Alma Moreno | |
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| Barangay Councilor ofTambo,Parañaque | |
| Assumed office November 30, 2023 | |
| Member of the Parañaque City Council from the1st district | |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 | |
| First Lady ofParañaque | |
| In role June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Mayor | Joey Marquez |
| Preceded by | Dr. Rosario de Leon-Olivarez |
| Succeeded by | Maria Fe C. Bernabe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Venesa Moreno Lacsamana (1959-05-25)May 25, 1959 (age 65) Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Political party | Lakas–CMD (2007–2012) Liberal (2012–2015) UNA (2015–2022) |
| Spouses | |
| Domestic partners |
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| Children | 7 (incl.Mark Anthony,Vandolph andWynwyn) |
| Profession | Actress,Politician |
Venesa Moreno Lacsamana[1] (born May 25, 1959), professionally known asAlma Moreno (Tagalog:[ˈalmɐmoˈɾɛno]), is a Filipinoactress andpolitician.
Moreno was born inCervantes, Ilocos Sur to her parents Frank Lacsamana, fromPampanga, and Jean Moreno.[2][3]
She appeared in her first movie as a Dama inUrduja withAmalia Fuentes,[4] while her first starring role was inLigaw na Bulaklak Part 2 ("Lost Flower") withVic Silayan, which was her breakout film.[5] The 1976 film was directed byNational Artist for FilmIshmael Bernal.
From then until the late 1980s, Moreno starred in a number of revealing movies that were box office hits, earning her the title "Sex Goddess of Philippine Movies" of the 1970s and 1980s.[6]
Bernal had also directed her in the acclaimed film,City After Dark, that premiered in 1980.[7] Her other notable films include the 1993Gawad Urian Best Picture,Makati Avenue Office Girls (directed byJosé Javier Reyes)[8][9] and the 1977Mga Bilanggong Birhen[10] ("Incarcerated Virgins") (directed byMario O'Hara and Romy Suzara).[11]
Versatile for having starred in sexy, drama and comedy films, Moreno was also apresenter on several highly rated television variety shows in the 1980s for which she earned the title "Shining Star",[12] as well as the weekly television drama anthology,Alindog,[13] which explored the lives of modern Filipino women. Moreno is also a dancer, who popularised a sexy, high-cut outfit called the "Tangga" on her shows likeThe Other Side of Alma,Rated A andLoveli-Ness.[14] She has been nominated in various film and TV acting awards for her dramatic and comedic performances.
In the early 2000s, Moreno divided her time between her professional commitments withGMA Network's primetime drama seriesHabang Kapiling Ka andsituational comedy programDaboy en Da Girl; she balanced these with her personal commitment to helping the women and the poor inParañaque through various socio-civic and community development projects. In 2002, she starred in her comeback filmKapalit. Recently, she was a resident judge of the defunct dance contestYou Can Dance.
Moreno became theFirst Lady ofParañaque when her husband,Joey Marquez, served as Mayor ofParañaque from 1995 to 2004.[15] Moreno then ran for Mayor ofParañaque in 2004 but lost. In 2007, she was elected as Councilor of the city, and was re-elected in 2010.[16] On September 24, 2008, the Parañaque prosecutor's office foundprobable cause for violation of Batas Pambansa 22 (also known as the Anti-Bouncing Check Law)[17] against Moreno. The complaint Maya Media Arts Yielding Ads (Maya) Inc. accused Moreno of issuing P 390,000 rubber or bouncing checks for campaign materials. Moreno denied the charges and herbail bond was set at P30,000.[18][19]
In 2012, Moreno became the first female National President of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL), where she previously served as National Secretary-General and National Executive Vice-President.[20] In May 2012, she declared her intention to run forSenator in the2013 elections underLakas–CMD party. A few months later in September however, she announced that she had dropped her bid due to a lingering illness.[21] She moved to theLiberal Party with her former husband Joey, and she ran again for Councilor in 2013. In 2014, she joinedUnited Nationalist Alliance of Vice-PresidentJejomar Binay, and in 2015, Moreno confirmed that she will run forSenator under UNA. She filed her COC on October 14, 2015.[22] She lost in the election placing 24th away from the Top 12 Circle.
On November 14, 2015, onABS-CBN News Channel'sHeadstart, which hosted by news anchorKaren Davila, Davila asked Moreno some questions regarding certain issues in the country including the Reproductive Health Law. The interview was widely shared after Moreno failed to coherently answer most of Davila's questions.[23]
Moreno had a relationship withRudy Fernandez, they have one sonMark Anthony Fernandez.[24] She also had a relationship with the "King of Comedy",Dolphy Quizon, which produced one son,Vandolph.[25] Moreno married actor-politicianJoey Marquez. They produced four children: Em-em, Yeoj,Wynwyn and Vitto. The marriage wasannulled in 2004.[26] In 2001, she was diagnosed withmultiple sclerosis.She marriedSultan Fahad "Pre" Salic, mayor ofMarawi City, in 2009, in a traditional Muslimnikah. They have one daughter Alfa Salic. They divorced in 2014.[27][28]