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• Started her career by winning the first prize in a singing contest, Tawag ng Tanghalan, in 1967.
• Sang a campaign jingle for a candidate from the Nacionalista Party, the oldest political party Philippines, in 1971.
• Became the youngest recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the FAP Awards in 1983.
• Was awarded the Centennial Honors for the Arts by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1999.
• In 2013, became the most nominated actress ever at the Gawad Urian Awards.
• Is part of the Hall of Fame of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).