Vilma Santos
Acting • Born 1953-11-03
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, 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.
Filmography
111 credits
Iskorokotoy
Movie • 1981
No Other Love
Movie • 1982
Engkanto
Movie • 1992
Inang Kalikasan
Ayaw Kong Maging Querida
Movie • 1983
Makahiya at Talahib
Movie • 1976
Because I Love: The Dolzura Cortez Story
Movie • 1993
Dolzura Cortez
In My Life
Movie • 2009
Shirley Templo
Pinay, American Style
Movie • 1979
PX
Dugo at Pag-ibig Sa Kapirasong Lupa
Movie • 1975
Linda (segment 5)
Lea's Story
Movie • 1998
Lea Bustamante
The Healing
Movie • 2012
Seth
Dalagang Nayon
Movie • 1972
Happy Days Are Here Again
Movie • 1974
Herself
Batya't Palu-Palo
Movie • 1974
Stella
The Bit Player
Movie • 2013
Loida Malabanan
When I Met You In Tokyo
Movie • 2023
Azon
Charot
Movie • 1984
Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA
Movie • 2023
Self
Burlesk Queen
Movie • 1977
Chato / Czarina
Inspiration
Movie • 1972
Gina
Now and Forever
Movie • 1973
Vilma
Young Love
Movie • 1970
Good Morning, Sunshine
Movie • 1980
When the Crow Turns White, When the Heron Turns Black
Movie • 1978
Julie Monserrat
An Affair
Movie • 1982
Maria Lourdes 'Marilou' Castañeda
Batang Iwahig
Movie • 1966
Kampus?
Movie • 1978
Suzette Sandejas
Leron-Leron Sinta
Movie • 1972
Beth
Darna vs. The Planet Women
Movie • 1975
Narda / Darna
Darna and Ding
Movie • 1980
Narda/Darna
Darna and the Giants
Movie • 1973
Darna
Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90
Movie • 2022
Self
Asawa Ko Huwag Mong Agawin
Movie • 1987
Karma
Movie • 1981
Double Terrible
Movie • 1975
Maria Teresa 'Maritess' Labrador
Mano Po III: My Love
Movie • 2004
Lilia
T-Bird at Ako
Movie • 1982
Isabel
Love Letters
Movie • 1970
Vilma
Dyesebel
Movie • 1973
Dyesebel
Swing It... Baby!
Movie • 1979
Marilen
How Often Is Sometimes?
Movie • 1982
Lily
Miss X
Movie • 1980
The '70s
Movie • 2002
Amanda
Heaven's Judgment
Movie • 1990
Florida Blanca Guevarra
The Child
Movie • 2000
Josie
Alias Baby Tsina
Movie • 1984
Baby Tsina
Karugtong Ang Kahapon
Movie • 1975
King & Queen for a Day
Movie • 1963
The Longest Hundred Miles
Movie • 1967
Maria
Uncensored: Sex In Philippine Cinema 3
Movie • 2005
self (archive footage)
Haplos
Movie • 1982
Christy
Takot Ako, Eh!
Movie • 1987
Remembrance
Movie • 1972
Edgar Loves Vilma
Movie • 1970
All Be Damned
Movie • 1990
Lucinda
Tatlong Mukha ni Rosa Vilma
Movie • 1972
Aninong Bakal
Movie • 1963
Broken Marriage
Movie • 1983
Ellen
You Are Mine
Movie • 1978
Sandra Aragon
Sister Stella L.
Movie • 1984
Sister Stella Legaspi
Ibong Lukaret
Movie • 1975
Bertang Karengkeng
Movie • 1976
Berta
Mga Rosas sa Putikan
Movie • 1976
King
Movie • 1978
Doctor, Doctor, We Are Sick
Movie • 1985
Pinagbuklod ng Pag-Ibig
Movie • 1978
Angelita's Eyes
Movie • 1978
Worried Wife
Paano Ba ang Mangarap?
Movie • 1983
Lisa
Begging for Love
Movie • 1986
Fina
Let's Embrace the Past Once More
Movie • 1983
Helen
To Live Another Day
Movie • 1989
Juliet Espiritu
Where Is Love Hiding?
Movie • 1987
Estella
All for You
Movie • 1982
Divina
Unleash the Love Again
Movie • 1985
Cristy
Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos
Movie • 1988
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
Movie • 1977
Terry
Written in Our Destiny
Movie • 1965
Imee Marcos
One and Only Star
Movie • 1994
Cecille
Everything About Her
Movie • 2016
Vivian Ribaya
Rubia Servios
Movie • 1978
Rubia Servios
Langis at Tubig
Movie • 1980
Cory
Sinungaling Mong Puso
Movie • 1992
Clara
Hanggang Ngayon Ika'y Minamahal
Movie • 1997
Margot
Ipagpatawad Mo
Movie • 1991
Selina
Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali
Movie • 1978
Angela
Anak ng asuang
Movie • 1973
Only You
Movie • 1993
Celina
Tagos ng Dugo
Movie • 1987
Josefina 'Pina' Ramos Regala
The Creeping Hand
Movie • 1974
Adultery
Movie • 1984
Aida Macaraeg
Summer Rains
Movie • 1975
Fly, Darna, Fly!
Movie • 1973
Darna / Narda
This Is a Filipino
Movie • 1966
Wild Whirlwind
Movie • 1974
Bato Sa Buhangin
Movie • 1976
Immortal
Movie • 1989
Relaks ka Lang Sagot Kita
Movie • 1994
Lipa 'Arandia' Massacre: Lord, Deliver Us from Evil
Movie • 1994
Helen Arandia
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Movie • 1986
Corina
Magkaribal
Movie • 1979
Lily
Kampanerang Kuba
Movie • 1974
Andang/Sandra
D' Lucky Ones!
Movie • 2006
Self
Yakapin Mo ‘Ko, Lalaking Matapang
Movie • 1980
Ikaw ang Mahal Ko
Movie • 1996
Miling
Pinagbuklod ng Langit
Movie • 1969
Pakawalan Mo Ako
Movie • 1981
Anna
Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig
Movie • 1977
Estela
Uninvited
Movie • 2024
Lilia Capistrano / Eva Candelaria
Bukas Sisikat Din Ang Araw
Movie • 1988
Sandra
Clown
Movie • 1986
Fast Talk with Boy Abunda
TV • 2023
Self - Guest