The Making of the Queen...
At the age of 9, Vilma was tapped to star opposite
Gloria Romero & Rita Gomez in the movie “Anak, ang Iyong Ina.” She was
discovered by her uncle Mr. Amaury Agra, who was a cameraman at the Sampaguita
Studios. When she, together with her mother went to the Sampaguita compound to
report, an audition was going on. Seeing the more than a hundred kids
auditioning, Vi went and watched. Dr. Jose Perez, producer of Sampaguita, saw
the little Vi and asked her to join the audition. Vi was hesitant because she
know that she’s there for a different movie, but she was prodded to join. When
her turn came, she acted with veteran Bella Flores. All the people were
impressed, much more Dr. Perez! Vilma got the title role for the movie “Trudis
Liit.” So, that at age 9, she was making two movies at the same time!
She continued doing movies as daughter of big stars
Gloria Romero, Lolita Rodriguez, Rita Gomez, Marlene Dauden, Eddie Rodriguez
and a lot more. In 1968, at the age of 15, she got the Best Supporting Actress
award from the San Beda College awards for the movie “Kasalanan Kaya?” She was
also nominated for a FAMAS award.
She had her first leading role in 1969, in the movie
“My Darling, Eddie.” She also starred in various TV programs, one of which is
“The Sensations” at ABS-CBN, together with the young stars of the era.
In 1973, she starred as filipino superwoman, Darna in
“Lipad, Darna, Lipad.” It was a huge hit, grossing even bigger than the movie
tandem of Joseph Estrada & Nora Aunor in “Erap is my Guy” and Fernando Poe,
Jr. in “Esteban.” From then on, Vilma was the undisputed Box Office Queen of
Phil. Cinema. Aside from commercial success, she also gained critical acclaim.
She won the FAMAS Best Actress in 1972 for her dual role in “Dama de Noche.”
She was the youngest winner at 19.
(Cited in www.vilmasantos.net)
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