Pilar Pilapil
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Pilar Delilah Veloso Pilapil October 12, 1950 Liloan, Cebu, Philippines |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Liloan, Cebu, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress, Producer, Author |
| Title(s) | Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1967 |
| Major competition(s) |
Binibining Pilipinas 1967 (Winner- Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1967) Miss Universe 1967 (Contestant) |
Pilar Pilapil (born October 12, 1950) is a Filipino actress. She won as Binibining Pilipinas Universe in 1967. She represented the country in the Miss Universe 1967 pageant.
In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s her highly publicized life became the staple of the multimedia
Pilapil starred in Highly Acclaimed Films such as Kailan Ba Tama Ang Mali in 1985 Tinik Sa Dibdib and Nagkapasakit Kuya Eddie a outstanding feat she was nominated and won one award in the movie categories for FAP FAMAS and MMFF then Manila Film Festival in 1985 in 1988 she did the film Kailan Mahugasan Ang Kasalanan she continued to take a break and then came back with more movie projects such as Forever with saga Muhlach and Mikee Counjangco and Tayo Na Sa Dilim and Bakit Ako Mahihiya in 1997 she went on to do a soap called Mulha Ng Buhay for Viva Television as a main antagonist of the television series
After winning the Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant in 1967, Pilapil was swamped with offers to join the movies. Her first film was the action picture El Nino (1968) with Andy Poe as her leading man, directed by Fernando Poe, Jr..
She did movies with Dolphy such as Dolpe De Gulat (1969) and El Pinoy Matador (1970), among others. She won two best actress awards, one for the movie Imelda, Ang Uliran (1970) at the Manila Film Festival and another for the film Napakasakit Kuya Eddie (1986) for Gawad Urian Award 1987.
She also dabbled in politics when she ran for senator in 2004 as an independent candidate but she lost. In 2006, she released an autobiography entitled The Woman Without A Face, chronicling her life in show business and in private life after she went on semi-retirement.
Pilapil continues to entertain viewers via ABS-CBN's primetime drama series Ina, Kapatid, Anak premiered on October 8, 2012 and ended on June 2013, and is now airing by Jeepney TV.
Pilar Delilah Veloso Pilapil was born on October 12, 1950 in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines the youngest of six girls with four brothers after her.
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