Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 06, 1936
Died
Nov 07, 2001
Place of Birth
Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Credits
122 titles
Nida Blanca
Biography
Dorothy Acueza Jones, (January 6, 1936 – November 7, 2001) popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. She starred in over 163 movies and 14 television shows and received over 16 awards for movies and six awards for television during her 50-year film career. She was named one of 15 Best Actress of all Time by YES magazine. Born as Dorothy Acueza Jones in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (then a U.S. territory) to an American soldier father and a Filipina mother, she appeared in her first film at age 14. Actress Delia Razon successfully urged the head of LVN Pictures, Doña Sisang de Leon to hire Blanca. She was screen tested on October 6, 1950 by LVN Pictures where she reigned as queen for more than a decade, doing mostly comedies opposite the late Nestor de Villa. In the movies, she has played everything from a guy-punching lesbian to a nun. She also starred in the hit TV comedy series, John En Marsha, where she played the wife who sticks by her poor husband despite her rich mother's constant harping. In 1958, she appeared opposite her contemporary, noted singer/actress Sylvia La Torre, and Leroy Salvador, in the LVN movie Tuloy ang Ligaya. Blanca was married twice. She separated from her first husband, Victorino Torres when their daughter Kaye was only two years old. She later married her second husband Roger Lawrence Strunk (1940-2007), an American singer and actor, known by his screen name, Rod Lauren in Las Vegas in 1979. The couple relocated to Manila.
Known For
Filmography
If You Are But a Dream
Fairy
Ano Bang Meron Ka?
Mother Tering
Luv Text
Cielito
Abakada... Ina
Matilda
Yakapin Mo ang Umaga
Soltera
Sandra's Mother
From the Heart
Carmen
Wish
Lola Melyang
Enter Love
Linda Perez
Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran
Mother Superior
Babae
Batang PX
Cedes
Minsan Lamang Magmamahal
Auring
Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure
Lola Binyang
The Stepmother
Fides
April Boys: Sana'y Mahalin Mo Rin Ako
Hataw Na!
Connie Tejeros
Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita
Karina's aunt
Redeem Her Honor
Magda de Castro
Vampira
Geron Olivar
Aling Corazon
Pinagbiyak Na Bunga: Lookalayk
Dorie
Di na Natuto (Sorry na, Puwede ba?)
Humanda Ka Mayor! Bahala Na ang Diyos
Kadenang Bulaklak
Elsa Abolencia
Pido Dida 3: May Kambal Na
Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan
Shake, Rattle & Roll IV
Dean Bautista (segment "Ang Guro")
The Teacher
Dean Leticia Bautista
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba
Fidela
Tayong Dalawa
Kamay ni Cain
Darna
Isabel
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Dolores
John en Marsha: Ngayong '91
Marsha J. Puruntong
Mundo Man ay Magunaw
Lydia
Too Young
Mama Andeng
Pangako ng Puso
Hot Summer
Sonia
Rosenda
Mameng
Impaktita
Aling Clara
Tatak Avellana
Self
Sa Akin pa rin ang Bukas
Crising
Guhit Ng Palad
Leila Salas
Love Letters
Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos
I'm Kiko, I'm Kikay
Kid, Huwag Kang Susuko
The Dirty Princess
Family Tree
Nitang