1. Susan Roces was the wife of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe Jr.
20 Facts About Susan Roces
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Susan Roces won five FAMAS Awards, including two Best Actress wins.
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In 2005, Susan Roces was one of the first inductees on Eastwood City Walk of Fame.
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Susan Roces played the character "Lola Flora" on the ABS-CBN television series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano since the pilot episode in 2015.
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Months prior to her death in 2022, Susan Roces was honored by The Philippine Post Office with a commemorative stamp.
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Susan Roces was the daughter of Jesus Tonggoy Sonora and Purificacion Levy.
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Susan Roces finished her high school studies at the La Consolacion College in Bacolod in 1956.
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Susan Roces was an advocate for her husband, who ran for president in the 2004 Philippine presidential election, and later died of stroke in December 2004.
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Susan Roces convinced that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won the election through electoral fraud at her husband's expense, demanded Arroyo to resign in June 2005.
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Susan Roces began her film career as a child actress debuting in the 1952 film Mga Bituin ng Kinabukasan at age 11.
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In 1956, Susan Roces went to Sampaguita Pictures' office in Quezon City to meet her idol Gloria Romero.
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Susan Roces starred in several Philippine feature films including Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw, Gumising Ka Maruja, Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara, Maligno and Mano Po 2: My Home.
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Susan Roces has garnered five FAMAS Awards; two of which are Best Actress awards.
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Susan Roces appeared in two episodes of the long-running drama anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya.
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Susan Roces was part of the TV5 drama series Babaeng Hampaslupa in the main role of "Helena".
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Susan Roces became recognized to new audiences as "Lola Henya" in Walang Hanggan, where she shared credits with Coco Martin, Julia Montes, Helen Gamboa, Dawn Zulueta and Richard Gomez, among many others.
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Susan Roces worked again with Montes in Muling Buksan ang Puso and with Martin in a 2013 Christmas episode of fantasy anthology series Wansapanataym.
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Susan Roces later co-starred in Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon as "Ruth".
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Susan Roces died on May 20,2022, at the age of 80, due to cardiopulmonary arrest.
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Susan Roces was buried next to her late husband in the Manila North Cemetery.