Boots Anson-Roa

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Boots Anson-Roa
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Born
Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson

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OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from textActress, host, columnist, editor, lecturer
Years active1962–present
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Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
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Pedro "Pete" Roa
(m. 1964; died 2007)
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Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr.
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RelativesAlvin Anson (brother)

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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.[1] Her father, Oscar Moreno was an actor and merchant mariner and her mother Belen Cristobal-Anson was a chemist and a pharmacy graduate.[2]

She finished her primary and secondary education at the Assumption Convent, Manila.[3] 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.[3]

Career

Acting career

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Anson-Roa 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 Achievement awards by FAMAS and Star Awards.[4]

Professional activities

She was the director of the U.P.-PGH Medical Foundation from 1979 to 1981,[5] and the Philippine National Red Cross from 1980 to 1982.[5]

Anson-Roa unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in 2004 for the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP).[6]

She was the president of MOWELFUND, Inc. from 2002 to 2020.[7][8] In 1982, she was appointed as Press Attaché and Cultural Officer as well as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.[1][5]

Awards and honours

  • Outstanding Movie Personality: PMPC – 1979
  • FAMAS Award for Uplifting the Movie Industry: FAMAS Awards – 1976
  • Best Emcee ALIW Awards: – 1979–1981
  • Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service Award: TOWNS Foundation – 1974[9]
  • Gintong Ina Awardee: Guillermo Mendoza Foundation – 1994[5]
  • Outstanding Women in Media: Philippine Women's University – 1995
  • Outstanding Media Practitioner: Eastern Telecommunications – 1997
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Star Awards for Movies – March 2001
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: FAMAS Awards – March 2003
  • Best TV Actress (MMK:Kamison – 22nd Golden Dove Awards – 2014
  • Outstanding Manilan Award – 2017

Filmography

Film

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Television

Year Title Role Notes
1962–1967 Two for the Road
1962–1972 Dance-O-Rama[1] Herself
1966–1969 Sunday Sweet Sunday
1970–1972 Elisa
1975–1979 Seeing Stars With Joe Quirino Herself Guest co-host
1975 Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko[5] Herself Host
1983 Lovingly Yours, Helen Herself Host
1993–1994 GMA Telecine Specials
1993–1995 Ako....Babae
1993 Da Look-A-Layks: Pinabiyak Na Bunga
1995 World Youth Day 1995 The Pope in Manila Herself Host
1999 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Lollipop Episode guest
Saan Ka Man Naroroon Amparo
2000 Sharing in the City
Alas Dose sa Trese Herself Host
2001–2002 Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan Corazon Montenegro Supporting Role / Protagonist
2002 Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw Felisa
2004 Love to Love: Sweet Exchange Episode guest
2005 Sugo Adela
Magpakailanman Episode guest
2006 Pinoy Dream Academy Herself/Media Ethics Teacher
Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko Aswang
2007 Kokey Doña Ingrid Allegre
Pangarap na Bituin Perla Ledesma
2009 May Bukas Pa Esmeralda
2011 Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin[9] Remedios "Elena" Sebastiano Supporting role / Antagonist
Munting Heredera Ingrid Spencer-Lobregat Supporting role
2012 My Beloved Old Sharina
Luna Blanca Donya Priscilla
Maalaala Mo Kaya Rose Episode guest
Aso ni San Roque Doña Constancia "Connie" Aragon Supporting role / Antagonist
2013 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kamison Tessa Episode guest
Misibis Bay Delia Ramirez
2014 Rhodora X Amparo "Panchang" Sales
Strawberry Lane Stella Tolentino Special participation / Anti-hero
2015 Baker King Lee Hye Yeong
LolaBasyang.com Lola B Narrator
Sabado Badoo Herself Cameo Footage Featured
Princess in the Palace Doña Victorina Jacinto Supporting role / Anti-hero
Walang Iwanan Ina Special participation
2017 Destined to be Yours[10] Helen Rosales Supporting role / Protagonist
2019 Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko[11] Adora "Abuela" Divinagracia Supporting role / Anti-hero
2021 First Yaya Madame President Diane Carlos Special participation
2022 Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune Doña Consuelo Yang-Chan Supporting role / Anti-hero

Radio shows

Personal life

In 1964, Boots Anson married Pedro "Pete" Roa who was her co-host in the television show Dance-o-Rama.[1] They had four children.[1] Pete Roa died in 2007.[1]

On November 30, 2013, she was engaged to lawyer Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr., son of Senator Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo.[12] They married on June 14, 2014.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pioneer TV host of the '60s Pete Roa passes away August 9". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Boots Anson, 'colegiala': The way she was". PhilStar. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Boots Anson-Roa turns 80 with a benefit show for colleagues at Mowelfund". ABSCBN. January 27, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Film Academy of the Philippines » BOOTS ANSON-ROA". filmacademyphil.org. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Boots' bio". The Manila Times. February 10, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lo, Ricky. "Family welfare, Boots' advocacy". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Asilo, Rito P. (May 5, 2020). "Boots grateful for 18 years of satisfying service as Mowelfund head". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.San Diego, Bayani Jr. (October 13, 2011). "'Contravida' Boots Anson-Roa bowls for a cause". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Boots Anson Roa on Mowelfund: "It's an advocacy; debosyon ito, hindi hanapbuhay."". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Destined To Be Yours". www.gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko". www.gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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  13. ^ Anson-Roa and Rodrigo marry Script error: No such module "webarchive"., philstar.com; accessed March 11, 2015.

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