Filipino television actress and film producer (born 1955)
Maria Rosario Navarro "Charo" Santos-Concio
(born October 27, 1955), (
Tagalog:
[?t?a??
?s?nt?s
?k?n?o]
), is a
Filipino
media executive and actress. She is the host of
Maalaala Mo Kaya
, the longest-running television drama anthology in Asia. From 2012 to 2016, she was the chief executive officer of
ABS-CBN Corporation
, the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the
Philippines
. She is chief content officer and president of ABS-CBN University. Santos-Concio plays a role in TV and film production in the Philippines.
[1]
On March 3, 2008, she was promoted as the fifth president of ABS-CBN Corporation and in charge of the company's total business portfolio, taking over from interim president
Eugenio Lopez III
. She took over as CEO after Lopez retired on December 31, 2015.
[2]
Career
[
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]
Santos-Concio was first noticed by the media as Baron Travel Girl in 1976. She also worked as a production assistant with the pre-
martial law
in
Radio Philippines Network
.
In the 1980s, Santos-Concio produced a number of films such as
Oro, Plata, Mata
and
Himala
under the
Experimental Cinema of the Philippines
. She also was the creative force behind the productions of Vanguard Films and Vision Films before moving to
Regal Films
.
She established herself as an award-winning dramatic actress early in her career, winning the trophy for her performance in
Mike de Leon
's
Itim
during the 1977
Asian Film Festival
. She was critically acclaimed for her performance in
Lino Brocka
's 1990 film
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak
which won several awards including a Best Director
FAMAS
for Brocka. Santos has also won four FAMAS Award nominations. She obtained two Best Actress nominations for
Pag-Ibig na Walang Dangal
(1980) and
Kontrobersiyal
(1981) and Best Supporting Actress nominations for
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak
(1990) and
Ms. Dolora X
(1993). She also earned three
Gawad Urian
nominations for
The Woman Who Left
,
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak
, and
Itim
.
In 1987, while working for Regal Films, she was invited to join the new ABS-CBN, which had reopened on September 14, 1986. Santos-Concio was promoted from Production Manager, to Program Director to Executive Vice-President. She is credited in the production of several phenomenal television series of ABS-CBN including
Esperanza
,
Mula Sa Puso
,
Pangako Sa 'Yo
, and
Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay
. Her film background played an important role in the creation of Star Cinema. She is also behind the longest-running Philippine TV drama anthology program
Maalaala Mo Kaya
, which she has hosted since it premiered in 1991.
On December 26, 2007, the
Film Academy of the Philippines
(FAP) awarded Santos-Concio with the Manuel de Leon Award for her work in the industry.
[3]
On March 1, 2008, she was appointed as the 5th President of ABS-CBN, making her the first woman president of the media conglomerate and the
Lopez Group of Companies
.
On January 1, 2016, Santos-Concio stepped down as President and CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation and was succeeded by
Carlo Katigbak
, the Chief Operating Officer of the company at that time. She's currently the Chief Content Officer of ABS-CBN Corporation and the President of ABS-CBN University.
On May 30, 2024, the
ABS-CBN
's Board of Directors elected Santos-Concio as a Director, in place of Atty. Augusto Almeda-Lopez, who passed away.
[4]
Awards and recognitions
[
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]
- 2015 Fleur-de-lis Award, St. Paul University Manila
- 2014 Female Makabata Star, Anak TV Awards
- 2014 Gold Stevie Award in the Female Executive of the Year in Asia, Australia, or New Zealand category, Stevie Awards for Women in Business
- 2014 Asian Media Woman of the Year, ContentAsia
- 2014 Woman Achiever for Tourism and International Understanding, 24th SKAL Tourism Personality Awards
- 2014 Woman of the Year for the Philippines, 1st Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards
- 2014 FitzGerald Belfry Lifetime Achievement of The Year, 94th Las Familias Unidas FitzGerald Awards
- 2013 OFW Gawad Parangal, Kapisanan ng mga Kamag-anak ng Migranteng Manggagawang Pilipino, Inc. (KAKAMMPI)
- 2013 Anak TV Seal Award, Anak TV Awards
- 2013 Golden Wheel Award for Corporate Media Management, Rotary International District 3780 and the Quezon City government's The Rotary Golden Wheel Awards
- 2013 Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Lifetime Achievement Award, 21st Golden Dove Awards
- 2013 25-year Service Award, ABS-CBN Corporation's Kapamilya Awards, 2013 Tourism Award (For Media Broadcast), Rotary Club of Manila's 9th Tourism Awards
- 2012 Gawad Tanglaw Sa Sining ng Telebisyon, 10th Gawad Tanglaw Awards
- 2012 Outstanding Paulinian, St. Paul University Manila
- 2011 Female Makabata Star, Anak TV Awards
- 2011 Woman Super Achiever Award, CMO Asia's Woman Super Achiever Awards
- 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award, Golden Screen TV Awards
- 2011 Gawad Parangal, Quezon City Government's Gawad Parangal
- 2010 CEO Communication Excellence in Organizations Award, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) CEO Excel Awards
- 2010 Anak TV Seal Award, Anak TV Awards
- 2007 Manuel de Leon Award, Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) Awards
- 2007 Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award, 21st Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Television
- 1978 Best Actress for the film “Itim,” Asian Film Festival
Filmography
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Television
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Film
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Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
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1976
|
Itim
|
Teresa
|
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1977
|
Tisoy!
|
|
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1978
|
Camerino
|
|
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1979
|
High School Circa '65
|
|
|
Boy Kodyak
|
|
|
Sino'ng pipigil sa pagpatak ng ulan?
|
Ikuko Susuki
|
|
Ang alamat ni Julian Makabayan
|
|
|
Durugin si Totoy Bato
|
|
|
1980
|
4 na Maria
|
|
|
Aguila
|
Atty. Monica Salvacion "Sally" Llamas
de
Aguila
|
[5]
|
Disco Madhouse
|
Maya
|
|
Kakabakaba Ka Ba?
|
Melanie
|
|
Pag-ibig na Walang Dangal
|
|
|
Brutal
|
Clara
|
|
1981
|
Kontrobersyal
|
Mers Madsen
|
|
Dakpin si Pusa
|
|
|
Lukso ng Dugo
|
Aklang
|
|
Kisapmata
|
Milagros Carandang
|
|
Ermitano
|
|
|
1982
|
My Juan and Only
|
Aklang
|
|
1984
|
Hindi mo ako kayang tapakan
|
Anna
|
|
Mga Batang Yagit
|
|
|
Hindi mo ako kayang tapakan
|
Dona Anastacia "Anna" Hernandez vda. de Tuazon
|
|
1985
|
Uhaw Na Uhaw
|
|
|
1987
|
Batas sa aking kamay
|
|
|
Paano kung wala ka na?
|
Doris
|
|
Vigilante
|
|
|
1989
|
Wanted: Pamilya Banal
|
Lorena Banal
|
|
1990
|
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak
|
Rowena Guatlo
|
[6]
|
Island of Desire
|
|
|
Kapag langit ang humatol
|
Dorina
|
|
1991
|
Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik
|
|
|
Kailan Ka Magiging Akin
|
Leila
|
[7]
|
1992
|
Alyas Ninong: Huling kilabot ng Tondo
|
|
|
Lakay
|
|
|
1993
|
Ms. Dolora X
|
|
[8]
|
1994
|
Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie
|
Narrator
|
[9]
|
1999
|
Esperanza: The Movie
|
Isabel Salgado
|
[10]
|
2016
|
The Woman Who Left
|
Horacia Somorostro / Renata
|
[11]
|
2018
|
Eerie
|
Mother Superior Alice
|
[12]
|
2019
|
The Mall, The Merrier
|
Herself
|
|
2021
|
Whether the Weather is Fine
|
Norma
|
[13]
|
Notes
[
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]
- ^
^
Santos-Concio's full name is unclear as her birth was registered prior to July 1956 birth registration where the middle name or maternal
family name
was implemented.
[14]
References
[
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]
- ^
"ABS-CBN"
.
Abscbnpr.com
. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012
. Retrieved
December 22,
2017
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link
)
- ^
"CHARO SANTOS-CONCIO APPOINTED CEO OF ABS-CBN CORPORATION"
.
Abscbnpr.com
. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014
. Retrieved
December 22,
2017
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link
)
- ^
"Charo Santos-Concio appointed CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation"
.
Abscbnpr.com
. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014
. Retrieved
December 22,
2017
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link
)
- ^
"Charo Santos-Concio joins ABS-CBN Board of Directors"
.
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
. May 30, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
Abellon, Bam V. (November 12, 2019).
"The drama behind Aguila: Walkouts, diva turns and confrontation on the set of FPJ's best film"
.
ABS-CBN News
.
ANCX
. Retrieved
November 20,
2019
.
- ^
"Charo Santos-Concio becomes CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation"
. December 11, 2012.
- ^
"Charo Santos-Concio Reunites With Judy Ann Santos on a TV Project"
.
- ^
"Filipina Hero, Charo Santos-Concio: The Superwoman"
. Archived from
the original
on June 4, 2020
. Retrieved
December 30,
2018
.
- ^
"Santos-Concio is new ABS-CBN president"
.
The Philippine Star
.
- ^
"Charo Santos-Concio reunites with Judy Ann Santos for this TV project"
.
Philippine Entertainment Portal
.
- ^
"Charo Santos deserves Oscar nod for 'Ang Babaeng Humayo,' US film critic says"
.
ABS-CBN News
.
- ^
"LOOK: 'Eerie' starring Bea, Charo makes world premiere in Singapore"
.
ABS-CBN News
.
- ^
"WATCH: 'Kun Maupay Man It Panahon' releases first trailer"
.
Rappler
. July 15, 2021
. Retrieved
August 12,
2021
.
- ^
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Santos
and the second or maternal family name is
Navarro
.
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Preceded by
|
ABS-CBN
Chief Executive Officer
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015
|
Succeeded by
|
Preceded by
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ABS-CBN
President
March 3, 2008 – December 31, 2015
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Succeeded by
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- Martin L. Lopez (Chairman)
- Charo Santos-Concio
- Federico R. Lopez
- Federico M. Garcia
- Randolf S. David
- Mario L. Bautista
- Emmanuel S. de Dios
- Honorio G. Poblador IV
- Salvador G. Tirona
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