Biography
Who says beauty and brains don’t combine? In fact, you can add a little toss
of sexiness. Look at Katya Santos and you know very well that she has it all.
Katrina Santos was born on February 2, 1982, in Manila, Philippines. As early
as 4 years old, she was already busy doing commercials. The most notable was
her Bear Brand ad. Growing up, she found the right training at Ang TV, a youth-oriented
talent show of ABS-CBN.
It wasn’t long before she became a regular member of Oki Doki Doc. At
13, she tested her comic skills along with veteran comedians such as Babalu
and Jimmy Santos. She also acted alongside Philippine-renowned thespians such
as Claudine Barretto and Aga Muhlach .
However, perhaps it’s because younger talents started flooding the entertainment
industry or that she was caught in a very awkward age, Katya’s career hardly
took off. As a bold move, she decided to hop on the sexy bandwagon.
Katya was one of the original elite sexy members of the Viva Hot Babes. Her
participation eventually catapulted her to a certified sex symbol. Together
with the likes of Maui Taylor , Gwen Garci , and Andrea del Rosario , to name
a few, they were able to release a number of sizzling videoke CDs and DVDs.
Katya even got her solo spot courtesy of her Wet, Wild, and Kinky album. They
also became busy promoting their singles such as Basketbol and Bulaklak, which,
surprisingly, appealed to the masses, even to younger kids.
Her voluptuous bodies also graced numerous men’s magazines, including
FHM and Hot Stuff. She was Tanduay’s official calendar girl in 2004. Most
of all, it paved the way for a couple of dark movies such as Radyo and Sexdrive.
Keka, despite being a bold film, got rave reviews even from the harshest critics.
It’s a good thing that she was able to make her way through in spite of
rejecting great roles in Tatarin, Balahibong Pusa, and Scorpio Nights.
Katya Santos went back to boob tube playing the role of Morita Ponce in the
TV adaptation of Hiram na Mukha. This gave her an opportunity to showcase her
own subtle yet convincing acting capabilities, especially when it demanded her
o play the ultimate kontrabida against Heart Evangelista .
But she had enough. After Boso, which was released in 2005, Katya hopes to
only reminisce those bolder days and rather focus on taking in more mature roles.
She is also attempting to hone her singing skills and wish to release her first
CD very soon. It will be a combination of pop and R&B, music genres she
has grown to love and truly passionate about.
If she’s not doing movies, she also keeps her hands full managing her
pizza parlor business, along with her non-showbiz boyfriend. Ever since, Katya
has always been business-minded. It even persuaded her to take up Business Administration
in International Academy of Management.
Indeed there’s more to life than showbiz. With wits, beauty, character,
and body to die for, Katya will definitely go a long way.
