
Acting
Susan Roces
Born — Died
1941-07-28 — 2022-05-20
Place of birth
Bacolod City, Philippines
Known for
Acting
Credits
73 titles
Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe (July 28, 1941 - May 20, 2022), better known by her screen name Susan Roces, was a Filipina actress and widow of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe Jr. She is known for being the "Queen of Philippine Movies" in the 1960s and 1970s. She is also known for the main role of Flora "Lola Kap" S. Borja-de Leon from FPJ's Ang Probinsyano which began airing on ABS-CBN from September 28, 2015 to May 20, 2022.
Known for
6.6Ador is a well known and respected CIDG Police Official, with a loving family as his support. Cardo, on the other hand, loves the solitude of the mountains in the province as a SAF Trooper. Their lives take a sudden turn when Ador gets himself entangled in a syndicate by being betrayed by one of his own colleagues, resulting to his death. To conceal this fact, Cardo was ordered to pretend to be Ador and finish the mission what his brother left behind. He will also be force to pretend to his brother's family and friends, and be re-united with his grandmother, whom he despised, for assuming she abandoned him.
Brothers
2015
6.2Walang Hanggan is a classic Philippine television drama aired by ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, featuring an ensemble cast. The series is loosely based on the 1991 Gomez-Zulueta film Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit, a film based on the Emily Brontë novel, Wuthering Heights. The drama became a huge hit maintaining the top spot in viewer ratings for most of its run, with its final episode on October 26, 2012 attaining its highest rating of 45.4% nationwide.
Walang Hanggan
2012
NRIisa Pa Lamang is a Philippine drama series aired in ABS-CBN. It is a suspense melodrama produced by ABS-CBN's drama department. It is led by actress Claudine Barretto, showing her worth not as a multi-awarded actress in movies and television but even with a powerhouse cast and reigning her role as the Second Queen of Philippine Soap Opera. It is also known as the 60th year Of Philippine Soap Opera's Best Soaps to be memorized by Philippine viewers. Throughout its run, NUTAM Ratings in November 2008 made it official that the soap reigned the No.1 spot with a 33.6% Iisa Pa Lamang has also been referenced for soaps such as Tayong Dalawa, Magkaribal, and Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo and Ina Kapatid Anak Since 2011, Iisa Pa Lamang has also been pending to be sold to the Asian Market in 11countries In 2013,Malaysian Network Astro Bella will air the Series gaining rights to all episodes subtitled and dubbed in the Malaysian language. The series is also part of ABS-CBN International Sales line up a popular line up of Pure Filipino Telenovelas by Pioneering Award Winning Network ABS-CBN.
Iisa Pa Lamang
2008
NRBabaeng Hampaslupa is a soap opera aired in Philippines by TV5 and starred by Susan Roces along with Alice Dixson and Alex Gonzaga and is directed by Eric Quizon and Joyce Bernal. The timeslot was changed through the April Season to 9pm the original time the Series was normally shown was 8:30pm and moved up to 9:00-9:30pm after its Primetime Suspense Series Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak on its Primetime block.
Babaeng Hampaslupa
2011
NRDespite being raised in different worlds and separated by their social class, a young man and woman fall in love with each other, unaware of the buried secrets and deep-seated pain that they will unearth as their lives get more intertwined.
Muling Buksan Ang Puso
2013
Sana Ngayong Pasko is a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network. It stars Susan Roces as a grandmother suffering with dementia, under the direction of Mike Tuviera. Since the show is a Christmas special, it only lasted until January 8, 2010. It premiered on December 7, 2009.
Sana Ngayong Pasko
2009
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
8.0After more than a decade of imprisonment, Dolores is ready to start a new life again and rebuild the family she never had.
Mundo Man ay Magunaw
1990
8.0Esperanza is a wealthy doctor searching for her long lost son. She surprisingly discovers that her son has been working for her all along who will file a lawsuit against her.
Isinakdal Ko ang Aking Ina
1997
1980s · 14 titles
5.5A young woman, Cristy, must reconcile the choices she makes for her future with the demands of her overbearing mother, Rosa, in this intricate Filipino drama. When Cristy's father, Julio, abandons the family for his rich mistress, Jenny, Rosa refuses to let Cristy attend college. Tension mounts when Cristy not only seeks help from her dad but also falls in love with Jenny's brother.
Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita
1986
NRThe sequel to Manedyer si Kumander sees Susan Roces and Fernando Poe Jr reprising their roles as Benita and Gener. This is the final screen collaboration of the Filipino filmdom's royal couple.
No Retreat...No Surrender...Si Kumander
1987
9.0A wife finally realizes that there is life after her separation from her husband and devotes her time and attention instead to their daughter who gives birth to a child out of wedlock.
Paano Kung Wala Ka Na?
1987
9.5A famous dress designer who adopted the illegitimate daughter of one of her models. The little girl became her only joy after she turned into a recluse when she lost her fiance. Unknown to her that was only the beginning of her troubles with Dina. Dina returned from time to time with threats of blackmail kidnapping and other evil deeds.
Ang Lahat Ng Ito Pati Na Ang Langit
1989
10.0The approaching marriage of a young daughter brings back memories of how her parents fought for their love.
Here Comes the Bride
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hoy! Wala Kang Paki
1984
NRNewly trusted to take over the management of a rich family's business, a poet rekindles his love for the matriarch's only daughter, a spinster who is harboring a horrific secret.
Chain
1980
5.0A 1987 Filipino family comedy film starring Susan Roces and Eddie Gutierrez.
1 + 1 = 12 + 1
1987
9.0St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.
Clown
1986
7.0Salve and Sion is a sister living with their grandparents. Trying to make ends meet, they take in any job even if it's not high paying. Ben is a long-time friend/ admirer of Sion. He supports her in her every endeavor. When Ben's cousin, Carding arrives to Ben's place, he meets Salve and is easily smitten by her charm, when he rescues her from trouble. One day both sisters come face-to-face with criminals, they try to run away from them and report to authorities.
Buy One, Take One
1988
7.0A 1982 Filipino marriage comedy starring Fernando Poe Jr and Susan Roces.
Manedyer... si Kumander!
1982
NRSiamese twins are born to a simple couple and they bring both luck and misfortune to their doting parents.
Kambal Tuko
1988
7.5A 1988 romantic comedy starring Susan Roces, Eddie Gutierrez, and Lotlot De Leon.
Love Boat: Mahal, Trip Kita
1988
7.0Abandoned by her mother, Inday suffers many hardships during her childhood. She tries to despise her mother, Monina, who seems to not care that she left her child years earlier.
Inday Inday sa Balitaw
1986
1970s · 8 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dalawa ang Nagdalantao sa Akin
1974
NRAs Rolando comes to work for the household his mother works for, he meets Florinda, the wife of Rodrigo, who has suddenly disappeared. Strange things suddenly happen to Florinda, and the two begin to discover what is behind it.
Florinda
1973
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Mahal... Saan Ka Nanggaling Kagabi?
1979
10.0A bride commits suicide on her wedding night. Years later, she is reincarnated as an actress-producer and tries to reveal her true story to the world.
Wake Up... Maruja
1978
7.8Barbara has always been overly indulgent of her little sister, Ruth's every whim. Her past comes back to haunt her when Barbara receives news that her younger sister has killed herself and was witnessed by Ruth's only daughter Karen. Barbara immediately returns to the Philippines to mourn her sister and comfort her unstable niece. Upon Barbara's return, she learns the reason surrounding Ruth's mysterious death.
Kill Barbara With Panic
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Langit, Lupa at Impiyerno (Pandemonium)
1976
10.0A compilation of film clips featuring dance and song performances culled from various films of the so-called big three - Sampaguita, LVN, Premiere.
Happy Days Are Here Again
1974
10.0Sequel to "Mahal... Saan ka nanggaling kagabi?". Johnny, the loving and obedient husband of Luding, must juggle family life and battle bad guys in the neighborhood.
Mahal... Ginagabi Ka Na Naman
1979
1960s · 16 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
5 Yugto ng Buhay
1961
NRA story about a young feisty female street vendor who undergoes a change when she became a helper of a rich family.
Mariang Kondesa
1966
7.0After arguing with their playboy father, teenage sisters Amy, Susie and Tessie decide it's time to become independent women. Once the girls realize they can support themselves, they open the door to a whole new world of adventure.
Amy, Susie and Tessie
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dandansoy
1965
10.0A 1962 Filipino romantic comedy starring Susan Roces and Lito Legaspi.
Lab na Lab Kita
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Pag-ibig, Ikaw ang Maysala
1965
8.0Two teenagers gatecrash a movie studio to see their idols who promised to choose them as their next leading lady.
The Big Broadcast
1962
8.0Set at the backdrop of the colonization of pre-Hispanic Philippine, this historical epic revovles around the story of Ramir, a half-caste warrior falls in love with Princess Mahalina. Ramir has to reckon with another brave native, Kiram.
Perlas ng Silangan
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Si Siyanang at ang 7 Tsikiting
1966
NRA story about Roman a truck driver who meets a woman who tries to hitchhike wanting to escape the man she was arranged to be her husband.
Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin
1969
7.0A driver hits a feisty strong headed woman's bike and fate draws them closer when the man was fired and later searches for a place to stay while he pursues his dream of being a writer.
Only You
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Jukebox Jamboree
1964
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
1964
8.0A 1961 Filipino romantic musical comedy about three musicians who fell in love with three women.
Joey, Eddie, and Lito
1961
7.7This film is about the warring women bandits. Roberta leads a group that will rescue her kidnapped twin-sister, Senyang, from Fernanda's group.
Tulisan
1962
1950s · 18 titles
10.0The wedding anthology consists of four stories 'Pamanhikan' (starring Susan Roces and Jose Mari), 'Pikot' (Amalia Fuentes and Romeo Vasquez), 'Tanan' (Barbara Perez and Greg Martin), and 'Honeymoon' (Gloria Romero and Juancho Gutierrez).
Wedding Bells
1959
8.0A film of three intersecting love stories.
Mga Ligaw na Bulaklak
1957
7.0The Whole Town's Out To Meet Him - The Dashing "Toreador" From "Spain" - Who Turns Out To Be A - CHABACNO.
Chabacano
1956
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Pretty Boy
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mga Bituin Ng Kinabukasan
1952
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Pasang Krus
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Movie Fan
1956
NRThe three movie queens of Sampaguita Pictures lead a star-studded adaptation of the popular CBN program.
Kahapon Lamang
1959
10.0Four women go on a radio show to share their woes.
Mga Reyna ng Vicks
1958
7.0A musical extravaganza set in Baguio.
Madaling Araw
1958
8.0A story of a mother and daughter separated by fate, the mother who have no memory of the child she bore, and the daughter who hopes to find her long-lost mother.
Rodora
1956
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ulilang Anghel
1958
NRWidowed at an early date and threatened by poverty, Donya Loreta (Carmen Rosales) decides to introduce her daughter Cely (Susan Roces) to society at a lavish coming-out party in the hope of attracting young, wealthy men.
Debutante
1959
NRDubbed the "first star of 1959", Jose Mari stars in the lead role of the big-screen adaptation of Mars Ravelo's 'Handsome.'
Handsome
1959
9.0A film that depicts the radio talent search program on DZBB-AM "Tawag ng Tanghalan" which originated in the 1950s.
Tawag Ng Tanghalan
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Torkwata
1957
9.0Bankruptcy drove Don Ramon Versoza to commit suicide leaving nothing to the family his wife, Rosa, and four children, Carmen, Gloria, Lolita, and Bobby. Carmen, the eldest, filled the gap left by her father and swore to send her siblings to school.
Sino Ang Maysala?
1957
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Mga Anak ng Diyos
1957
Series credits
6.6Ador is a well known and respected CIDG Police Official, with a loving family as his support. Cardo, on the other hand, loves the solitude of the mountains in the province as a SAF Trooper. Their lives take a sudden turn when Ador gets himself entangled in a syndicate by being betrayed by one of his own colleagues, resulting to his death. To conceal this fact, Cardo was ordered to pretend to be Ador and finish the mission what his brother left behind. He will also be force to pretend to his brother's family and friends, and be re-united with his grandmother, whom he despised, for assuming she abandoned him.
Brothers
2015
6.2Walang Hanggan is a classic Philippine television drama aired by ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, featuring an ensemble cast. The series is loosely based on the 1991 Gomez-Zulueta film Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit, a film based on the Emily Brontë novel, Wuthering Heights. The drama became a huge hit maintaining the top spot in viewer ratings for most of its run, with its final episode on October 26, 2012 attaining its highest rating of 45.4% nationwide.
Walang Hanggan
2012
NRIisa Pa Lamang is a Philippine drama series aired in ABS-CBN. It is a suspense melodrama produced by ABS-CBN's drama department. It is led by actress Claudine Barretto, showing her worth not as a multi-awarded actress in movies and television but even with a powerhouse cast and reigning her role as the Second Queen of Philippine Soap Opera. It is also known as the 60th year Of Philippine Soap Opera's Best Soaps to be memorized by Philippine viewers. Throughout its run, NUTAM Ratings in November 2008 made it official that the soap reigned the No.1 spot with a 33.6% Iisa Pa Lamang has also been referenced for soaps such as Tayong Dalawa, Magkaribal, and Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo and Ina Kapatid Anak Since 2011, Iisa Pa Lamang has also been pending to be sold to the Asian Market in 11countries In 2013,Malaysian Network Astro Bella will air the Series gaining rights to all episodes subtitled and dubbed in the Malaysian language. The series is also part of ABS-CBN International Sales line up a popular line up of Pure Filipino Telenovelas by Pioneering Award Winning Network ABS-CBN.
Iisa Pa Lamang
2008
NRBabaeng Hampaslupa is a soap opera aired in Philippines by TV5 and starred by Susan Roces along with Alice Dixson and Alex Gonzaga and is directed by Eric Quizon and Joyce Bernal. The timeslot was changed through the April Season to 9pm the original time the Series was normally shown was 8:30pm and moved up to 9:00-9:30pm after its Primetime Suspense Series Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak on its Primetime block.
Babaeng Hampaslupa
2011
NRDespite being raised in different worlds and separated by their social class, a young man and woman fall in love with each other, unaware of the buried secrets and deep-seated pain that they will unearth as their lives get more intertwined.
Muling Buksan Ang Puso
2013
Sana Ngayong Pasko is a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network. It stars Susan Roces as a grandmother suffering with dementia, under the direction of Mike Tuviera. Since the show is a Christmas special, it only lasted until January 8, 2010. It premiered on December 7, 2009.
Sana Ngayong Pasko
2009
NRPatayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara was an ABS-CBN primetime mini-series adapted from the movie, Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara, originally starring Susan Roces in 1974 and later by Lorna Tolentino in 1995. It was supposed to be aired weekly in a mini-series format on January 12, 2008, but it was later placed in ABS-CBN's primetime Bida. This is the first installment of Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection.
Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara
2008
NRJohn en Shirley was a sitcom aired weekly on ABS-CBN. The show was a spin-off from the original John En Marsha, which was the longest-running primetime comedy sitcom in Philippine television history. On 2006, the classic 70's sitcom was revived on ABS-CBN under the new title, John En Shirley. Dolphy and Maricel were the only ones from the original cast. One of the original cast members, Evelyn Bontogon as Matutina and Isko Salvador as Isko, made an appearance on one of the episodes.
John en Shirley
2006
Behind the camera
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dalawa ang Nagdalantao sa Akin
1974
NRAs Rolando comes to work for the household his mother works for, he meets Florinda, the wife of Rodrigo, who has suddenly disappeared. Strange things suddenly happen to Florinda, and the two begin to discover what is behind it.
Florinda
1973
7.8Barbara has always been overly indulgent of her little sister, Ruth's every whim. Her past comes back to haunt her when Barbara receives news that her younger sister has killed herself and was witnessed by Ruth's only daughter Karen. Barbara immediately returns to the Philippines to mourn her sister and comfort her unstable niece. Upon Barbara's return, she learns the reason surrounding Ruth's mysterious death.
Kill Barbara With Panic
1974
7.0A driver hits a feisty strong headed woman's bike and fate draws them closer when the man was fired and later searches for a place to stay while he pursues his dream of being a writer.
Only You
1968
6.7A blood-curdling motion picture about witchcraft, Satan's disciples, witches and warlocks to steal a beautiful maiden's soul.
Satan's Seed
1977


