On her social media account, The megastar described Santos as ageless as she took to Instagram to greet Vilma Santos on her 68th birthday, calling herself a Vilmanian. “Happy, happy birthday to you, dearest Ate Vi! You are ageless to us, your Vilmanians. I love you!!! May God bless you always,” The screen veteran went on to praise Santos’ works, saying she would need a box of tissues when watching her movies. “Don’t think of it as 68. Think of it as 33, with 35 years of experience!” Cuneta added.
Dubbed as the country’s Star for All Seasons, Santos is the wife of Senator Ralph Recto. She joined politics in 1998 when she became the first female mayor of Lipa City. She completed her three terms as the chief executive of the city. The outgoing House Deputy Speaker and Batangas representative also announced that she will not be running for any post in the May 2022 elections on Instagram. Santos is in her second term as a congresswoman. The award-winning actress also made history when she became the first woman governor of Batangas province in 2007. She was last seen on the big screen in the 2016 drama “Everything About Her.”
