Rosa Mia

Rosita Quinto Stecza (1925 – November 28, 2006), known by her screen name Rosa Mia, was an award-winning actress and one of the few female directors in the Philippines. She was known as the "Queen of Tearjerker Movies" for her work mostly on the drama genre typified in motherly roles.[2]

Rosa Mia

Queen of Tearjerker Movies
Born
Rosita Quinto Stecza

1925
DiedNovember 28, 2006 (aged 81)
NationalityFilipino
Other namesKa Oncha[1]
OccupationActress and Film director
Years active1946 - 1980

Career

Ka Oncha, as she is known among her colleagues from radio, started her career in movies of actor-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.

Filmography

Actress

Year Movie Role
1980Pinay, American Style
1980Tatlong patak ng dugo ni Adan
1975Sa kagubatan ng lunsod
1973Hanggang sa kabila ng daigdig:
The Tony Maiquez story
1973Hindi kita malimot
1973Hulihin si... Tiagong Akyat (Santiago Ronquillo)
1973Kondesang basahan
1973Pepeng Agimat
1971I'm Eighteen
1971Huwad
1970Mother Song
1970First Kiss
1970Bakit ako pa?
1970Guerilla Strike Force
1969Nana Sepa
1968Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo
1968Dobol Wedding
1968Junior Cursillo
1968Liku-likong landas
1968Manila, Open City
1968Siete dolores
1967Ang langit ay para sa lahat
1967Love and Devotion
1966Bakit pa ako isinilang?
1966Kapag langit ang umusig
1966Mama!
1966Sa bawa't lansangan
1965Iginuhit ng Tadhana:
The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story
1965Ana-Roberta
1964Magkakapatid na waray
1964Ang rosaryo at ang tabak
1964Fighting Warays sa Ilokos
1963Anak, ang iyong ina!
1963Ang manananggol ni Ruben
1963Apat ang anak ni David
1963Historia de un amor
1962No Man Is an IslandPrimera Quintagua
1962Pitong kalbaryo ni inang
1961Batas ng lipunan
1961Operatang sampay bakod
1960Ang magkakapitbahay
196028 de mayo
1960Ipagdarasal kita
1960Salamat po doktor
1959Kamandag
1959Tatak
1959Angel sa lansangan
1959Ikaw ang aking buhay
1959Sandra
1958Tatlong ilaw sa dambana
1958Ako ang maysala!
1958Mga reyna ng VicksDoña Eloisa
1958Ulilang angel
1957Pasang krus
1957Pretty Boy
1957Sino ang maysala
1956Inang mahal
1956Gilda
1956Tumbando cañaDesta
1955Binibining kalog
1955Rosana
1955Mariposa
1955Ang tangi kong pag-ibig
1955Despatsadora
1955Waldas
1954Menor de edad
1954Sabungera
1954Anak sa panalangin
1954Maalaala mo kaya
1953Kiko
1953Inspirasiyon
1953Recuerdo
1952Rebecca
1951Roberta
1951Batas ng daigdig
1949Abogada
1948Sumpaan
1947Hagibis
1947Sarrungbanggi
1946Dugo at bayan (I remember Bataan)

Director

Year Movie
1968Summer Love
1964Leron leron sinta
1964Umibig ay di biro
1963Ang Class reunion
1961Octavia
1959Debutante
1958Baby bubut
1957Torkwata
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References

  1. (2007-08-26). "Blast From The Past; Remembering Ka Ocha, the Queen of Tearjerkers". Questia Online Library (originally from Manila Bulletin). Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
  2. (2006-12-01). "Actress Rosa Mia dead at 81". Inquirer.net. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
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