Boots Anson-Roa

Filipina actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson-Rodrigo (née Anson; born January 30, 1945), better known as Boots Anson-Roa, is a Filipino actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer. Early life and education Anson-Roa, a Bicolana, is the eldest daughter of post-war matinee idol Oscar Moreno, then known as the Robert Taylor of the Philippines, and Belen Cristobal-Anson, a descendant of Epifanio de los Santos. Her father, Oscar Moreno was an actor and merchant mariner and her mother Belen Cristobal-Anson was a chemist and a pharmacy graduate. She finished her primary and secondary education at the Assumption Convent, Manila. From 1960 to 1964 she studied for an A.B. in Speech and Drama at the University of the Philippines[which?], but did not graduate. From 1983 to 1984 she studied Journalism and Public and Media Relations at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Career Acting career Anson-Roa during the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival Anson-Roa began acting in 1968 and appeared in 110 featured films. She acted opposite actors Dante Rivero, Joseph Estrada, and Fernando Poe Jr. under Sampaguita Pictures and with Ramon Revilla Sr. She was given Lifetime Ac