Vilma Santos

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Tondo, Manila, Philippines, 1953-11-03

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	King & Queen for a Day		0
2	1963	Aninong Bakal		0
3	1965	Written in Our Destiny	Imee Marcos	0
4	1966	Batang Iwahig		0
5	1966	This Is a Filipino		0
6	1967	The Longest Hundred Miles	Maria	62
7	1969	Pinagbuklod ng Langit		0
8	1970	Young Love		0
9	1970	Love Letters	Vilma	20
10	1970	Edgar Loves Vilma		0
11	1972	Inspiration	Gina	0
12	1972	Remembrance		0
13	1972	Dalagang Nayon		0
14	1972	Tatlong Mukha ni Rosa Vilma		0
15	1972	Leron-Leron Sinta	Beth	0
16	1973	Now and Forever	Vilma	0
17	1973	Fly, Darna, Fly!	Darna / Narda	0
18	1973	Dyesebel	Dyesebel	0
19	1973	Anak ng asuang		0
20	1973	Darna and the Giants	Darna	0
21	1974	Kampanerang Kuba	Andang/Sandra	60
22	1974	Batya't Palu-Palo	Stella	0
23	1974	Wild Whirlwind		0
24	1974	The Creeping Hand		0
25	1974	Happy Days Are Here Again	Herself	0
26	1975	Double Terrible	Maria Teresa 'Maritess' Labrador	0
27	1975	Ibong Lukaret		0
28	1975	Dugo at Pag-ibig Sa Kapirasong Lupa	Linda (segment 5)	60
29	1975	Karugtong Ang Kahapon		0
30	1975	Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw		60
31	1975	Darna vs. The Planet Women	Narda / Darna	70
32	1976	Bertang Karengkeng	Berta	0
33	1976	Bato Sa Buhangin		0
34	1976	Mga Rosas sa Putikan		0
35	1976	Makahiya at Talahib		0
36	1977	Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon	Terry	10
37	1977	Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig	Estela	0
38	1977	Burlesk Queen	Chato / Czarina	70
39	1978	Pinagbuklod ng Pag-Ibig		0
40	1978	Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali	Angela	100
41	1978	When the Crow Turns White, When the Heron Turns Black	Julie Monserrat	60
42	1978	Kampus?	Suzette Sandejas	0
43	1978	Mga Mata ni Angelita	Worried Wife	60
44	1978	King		85
45	1978	Ikaw ay Akin	Sandra Aragon	68
46	1978	Rubia Servios	Rubia Servios	0
47	1979	Swing It... Baby!	Marilen	0
48	1979	Magkaribal	Lily	0
49	1979	Pinay, American Style	PX	0
50	1980	Good Morning, Sunshine		0
51	1980	Darna and Ding	Narda/Darna	60
52	1980	Miss X		0
53	1980	Yakapin Mo ‘Ko, Lalaking Matapang		0
54	1980	Langis at Tubig	Cory	0
55	1981	Iskorokotoy		0
56	1981	Pakawalan Mo Ako	Anna	0
57	1981	Karma		35
58	1982	The Affair	Maria Lourdes 'Marilou' Castañeda	70
59	1982	Sinasamba Kita	Divina	20
60	1982	T-Bird at Ako	Isabel	56
61	1982	Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan?	Lily	0
62	1982	No Other Love		0
63	1982	Haplos	Christy	100
64	1983	Ayaw Kong Maging Querida		0
65	1983	Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?	Lisa	0
66	1983	Broken Marriage	Ellen	88
67	1983	Minsan Pa Nating Hagkan Ang Nakaraan	Helen	35
68	1984	Adultery	Aida Macaraeg	50
69	1984	Sister Stella L.	Sister Stella Legaspi	58
70	1984	Alias Baby Tsina	Baby Tsina	0
71	1984	Charot		0
72	1985	Muling Buksan Ang Puso	Cristy	0
73	1985	Doctor, Doctor, We Are Sick		0
74	1986	Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow	Corina	70
75	1986	Begging for Love	Fina	60
76	1987	Tagos ng Dugo	Josefina 'Pina' Ramos Regala	10
77	1987	Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin		0
78	1987	Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?	Estella	0
79	1987	Takot Ako, Eh!		60
80	1988	Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos		60
81	1989	On Borrowed Time	Juliet Espiritu	100
82	1989	Immortal		0
83	1990	All Be Damned	Lucinda	78
84	1990	Heaven's Judgment		60
85	1991	Ipagpatawad Mo	Selina	100
86	1992	Sinungaling Mong Puso	Clara	0
87	1992	Engkanto	Inang Kalikasan	0
88	1993	Ikaw Lang	Celina	60
89	1993	Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story	Dolzura Cortez	0
90	1994	Relaks ka Lang Sagot Kita		0
91	1994	Lipa 'Arandia' Massacre: Lord, Deliver Us from Evil	Helen Arandia	0
92	1994	One and Only Star	Cecille	0
93	1996	Ikaw ang Mahal Ko	Miling	0
94	1997	Hanggang Ngayon Ika'y Minamahal	Margot	0
95	1998	Lea's Story	Lea Bustamante	85
96	2000	Anak	Josie	56
97	2002	The 70s	Amanda	43
98	2004	Mano Po III: My Love	Lilia	45
99	2005	Uncensored: Sex In Philippine Cinema 3	self (archive footage)	0
100	2006	D' Lucky Ones!	Self	72
101	2009	In My Life	Shirley Templo	53
102	2012	The Healing	Seth	68
103	2013	Ekstra	Loida Malabanan	72
104	2016	Everything About Her	Vivian Ribaya	82
105	2022	Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90	Self	0
106	2023	Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA	Self	0
107	2023	When I Met You In Tokyo	Azon	0
108	2024	Uninvited	Lilia Capistrano / Eva Candelaria	50
109		Bukas Sisikat Din Ang Araw	Sandra	0
110		The Bit Player	Loida Malabanan	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2023	Fast Talk with Boy Abunda	Self - Guest	95