Snooky Serna
Filipino actress
Maria Milagros "Snooky" Sumayao Serna (born April 4, 1966) is a Filipino actress. Regarded as the "Eternal Star" by the local media, she is best known for her portrayals in Anak ni Waray, Anak ni Biday (1984), Blusang Itim (1986) and Rosa Mistica (1988).
With a career spanning over five decades, Serna is well respected. At the age of three, she made her debut in the film Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970) and earned recognition as a child actress. Launched as one of the original "Regal Babies," she became one of tinseltown's most bankable leading dramatic actresses in the 1980s. She attained commercial peak after top billing Blusang Itim, a fantasy-romance film which became one of the biggest box-office successes of 80s decade.
Serna has since received countless accolades in local and international scene. She notably won two awards for "Best Actress" and "Jury Award" at the 11th International Film Festival Manhattan in New York City, becoming the first Filipino actor to win two major awards at the film festival. She is also a recipient of three FAMAS Awards and three PMPC Star Awards for Movies, including several nominations from Gawad Urian Awards and FAP Awards.
Early life
Being the daughter of actors Von Serna of Filipinos Spanish Ancestry and Mila Ocampo, she started acting early in life via her 1970 landmark debut Wanted: Perfect Mother, where she immediately captured the hearts of Filipino audience as a cute, sweet and smart-talking four-year-old.
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