Eldest of the nine children of Gregorio and Maria Velasco.
She joined movies in 1940 through Lilia Vizconde, another pre-war
actress who introduced her to the big bosses of Philippine Films.
Took up a pharmacy course at the Manila College of Pharmacy and
Dentistry.
A neighbor of Eddie Gutierrez and Annabelle Rama at White Plains subdivision.
Possesses one of the most beautiful faces in Filipino cinema.
Prior to her death on Oct. 12, a Tuesday, at 10:45 p.m. at the Medical City in Mandaluyong, she was confined at the ICU for days after she had a stroke.