▁a ▁two - time ▁FA MA S ▁award - win ning ▁and ▁G aw ad ▁U rian ▁award - win ning ▁Filip ino ▁film ▁actress . ▁A ▁rom antic ▁lead ▁in ▁her ▁youth , ▁she ▁later ▁gained ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁for ▁her ▁port ray als ▁in ▁mat ernal ▁or ▁elder ly ▁roles . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁oldest ▁actress ▁to ▁ever ▁win ▁a ▁FA MA S ▁award , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress ▁for ▁Ang ▁Bab ae ▁sa ▁B ub ung ang ▁L ata . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Cin eman ila ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁( S out heast ▁Asia ▁Film ▁Compet ition ) ▁for ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁in ▁Ad ela . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁L inda ▁was ▁born ▁Alice ▁Bu ena fl or ▁Lake ▁in ▁Pas ay ▁City ▁to ▁James ▁Lake , ▁a ▁full - blo oded ▁American ▁soldier / min ing ▁engineer ▁father ▁and ▁G org onia ▁Bu ena fl or ▁of ▁I lo ilo . ▁ ▁L inda ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁ren owned ▁director ▁Lam berto ▁Av ell ana ▁while ▁watching ▁a ▁stage ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Avenue ▁Theater ▁st arring ▁Leopold o ▁Sal ced o , ▁L op ito , ▁among ▁others . ▁Then ▁a ▁Vis ay an ▁te en ager ▁that ▁couldn ' t ▁speak ▁Tag alog , ▁she ▁had ▁second