16 Facts About Rosa Rosal

1.

Rosa Rosal is the mother of TV host Toni Rose Gayda.

2.

Shortly after the end of the war, Rosal worked part-time at the San Lazaro Hospital.

3.

Rosa Rosal was offered a film contract by Nolasco, who headed his own outfit, the Nolasco Brothers Studio.

4.

Rosa Rosal's performance drew the attention of the other major film studios, and she was signed to a contract with LVN Pictures by the studio head, Dona Sisang de Leon.

5.

Rosa Rosal was cast by LVN Pictures in her first starring role in the 1949 film Biglang Yaman.

6.

Rosa Rosal was named FAMAS Best Actress in 1955 for Sonny Boy, and was nominated three other times, for Dagohoy, Biyaya ng Lupa, and Ang Lahat ng Ito Pati na ang Langit.

7.

Notwithstanding her serious roles, Rosal would become best known in the 1950s for her daring appearances in film.

8.

Rosa Rosal had no qualms appearing onscreen in bathing suits, engaging in kissing scenes or in playing villainous roles.

9.

Rosa Rosal enrolled in night classes at the Cosmopolitan Colleges and obtained a degree in Business Administration in 1954.

10.

Rosa Rosal was married briefly in 1957 to an American pilot, Walter Gayda, with whom she had a child, Toni Rose, who later became a television host.

11.

Rosa Rosal was a fixture on Cecille Guidote Alvarez's dramatic series Balintataw on ABC-5.

12.

In 1976, Rosal would appear in Behn Cervantes's Sakada, a film which was banned by the martial law government of President Ferdinand Marcos.

13.

Rosa Rosal helped initiate Red Cross programs that set up bloodletting sessions inside campuses and military camps, including the American military base at Clark.

14.

Rosa Rosal lobbied political leaders and foreign embassies for donations to upgrade Red Cross facilities.

15.

In 1999, Rosa Rosal was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service.

16.

In November 2008, Rosal was awarded the Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award at the 22nd PMPC Star Awards For TV.