Zsa Zsa Padilla
Padilla in 2023
Born	Esperanza Padilla y Perez (1964-05-28)May 28, 1964 (age 61) Manila, Philippines
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Modesto Tatlonghari ​ ​ (m. 1980; ann. 2011)​
Partners	Dolphy(1988–2012) Conrad Unglao(2014–present)
Children	3, includingKarylle andZia[1]
Parents	Carlos Padilla Jr. (father) Esperanza Perez (mother)
Relatives	Amy Perez (cousin) Lorna Tolentino (cousin) Yael Yuzon (son-in-law) SeePadilla family[2]
Musical career
Genres	OPM pop adult contemporary
Musical artist

Esperanza "Zsa Zsa"Perez Padilla (born May 28, 1964) is a Filipino singer, actress, television host, music producer and businesswoman.^[3]

Referred to as the "Divine Diva",^[4] Padilla is recognized as one of the top female recording artists in the Philippines.^[5] Before going solo in 1982, Padilla began her career in the mid 70s with the Filipino bandHotdog.^[3] She has won aGawad Urian Award,^[6] 2FAP Awards,^[6] 3Golden Screen Awards^[7] including the prestigious 'Decade Award' and received multiple nominations at theFAMAS Award. Padilla is also among the biggest-selling female music artists in the Philippines. According toPhilippine Association of the Record Industry, some of her best-selling albums include:Ikaw Lamang (Gold),Zsa Zsa (4× Platinum),Sentiments (Platinum) andUnchanging Love (Gold).^[3] As an acclaimed actress, Padilla has played various genres ranging from drama, comedy and fantasy. She's best known forZsaZsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh,Batang PX,Ako Legal Wife: Mano Po 4 andMinsan Lang Kitang Iibigin.

Padilla started in 1982 as the vocalist of the bandHotdog before going solo less than a year later in 1983.^[8] In 1987, she had her first TV acting role in the series,Lovingly Yours, Helen. In the same year, she had her first film role inMga Anak ni Facifica Falayfay, with the Filipino comedianDolphy, who became her partner of more than 20 years.

Padilla was born as Esperanza Perez Padilla in 1964, the daughter of parents Esperanza "Kating" Felipa Perez and actor-sportsmanCarlos "Sonny" Padilla, Jr. In 1980, at the age of 16, she wedded her 35-year-old boyfriend Modesto Tatlonghari, a dentist, with whom she had one daughter,Karylle (born 1981).^[8][9]

Despite her initial marriage, Padilla became a partner to comedianRodolfo "Dolphy" Quizon in 1988,^[10] having two children with him: Nicole (adopted 1991)^[11] andZia Denise Marie (born 1992).^[12] In 2001, Padilla filed for the annulment of her marriage to Tatlonghari,^[13] with Dolphy, having never married before, expressing his dream of finally entering into marriage with Padilla once her annulment is granted.^[14] Her church wedding was annulled in 2004,^[15] while her civil wedding was annulled in May 2011; Tatlonghari was reported to have remained "civil" and "cordial" in his relationship with Padilla after the annulment.^[13] Padilla's marriage to Dolphy, however, would not push through due to negative public reaction toward her relationship,^[16] with Dolphy later dying in July 2012.^[17]

In 2014, Padilla began a relationship witharchitect Conrad Onglao after being introduced to each other by singerSharon Cuneta.^[18] Padilla and Onglao thus became live-in partners, with the two eventually deciding not to pursue marriage after Padilla went through another annulment process with a Japanese man she was unknowingly married to in 1992.^[18][19] The couple reside on a $6.8 millionU-shaped mansion upon a 1,386 square-meter lot inBarangay San Lorenzo Village,^[20] while also owning agreenholiday cottage called the Casa Esperanza inLucban, Quezon.^[21]

Padilla suffers from abirth defect,megaureter since her leftureter caused her chronicurinary tract infection. In 2007, her first surgery was aminimally invasive procedure to remedy theureter. In 2012, Padilla underwent partial left kidneynephrectomy. In 2024, she had a(pee) reflux which caused her third surgery, alaparoscopy at theMount Elizabeth Hospital.^[22]

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