Started her career as a child actor in the movie Uhaw Sa Kalayaan (1969)
Romance between her and her late husband was kindled on the sets of Sa Init ng Apoy (1980)
After a civil marriage in 1983, the couple renewed their vows 10 years later at a church wedding in Quezon
Won the Grandslam in the Best Actress category for Narito Ang Puso Ko (1993); the Grandslam title is a distinction given to an actor who wins the same award across Philippines' four major award-giving bodies in the same year