Katya Santos (born 1981/1982) is a

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actress and model. She started her career on the Philippine

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'' and ''

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'' at the age of 13. Since then she has become a sex symbol in the Philippine cinema having signed with the "

Viva Hot Babes The Viva Hot Babes are a Filipino pop girl group composed of actresses and models, founded in Manila by producer Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. in 2003. They were mainly spearheaded by actresses Maui Taylor, Katya Santos and Andrea del Rosario ...

", an entertainment company based in

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, which is also affiliated with other actresses such as

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Gwen Garci The Viva Hot Babes are a Filipino pop girl group composed of actresses and models, founded in Manila by producer Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. in 2003. They were mainly spearheaded by actresses Maui Taylor, Katya Santos and Andrea del Rosario. ...

and Andrea del Rosario. Perhaps she is known for her role as Carla in the drama series ''

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'' which ran in 1996-2002 and in the afternoon drama series '' Dangal'' where she played Iyanna Salve previously aired on

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. She was born in Manila and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. Katya used to work as a sales consultant for a security systems corporation. Santos has also been a long time Viva Contract artist with other Viva Hotbabes Andrea del Rosario and

in 2011 they also reunited for a FHM Photo shoot and reunion as VIVA Hotbabes sexiest she will also be hosting a new reality-TV program called Pantasya X or Fantasy X for the search for the next sexy star on VIVA TV.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

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