Vilma Santos

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 03, 1953 (71 years old)

Vilma Santos

Known For

When I Met You In Tokyo
2h 3m
Movie 2023

When I Met You In Tokyo

Azon, a feisty and bubbly woman known for the generosity of her heart, meets Joey, a divorcee who still harbors the scars of his ex-wife's infidelity in this romance-family drama tackling unconditional love, sacrifices and aging from the perspective of two elderly overseas Filipino workers in the winter of their lives.

Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA
2h 30m
Movie 2023

Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA

To celebrate her 60th anniversary in showbiz, Vilma Santos sits down with Boy Abunda to look back and give insights about her multi-faceted career as a child star, sought-after endorser, box-office queen, movie producer, and distinguished politician.

Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90
0h 45m
Movie 2022

Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90

Vizconde Massacre -the trial of the century, Flor Contemplacion's story, the case that outraged Filipinos, and more horrifying deaths. Cheche Lazaro's Probe Archives goes in-depth on the controversy behind the gruesome crimes that shocked the entire country during the 90s.

Everything About Her
2h 6m
Movie 2016

Everything About Her

Powerful but ill-stricken business woman, Vilma Santos navigates her complicated relationship with her caregiver, Angel Locsin and her estranged son, Xian Lim in this story about acceptance, love and forgiveness.

Takot Ako, Eh!
1h 46m
Movie 1987

Takot Ako, Eh!

A story about a family whose mother passed away and the father whose an inventor who built a time machine in search of a new mother for his children.

Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?
2h 2m
Movie 1987

Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?

Made pregnant by Ric, Estella was forced to marry his brain-damaged younger brother played by Val to save herself from the shame of having an illegitimate child. But what was intended as a marriage of convenience became a fulfilling relationship that eventually opened the eyes and hearts of everybody into the beautiful soul hidden inside the young man nobody wanted.

Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin
2h 11m
Movie 1987

Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin

Two couples find themselves in a complicated love triangle.

Tagos ng Dugo
2h 16m
Movie 1987

Tagos ng Dugo

A young Pina was traumatized when her family was murdered while she had her first menstruation. She grows up into a serial killer transforming herself to different personalities as she seduced one man at a time grossly killing them while in the act of sexual pleasure.

Payaso
2h 16m
Movie 1986

Payaso

Official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1986 directed by Celso Ad. Castillo and starred German Moreno and the All-Star Cast

Begging for Love
2h 6m
Movie 1986

Begging for Love

On the outside it looks like a marriage made in heaven. But inside the thick walls of what they call home theirs is a relationship waiting to crumble. They have been waiting a child for so long but the wife does not have the capacity to bear a child. And when her husband cannot take it any it any longer he decides to end his misery once and for all.

Biography

Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (born November 3, 1953) is a Filipina actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She is currently serving as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019, and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since 2016. Her career as an actress has spanned more than five decades, beginning when she debuted as a child actress in the 1963 film Trudis Liit, for which she won her first FAMAS Award (Best Child Performer). She won the FAMAS Award for Best Actress for her dual role in Dama de Noche (1972). She has portrayed the superhero Darna in four films beginning with Lipad, Darna, Lipad! in 1973. Santos produced Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978), which won both the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and the Gawad Urian for Best Film. In local media, she has been referred to as "Star for All Seasons" for the varied genres of her films and holds the titles of Grand Slam Queen, Queen of Queens, and the Longest Reigning Box Office Queen of Philippine Cinema. She was hailed as the enduring Grand Dame of the Philippine Film Industry by a foreign critic at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the first Filipina actress to be bestowed such a tile.

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