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Charito Solís
Solis' portrait at theMowelfund Plaza
Born	Rosario Violeta Solís Hernández (1935-10-06)October 6, 1935 Tondo, Manila,Philippine Islands
Died	January 9, 1998(1998-01-09) (aged 62) Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
Resting place	Manila Memorial Park,Parañaque,Metro Manila
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1955–1998

Rosario Violeta Hernández Solís (October 6, 1935 – January 9, 1998), professionally known asCharito Solís, was a Filipinofilm actress.

She was considered among the major dramatic film actresses in the Philippines, with a career spanning five decades until her death in 1998. She also starred in various television series such asOkay Ka, Fairy Ko!,Maalaala Mo Kaya,Ipaglaban Mo!,Mula sa Puso andTierra Sangre before her death.

Her authenticity as an actress paved way for her dramatic roles in the 1970s to the 1990s.

Rosario Violeta Solís Hernández was born in Manila. At age 19, she was introduced by her uncle, the film director F. H. Constantino toDoña Narcisa de León, the head ofLVN Pictures,^[1] who cast her to star in her initial filmNiña Bonita,^[1] an adaptation ofFrank Capra'sIt Happened One Night. The film was a success, and marked the beginning of Solís' 43-year career in film, lasting until her death. Solís died on January 9, 1998, inCalamba from cardiac arrest. She was buried atManila Memorial Park inParañaque.

Solís would star in well over 100 films starting with LVN Pictures' classics such asNiña Bonita (1955),Charito, I Love You! (1956),^[1]Walang Sugat (1957),Malvarosa (1958),Kundiman ng Lahi (1959) andEmily (1960). She was featured in several of the best-known and critically acclaimed films of Philippine cinema. She played the female lead in the1962 film adaptation ofJose Rizal'sEl filibusterismo, directed byGerardo de Leon.

Among her many films she also appeared inEddie Romero'sManila, Open City (1967),Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi (1975) andAgila (1980); inMike de Leon'sKisapmata (1981) andBatch '81 (1982); inIshmael Bernal'sManila by Night (1980) andHinugot sa Langit (1985); inLino Brocka'sInit (1979) andIna, Kapatid, Anak (1979);^[2] and as the narrator inMarilou Diaz-Abaya'sKarnal (1983). Other notable performances of Solís were featured inAngustia (1963),Tatlong Mukha ni Pandora (1963),Magda Sales (1964),Claudia (1966) andBoomerang (1966).

From 1967 to 1971, she was under contract with Nepomuceno Productions. Her eight films for that outfit wereDahil Sa Isang Bulaklak,^[1]Ang Langit sa Lupa,Luha sa Karimlan,Manila, Open City,Igorota,Ang Pulubi,Pipo andThe Hunted. Her performance inDahil sa Isang Bulaklak earned her the 1967 Asian Best Actress award from the Asian Film Festival held in Tokyo, Japan.Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak also brought a bonus to Solis: with the film being the country's entry to the Best Foreign Film category at the Academy Awards (although the film did not make it to the semi-finals), she and Luis Nepomuceno, the film's producer, were given tickets to see the 40th Academy Awards, the first Filipinos to ever do so.^{[citation needed]}

After her association with Nepomuceno Productions ended, she appeared in several more films such asShake, Rattle & Roll,Hindi Kami Damong Ligaw (1976),Ms. Teresa Abad, Ako si Bing,Hugasan Mo ang Aking Kasalanan,Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin,Beerhouse,Babae Huwag Kang Tukso,Tundo Isla Puting Bato,Babae Ngayon at Kailanman,Walang Katapusang Tag-araw,Mga Tinik ng Babae,Iwasan Kabaret,Hubad sa Mundo,Mga Huwad Na Mananayaw,Init, andAlaga.

Solís became the first Filipino actress to play the lead role in an internationally released Japanese film, in 1961 when she starred inKenji Misumi'sShaka, a biographical film aboutShakyamuni Buddha.^[3] She appeared in another Japanese film,The Princess and I, produced by Daiei Japan which had its Philippine premiere at the Lyric Theater in Escolta on October 10, 1962.

From 1966 to 1968, Solís had a weekly TV show onABS-CBN entitledThe Charito Solís Show (1966 to 1968). In 1973, Solís also had a TV weekly drama show namedObra Maestra onRPN.

In the late 1980s, Solís won the chance to showcase her comedic skills, as well as to gain a younger set of fans, when she was cast oppositeVic Sotto,Alice Dixson andAiza Seguerra in thesitcomOkay Ka, Fairy Ko!. She played the imperious Ina Magenta, Enteng Kabisote's mother-in-law, a character which was loosely modeled afterAgnes Moorehead'sEndora onBewitched. The popular show lasted nine years and spawned several film adaptations that continued after Solís' death. Giselle Tongi took over the role of Ina Magenta in theEnteng Kabisote film series. Before her death she would star in TV dramas such asMula Sa Puso and the anthology seriesThe Maricel Drama Special starringMaricel Soriano, both shows were transmitted on ABS-CBN.

Her performance in 1967'sDahil sa Isang Bulaklak, directed by Luis Nepomuceno, won her Best Actress award at the 1967 Asian Film Festival.^[4] She again starred for Nepomuceno the following year inIgorota, where she became the first Filipina actress to bare her breasts on film. Her role inIgorota won her the 1968 FAMAS Best Actress Award, one of 5 she would win during her career. Her other four FAMAS Best Actress wins came in 1959 forKundiman ng Lahi; in 1960 forEmily; in 1963 forAngustia; and in 1983 forDon't Cry for Me, Papa. After her fifth win, in 1984, she became the first actress to be inducted into the FAMAS Hall of Fame.^[5] She also won the Gawad Urian Best Actress award in 1979 forIna, Kapatid, Anak, and for Best Supporting Actress for in 1981 and 1982 forKisapmata andOf the Flesh, respectively. In 1984, Solís won Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a narrator inOf the Flesh from Philippine Academy of the Philippines (FAP Awards).

In the first-everMetro Manila Film Festival held in1975, Solís won theBest Actress Award forAraw Araw, Gabi Gabi and a Best Supporting Actress in the 1981 Metro Manila Film Festival forKisapmata. She received Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award from Philippine Movie Press Club (Star Awards) in March 1997.

In the Catholic Mass Media Awards, she was the first lead artist to be awarded the "rock trophy" for an excellent performance as a jealous sister, wife and mother in the family drama,Ina, Kapatid, Anak. In 1983, she was awarded the best actress rock trophy for playing the role of a manipulative mother inMinsan May Isang Ina.

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• Charito Solís atIMDb
• KabayanCentral.com Vintage Filipino Movies^[usurped]
• The Unofficial Website of the FAMAS Awards

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