Vilma Santos

Biography
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Overview (3)
Date of Birth

3 November 1953, Manila, Philippines

Birth Name

Maria Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos

Nicknames

Vi
The Star for All Seasons

Mini Bio (1)

Rosa Vilma Santos started as a child actress at the age of 9 in Trudis liit (1963). The same movie that
gave her first FAMAS best child actress award. She was married to Eduardo Manzano, with whom she has
a son named Luis Philip. The birth of her son gave more success to her movie career; the reason why she
calls him "Lucky". Several years afterwards, her marriage with Eduardo Manzano ended with divorce. In
the middle of the 90s, her second marriage, to a rich politician, Ralph Recto who is now a senator, took
place. She was blessed with another son, Ryan Christian. Vilma, now in her late 40s, entered into the
political arena when she won in the local elections as city mayor of her husband's home residence. She
has proven to her detractors that showbiz people can also be an effective public servant. She enjoys the
title, 'Star for all seasons' of the Philippine Movie Industry as she continues to shine by reaping more
acting awards and box office success.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
Spouse (2)
Ralph Recto

(11 December 1992 - present) (1 child)

Edu Manzano

(1980 - 1984) (divorced) (1 child)

Trivia (20)
The only actress who won three consecutive years as best actress in the Urian awards (the country's film
critics) for her movies, Relasyon (1982), Broken Marriage (1983), and Sister Stella L. (1984).
She has never won a single best actress award from her movies directed by an ace director, the late Lino
Brocka.
The first actress in Philippine movies to score a grand slam in 1983 as best actress for her performance
in Relasyon (1982) from Catholic Mass Media, Urian, Film Academy and FAMAS award giving bodies.
Her mother is Mila Tuazon Santos.
Mother of Luis Manzano.
Currently serving as mayor of Lipa City in the Philippines. Her husband, Ralph Recto, is an incumbent
Philippine Senator.
Children (Edu Manzano) and Ryan Christian (with Ralph Recto).
Siblings: Emelyn and Sonny.
Her Girl Friday Aida Fandialan is girlfriend of her brother Sonny.
She is the winner of the most Gawad URIANs (from the country's top film critics), tallying 8 wins, 5
additional nominations (all for Best Actress) and 2 special awards for being the best actress of the '80s
and the '90s.
She is also currently the most awarded actress in the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards
(FAMAS Awards) with 6 wins (5 Best Actress, 1 Child Actress), a Hall of Fame Award, two Circles of
Excellence awards (the highest award of the FAMAS), a Lifetime Achievement Award and 9 other
nominations (1 Best Supporting Actress, 8 Best Actress). She also holds the record of having the longest
string of consecutive FAMAS nominations for performers; she had 12 consecutive nominations from 19771989.
She is also the most awarded actress in the Film Academy Awards (along with Nora Aunor) with 4 wins for
Best Actress, 8 other nominations and 1 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The other half of the very controversial FAMAS Best Actress tie in 1972. She shared the Best Actress
honors with Boots Anson-Roa. It is the first tie in Philippine movie awards history.
The only actress in the history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences to have won back-toback acting awards twice (1981 and 1982, 1987 and 1988).
The only actress to have scored 4 grand slams in Philippine movie history (Caveat: a Grand Slam means
that the actor/actress has won the Philippines' FAMAS Awards, Gawad URIAN, Film Academy Awards and
Star Awards). She scored grand slams in Relasyon (1982), Because I Love You (1993), Bata bata paano ka
ginawa? (1998) andDekada '70 (2002).
An advocate-endorser of a nationwide milk education campaign called "Laki Sa Gatas," in partnership with
Bear Brand, the Philippines' leading milk brand by sales. The campaign aims to promote, primarily among
mothers, the nutritional importance of milk in light of declining milk consumption in the Philippines.
Elder sister of Winnie Santos.
At the Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2009, she received the Cinema One Legend Award.
Mayor of Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
currently serving as governor of Batangas, a province in the Philippines.