Carmen Rosales
Januaria Keller[1] (1918–1991) was a noted pre-WWII Filipina actress better known as Carmen Rosales and Mameng and is noted for her skill in acting and sweet voice.
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[edit] Personal life
A native of Pangasinan born to American father and Ilocana mother, Rosales' film debut was in the 1938 movie Ang Kiri which she made a double to Atang dela Rama. When her friend brought her to Quisumbing the man rejected Rosales because the young woman did not have an aura of an actress.
But she became the most famous Filipina actress of the 1940s and 1950s and rivaled Rosa del Rosario at the box-office. She is famous for her sweet voice and recorded numerous songs. Rosales made her first debut in Ang Kiri aka The Flirt under Diwata Pictures. She starred in her first leading role opposite Jose Padilla Jr in Arimunding-Munding 1939.
She became the most bankable star in Sampaguita Pictures and the highest paid actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Her unforgettable roles as a martyr lover of Rogelio dela Rosa in Maalaala Mo Kaya 1954 and a club-singer in Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig.
She got her first Famas Award in 1954 via Inspirasyon opposite Van de Leon and a strict auntie in 1960 movie Estela Mondragon.
She garnered fame in a hacendera role in Pablo Gomez's version of MN. Her last appearance was in Inday Badiday's Eye to Eye.
[edit] Filmography
- 1939 -Ang Kiri
- 1939 -Arimunding-Arimunding
- 1939 -Takip-Silim
- 1940 -Senorita
- 1940 -Lambingan
- 1940 -Diwa ng Awit
- 1940 -Colegiala
- 1941 -Carmen
- 1941 -Princesita
- 1941 -Panambitan
- 1941 -Tampuhan
- 1941 -Palikero
- 1941 -Lolita
- 1944 -Liwayway ng Kalayaan
- 1946 -Probinsiyana
- 1946 -Guerilyera
- 1947 -Kaaway ng Bayan
- 1947 -Si, Si...Senorito
- 1947 -Mameng...Iniibig Kita
- 1947 -Ang Kamay ng Diyos
- 1947 -Hele-hele bago Quiere
- 1947 -24 na Pag-ibig
- 1948 -Ang Selosa
- 1948 -Hindi Kita Malimot
- 1949 -Kampanang Ginto
- 1949 -Carmencita Mia
- 1949 -Simpatika
- 1949 -Camelia
- 1949 -Sipag ay Yaman
- 1949 -Batalyon XIII
- 1950 -Ang Bombero
- 1950 -Ang Magpapawid
- 1951 -Nanay ko!
- 1951 -Anak ko!
- 1951 -Babae...Babae at Babae Pa
- 1951 -Huling Concierto
- 1951 -Walang Kapantay
- 1953 -Rosa Villa
- 1953 -May Umaga Pang Darating
- 1953 -Inspirasyon -{Famas Best Actress}
- 1954 -Maala-Ala Mo?
- 1954 -Matandang Dalaga
- 1954 -M N
- 1954 -Luha ng Birhen
- 1955 -Ang Tangi kong Pag-ibig
- 1955 -Uhaw sa Pag-ibig
- 1955 -R.O.T.C.
- 1955 -Iyung-Iyo
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "RP showbiz aglow with 'Tisoy,' 'Tisay'". Manila Bulletin. 2010-04-26. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/254760/rp-showbiz-aglow-with-tisoy-tisay. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
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