Rosa Mia


Rosita Quinto Stecza, known by her screen name Rosa Mia, was an award-winning actress and one of the few female directors in the Philippines. She was known as the "Queen of Tearjerker Movies" for her work mostly on the drama genre typified in motherly roles.

Career

Ka Oncha, as she is known among her colleagues from radio, started her career in movies of actor-producer Fernando Poe, Sr. for his production company X'otic Films. It was he who gave her screen name Rosa Mia in her first movie, "Dugo at bayan " in 1946. The movie was also the first for Dolphy, the country's unequivocal King of Comedy.

Filmography

Actress

Director