Bautista, at the age of 17, joined LVN Pictures together with teenage stars such as Bernard Bonnin, Luz Valdez, Marita Zobel and Hector Reyes.
She appeared such films like Malvarosa (1958), Casa Grande (1958), Venganza (1958), Black Beauty (1960) with Charito Solis, and Kilabot sa Barilan (1960) starring Fernando Poe Jr.
Espiridion Laxa built up the unique loveteam of Joseph Estrada-Perla Bautista in their first film together Markang Rehas (1962), both won the FAMAS best actor and best actress trophies.
She starred in the film Grandpa Is Dead (2009) with Elizabeth Oropesa, Roderick Paulate and Manilyn Reynes, directed by Soxy Topacio.
She played the lead role in Ang Maestra, about a retired teacher with Alzheimer's disease and starred in the horror film Huling Habilin, about an old woman's ghost seeking justice.