Teresa Theodossis-Martin (3 April 1931 – 7 February 2014), better known by her stage name Tita de Villa, was a Filipino actress. Her long acting career started in 1954 in a Sampaguita Pictures movie, Dalagang Ilocana (Ilocana Maiden), the movie which also catapulted the career of actress Gloria Romero into stardom. In the film, De Villa played a bit role of a lady boarder. Typecasted into playing antagonistic roles, De Villa is perhaps known for her portrayal of the scheming matriarch, Mena, in the highly successful soap opera Gulong ng Palad in the late 1970s until the mid 1980s. She was married to Manuel Martin, known to most as the director Jose de Villa. Filmography Dalagang Ilocana (1954) Anak sa Panalangin (1954) R.O.T.C. (1955) Portrait of My Love Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story (1965) Jamboree '66 (1966) Sitting in the Park (1967) Pogi (1967) Let's Dance the Soul! (1967) All Over the World (1967) Way Out in the Country (1967) Cinderella A-Go-Go (1967) Kamatayan Ko ang Ibigin Ka (1968) Junior Cursillo (1968) Ikaw Ay Akin, Ako Ay sa Iyo (1968) Elizabeth (1968) Deborrah (1968) Paula (1969) Orang (1970) My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1971) Fiesta Extravaganza '71 (1971) Lumuha Pati Mga Anghel (1971) Little Darling (1972) Mr. Lonely (1972) Kamay na Gumagapang (1974) Mortal (1975) Batu-Bato sa Langit (1975) Gulong ng Palad (TV series) (1977) Ang Pagbabalik ni Harabas at Bulilit (1977) Doble Kara (1978) Darna, Kuno? (1979) Pepe en Pilar (1984) Adultery (Aida Macaraeg, Case no. 7892) (1984) Anak ni Waray vs Anak ni Biday (1984) Super Wan-Tu-Tri (1985) White Slavery (1985) Babaing Hampaslupa (1988) Here Comes the Bride (1989) Island of Desire (1990) Cedie (1996) Mapanuksong Hiyas (1997) The Abandoned (2000) See also List of Filipina actresses References External links 1931 births 2014 deaths Filipino film actresses