Occupation Actress Name Lolita Rodriguez | Years active 1953–2005 Role Actress | |
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Full Name Dolores Marquez Clark Parents William Charles Clark, Carmen Marquez Movies Weighed But Found Wanting, Whore of a Mother, Three - Two - One, Tubog sa Ginto, Mother - Sister - Daughter Similar People Lino Brocka, Eddie Arenas, Mario O'Hara | ||
Lolita Rodriguez, Pinay Veteran Actress, Dies
Lolita Rodriguez (born January 29, 1935) is a multi-awarded actress in the Philippines. She was paired with Eddie Arenas in Gilda (1956), in which she won her first FAMAS Award for Best Actress.
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Career
In 1953, at the age of 18, she entered the movies. 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.
Personal life
She is daughter of an American, William Charles Clark and a Filipino mother, Carmen Maiquez. She was born in Majayjay, Laguna. She married, and later divorced Eddie Arenas, also from Sampaguita Pictures. They have 3 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. Lolita and her children migrated to the US in 1977 to be with her mother and siblings. She is now enjoying retirement, spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.