Rosita Quinto Stecza (1925 – November 28, 2006), known by her screen name Rosa Mia, was an award-winning

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and one of the few female

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s in the

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. She was known as the "Queen of Tearjerker Movies" for her work mostly on the

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genre typified in motherly roles.(2006-12-01)
"Actress Rosa Mia dead at 81"
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Career

Ka Oncha, as she is known among her colleagues from radio, started her career in movies of

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Fernando Poe, Sr. for his production company X'otic Films. It was he who gave her screen name Rosa Mia in her first movie, ''Dugo at bayan (I remember Bataan)'' in 1946. The movie was also the first for Dolphy, the country's unequivocal King of Comedy.

Filmography

Actress

Director

References

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* {{authority control 1925 births 2006 deaths Filipino film actresses Filipino film directors Filipino women film directors