| Perla Bautista | |
| Birth Name: | Perla Marcial Bautista |
| Birth Date: | 1940 2, mf=yes |
| Years Active: | 1957–present |
Perla Marcial Bautista (born February 18, 1940) is a Filipino actress. She acted in more than 250 movies and television shows. She won the Best Actress FAMAS Award for Markang Rehas (1962). She also won Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actress in Anak ng Cabron (1988).
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 was formally introduced in the movie Eddie, Junior Detective (1958). 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. The first independent outfit Tagalog Ilang Ilang Productions under the late Atty. 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.
Bautista did films like De Colores (1968) starring Joseph Estrada, Amalia Fuentes, and Leopoldo Salcedo, and Crush Ko Si Sir (1971) starring Dante Rivero, Hilda Koronel and Jay Ilagan. She played the mother of Nora Aunor in the classic film Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (1976).
She starred in the film Grandpa Is Dead (2009) with Elizabeth Oropesa, Roderick Paulate and Manilyn Reynes, directed by Soxy Topacio. Bautista played the title role in the independent film Hermana Fausta (2009). 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.
She was cast in the television series Apoy sa Dagat starring Piolo Pascual, Diether Ocampo, and Angelica Panganiban.[1] [2] [3] [4]
She is the fifth of eight children of Vicente Bautista and Carmen Marcial. She finished secondary education at the Torres High School and enrolled in Commerce at the Lyceum of the Philippines. She has one son, Jude.
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Film company | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Eddie, Junior Detective | |||
| Malvarosa | Melanio's Woman #2 | |||
| 1960 | Kilabot sa Barilan | |||
| 1962 | Markang Rehas | |||
| 1967 | Maruja? | |||
| 1968 | De Colores | |||
| 1971 | Wait for Me | Rosie Rosales | ||
| 1976 | Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin | |||
| Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo | Yolanda Santos | |||
| 1978 | Bakekang | |||
| 1980 | Nang Bumuka ang Sampaguita | |||
| 1981 | Kumander Alibasbas | |||
| San Basilio | Dolor | |||
| 1982 | Get My Son Dead or Alive | Martha Parrraguas | ||
| 1983 | Paano Ba ang Mangarap? | Aling Ising | ||
| 1984 | Hindi Mo Ako Kayang Tapakan | Dolores | ||
| Bulaklak sa City Jail | Viring | |||
| 1986 | Bukas... Uulan ng Bala | Aling Anselma | ||
| 1987 | Anak ng Lupa | Nana Tale | ||
| 1988 | Anak ng Cabron | |||
| Puso sa Puso | ||||
| Sa Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas | Aling Norma | |||
| Minsan Pa, Mahalin Mo Ako | ||||
| 1989 | Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit | Mercedes "Cedes" Santos | ||
| Carnap King? (The Randy Padilla Story) | Mama Lita | |||
| 1990 | Dyesebel | |||
| Ikasa Mo, Ipuputok Ko! | Tinay | |||
| Gumapang Ka sa Lusak | < | -- Release date: May 17, 1990 --> | ||
| Bad Boy | Aling Monang | |||
| Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? | ||||
| 1991 | Noel Juico, 16: Batang Kriminal | Lola Meding | ||
| 1992 | Working Students | Aling Rosa | ||
| 1994 | The Elsa Castillo Story... Ang Katotohanan | Mother of Elsie | ||
| Bawal Na Gamot | ||||
| The Fatima Buen Story | Corazon | |||
| Iukit Mo sa Bala | Noemi's mother | |||
| Lipa Arandia Massacre: Lord, Deliver Us from Evil | Crispina | |||
| Pedrito Masangkay: Walang Bakas na Iniwan | Caridad Ventura | |||
| Iligpit si Victor Sarraza | Mrs. Sarraza | |||
| 1995 | Lt. Rolito Reynoso: Mahirap Patayin | Mother of Lito | ||
| Tomboy: The Movie | Madam X | |||
| Hanggang sa Huling Bala | Kapitana | |||
| 1996 | Aling Ason | |||
| Tubusin Mo ng Bala ang Puso Ko | Kate's mother | |||
| 1998 | Balasubas | Brando's Mother | ||
| 2000 | Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin | Lola Tuding | ||
| Sagot Kita: Mula Ulo Hanggang Paa | Maring | |||
| 2001 | Kaaway Hanggang Hukay | Mamang | ||
| Dugong Aso: Mabuting Kaibigan, Masamang Kaaway | Tiya Lumen | |||
| 2002 | Jologs | Ruben's grandmother | ||
| 2006 | TxT | Lola Lilia | ||
| 2007 | Ouija | Lagring | ||
| 2008 | Anak ng Kumander | Aling Marcela | ||
| Adela | Glenda | |||
| 2009 | When I Met U | Eva | ||
| Grandpa Is Dead | ||||
| 2011 | Maria Salonga | |||
| Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 | Old woman | |||
| 2013 | She's the One | |||
| 2014 | Shake, Rattle & Roll XV | Lola Amah Choleng (segment: Ulam) | ||
| 2015 | Chain Mail | Grandma of Aileen and Sandra | ||
| Heneral Luna | Trinidad Aguinaldo | |||
| Honor Thy Father | Nanang | |||
| 2016 | Kabisera | |||
| 2017 | Tatlong Bibe | Auring | ||
| 2018 | Doña Trinidad Aguinaldo | |||
| 2020 | Mysterious candle vendor |
| Year | Category | Award | Nominated work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Markang Rehas (1962) | ||||
| 1964 | Patapon (1963) | ||||
| 1966 | Labanang Lalake! (1965) | ||||
| 1969 | De Colores (1968) | ||||
| 1977 | Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (1976) | ||||
| 1980 | Ang Alamat ni Julian Makabayan (1979) | ||||
| 1981 | Nang Bumuka ang Sampaguita (1980) | ||||
| 1982 | Kumander Alibasbas (1981) | ||||
| Best Actress | |||||
| 1983 | Best Supporting Actress | In This Corner (1982) | |||
| 1985 | Bulaklak sa City Jail (1984) | ||||
| 1987 | Bagong Hari (1986) | ||||
| 1989 | Anak ng Cabron (1988) | ||||
| 2000 | Life Achievement Award | Herself | |||
| 2011 | Best Actress | 9th Gawad Tanglaw Awards | Presa |