Veteran actress Susan Roces passes away

By Myris Lee

Veteran actress Susan Roces passed away on Friday, May 21, her daughter Senator Grace Poe confirmed. She was 80.

“With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved Jesusa Sonora Poe, whom many of you know as Susan Roces,” Poe’s official statement read.

“She passed away peacefully on a Friday evening, May 20, 2022, surrounded by love and warmth, with her daughter Grace, her nephews Joseph and Jeffrey and many of her family and close friends,” it furthered. 

Poe is the only daughter of Roces and late actor Fernando Poe Jr. 

Dubbed as the “Queen of Philippine movies,” Roces has starred in over 130 films. 

She rose to fame in the 1950s and remained visible on screen, her most recent role was “Lola Flora” in primetime series “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” the remake of Poe Jr.’s 1996 film. – gb 

 

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