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Vilma Santos long successful television career started with musical variety show, The Sensations with love team, Edgar Mortiz and other teen singing sensations like Perla Adea, Esperanza Fabon, Rommy Mallari and Eddie Perigrina. She followed this up, with a drama anthology in Dalambuhay ni Rosa Vilma. The mid to late 70s, Vilma ventured again into the musical variety genre with a string of shows like, Ayan Eh, Vilma Santos Special Engagements and Vilma In Person until settling down with her top rated long-running show, Vilma! Vilma! became one of the most successful TV show in Philippines television history. Armed with its lavish opening production number, it became the highest rated and advertisement haven from early to late 1990s. Vilma’s decision to settled down with her marriage to Senator Ralph Recto and her pregnancy with her youngest son, Ryan Christian halted the success of Vilma! and eventually resulted to the shows ending. – Global Vilmanians (READ MORE)
Bring Back “Vilma!” The Greatest Musical Variety Show Ever! — In the 1980’s, Nora Aunor’s Superstar show was losing viewership and her box-office appeal was also in question. Suddenly, the 70’s superstar was being eclipsed by a non-singer but an excellent dancer and versatile actress Vilma Santos. She has just scored her first of four grand slams for the movie Relasyon and continued to reign as the Longest Box-office Queen of Philippine Cinema. And slowly but surely, her VIP (Vilma In Person) TV show was gaining patronage/high ratings too from the precious class ABC households nationwide, TV advertisers’ prime target audience for their products.
Smart Move — There was no stopping Vilma Santos. She was about to conquer the TV musical-variety genre where Nora Aunor ruled for years. Early on, Vilma Santos had rough sailings with her musical variety show. VIP was being broadcast from Channel 2 which had a bad reception among TV homes nationwide, and was no match to the more modern RPN Channel 9 where Nora’s Superstar show was simultaneously shown from Luzon to Mindanao in vivid, crisp color. When VIP moved to GMA Channel 7, it was the best move that Vilma’s think tank ever did. With better satellites, shrewd marketing, state of the art facilities, and more ambitious production numbers and with the Dancing Queen Vilma at the center of it all, and with the genius of Maribeth Bichara’s choreography and musical concepts written all over the show – “Vilma!” became the most watched and the most awarded TV show in the musical/variety category.
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YEAR
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AWARS
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ORGANIZATIONS
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1987
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Best Musical Variety Show Host
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PMPC STAR
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1987
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Best Musical Variety Show
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CMMA
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1988
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Best Musical Variety Show Host
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PMPC STAR
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1988
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Best Musical Variety Show
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PMPC STAR
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1988
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Best Musical Variety Show
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CMMA
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1989
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Best Musical Variety Show
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PMPC STAR
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1989
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Best Musical Variety Show
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CMMA
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1990
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Hall of Fame in Musical Variety Show
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CMMA
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1990
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Best Musical Variety Show
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PMPC STAR
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1990
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TV Finalist
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NY Int’l
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1991
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Best Musical Variety Show
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PMPC STAR
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1991
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Best Musical Variety Show
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Dove
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1992
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Best Musical Variety Show
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PMPC STAR
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1994
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Best Musical Variety Show
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PMPC STAR
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1998
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Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award
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PMPC STAR
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52 — Every Friday, 52 weeks a year, there was Vilma Santos’ most awaited opening number that never failed to surprised, amused and elicited ooohhhs and aaahhhs as the TV Musical Variety Queen won the hearts of music and dance aficionados here and abroad. Who would ever forget these outstanding, well-rehearsed, high performance level and unforgettable numbers?
Madonna — The Madonna Material Girl number, which would make Madonna proud. She sashays, gyrates and pirouettes ala Tina Turner for Vilma’s version of Private Dancer.? (“I’m your private dancer, a dancer for money, do what you want me to do?” Talbog ang Burlesk Queen! My most memorable Maribeth B. and Vilma Santos sexy number was when they showed their legs and swing those hips as the Swing Out Sisters belt out their number one hit Breakout… The “A Chorus Line” ensemble, “On Broadway” with Queen Vilma leading the group with a hat, gloves, a cane and a glossy costume. Who would ever forget her swing number with then sweetheart Ralph Recto? Or a dance number with the late Nida Blanca? Or a naughty, haughty dance number La Conga, sung by Gloria Stefan? And many, many more production numbers that were shot from Luzon to Mindanao, and even in the U.S., like The Raging Waters in California.
Imitated — Vilma! was imitated but never equaled by the fly by night copycats: Snooky Serna, Maricel Soriano, even Alma Moreno in Love-liness. Sharon stuck to singing and wers-wers English. At one time, Nora Aunor was guest. Pinaluhod lahat sila ni Ms. Vilma Santos! Whenever a Regal or a Viva movie promo was in progress, they all trooped to the ratings winner Vilma! From GMA studio, to the Metropolitan Theater, Vilma! made history. From the cha-cha, the boogie, to tinikling to meringue and the swing – Vilma did them all. She was everybody’s Ate Vi or Tita Vi.The TV Queen. The Dancing Queen, and how!
My wish – Please bring back Vilma!, the dancer and entertainer par excellence, even if it’s just one show. Sayaw, Vilma, sayaw! The whole world awaits. Who cares if you’re 51? Tina Tuner is almost 70. Vilma, you are the Eternal Youth and the Dancing Queen Forever! – Source: Mar Garces’ umbra et penumbra V magazine Vol 1, Issue 2 2005.
Teen Singer Sensations: Vilma Santos’ long successful television career started with musical variety show, The Sensations with love team, Edgar Mortiz and other teen singing sensations like Perla Adea, Esperanza Fabon, Rommy Mallari and Eddie Peregrina.
She followed this up, with a drama anthology in Dalambuhay ni Rosa Vilma. The mid to late 70s, Vilma ventured again into the musical variety genre with a string of shows like, Ayan Eh, Vilma Santos Special Engagements and Vilma In Person until settling down with her top rated long-running show, Vilma!
Vilma! became one of the most successful TV show in Philippines television history. Armed with its lavish opening production number, it became the highest rated and advertisement haven from early to late 1990s. Vilma’s decision to settled down with her marriage to Senator Ralph Recto and her pregnancy with her youngest son, Ryan Christian halted the success of Vilma! and eventually resulted to the shows ending. Aside from the awards mentioned above, here are other recognition she received for her TV work.
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YEAR
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AWARS
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ORGANIZATIONS
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1972
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Most Effective TV Actress
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EMEE
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2006
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Best Actress in a Single TV Persformance for MMK: ‘Regalo’
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PMPC STAR
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YEAR
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BODY OF WORK – TELEVISION
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GENRE – ROLE
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2012
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Kapamilya Deal or No Deal |
Drama – Guest
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2011
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100 Days In Heaven
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Drama – Guest
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2011
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Reality – Guest
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2011
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Docs – Host
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2011
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Talks – Guest
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2011
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Entertainment Live
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Musical – Guest
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2011
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Talks – Guest
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2010
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Pinoy Big Brother
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Reality – Guest
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2010
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Talks – Gues
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2009
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Vilma: A Woman For All Seasons
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Docs – Guest
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2008
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Talks – Guest
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2007
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Alay ni Da King: A Fernando Poe, Jr.
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Docs – Host
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2006
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Drama – Actor
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2005
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Pinoy movie: buhay ka pa…ba?
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Docs – Guest
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2005
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The Making of ‘Kampanerang Kuba’
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Docs – Guest
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2004
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30th Metro Manila Film Festival
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Awards – Guest
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2002
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GMA Telesine Specials: Bugso
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Drama – Actor
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1999
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Once There Was A Love
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Drama – Actor
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1997
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Kamandag sa Puso
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Drama – Actor
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1997
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Katuparan
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Drama – Actor
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1996
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Muling Buksan Ang Puso
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Drama – Actor
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1998
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Lamat sa Kristal
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Drama – Actor
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1986 – 1995
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Vilma!
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Musical – Host
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1980s
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VIP (Vilma in Person)
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Musical – Host
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1989
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Rehas Sa Puso
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Drama – Actor
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1988
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Talks – Guest
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1980s
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Vilma Special Engagements
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Musical – Host
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1974
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Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Rosa Vilma
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Drama – Actor
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1970s
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Ayan Eh!
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Musical – Host
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1970s
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Vilma Loves Edgar
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Musical – Host
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1970s
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The Sensations
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Musical – Host
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1970s
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The Sensations
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Musical – Host
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1970s
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Larawan Ng Pag-ibig
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Drama – Actor
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1974
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Santos Mortiz and Associates
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Musical – Host
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1974
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To You From me, Vilma (Radio Show)
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Radio – Host
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RELATED READING:
Bugso (TV 2002)
Regalo (TV 2006)
Television Album
Awards (Photos)
100 Days to Heaven a Heavenly Finale
STAR for TV RECOGNITIONS (and other TV awards)
“That Was Only The Beginning, Folks!”
Proudly Filipina (2008)
Viewpoint (1988)
MMK 20 (2011)
A Woman for All Seasons (2009)
Eva Linda sa Wish Ko Lang (2011)
The Greatest Musical Variety Show
A woman of simplicity and contentment (Repost)
What’s Love Got To Do With It? Isang Gabi Tatlong Reyna
Kris TV July 29, 2011 (Video)
Kris TV
Vilma – The Dance Diva (collection of video clips)
“That Was Only The Beginning, Folks!”
Star for TV Recognitions
Collection of pics from Vilma! tv show
Vilma Santos and VIP Dancers
Vilma PART 1 of 6 (Video)
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