Her stern, gaunt Castilian face loomed in many post-war Filipino films, especially soap opera-type dramas.
She was the woman Filipino movie audiences loved to hate, often playing a villainous aunt, mother-in-law or even a witch.
Many of her films were produced by Sampaguita Pictures, the studio under which she was under contract for a significant part of her career.
[3] Her son, Panchito, became a famous film comedian in his own right, usually cast as the comedic foil to Dolphy.
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