Susan Roces
Birthday: Born in 1941-07-28 in Bacolod City, Philippines
Deathday: 2022-05-20
Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe (July 28, 1941 - May 20, 2022), better known by her screen name Susan Roces, was a Filipina actress and widow of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe Jr. She is known for being the "Queen of Philippine Movies" in the 1960s and 1970s. She is also known for the main role of Flora "Lola Kap" S. Borja-de Leon from FPJ's Ang Probinsyano which began airing on ABS-CBN from September 28, 2015 to May 20, 2022.
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Babaeng Hampaslupa
Character: Helena See / Helena See Wong
Babaeng Hampaslupa is a soap opera aired in Philippines by TV5 and starred by Susan Roces along with Alice Dixson and Alex Gonzaga and is directed by Eric Quizon and Joyce Bernal. The timeslot was changed through the April Season to 9pm the original time the Series was normally shown was 8:30pm and moved up to 9:00-9:30pm after its Primetime Suspense Series Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak on its Primetime block....
Muling Buksan Ang Puso
Character: Doña Adelina Laurel-Beltran
Despite being raised in different worlds and separated by their social class, a young man and woman fall in love with each other, unaware of the buried secrets and deep-seated pain that they will unearth as their lives get more intertwined....
Walang Hanggan
Character: Virginia "Henya" Cruz
Walang Hanggan is a classic Philippine television drama aired by ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, featuring an ensemble cast. The series is loosely based on the 1991 Gomez-Zulueta film Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit, a film based on the Emily Brontë novel, Wuthering Heights. The drama became a huge hit maintaining the top spot in viewer ratings for most of its run, with its final episode on October 26, 2012 attaining its highest rating of 45.4% nationwide....
Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara
Character: Amanda
Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara was an ABS-CBN primetime mini-series adapted from the movie, Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara, originally starring Susan Roces in 1974 and later by Lorna Tolentino in 1995. It was supposed to be aired weekly in a mini-series format on January 12, 2008, but it was later placed in ABS-CBN's primetime Bida. This is the first installment of Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection....
Iisa Pa Lamang
Character: Lola Aurora "Aura" Castillejos
Iisa Pa Lamang is a Philippine drama series aired in ABS-CBN. It is a suspense melodrama produced by ABS-CBN's drama department. It is led by actress Claudine Barretto, showing her worth not as a multi-awarded actress in movies and television but even with a powerhouse cast and reigning her role as the Second Queen of Philippine Soap Opera. It is also known as the 60th year Of Philippine Soap Opera's Best Soaps to be memorized by Philippine viewers. Throughout its run, NUTAM Ratings in Novembe...
Ang Probinsyano
Character: Lola Flora Borja
Ador is a well known and respected CIDG Police Official, with a loving family as his support. Cardo, on the other hand, loves the solitude of the mountains in the province as a SAF Trooper. Their lives take a sudden turn when Ador gets himself entangled in a syndicate by being betrayed by one of his own colleagues, resulting to his death. To conceal this fact, Cardo was ordered to pretend to be Ador and finish the mission what his brother left behind. He will also be force to pretend to his brot...
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Si Siyanang at ang 7 Tsikiting
Character: Siyanang
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Amy, Susie and Tessie
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After arguing with their playboy father, teenage sisters Amy, Susie and Tessie decide it's time to become independent women. Once the girls realize they can support themselves, they open the door to a whole new world of adventure....
Joey, Eddie, and Lito
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A 1961 Filipino romantic musical comedy about three musicians who fell in love with three women....
Ubos na ang Luha ko
Character: Medeng
A poor girl named Mona was forced to work as a dancer in a night club and the life she led as a consequence of her work....
The Big Broadcast
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Two teenagers gatecrash a movie studio to see their idols who promised to choose them as their next leading lady....
Pepe en Pilar
Character: Pepe
A gender-bending comedy with Susan Roces as Pepe and Dolphy as Pilar...
Kambal Tuko
Character: Mely
Siamese twins are born to a simple couple and they bring both luck and misfortune to their doting parents....
Mundo Man Ang Magunaw
Character: Dolores
After more than a decade of imprisonment, Dolores is ready to start a new life again and rebuild the family she never had....
Mga Bituin Ng Kinabukasan
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Character: Herself
A compilation of film clips featuring dance and song performances culled from various films of the so-called big three - Sampaguita, LVN, Premiere....
Boksingera
Character: Bregida
A mother gives birth to a baby girl but her father wants a boy, so as the girl grows up her father trains her in boxing so she becomes tomboyish, then World War 2 breaks out....
Miss Tilapia
Character: Introducing
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Kulang Sa Pito
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The Biggest Musical Comedy of 1956, 12 Spectacular songs and dance numbers....
Mga Ligaw na Bulaklak
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A film of three intersecting love stories....
Leron Leron Sinta
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Mga Reyna ng Vicks
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Four women go on a radio show to share their woes....
Tawag Ng Tanghalan
Character: Inday Laforteza
A film that depicts the radio talent search program on DZBB-AM "Tawag ng Tanghalan" which originated in the 1950s....
Sabina
Character: Sabina / Vina
One fateful day Sabina was buying groceries at the marketplace when she noticed a burglar when she confronts her she was dumbfounded when the burglar looked like her....
Manedyer... si Kumander!
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A 1982 Filipino marriage comedy starring Fernando Poe Jr and Susan Roces....
Rodora
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A story of a mother and daughter separated by fate, the mother who have no memory of the child she bore, and the daughter who hopes to find her long-lost mother....
Sino ang Maysala?
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Bankruptcy drove Don Ramon to commit suicide leaving nothing to the family his wife, Rosa, and four children, Carmen, Gloria, Lolita, and Bobby. Carmen, the eldest, filled the gap left by her father and swore to send her siblings to school....
Mga Anak ng Diyos
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Torkwata
Character: Torkwata
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Ulilang Anghel
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Pasang Krus
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Langit at Lupa
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A love story salvaged from the chaos of war. It tells the drama between two individuals who meet at a moment when one is about to be married to a vocation....
Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw
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A story about Roman a truck driver who meets a woman who tries to hitchhike wanting to escape the man she was arranged to be her husband....
Kuwintas ng Alaala
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An anthology of four stories that capture love and resilience. Featuring Sampaguita Pictures’ biggest stars....
Dedicated to You
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A musical comedy starring Susan Roces and Eddie Mesa under Jafere Productions....
No Retreat...No Surrender...Si Kumander
Character: Benita
The sequel to Manedyer si Kumander sees Susan Roces and Fernando Poe Jr reprising their roles as Benita and Gener. This is the final screen collaboration of the Filipino filmdom's royal couple....
Chabacano
Character: (cameo appearance)
The Whole Town's Out To Meet Him - The Dashing "Toreador" From "Spain" - Who Turns Out To Be A - CHABACNO....
Movie Fan
Character: (guest appearance)
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Pretty Boy
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Madaling Araw
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A musical extravaganza set in Baguio....
Mga Anghel sa Lansangan
Character: Linda
"A young girl's rude awakening to violence in the home, her open defiance and escape into the streets where a chance accident marks the dawn of a new life, new hope!"...
Wedding Bells
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The wedding anthology consists of four stories 'Pamanhikan' (starring Susan Roces and Jose Mari), 'Pikot' (Amalia Fuentes and Romeo Vasquez), 'Tanan' (Barbara Perez and Greg Martin), and 'Honeymoon' (Gloria Romero and Juancho Gutierrez)....
Ipinagbili Ko ang Aking Anak
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The 2nd anniversary presentation of Vera-Perez Productions...
Handsome
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Dubbed the "first star of 1959", Jose Mari stars in the lead role of the big-screen adaptation of Mars Ravelo's 'Handsome.'...
Kahapon Lamang
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The three movie queens of Sampaguita Pictures lead a star-studded adaptation of the popular CBN program....
Debutante
Character: Cely
Widowed at an early date and threatened by poverty, Donya Loreta (Carmen Rosales) decides to introduce her daughter Cely (Susan Roces) to society at a lavish coming-out party in the hope of attracting young, wealthy men....
Beatnik
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A 1960 Filipino musical comedy starring Dolphy, Panchito, and Susan Roces....
Pitong Pagsisisi
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5 Yugto ng Buhay
Character: Third Story
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Pilipinas Kong Mahal
Character: Sion
A story of a man who joined the guerilla in World War 2....
Salaginto't Salagubang
Character: Isang Talak
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Sorrento
Character: Maria Teresa Grande/Maria Luisa Ybarra
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Dalawa ang Nagdalantao sa Akin
Character: Lulu
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Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin
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Kulay Rosas Ang Pagibig
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Magpakailan Man
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Lab na Lab Kita
Character: Susan Montes
A 1962 Filipino romantic comedy starring Susan Roces and Lito Legaspi....
Susanang Daldal
Character: Susanang Daldal
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Pag-ibig, Ikaw ang Maysala
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Buhay sa Buhay!
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Mariang Kondesa
Character: Mariang Kondesa
A story about a young feisty female street vendor who undergoes a change when she became a helper of a rich family....
Dandansoy
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Langit, Lupa at Impiyerno (Pandemonium)
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Sweet Valentines
Character: First Story: Some Enchanted Evening
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Susanang Twist
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Kill Barbara with Panic
Character: Barbara
Barbara has always been overly indulgent of her little sister, Ruth's every whim. Her past comes back to haunt her when Barbara receives news that her younger sister has killed herself and was witnessed by Ruth's only daughter Karen. Barbara immediately returns to the Philippines to mourn her sister and comfort her unstable niece. Upon Barbara's return, she learns the reason surrounding Ruth's mysterious death....
Sapagka't Kami'y mga Misis Lamang
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To Susan With Love
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Bilangguang Puso
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Here Comes the Bride
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The approaching marriage of a young daughter brings back memories of how her parents fought for their love....
Viva Ranchera
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Karnabal
Character: Trining
A story about a mechanic and the carnival owner's daughter....
Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
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Jukebox Jamboree
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Mano Po 2: My Home
Character: Sol - present
Antonio Chan, a prominent Chinese businessman, has three women in his life Sol, a Filipina; Lu Shui, a Chinese; and Belinda, a Filipino-Chinese. Antonio has children with all three women. A crisis shakes up the over-extended Tsinoy family prompting all the members to re-examine their values, their relationships, and confront issues that they have refused to face all these years....
Mahal... Ginagabi Ka Na Naman
Character: Luding
Sequel to "Mahal... Saan ka nanggaling kagabi?". Johnny, the loving and obedient husband of Luding, must juggle family life and battle bad guys in the neighborhood....
Mahal... Saan Ka Nanggaling Kagabi?
Character: Luding
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Wake Up, Maruja
Character: Nina Concepcion / Maruja Isabel Sevilla
A bride commits suicide on her wedding night. Years later, she is reincarnated as an actress-producer and tries to reveal her true story to the world....
1 + 1 = 12 + 1
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A 1987 Filipino family comedy film starring Susan Roces and Eddie Gutierrez....
Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita
Character: Rosa
A young woman, Cristy, must reconcile the choices she makes for her future with the demands of her overbearing mother, Rosa, in this intricate Filipino drama. When Cristy's father, Julio, abandons the family for his rich mistress, Jenny, Rosa refuses to let Cristy attend college. Tension mounts when Cristy not only seeks help from her dad but also falls in love with Jenny's brother....
Perlas ng Silangan
Character: Dayang Mahalina
Set at the backdrop of the colonization of pre-Hispanic Philippine, this historical epic revovles around the story of Ramir, a half-caste warrior falls in love with Princess Mahalina. Ramir has to reckon with another brave native, Kiram....
Florinda
Character: Florinda
As Rolando comes to work for the household his mother works for, he meets Florinda, the wife of Rodrigo, who has suddenly disappeared. Strange things suddenly happen to Florinda, and the two begin to discover what is behind it....
Divina Gracia
Character: Lorna/Lorena
Two identical sisters vying for the attention of one man they both love....
Tanging Ikaw
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A driver hits a feisty strong headed woman's bike and fate draws them closer when the man was fired and later searches for a place to stay while he pursues his dream of being a writer....
Paano Kung Wala Ka Na?
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A wife finally realizes that there is life after her separation from her husband and devotes her time and attention instead to their daughter who gives birth to a child out of wedlock....
Bunsong kerubin
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Bunsong kerubin is a 1987 Tagalog-language Drama film written by Pablo S. Gomez and Jose Javier Reyes. The movie is directed by Luciano B. Carlos. Bunsong kerubin features Susan Roces, Matet De Leon, Lotlot De Leon, Ronaldo Valdez, William Martinez, Roderick Paulate and Anzewelle Macrohan. It was released on 1st May 1987....
Dance-O-Rama
Character: Adoracion Luna
In this Filipino comedy inspired by the daily 60s live TV dance show, Susan Roces plays Adoracion Luna, who, with the other teenage girls in her dormitory, aspires to be crowned Dance-O-Rama Queen....
Zamboanga
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Unfolding on the Screen all the Enchantment, Romance and Adventure in a Quaint and Exotic Land....
Tulisan
Character: Senyang / Roberta
This film is about the warring women bandits. Roberta leads a group that will rescue her kidnapped twin-sister, Senyang, from Fernanda's group....
Hoy! Wala Kang Paki
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Isinakdal Ko ang Aking Ina
Character: Esperanza
Esperanza is a wealthy doctor searching for her long lost son. She surprisingly discovers that her son has been working for her all along who will file a lawsuit against her....
Prinsesa Gusgusin
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It's a fairy tale romance when a modern Cinderella meets her handsome lover prince....
Inday-Inday sa Balitaw
Character: Monina
Abandoned by her mother, Inday suffers many hardships during her childhood. She tries to despise her mother, Monina, who seems to not care that she left her child years earlier....
Love Boat: Mahal, Trip Kita
Character: Grace Santos
A 1988 romantic comedy starring Susan Roces, Eddie Gutierrez, and Lotlot De Leon....
Tanikala
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Newly trusted to take over the management of a rich family's business, a poet rekindles his love for the matriarch's only daughter, a spinster who is harboring a horrific secret....
Angelita... Ako Ang Iyong Ina
Character: Jeanette
Angelita continues her journey in finding her real parents....