Valmar "Val" C. Sotto | |
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Member of the Parañaque City Council from the Parañaque's 2nd congressional district | |
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Valmar Castelo Sotto March 23, 1945 Manila, Philippine Commonwealth |
Political party | Independent (2004–2007, 2013–present) |
Other political affiliations | NPC (2007–2013) |
Spouse |
Theresa Marco-Sotto (m. 1969) |
Relations | Tito Sotto (brother) Vic Sotto (brother) Maru Sotto (brother) |
Children | 4 (including Wahoo) |
Parent(s) | Marcelino Antonio O. Sotto Sr. (father) Herminia Castelo-Sotto (mother) |
Residence(s) | Manila, Philippines |
Occupation | Actor, singer, politician |
Profession | Actor |
Valmar Castelo Sotto (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsɔtɔ]; born March 23, 1945), better known as Val Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer, composer, and comedian. He was one of the lead vocalists of the Filipino band VST & Company.[1] He appeared as the lead actor in Agila aired from 1987 to 1992 on RPN and ABS-CBN produced by TAPE Inc.[2]
Sotto is a great-nephew of former Senator Filemon Sotto and grandson of former Senator Vicente Sotto of Cebu City, Philippines. He is the eldest brother of Senator Tito Sotto, Marcelino Antonio "Maru" Sotto Jr. (former husband of actress Ali Carag-Sotto[3]) and Vic Sotto. He is an uncle of actresses and actors Ciara Sotto, Danica Sotto-Pingris, Oyo Sotto and the late Miko Sotto. He has been married to Theresa Marco-Sotto since December 14, 1969 and the couple have four children (including Viktor Eriko "Wahoo", the councilor of Parañaque) and they have 7 grandchildren.
He served as councilor in the second district of Parañaque from 2004 to 2013.[4][5]