Vilma Santos
Acting
Born November 3, 1953 · Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Biography
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,…
Known For · 40 titles
Fast Talk with Boy Abunda
King & Queen for a Day
Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal
Uncensored: Sex In Philippine Cinema 3
Haplos
The Child
All for You
Dyesebel
Clown
Darna vs. The Planet Women
Blood and Love on a Piece of Land
Miss X
Charot
An Affair
Bertang Karengkeng
Lipa 'Arandia' Massacre
Mga Rosas sa Putikan
Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig
Batya't Palu-Palo
Written in Our Destiny
D' Lucky Ones!
Summer Rains
Baby Tsina
Anak ng asuang
Tagos ng Dugo
Everything About Her
Yakapin Mo ‘Ko, Lalaking Matapang
The Longest Hundred Miles
Angelita's Eyes
The '70s
Ayaw Kong Maging Querida
Pakawalan Mo Ako
Rubia Servios
T-Bird at Ako
Pinay, American Style
In My Life
Where Is Love Hiding?
Bato Sa Buhangin
Pinagbuklod ng Langit
Uninvited