Rosa Mia
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Rosita Quinto Stecza known by her screen name Rosa Mia, was an award-winning actress and one of the few female director
s in the Philippines
. She was known as the "Queen of Tearjerker Movies" for her work mostly on the drama
genre typified in motherly roles.
-producer Fernando Poe, Sr.
for his production company X'otic Films. It was he who gave her screen name Rosa Mia in her first movie, "Dugo at bayan (I remember Bataan)" in 1946. The movie was also the first for Dolphy
, the country's unequivocal King of Comedy.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
s in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. She was known as the "Queen of Tearjerker Movies" for her work mostly on the drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
genre typified in motherly roles.
Career
Ka Oncha, as she is known among her colleagues from radio, started her career in movies of actorActor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
-producer Fernando Poe, Sr.
Fernando Poe, Sr.
Fernando Poe was a famous actor during the early cinema era in the Philippines. He was the father of the late Ronald Allan K. Poe, better known as Fernando Poe, Jr., who was also a famous actor and icon. Prior to his son's rise to fame, Poe had been known simply as 'Fernando Poe'...
for his production company X'otic Films. It was he who gave her screen name Rosa Mia in her first movie, "Dugo at bayan (I remember Bataan)" in 1946. The movie was also the first for Dolphy
Dolphy
Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr. , known by his screen name Dolphy, is a Filipino comedian-actor in the Philippines. He has appeared in a number of works on stage, radio, television and movies.-Biography:Dolphy was born on P. Herrera St...
, the country's unequivocal King of Comedy.
Actress
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Pinay, American Style | |
| 1980 | Tatlong patak ng dugo ni Adan | |
| 1975 | Sa kagubatan ng lunsod | |
| 1973 | Hanggang sa kabila ng daigdig: The Tony Maiquez story |
|
| 1973 | Hindi kita malimot | |
| 1973 | Hulihin si... Tiagong Akyat (Santiago Ronquillo) | |
| 1973 | Kondesang basahan | |
| 1973 | Pepeng Agimat | |
| 1971 | I'm Eighteen | |
| 1971 | Huwad | |
| 1970 | Mother Song | |
| 1970 | First Kiss | |
| 1970 | Bakit ako pa? | |
| 1970 | Guerilla Strike Force | |
| 1969 | Nana Sepa | |
| 1968 | Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo | |
| 1968 | Dobol Wedding | |
| 1968 | Junior Cursillo | |
| 1968 | Liku-likong landas | |
| 1968 | Manila, Open City | |
| 1968 | Siete dolores | |
| 1967 | Ang langit ay para sa lahat | |
| 1967 | Love and Devotion | |
| 1966 | Bakit pa ako isinilang? | |
| 1966 | Kapag langit ang umusig | |
| 1966 | Mama! | |
| 1966 | Sa bawa't lansangan | |
| 1965 | Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story |
|
| 1965 | Ana-Roberta | |
| 1964 | Magkakapatid na waray | |
| 1964 | Ang rosaryo at ang tabak | |
| 1964 | Fighting Warays sa Ilokos | |
| 1963 | Anak, ang iyong ina! | |
| 1963 | Ang manananggol ni Ruben | |
| 1963 | Apat ang anak ni David | |
| 1963 | Historia de un amor | |
| 1962 | No Man Is an Island | Primera Quintagua |
| 1962 | Pitong kalbaryo ni inang | |
| 1961 | Batas ng lipunan | |
| 1961 | Operatang sampay bakod | |
| 1960 | Ang magkakapitbahay | |
| 1960 | 28 de mayo | |
| 1960 | Ipagdarasal kita | |
| 1960 | Salamat po doktor | |
| 1959 | Kamandag | |
| 1959 | Tatak | |
| 1959 | Angel sa lansangan | |
| 1959 | Ikaw ang aking buhay | |
| 1959 | Sandra | |
| 1958 | Tatlong ilaw sa dambana | |
| 1958 | Ako ang maysala! | |
| 1958 | Mga reyna ng Vicks | Doña Eloisa |
| 1958 | Ulilang angel | |
| 1957 | Pasang krus | |
| 1957 | Pretty Boy | |
| 1957 | Sino ang maysala | |
| 1956 | Inang mahal | |
| 1956 | Gilda | |
| 1956 | Tumbando caña | Desta |
| 1955 | Binibining kalog | |
| 1955 | Rosana | |
| 1955 | Mariposa | |
| 1955 | Ang tangi kong pag-ibig | |
| 1955 | Despatsadora | |
| 1955 | Waldas | |
| 1954 | Menor de edad | |
| 1954 | Sabungera | |
| 1954 | Anak sa panalangin | |
| 1954 | Maalaala mo kaya | |
| 1953 | Kiko | |
| 1953 | Inspirasiyon | |
| 1953 | Recuerdo | |
| 1952 | Rebecca | |
| 1951 | Roberta | |
| 1951 | Batas ng daigdig | |
| 1949 | Abogada | |
| 1948 | Sumpaan | |
| 1947 | Hagibis | |
| 1947 | Sarrungbanggi | |
| 1946 | Dugo at bayan (I remember Bataan) | |
Director
| Year | Movie |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Summer Love |
| 1964 | Leron leron sinta |
| 1964 | Umibig ay di biro |
| 1963 | Ang Class reunion |
| 1961 | Octavia |
| 1959 | Debutante |
| 1958 | Baby bubut |
| 1957 | Torkwata |