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Maria Rosario Rivera Silayan-Bailon (July 8, 1959 – April 23, 2006), also known as Chat Silayan, was a Filipino beauty queen and actress. She won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1980 crown and became the third runner-up at Miss Universe 1980. A year after her stint in Miss Universe, her acting career began and she became one of the most popular and acclaimed actresses in the Philippines. She was the daughter of theatre and movie actor Vic Silayan and the aunt of Victor Silayan. She retired from acting in 2003 and became active in church activities and worked as a part-time announcer and host for The 700 Club Asia.[1] She is survived by her husband, Michael Bailon, and three children, Victor Margheriti, Timothy Bailon, and Micaela Bailon

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Chat Silayan
Born	Maria Rosario Rivera Silayan (1959-07-08)July 8, 1959 Manila, Philippines
Died	April 23, 2006(2006-04-23) (aged 46) Quezon City, Philippines
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1980
Years active	1981–2003
Major competition(s)	Binibining Pilipinas 1980 (Winner) Miss Universe 1980 (3rd Runner-Up)

Filmography

TV series

• Noli Me Tángere - Sinang
• Esperanza (1997–1999) - Ester
• The 700 Club Asia - TV host
• Student Canteen
• Swerte sa Siete
• Maalaala Mo Kaya

Film

• Ang Maestro (1981)
• Kamakalawa (1981)
• Cinq Et La Peau (1982)
• Ang Tapang Para sa Lahat! (1982)
• Kung Tawagin Siya'y Animal (1984)
• Kailan Tama ang Mali (1986)
• The Commander [de] (1988), as Ling
• Ang Supremo (1988)
• Ompong Galapong: May Ulo, Walang Tapon (1988)
• Dyesebel (1990)
• Ipaglaban Mo! The Movie Part II (Marta - episode 1) (1997)
• Esperanza: The Movie (1999), as Ester
• Kung Ako Na Lang Sana (2003), as Tia Lea
• My First Romance (2003)

References

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