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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rosita Quinto Stecza 1925 |
| Died | November 28, 2006 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Ka Oncha[1] |
| Occupation | Actress and Film director |
| Years active | 1946 - 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Maharlika | |
| 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? | |
| 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 |
References
- (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.
- (2006-12-01). "Actress Rosa Mia dead at 81". Inquirer.net. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
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