Artist Info: Vilma Valera

Vilma Valera (Judy Johnson, Bicolis, Philippines, 2 July 1945 - 21 September 2018) was a 1960's Filipino actress and singer. She sang in the film Boogaloo, a movie made in the Philippines around 1968 that shattered the World’s Record for mascara. Vilma Valera recorded several albums before her retirement from show business in the early 1970s.

She is a “tisay” (short for mestiza). Her father, Vincent Johnson, is an American while her mother, Judy San Jose, is a Filipina from Bicol. [read more...]