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Snooky Serna (Maria Milagros Sumayao Serna) was born on 4 April, 1966 in Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino actress. Discover Snooky Serna's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

Popular As Maria Milagros Sumayao Serna
Occupation Actress
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 4 April, 1966
Birthday 4 April
Birthplace Manila, Philippines
Nationality Philippines

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Who Is Snooky Serna's Husband?

Her husband is Nino Mendoza (m. 2006), Ricardo Cepeda (m. 1992–2006)

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Husband Nino Mendoza (m. 2006), Ricardo Cepeda (m. 1992–2006)
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Children 2 daughters

Snooky Serna Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actress

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1966

Maria Milagros "Snooky" Sumayao Serna (born April 4, 1966) is a Filipino actress.

1970

At the age of 3, she made her debut in the film Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970) and earned her further recognitions as a child actress.

Being the daughter of actors Von Serna of Filipinos Spanish Ancestry and Mila Ocampo, she started acting early in life via her 1970 landmark debut Wanted: Perfect Mother, where she immediately captured the hearts of Filipino audience as a cute, sweet and smart-talking four-year-old.

That same year she earned her first acting nomination from FAMAS Awards as Best Child Performer for the film My Little Angel.

Trained by acclaimed director and National Artist, Lino Brocka, Snooky showed promise as dramatic actress and later proved to be a fine one.

She has starred in over 80 films from 1970 to 2004.

1972

In 1972, she won her first FAMAS Award as Best Child Actress for the film Sana Mahalin Mo Ako.

1980

Launched as one of the original "Regal Babies", she became one of tinseltown's most bankable leading dramatic actresses in the 1980s.

She attained commercial peak after top billing the career-defining fantasy-romance film Blusang Itim, which became one of the biggest box-office successes of 80s decade.

Serna has since received countless accolades in local and international scene.

Snooky Serna was tapped by Regal Films to play the lead role in the movie, Katorse in 1980.

Since she was not ready for mature roles then, she begged off, which eventually made a big star out of newcomer Dina Bonnevie.

In her teens, she was launched as one of the original Regal Babies (a promotional term coined for a group of teen movie stars under contract with Filipino film production giant Regal Films) and groomed as a leading actress in various loveteam-inspired flicks with then heartthrobs Gabby Concepcion and Albert Martinez.

She starred in numerous films in the 1980s like Underage, Schoolgirls, Story of Three Loves and Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday, among others.

1981

She also starred in more daring films like Bata Pa si Sabel (1981), Strangers in Paradise (1983), Experience(1984), Teenage Marriage (1984) and Lilac (1985).

1984

Regarded as the “Eternal Star” by the local media, she is best known for her portrayals in Anak ni Waray, Anak ni Biday (1984); Blusang Itim (1986) and Rosa Mistica.

With a career spanning over five decades, Serna is regarded as one of the Filipina actresses with the most beautiful faces and one of the most respected actresses of her generation.

1986

In February 1986, she was cast in the lead role of the IBC television series Mansyon, which was the most expensive television production at the time.

In the same month, she was given her first solo film project, an adaptation of the comic book serial Blusang Itim, which became a box office success.

She was also the host of the television shows Always Snooky and Regal Drama Presents: Snooky on ABS-CBN.

As an actress, she tackled roles that earned acting nominations from various award-giving bodies.

1988

She was also in Kapag Napagod ang Puso (1988) with Christopher de Leon and Inagaw Mo ang Lahat sa Akin (Harvest Home - official Philippine entry to the 1995 Oscars) but unfortunately was snubbed during the awards night.

1990

Her other major films include Aabot Hanggang Sukdulan (1990), Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (1986), Hahamakin ang Lahat (1990) with Vilma Santos, the fantasy films Rosa Mistica (1988), and Madonna: Ang Babaing Ahas (1991).

Snooky was prodded to concentrate on family and motherhood in the late 1990s.

Upon her comeback, her work mostly concentrated on TV.

Initially, she had a short stint as a newscaster of IBC Express Balita and as a host for IBC-13's magazine show Travel and Trade.

1994

It was with Koronang Itim (1994), that she finally won Best Lead Actress from FAMAS and Cebu Archdiocese Media Awards.

1997

In 1997, Snooky played the minor and anti-heroine role of Criselda V. Pereira in the ABS-CBN Primetime series Mula sa Puso, an accomplice sister of Selena (played by Princess Punzalan) who tries to convince her to take care of Magda's (played by Jaclyn Jose) daughter and keeps them separate, until she dies of cancer in the series, and the 2002, she played the anti-heroine role of Maida Ventaspejo in Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay in a special participation of their series.

2003

More recently, she's been in various top-rating soap operas in rival stations GMA Network and ABS-CBN, notably Marina, Captain Barbell and Habang Kapiling Ka where she again was awarded the best actress trophy for TV drama performance from PMPC in 2003.

Her recent films include Anak Ka ng Tatay Mo, Captain Barbell, and the still unreleased Bituin, Buwan at Araw with Nora Aunor.

Snooky made a career turnaround during the late 90s when she concentrated on television and became a host of a tele-magazine show over IBC-13.

She also became a newsreader over the same network delivering the mid- and early evening news.

She also entered the corporate world by accepting the position of AVP for Megaworld Properties, Inc., and even started a film school in Cabanatuan City.

But all endeavors were short-lived.

She is seen mostly with GMA Network and ABS-CBN.

2011

She notably won two awards for "Best Actress" and "Jury Award" at the 11th International Film Festival Manhattan in New York City, becoming the first Filipino actor to win two major awards at the film festival.

She is also a recipient of three FAMAS Awards and three PMPC Star Awards for Movies, including several nominations from Gawad Urian Awards and FAP Awards.

2015

In 2015, Snooky is currently known for her antagonist roles in the GMA Drama series, since she played Mercedes Dela Paz in My Faithful Husband (2015) a mother of Emman (played by Dennis Trillo) who loathes her son from the product of rape and despises his wife, Mel (played by Jennylyn Mercado) to make her life miserable.

2016

In both 2016, she played the main antagonist role as Deborah Villon in Poor Señorita (2016), a snobbish and rich woman as a mother of Piper (played by Valeen Montenegro and Edison (played by Elyson de Dios) who makes her niece Rita's (played by Regine Velasquez) life miserable to get whatever she wants to be more wealthiness, and she played the anti-heroine role of Laura Caraca-Labasat in Hahamakin ang Lahat (2016 - 2017) a loving and vengeful mother of Junjun (played by Kristofer Martin) to opposite with Joyce Ching, Ariel Rivera and Eula Valdez.

2019

In 2019, she played the main antagonist role as Salida Saklang-Calliste in Sahaya (2019), a domineering and villainous mother of the late son's (played by Benjamin Alves) death that she was sworn her revenge against the poor badjao, Sahaya (played by Bianca Umali) and Manisan (played by Mylene Dizon) by making them alive in living hell.