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Boots Anson-Roa

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Boots Anson-Roa
Anson-Rodrigo in 2022
Born
Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson

(1945-01-30) January 30, 1945 (age 81)
Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
OccupationsActress, host, columnist, editor, lecturer
Years active1962–present
Political party
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Spouses
Pedro "Pete" Roa
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(m. 1964; died 2007)​
Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr.
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(m. 2014)​
Children4, including Chiqui
Parent(s)Oscar Moreno (father)
Belen Cristobal (mother)
RelativesAlvin Anson (brother)

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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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Film

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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1962–1967Two for the Road
1962–1972Dance-O-Rama[1]Herself
1966–1969Sunday Sweet Sunday
1970–1972Elisa
1975–1979Seeing Stars With Joe QuirinoHerselfGuest co-host
1975Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko[5]HerselfHost
1983Lovingly Yours, HelenHerselfHost
1993–1994GMA Telecine Specials
1993–1995Ako....Babae
1993Da Look-A-Layks: Pinabiyak Na Bunga
1995World Youth Day 1995 The Pope in ManilaHerselfHost
1999Maalaala Mo Kaya: LollipopEpisode guest
Saan Ka Man Naroroon Amparo
2000Sharing in the City
Alas Dose sa TreseHerselfHost
2001–2002Sa Dulo ng Walang HangganCorazon MontenegroSupporting Role / Protagonist
2002Ang Iibigin ay IkawFelisa
2004Love to Love: Sweet ExchangeEpisode guest
2005SugoAdela
MagpakailanmanEpisode guest
2006Pinoy Dream AcademyHerself/Media Ethics Teacher
Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro PendukoAswang
2007KokeyDoña Ingrid Allegre
Pangarap na BituinPerla Ledesma
2009May Bukas PaEsmeralda
2011Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin[9]Remedios "Elena" SebastianoSupporting role / Antagonist
Munting HerederaIngrid Spencer-LobregatSupporting role
2012My BelovedOld Sharina
Luna BlancaDonya Priscilla
Maalaala Mo KayaRoseEpisode guest
Aso ni San RoqueDoña Constancia "Connie" AragonSupporting role / Antagonist
2013Maalaala Mo Kaya: KamisonTessaEpisode guest
Misibis BayDelia Ramirez
2014Rhodora XAmparo "Panchang" Sales
Strawberry LaneStella TolentinoSpecial participation / Anti-hero
2015Baker KingLee Hye Yeong
LolaBasyang.comLola BNarrator
Sabado BadooHerselfCameo Footage Featured
Princess in the PalaceDoña Victorina JacintoSupporting role / Anti-hero
Walang IwananInaSpecial participation
2017Destined to be Yours[10]Helen RosalesSupporting role / Protagonist
2019Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko[11]Adora "Abuela" DivinagraciaSupporting role / Anti-hero
2021First YayaMadame President Diane CarlosSpecial participation
2022Mano Po Legacy: The Family FortuneDoña Consuelo Yang-ChanSupporting role / Anti-hero

Radio shows

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Personal life

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. ↑ "Boots Anson, 'colegiala': The way she was". PhilStar. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Boots Anson-Roa turns 80 with a benefit show for colleagues at Mowelfund". ABSCBN. January 27, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Film Academy of the Philippines » BOOTS ANSON-ROA". filmacademyphil.org. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Boots' bio". The Manila Times. February 10, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Lo, Ricky. "Family welfare, Boots' advocacy". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ 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. ↑ San Diego, Bayani Jr. (October 13, 2011). "'Contravida' Boots Anson-Roa bowls for a cause". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Destined To Be Yours". www.gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko". www.gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ Noots Anson-Roa engaged to King Rodrigo Archived December 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, entertainment.inquirer.net; accessed March 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ Anson-Roa and Rodrigo marry Archived December 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, philstar.com; accessed March 11, 2015.
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