Vilma Santos
Acting
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (born November 3, 1953) is a Filipina actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She has currently serving as Governor of Batangas since 2025, which she previously served from 2007 to 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.
Known for
Acting112
movieUninvited
2024
Lilia Capistrano / Eva Candelaria
tvFast Talk with Boy Abunda
2023
Self - Guest
movieEverything About Her
2016
Vivian Ribaya
movieThe Bit Player
2013
Loida Malabanan
movieIn My Life
2009
Shirley Templo
tvKapamilya, Deal or No Deal
2006
Self - Celebrity Contestant
movieUncensored: Sex In Philippine Cinema 3
2005
self (archive footage)
movieThe '70s
2002
Amanda
movieThe Child
2000
Josie
movieLea's Story
1998
Lea Bustamante
movieOne and Only Star
1994
Cecille
movieLipa 'Arandia' Massacre
1994
Helen Arandia
movieBecause I Love You
1993
Dolzura Cortez
movieOnly You
1993
Celina
movieEngkanto
1992
Inang Kalikasan
movieIpagpatawad Mo
1991
Selina
movieHeaven's Judgment
1990
Florida Blanca Guevarra
movieAll Be Damned
1990
Lucinda
movieTo Live Another Day
1989
Juliet Espiritu
movieTagos ng Dugo
1987
Josefina 'Pina' Ramos Regala
movieBaby Tsina
1984
Baby Tsina
movieSister Stella L.
1984
Sister Stella Legaspi
movieAdultery
1984
Aida Macaraeg
movieHaplos
1982
Christy
movieT-Bird at Ako
1982
Isabel
movieAll for You
1982
Divina
movieAn Affair
1982
Maria Lourdes 'Marilou' Castañeda
movieDarna and Ding
1980
Narda/Darna
movieSwing It... Baby!
1979
Marilen
movieRubia Servios
1978
Rubia Servios
movieYou Are Mine
1978
Sandra Aragon
movieAngelita's Eyes
1978
Worried Wife
movieKampus?
1978
Suzette Sandejas
movieBurlesque Queen
1977
Chato / Czarina
movieDarna vs. The Planet Women
1975
Narda / Darna
movieBlood and Love on a Piece of Land
1975
Linda (segment 5)
Double Terrible
1975
Maria Teresa 'Maritess' Labrador
movieKampanerang Kuba
1974
Andang/Sandra
movieDyesebel
1973
Dyesebel
movieFly, Darna, Fly!
1973
Darna / Narda
Production1
movieThe Bit Player
2013
Executive Producer