and this led to an affair that culminated on
the altar when they tied the knot official at the
Lipa Cathedral on December 11, 1992. It was
a big event attended by the biggest names in
showbiz and politics.
So who says that showbiz and politics don’t mix? It
did very well in the case of Ate Vi and Ralph. Not
only did the Star for All Seasons marry a man who
became a congressman and senator, but she
herself is now actively involved in politics as the
mayor of Lipa City.
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About the Author – Mario E. Bautista
Yours truly, Mario Bautista, has been with the
entertainment industry for more than 4 decades.
Newspapers then invited me to write
entertainment columns and reviews for them,
including "People's Tonite", "People's
I started my professional career in Channel 5, the
Journal", "Times Journal", and "The
carrier station of the Manila Times, in 1965.
Philippines' Daily Express". Later, I also wrote
In 1976, I was invited to write film reviews for "TV
Guide", edited by Rod Reyes.
columns for "Ang Masa", "The Manila
Chronicle", and "The Manila Bulletin". I
likewise had regular columns for several
magazines, including Jingle Extra Hot, Movie
Flash, Intrigue, Expose, Fame, Hot Copy,
Parade, People's, and others.
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About the Author – Mario E. Bautista
On TV, I was a co-host of Armida Siguion Reyna
and Behn Cervantes in "Let's Talk Movies" and did
film reviews on air for "The Big, Big Show". In 1985,
I became a member of the Philippine Movie Press
I now write regular columns for People's
Journal and Malaya. With the advent of the
internet now comes the birth of www.showbizportal.com.
Club that gave out the Star Awards for Movies. In
1987, I was instrumental in putting up the Star
I decided to focus on just a few outlets now
Awards for Television.
that I'm a widower. My late wife, Victoria
Arcega-Bautista, who was the Vice
Chancellor of the UP Open University, passed
in February, 2008. I now prefer spending
more time with my five grandchildren.
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