Lorna Tolentino-Fernandez | |
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Born |
Victoria Lorna Aluquin-Fernandez December 23, 1961 Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines |
Other names | Lorna T, L.T. |
Occupation | Actress, host, executive producer |
Spouse(s) | Rudy Fernandez (1983-2008) his death |
Children | Ralph Fernandez Renz Fernandez Mark Anthony Fernandez |
Parent(s) | Eloisa Perez Amado Aluquin |
Victoria Lorna Aluquin-Fernandez, better known by her stage name Lorna Tolentino, sometimes known as L.T., an abbreviation of her screen name (born December 23, 1961), is a Filipina actress, host, executive producer and widow of actor Rudy Fernandez. Together, they bore two sons named Ralph and Renz.
She was born on December 23, 1961 in Concepcion, Tarlac and later moved to Manila. Her dad is from Liliw, Laguna. She is also the stepmother of actor Mark Anthony Fernandez. She is first cousin to actress Amy Perez, Zsa Zsa Padilla and a niece of actor Jerry Pons. She was married to actor Rudy Fernandez from 1983 till his death in 2008. They have two children.
She attended the elementary grades at St. Anthony School where she also finished high school She took up a Bachelor of Arts course at St. Paul College in Quezon City, and also at the University of Santo Tomas and Maryknoll College (now Miriam College).
She started her career as a child actress. Later, she portrayed the young Susan Roces in Divina Gracia and has a total of at least 60 movies. She has won eight film awards and garnered 20 nominations (mostly for Best Actress in FAMAS).
She's also one of the Grandslam actresses in the Philippine Cinema together with Nora Aunor, Vilma Santos and Sharon Cuneta. She won her Grandslam Best Actress for Narito Ang Puso Ko (1993). She went back to her original network (GMA Network) to star in the upcoming heavy drama series Pahiram ng Sandali.