 Snooky Serna was tapped by Regal Films to play the lead role in the movie, "Katorse" in 1980.Since she was not ready for mature roles then, she begged off, which eventually made a big star out of newcomer Dina Bonnevie.In her teens, she was launched as one of the original "Regal Babies" (promotional term coined for group of teen movie stars under contract with Filipino film production giant Regal Films) and groomed as a leading actress in various loveteam-inspired flicks with then heartthrobs Gabby Concepcion and Albert Martinez.