Bella Flores
| Bella Flores | |
|---|---|
| Born | Remedios Dancel February 27, 1936 Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines |
| Years active | 1950 - present |
| Awards | FAMAS Best Supporting Actress 1967 Ang Kaibigan Kong Santo Niño |
Remedios P. Dancel (born February 27, 1936),[1] better known as Bella Flores, is a FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actress. She is best known for her "iconic" portrayals of film villains.[2]
[edit] Biography
Flores was born in Manila. She was a college sophomore at the Far Eastern University when she appeared in her first film, Tatlong Balaraw (1950), at age 14.
Flores was signed by Sampaguita Pictures. She was cast in Roberta as the cruel stepmother of Tessie Agana's titular character, despite her being all of 15 years old. The film was a box-office success, credited with saving Sampaguita Pictures from bankruptcy after a fire had destroyed its studio.[1] The film's success also elevated Flores into the upper tier of stars, and typecast her in villainous roles. The film critic Nestor Torre remarked that Flores had "been making life miserable for many generations of hapless stars—all the way back to little Tessie Agana and Boy Alano in 'Roberta' in the early 1950s, to her fresh batch of victims in the New Millennium... doing it without skipping a beat—and without aging (much) to boot."[2]
Flores has appeared in over 100 films.[3] She received the 1967 FAMAS Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Ang Kaibigan Kong Santo Niño.[1]
She is has also reigned Queen of playing Villain to hit Blockbuster Stars Superstar Nora Aunor, Star For All Seasons Vilma Santos and Diamond Star Maricel Soriano.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Lena Pareja (1994). "Philippine Film". In Nicanor Tiongson. CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. VIII (1st ed.). Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. pp. 250. ISBN 971-8546-31-6.
- ^ a b Nestor U. Torre (2007-07-24). "Guilty pleasures in the biz". Viewfinder (Philippine Daily Inquirer). http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=78511. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "IMDB: Bella Flores". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282767/. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
