Tita de Villa explained

Tita de Villa
Birth Name:	Teresa Viel Theodossis
Birth Date:	3 April 1931
Birth Place:	Philippine Islands
Death Place:	Philippines
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1954–2000

Teresa Theodossis-Martin (3 April 1931 – 7 February 2014), better known by her stage name Tita de Villa, was a Filipino actress. Her long acting career started in 1954 in a Sampaguita Pictures movie, Dalagang Ilocana (Ilocana Maiden), the movie which also catapulted the career of actress Gloria Romero into stardom. In the film, De Villa played a bit role of a lady boarder. Typecasted into playing antagonistic roles, De Villa is perhaps known for her portrayal of the scheming matriarch, Mena, in the highly successful soap opera Gulong ng Palad in the late 1970s until the mid 1980s. She was married to Manuel Martin, known to most as the director Jose de Villa.^{[1] [2]}

Filmography

Film

• Dalagang Ilocana (1954)
• Anak sa Panalangin (1954)
• R.O.T.C. (1955)
• Portrait of My Love
• Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) (1965)
• Jamboree '66 (1966)
• Sitting in the Park (1967)
• Pogi (1967)
• Let's Dance the Soul! (1967)
• All Over the World (1967)
• Way Out in the Country (1967)
• Cinderella A-Go-Go (1967)
• Kamatayan Ko ang Ibigin Ka (1968)
• Junior Cursillo (1968)
• Ikaw Ay Akin, Ako Ay sa Iyo (1968)
• Elizabeth (1968)
• Deborrah (1968)
• Paula (1969)
• Orang (1970)
• My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1971)
• Fiesta Extravaganza '71 (1971)
• Lumuha Pati Mga Anghel (1971)
• Little Darling (1972)
• Mr. Lonely (1972)
• Kamay na Gumagapang (1974)
• Mortal (1975)
• Batu-Bato sa Langit (1975)
• Nunal sa Tubig (1976)
• Ang Pagbabalik ni Harabas at Bulilit (1977)
• Doble Kara (1978)
• Darna, Kuno...? (1979)
• Pepe en Pilar (1984)
• Adultery (Aida Macaraeg, Case no. 7892) (1984)
• Anak ni Waray vs Anak ni Biday (1984)
• Super Wan-Tu-Tri (1985)
• White Slavery (1985)
• Babaing Hampaslupa (1988)
• Here Comes the Bride (1989)
• Island of Desire (1990)
• Cedie (1996)
• Mapanuksong Hiyas (1997)
• Abandonada (2000)

Television

• Gulong ng Palad (1977)
• Ipaglaban Mo! (Episode: "Nasa Tao ang Gawa", 1995)^[3]
• Calvento Files (2 episodes, 1996)
• Wansapanataym (2 episodes, 1997-1999)

See also

• List of Filipino actresses

Notes and References

1. Web site: Filipino actresses who deceased in 2014. PATHETIC FACTS. 14 June 2015.
2. Web site: Just in: Actress Tita de Villa, real name Teresa Theodossis-Martin, 82, passes away. Her remains now at Mt. Carmel Church, QC. . DZRH News on Facebook . 7 June 2022.
3. Jeepney TV. Ipaglaban Mo: Nasa Tao ang Gawa feat. Snooky Serna (Full Episode 94) | Jeepney TV. March 31, 2022. July 10, 2024. YouTube. Google LLC.