Lolita Rodriguez

 ( 1935 Births ) 

Lolita Rodriguez (born Dolores Marquez Clark; January 29, 1935 – November 28, 2016) was a Filipino actress whose career spanned four decades. Regarded as the "Queen of Philippine Drama", she was noted for her restrained, subtle acting style and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from drama, comedy and action. She is a recipient of two FAMAS Award for her portrayal in Gilda (1956) and Weighed But Found Wanting (1974).

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Career In 1953, at the age of 18, she entered the movie industry. Her first movie was in Sampaguita Pictures Ating Pag-ibig (1953) starring Tita Duran and Pancho Magalona, followed by Apat Na Taga (1953), Cofradia (1953), Mr. Kasintahan (1953), Sabungera (1954), Pilya (1954) with Gloria Romero and Ric Rodrigo, Jack And Jill (1955) with Dolphy and Rogelio dela Rosa, Binibining Kalog (1955) with Ramon Revilla, Tanikalang Apoy (1955) with Paraluman, Kanto Girl (1956) with Oscar Moreno, and Alipin Ng Palad (1959) with Luis Gonzales.

She also appeared in action films including Tarhata (1957), Kilabot Sa Makiling (1959), Kapitan Lolita Limbas (1961) with Greg Martin, Eddie Garcia, Lito Legaspi and Josephine Estrada, and Diegong Tabak (1962).

After Sampaguita, she continued her work in cinema whenever a good role beckoned. At the 1968 Manila Film Festival, she was the Best Actress awardee for Kasalanan Kaya?, and also at the 1971 Catholic Mass Media Awards for Stardoom. Her most enduring achievement was starring in Lino Brocka's 1974 drama, Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang.

In 1979, she performed stage play Larawan playing Candida, at Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). She appeared in more than 85 movies in drama, comedy and action. During the same year, she made two important films with National Artist Lino Brocka with two equally-superb actresses - Charito Solis in Ina, Kapatid, Anak and Nora Aunor in Ina Ka ng Anak Mo, an entry in the 5th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). The latter screen collaboration eventually made her share the best actress award with the Superstar.

She made a screen comeback in 1985 in Amazaldy Films' Paradise Inn, an entry in 10th MMMF, sharing equal billing with Vivian Velez. In 1991, she did a movie-made-for-television entitled, Lucia directed by Mel Chionglo.

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Personal life She is daughter of an Americans father, William Charles Clark, and a Filipino mother, Carmen Marquez. Rodriguez was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan. She married, and later divorced Eddie Arenas, also from Sampaguita Pictures. They have three children: Maria Dolores (Birdie), Eduardo Jr. (Bogey), and Maria Carmen (Par). All three are married with families of their own. The singer, Radha, is Bogey's oldest daughter. Rodriguez and her children migrated to the US in 1977 to be with her mother and siblings.

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Death Rodriguez died of stroke on November 28, 2016, aged 81, at her home in Hemet, California.

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Acting credits

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Stage

1979	Larawan	Candida	Fort Santiago

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Film

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1953	Ang Ating Pag-ibig
	Cofradia
1954	Pilya
	Jack and Jill	Benita
	Dumagit
1955	Sa Dulo ng Landas
	Batas ng Alipin
	Binibining Kalog	Eloisa
1956	Gilda
1957	Sino Ang May Sala?	Lolita
	Mga Anak ng Diyos	Caridad
	Veronica
	Gabi at Araw
	Busabos
1958	Talipandas
	Condemned
1959	Pitong Pagsisisi
	Kilabot sa Makiling	Lilian
1960	Lupa sa Lupa	Sofia
	Laura	Laura
1961	Nakasakdal sa Langit
	4 Yugto ng Buhay
	Octavia	Octavia
	Halik sa Lupa
1962	The Big Broadcast
	Diegong Tabak
1964	Andres Bonifacio Ang Supremo
	Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
	From Tokyo with Love
1967	Kapag Puso'y Sinugatan
1970	Dipped in Gold
1971	Stardoom
1974	Weighed But Found Wanting	Kuala
	Happy Days Are Here Again	Herself		Nicanor G. Tiongson (1983). 9789711030001, M.L. Morato. . ISBN 9789711030001
	Three, Two, One	Rosenda
1976	Mortal	Anino		(2019). 9781782846109, Liverpool University Press. . ISBN 9781782846109
	Lunes, Martes, Miyerkules, Huwebes, Biyernes, Sabado, Linggo
1979	Lino Brocka	Pura Villasenor de los Santos
	Ina Ka ng Anak Mo
1985	Paradise Inn	Ester
1992	Lucia	Lucia	The film was made for the 1992 London International Environmental Film Festival, for which it won "Best Film".

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Awards and nominations

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