Education
She graduated from the Camiling Colleges in high school.
She graduated from the Camiling Colleges in high school.
Pilipinas-Universe in 1967. She represented the country in the Mission Universe 1967 pageant. After winning the Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant in 1967, Pilapil was swamped with offers to join the movies.
Her first film was the action picture with Andy Poe as her leading man, directed by Fernando Poe, Junior.
She did movies with Dolphy such as Dolpe De Gulat (1969) and El Pinoy Matador (1970), among others In 2006, she released an autobiography entitled The Woman Without A Face, chronicling her life in show business and in private life after she went on semi-retirement.
She also dabbed in politics when she ran for senator in 2004 as an independent candidate but she lost. Pilapil continues to entertain viewers via ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network"s primetime drama series Ina, Kapatid, Anak premiered on October 8, 2012 and ended on June 2013, and is now airing by Jeepney television