Alice Buenaflor Lake, better known by her stage name Anita Linda, was a Filipino film actress.
12 Facts About Anita Linda
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Anita Linda was discovered by renowned director Lamberto Avellana while watching a stage show at the Avenue Theater starring Leopoldo Salcedo, Lopito, among others.
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Anita Linda first did High School with no dialogue, then Biyernes sa Quiapo with Jaime dela Rosa as her leading man, then Aksesorya with Leopoldo Salcedo onstage.
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Avellana later gave her the screen name Anita Linda and cast her in Tia Juana, her first film at LVN Pictures.
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In 1951, Anita Linda portrayed the title character in Gerardo de Leon's Sisa, a film based on the tragic character in Jose Rizal's novel Noli Me Tangere.
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Anita Linda would be nominated for the Gawad Urian Best Supporting Actress Award for Jaguar, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 1987, Anita Linda won a Gawad Urian Best Supporting Actress award for Takaw Tukso.
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Anita Linda remained active in the film industry as she reached her eighties, appearing in such films as Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita, You Are the One and Ouija.
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Anita Linda garnered widespread acclaim in 2008, she starred in the independent film, Adela, directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr.
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In 2009, Anita Linda was given the ENPRESS Lino Brocka Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Anita Linda won the Best Supporting Actress award, for her performance in Sta.
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In January 2009, Anita Linda was unhurt in a mugging incident that occurred while she was aboard a taxicab.