Cecilia Rodriguez was born on June 21,1938 and is a Filipino actress.
15 Facts About Celia Rodriguez
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Celia Rodriguez has since been referred to as "The Original Glamorous Movie Star" for her acting prowess and longevity.
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Celia Rodriguez appeared in more than 130 movies and television shows.
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Celia Rodriguez won four FAMAS Awards in the films Kulay Dugo ang Gabi, The Passionate Strangers, Lilet and Magnifico.
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Celia Rodriguez received an award for Best Supporting Actress in the Metro Manila Film Festival for the movie Bulaklak sa City Jail.
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Cecilia "Celia" Rodriguez was born in Bulan, Sorsogon to a Spanish-Filipino father, Angel Rodriguez, who had roots in Barcelona and a mestiza mother, Perla Obsum.
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Celia Rodriguez was raised in their hacienda as the youngest among eight daughters.
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Celia Rodriguez graduated at Centro Escolar University in Manila with a secretarial degree.
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Celia Rodriguez's acting skills were discovered by Adela Santiago, the head of Premiere Productions.
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Celia Rodriguez subsequently joined the movie industry in the late 1950s, appearing in Sa Ngalan ng Espada and Shirley, My Darling.
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Celia Rodriguez performed in movies such as Lilet, released in 1971, Super Gee, Kampanerang Kuba and Mrs Eva Fonda, 16.
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Celia Rodriguez was known as the antagonist Valentina in Darna movies.
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Celia Rodriguez went on an acting hiatus twice, first in the 1960s, when she worked as a fashion model in Europe, and in the 1980s and 1990s, when she resettled in the United States and at one point, took on two jobs simultaneously.
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Celia Rodriguez is unmarried but has three children from previous relationships, one of whom, Jackie, was her daughter with a doctor and died from an aneurysm in 1995.
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Celia Rodriguez describes herself as a born-again Christian since 1995.