Lea Salonga Becomes First Filipina to Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Salonga's honor reflects both her decades of achievement in Broadway, film, and music, and the changing composition of Hollywood's most iconic recognition—a marker of representation in entertainment that matters to industry observers and Filipino communities alike.
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