His wife is Azucena Mortel. They were married on February 16, 1942. Mortel died on May 31, 1998. They produced seven children; namely, Marlon, Rowena Bautista-Mendiola, Jose Maria (Bong Revilla), Rebecca Bautista-Ocampo (Princess Revilla), Edwin (Strike Revilla), Andrea Bautista-Ynares, and Diana. With his extramarital affairs, his children numbered at least 39; Bong's spokesperson Portia Ilagan claimed that the number reached 72. In a 2004 interview with journalist Jessica Soho, Revilla admitted that he probably has more than 80 children. Ram Revilla was one of his children from his extra-marital affairs.