Who was Susan Roces and what was her cause of death?
KNOWN as Queen of Philippine Movies, Susan Roces was a Filipina actress and producer. Susan Roces starred in over 130 movies in her lifetime and was much loved by fans. Who was Susan Roces? Actress Susan Roces was born Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe on July 28, 1941. She took the name Susan as a stage name […]
KNOWN as Queen of Philippine Movies, Susan Roces was a Filipina actress and producer.
Susan Roces starred in over 130 movies in her lifetime and was much loved by fans.
Who was Susan Roces?
Actress Susan Roces was born Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe on July 28, 1941.
She took the name Susan as a stage name when she began acting in the Philippines.
Over the course of her 70-year career, Susan starred in over 130 films, earning her the nickname Queen of Philippine Movies.
Susan won five Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards, including two for best actress.
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She was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Luna Awards (also known as FAP).
The 80-year-old most recently starred in FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, named in honour of her late husband’s 1997 film of the same name.
FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano has been running since 2015 and Susan appeared as the protagonist’s grandmother Flora.
What was Susan Roces’ cause of death?
On Friday, May 20, 2022, Susan Roces died from a cardiopulmonary arrest, which is a type of heart failure.
Her daughter, Senator Grace Poe, released a statement which read: “With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved Jesusa Sonora Poe, whom many of you know as Susan Roces.
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“She passed away peacefully on a Friday evening, May 20, 2022, surrounded by love and warmth, with her daughter Grace, her nephews Joseph and Jeffrey and many of her family and close friends.”
A wake is to be held for Susan at the Heritage Park in Taguig City, with public viewings for three days from Sunday, May 22 to Tuesday, May 24.
Was Susan Roces married and how many children did she have?
Susan married her 17-time onscreen romantic interest Fernando Poe Jr.
The actors married in a civil ceremony on Christmas Day 1968 in San Juan and later had a religious ceremony too.
Together they adopted one daughter, Grace Poe, who would go on to become a senator for the Philippines.
Fernando campaigned to become president in 2004, with Susan by his side and confessed to having two children out of wedlock during this time.
He died of a stroke on December 14, 2004, at the age of 65.
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After his death, both Grace and Susan campaigned against electoral fraud, which they believed had caused Fernando to lose.
Grace herself came third in the presidential election in 2016 before being re-elected as a senator in May 2016.