Julie Vega

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julie Vega
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	May 21, 1968(1968-05-21)
Age	56
Date Of Death	1985-05-06
Birthplace	Quezon City
Country	Philippines
Horoscope	Taurus

Julie Vega Biography

Julie Vega is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on May 21, 1968 in Quezon City, Philippines. Famous child actress who was famous for her roles in films such as Mga Mata Ni Angelita. The tragically deceased actress died of lung cancer at the age of 16.

She as well as actor She and actress Vilma Santos are both winners of FAMAS’ Best Child Actress award. have both been awarded the FAMAS the Best Child Actress award.

Vega’s older brothers are James, Jeffrey “Joey” (1960–1983), Jonathan “Noni”, Joseph “Toti” and Jerry “Steve” (1965–2018).

When Vega became a teenager, she was signed to Regal Films by producer Lily Monteverde, who also owned the film company since its inception in 1962. She was then included among the so-called Regal “Cry Babies” along with then fellow teenaged actresses De Belen, Maricel Soriano, and Snooky Serna. She did a total of six films for Regal, including Where Love Has Gone, Mother Dear, To Mama with Love, and Daddy’s Little Darlings, all of which became certified box office hits.

She was the eldest of six and was the only daughter born to her parents.

Julie Vega Net Worth

Julie Vega is one of the richest Movie Actress from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julie Vega 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was discovered performing at a Christmas celebration held at The Quezon Institute in 1975.

She was awarded FAMAS Awards for Best Child Actress twice, in 1979’s Mga Mata ni Angelita and for 1979’s Durugin si Totoy Bato.

Named after her parents, Vega was born at the UERM in Quezon City, Philippines to a practicing Roman Catholic family and was the youngest and only girl in a brood of six children of dentists Julio Postigo (1931–1991) from Zamboanga del Sur and the former Perla Apostol (nicknamed Pearl, born 1932) from Iligan City. This fact led her family to nickname her Darling and Tata, which was given to her by her nanny Flor Argawanon and means “youngest child” in the Visayan language.

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Who is Julie Vega Dating?

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Not long after her high school graduation in 1985, Vega began complaining of extreme weakness and lack of sensation, particularly on her lower body. This prompted her parents to bring her to a private hospital. She was later diagnosed with a form of demyelinating disease, which was highly suspected to be either Guillain–Barré syndrome or multiple sclerosis. As Vega’s condition became worse, her parents were forced to have her confined to the Quezon Institute as they could no longer afford the increasing amount of her hospital bills. Sometime after her confinement there, she contracted bronchopneumonia, making her condition even worse than before.

Facts & Trivia

Julie Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Julie Vega celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.

Vega’s life story was most notably shown on film through The Life Story of Julie Vega, which was shown shortly after her death. Nadia Montenegro portrayed the ill-fated movie and soap opera actress and singer, Jimmy Morato and Alicia Alonzo portrayed her parents, while her brother Steve and nanny Flor appeared as themselves. That’s Entertainment mainstays Jestoni Alarcon, John Regala and Hero Bautista also portrayed her brothers in the film. On television, through the October 2, 2003 episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya entitled Unan (Tagalog for Pillow) played by Angelica Panganiban and Jane Oineza as Young Julie Vega. Vega’s parents were portrayed by Michael de Mesa and Rio Locsin. The said episode was well received by both critics and Julie Vega fans alike and is noted not only for Panganiban’s resemblance to the real Julie Vega, but also for its use of actual footage of Vega’s burial which featured not only fans but also celebrities like Fernando Poe, Jr., Chiquito, Nida Blanca, Herbert Bautista and best friend Janice De Belen in mourning her death. The video footage was lent to the Maalaala Mo Kaya producers for the episode by the Postigos themselves.

How did Julie Vega died?

Pneumonia

Is Julie Vega still alive?

May 6, 1985

How old did Julie Vega died?

16 years (1968–1985)

When was Julie Vega born?

May 21, 1968

Is Lydia de Vega dead?

August 10, 2022