Rosita Quinto Stecza (1925 – November 28, 2006), 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.[2]
Rosa Mia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rosita Quinto Stecza 1925 |
| Died | November 28, 2006 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Ka Oncha[1] |
| Occupation | Actress and Film director |
| Years active | 1946 - 1980 |
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 (I remember Bataan) in 1946. The movie was also the first for Dolphy, the country's unequivocal King of Comedy.
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Dugo at bayan (I remember Bataan) | |
| 1947 | Sarrungbanggi | |
| 1947 | Hagibis | |
| 1948 | Sumpaan | |
| 1949 | Abogada | |
| 1951 | Batas ng daigdig | |
| 1951 | Roberta | |
| 1952 | Rebecca | |
| 1953 | Recuerdo | |
| 1953 | Inspirasiyon | |
| 1953 | Kiko | |
| 1954 | Maalaala mo kaya | |
| 1954 | Anak sa panalangin | |
| 1954 | Sabungera | |
| 1954 | Menor de edad | |
| 1955 | Waldas | |
| 1955 | Despatsadora | |
| 1955 | Ang tangi kong pag-ibig | |
| 1955 | Mariposa | |
| 1955 | Rosana | |
| 1955 | Binibining kalog | |
| 1956 | Tumbando caña | Desta |
| 1956 | Gilda | |
| 1956 | Inang mahal | |
| 1957 | Sino ang maysala | |
| 1957 | Pretty Boy | |
| 1957 | Pasang krus | |
| 1958 | Ulilang angel | |
| 1958 | Mga reyna ng Vicks | Doña Eloisa |
| 1958 | Ako ang maysala! | |
| 1958 | Tatlong ilaw sa dambana | |
| 1959 | Ikaw ang aking buhay | |
| 1959 | Angel sa lansangan | |
| 1959 | Tatak | |
| 1959 | Kamandag | |
| 1960 | Salamat po doktor | |
| 1960 | Ipagdarasal kita | |
| 1960 | 28 de mayo | |
| 1960 | Ang magkakapitbahay | |
| 1961 | Operatang sampay bakod | |
| 1961 | Batas ng lipunan | |
| 1962 | Pitong kalbaryo ni inang | |
| 1962 | No Man Is an Island | Primera Quintagua |
| 1963 | Historia de un amor | |
| 1963 | Apat ang anak ni David | |
| 1963 | Ang manananggol ni Ruben | |
| 1963 | Anak, ang iyong ina! | |
| 1964 | Fighting Warays sa Ilokos | |
| 1964 | Ang rosaryo at ang tabak | |
| 1964 | Magkakapatid na waray | |
| 1965 | Ana-Roberta | |
| 1965 | Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) | Josefa Edralin Marcos |
| 1966 | Sa Bawa't Lansangan | |
| 1966 | Mama! | |
| 1966 | Kapag Langit ang Umusig | |
| 1966 | Bakit Pa Ako Isinilang? | |
| 1967 | Love and Devotion | |
| 1967 | Ang Langit Ay para sa Lahat | |
| 1968 | Siete Dolores | |
| 1968 | Manila, Open City | |
| 1968 | Liku-likong Landas | |
| 1968 | Junior Cursillo | |
| 1968 | Dobol Wedding | |
| 1968 | Ang Mamatay ng Dahil sa Iyo | |
| 1969 | Heaven's Fate | Nana Sepa |
| 1970 | Bakit Ako Pa? | |
| 1970 | First Kiss | |
| 1970 | Mother Song | |
| 1971 | Huwad | |
| 1971 | I'm Eighteen | |
| 1973 | Pepeng Agimat | |
| 1973 | Kondesang Basahan | |
| 1973 | Hulihin si... Tiagong Akyat (Santiago Ronquillo) | |
| 1973 | Hindi Kita Malimot | |
| 1973 | Hanggang sa Kabila ng Daigdig: The Tony Maiquez Story | |
| 1975 | Sa Kagubatan ng Lunsod | |
| 1980 | Tatlong Patak ng Dugo ni Adan | |
| 1980 | Pinay, American Style | |
| 1987 | Maharlika |
| Year | Movie |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Torkwata |
| 1958 | Baby Bubut |
| 1959 | Debutante |
| 1961 | Octavia |
| 1963 | Ang Class Reunion |
| 1964 | Umibig ay di biro |
| 1964 | Leron Leron Sinta |
| 1968 | Summer Love |