Monday, January 18, 2021

ANG DAIGDIG KO'Y IKAW (1965)

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This is the first movie together of the King and Queen of Philippine Movies, Fernando Poe, Jr. and Susan Roces, a blockbuster movie in 1965.

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Saturday, January 16, 2021

GUMISING KA, MARUJA (1978)

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Susan Roces as the comebacking movie actress Nina Concepcion filming the life story of Maruja in this horror movie "GUMISING KA, MARUJA" directed by Lino Brocka.  For this movie, Susan won a back-to-back Best Actress award at the FAMAS in 1979.  The previous year, she won for the movie "MALIGNO" directed by Celso Ad. Castillo.


Thursday, January 14, 2021

MALIGNO (1977)

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SUSAN ROCES won her first FAMAS Best Actress award for this Celso Ad. Castillo's movie in 1978.


Tuesday, January 12, 2021

KARNABAL (1973)

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Sunday, January 10, 2021

FLORINDA (1973)

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Top photo shows Susan Roces (as Florinda) with Dante Rivero (as Rolando) and Priscilla Ramirez (as Biring, Rolando's mother).  Above photo, with Ramil Rodriguez (as Rodrigo) and Rosemarie Gil (as Criselda).

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Friday, January 8, 2021

DIVINA GRACIA (1970)

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The Queen, Susan Roces portrayed dual role in the movie as the good, sickly sister Lorna (above photo with Nello Nayo, Ruben Rustia and Norma Blancaflor) and the bad and jealous twin-sister Lorena (below, with Fernando Poe, Jr., Mary Walter and Ruben Rustia).  For her role in this movie, Susan Roces was nominated Best Actress of FAMAS in 1971.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

SUSAN ROCES: A STAR COMES OF AGE (By Ben Bautista, Literary Song-Movie Magazine, June 16, 1959)

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Source:  Literary Song-Movie Magazine, June 16, 1969
From the magazine collection courtesy of Simon Santos, Video 48

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