Chat Silayan

Chat Silayan (birth name: Maria Rosario Silayan - Bailon ) ( born July 8, 1959 † 23 April, 2006 Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines ) was a Filipino model and actress.

Biography

Chat Silyan, daughter of film and theater actor Vic Silayan, initially worked as a model and won the 1980 beauty contest " Binibining Pilipinas " (Miss Philippines). As such, they then took part in the Miss Universe 1980 and was fourth placed there.

She then began a career in the Philippines as an actress and was in time to one of the most popular actresses in the country. Her film debut was in 1981 in the movie " Ang Maestro ". Then they had film roles in " Kamakalawa " (1981), " Cinq Et La Peau " (1982), "Kung Tawagin Siya'y Animal" (1984 ), " Kailan Tama Ang Mali " (1986), " The Commander" (1988 ), " Dyesebel " (1990), " Ipaglaban Mo The Movie Part II ( Marta - 1 episode )" ( 1997), " Esperanza The Movie - Ester " (1999), "Kung Ako Na Lang Sana " (2003) and "My First Romance " (2003).

In addition to her film roles she also had several appearances in TV series like " Esperanza - Ester" from 1997 to 1999 as well as in "Student Canteen ," " Suerte sa Siete " and " Maalaala Mo Kaya ".

In 2003 she finished her work as an actress and became involved in church projects.

Chat Silayan died at the age of 46 years from the consequences of a colorectal carcinoma.