SUSAN Roces, the original and legendary Queen of Philippine Movies, heads the roster of July birthday celebrants this summer. Inday Susan, as she is called by her close relatives and friends, celebrates her 79th birthday on Wednesday, July 28. Madam Roces is the widow of the late and undisputed King of Philippine Movies Fernando Poe Jr.
Susan is one of the most enduring actresses in Philippine film and television, having starred in countless films, starting with 1952’s “Mga Bituin ng Kinabukasan.” She is a multi-awarded actress, earning nods in the FAMAS Awards for “Maligno,” “Gumising Ka…Maruja” and “Huwarang Bituin.” She is also the recipient of the FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. Two years earlier, in 2015, she received a special award from the same awards-giving body, the Iconic Movie Queen of Philippine Cinema.
Most recently, Susan plays a main, recurring role as Flora “Lola Kap” Borja-de Leon in the popular series “FPJ’s Ang Probinsiyano.”
Other birthday celebrants are:
July 1: Former Miss RP-USA Rea Oblea, former beauty queen Violet Recinto, Filipina singer Vivian Arcega;
July 2: Former First Lady and former Ilocos Norte Congresswoman Imelda Romualdez Marcos, movie actress Vilma Valera, former Mutya ng Mindanao Vicky San Diego Rufino;
July 3: Duggan’s Serra Mortuary Special Assistant to the President Teresa Proano;
July 4: ABS-CBN Auditing Head Millet Santos Mortiz, Filipina singer Pam Serrano;
July 6: Former Vice President and TV Patrol host Noli de Castro, Asian Journal office manager Greg Michael Nitro, the late movie actress Liberty Ilagan;
July 7: Former Miss Universe 4th runner-up Venus Raj;
July 8: San Jose religious leader Maria Cruz Back;
July 11: San Jose fashionable lady Susan Pacifico, Dr. Jun Sison;
July 12: Former banker Gualbert Picache who now resides in Danville, CA;
July 13: Ma Mon Luk Noodle House owner Tonette Wong Arce;
July 14: Regal Films president Roselle Monteverde Teo;
July 15: Broadcast journalist and former Channel 2 TV host Julius Babao, former Miss RP-USA Theresa Burch;
July 16: Well-loved Filipina nurse Rachel Forneas Satorre, former Miss International and fashion model Melanie Marquez;
July 18: Asian Journal Publications publisher and Chairman of the Board Roger Lagmay Oriel;
July 19: Oracle Development Manager Walter Back, Star Cinema actor Diether Ocampo;
July 20: French-Filipina actress Solenn Heussaff of GMA Pinoy TV, celebrity couple Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto, Star Cinema actor and dancer/TV host Rayver Cruz;
July 22: Filipina ballerina Nickie Munoz Roco;
July 23: Star Cinema actor Zanjoe Marudo, Health Professionals Inc. owner Rey Benitez Satorre, actress-TV host Eugene Domingo of Kapuso Channel 7;
July 25: Philippine Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo;
July 28: Dr. Celso Espiritu, Founder/Executive Vice President of Carousel Productions (which runs the Miss Earth Beauty Pageant) Lorraine Schuck, movie actress Sunshine Cruz;
July 29: Senator Cynthia Aguilar Villar, Asian Journal Northern CA bureau chief Joseph Peralta;
July 30: Handsome actor Troy Montero, Philippine Airlines former sales manager Herminie R. Lavarias, actor/rapper Andrew E;
July 31: ABS-CBN movie/television reporter Mario Dumawal, movie/entertainmnent writer and artist manager Ethel Ramos.
To all July birthday celebrants, Many Happy Returns of the Day!
