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{{Short description|Filipina actress}}
{{Short description|Filipina actress (1917–1991)}}
{{Philippine name|Constantino|Keller}}
{{Philippine name|Constantino|Keller}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Carmen Rosales
| name = Carmen Rosales
| image = Carmen Rosales.jpg
| image = Carmen Rosales.jpg
| birth_name = Januaria Constantino Keller<ref>{{cite news |title=RP showbiz aglow with 'Tisoy,' 'Tisay' |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/254760/rp-showbiz-aglow-with-tisoy-tisay |work=Manila Bulletin|date=April 26, 2010 |accessdate=May 12, 2010}}</ref>
| birth_name = Januaria Constantino Keller
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|3|3}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|3|3}}
| birth_place = [[Rosales, Pangasinan]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands]], [[United States]]
| birth_place = [[Rosales, Pangasinan]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands]], [[United States]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|12|11|1917|3|3}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|12|11|1917|3|3}}<ref name="esquire"/>
| death_place = [[Mandaluyong]], Philippines
| death_place = [[Mandaluyong]], Philippines
| occupation = actress
| occupation = actress
| yearsactive = 1938–1965
| yearsactive = 1938–1965
}}
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'''Januaria Constantino Keller''' (March 3, 1917 – December 11, 1991), better known by her stage name '''Carmen Rosales''' and by her nickname '''Mameng''', was a noted [[Filipino people|Filipina]] actress and World War II guerilla fighter.<ref name="NoliSoli">{{Cite web |url=https://nolisoli.ph/58570/women-philippine-history-know/ |title=Women in Philippine history you should know about |last1=Acosta |first1=Zofiya |last2=Bulan |first2=Amirielle Anne |date=March 8, 2019 |website=NOLISOLI |publisher=Hinge Inquirer Group |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002045408/https://nolisoli.ph/58570/women-philippine-history-know/ |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> Her acting career spanned the decades immediately before, during, and after World War II. Her tremendous commercial success and wide fan base before the war led to her being considered the original superstar of Philippine movies.<ref>{{Cite news|title = The Originals in Philippine movies|last = Llanes|first = Rommel R|date = September 4, 2009|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref> Her stage name, Carmen Rosales, was taken from her hometown of [[Rosales, Pangasinan|Rosales]] in the province of [[Pangasinan]].

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'''Januaria Constantino Keller'''<ref>{{cite news |title=RP showbiz aglow with 'Tisoy,' 'Tisay' |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/254760/rp-showbiz-aglow-with-tisoy-tisay |work=Manila Bulletin|date=2010-04-26 |accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref> (March 3, 1917 – December 11, 1991), better known by her stage name '''Carmen Rosales''' and by her nickname '''Mameng''', was a noted [[Filipino people|Filipina]] actress and World War II guerilla fighter.<ref name="NoliSoli">{{Cite web |url=https://nolisoli.ph/58570/women-philippine-history-know/ |title=Women in Philippine history you should know about |last=Acosta |first=Zofiya |last2=Bulan |first2=Amirielle Anne |date=2019-03-08 |website=NOLISOLI |publisher=Hinge Inquirer Group |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002045408/https://nolisoli.ph/58570/women-philippine-history-know/ |archive-date=2019-10-02 |access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref>

Her acting career spanned the decades immediately before, during, and after World War II. Her tremendous commercial success and wide fan base before the war led to her being considered the original superstar of Philippine movies.<ref>{{Cite news|title = The Originals in Philippine movies|last = Llanes|first = Rommel R|date = September 4, 2009|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref> Her stage name, Carmen Rosales, was taken from her hometown of Carmen, [[Rosales, Pangasinan|Rosales]], [[Philippines]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Januaria Constantino Keller was born in Carmen, Rosales, [[Pangasinan]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands]] of the [[US]] to Pantaleón Keller Rosles, her father who was of [[Sweden|Swedish]] ethnicity and Filipina mother, Pilar Constantino y de la Cruz, who was born April 13, 1872, in [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Quingua]], [[Bulacan]].
Januaria Constantino Keller was born in [[Rosales, Pangasinan]], to Pantaleón Keller Rosales, her father who was [[Filipino mestizo|half-Swedish]] and Filipina mother, Pilar Constantino y de la Cruz, who was born April 13, 1872, in [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Quingua, Bulacan]].


She was first married to Ramon Navales who was killed in the [[Second World War]]. She was remarried to Jose “Peping” Puyat from the wealthy Puyat Clan with whom she has one child named Cesar Rosales Puyat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/2720/today-in-philippine-history-march-3-1917-carmen-rosales-a-noted-actress-and-world-war-ii-guerilla-fighter-was-born-in-pangasinan|title=Today in Philippine history, March 3, 1917, Carmen Rosales, a noted actress and World War II guerilla fighter was born in Pangasinan}}</ref>
She was first married to Ramon Navales who was killed in the [[Second World War]], and had a son with him named Rene.<ref name="esquire"/> After the war ended, she married Jose “Peping” Puyat from the wealthy Puyat Clan with whom she had one child named Cesar Rosales Puyat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/2720/today-in-philippine-history-march-3-1917-carmen-rosales-a-noted-actress-and-world-war-ii-guerilla-fighter-was-born-in-pangasinan|title=Today in Philippine history, March 3, 1917, Carmen Rosales, a noted actress and World War II guerilla fighter was born in Plaridel, Bulacan.|date=November 4, 2021 }}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==
She began her career in the radio and was proclaimed Queen of Radio in 1936.
Rosales worked as dressmaker prior to entering acting.<ref name="esquire"/> She began her career in the radio and was proclaimed Queen of Radio in 1936.


Rosales' film debut was in ''Mahiwagang Binibini'' (1938) for Diwata Pictures, based on the zarsuela play of [[Atang dela Rama]] titled ''Ang Kiri''.It was followed by ''Arimunding-Munding'' (1939) in her first leading role opposite [[Jose Padilla Jr]] for Excelsior Films before her contract was rescinded. When her friend brought her to [[Quisumbing]], he rejected the young woman for not having the bearing of an actress.<ref name="pilar">{{cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMN-8GDB |title=Film # 007773053 Image Film # 007773053; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMN-8GDB — FamilySearch.org |accessdate=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
Rosales' film debut was in ''Mahiwagang Binibini'' (1938) for Diwata Pictures, based on the zarzuela play of [[Atang dela Rama]] titled ''Ang Kiri''.It was followed by ''Arimunding-Munding'' (1939) in her first leading role opposite [[Jose Padilla Jr]] for Excelsior Films before her contract was rescinded. When her friend brought her to [[Quisumbing]], he rejected the young woman for not having the bearing of an actress.<ref name="pilar">{{cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMN-8GDB |title=Film # 007773053 Image Film # 007773053; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMN-8GDB — FamilySearch.org |website=[[FamilySearch]] |accessdate=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}


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It was [[Sampaguita Pictures]] that signed her up in 1939. Rosales was paired with [[Rogelio dela Rosa]] in ''Takip Silim'' released during the Christmas season of 1939, and of which started their [[loveteam]]. They made a total of 12 films under Sampaguita Pictures. After the [[Second World War|World War II]], she starred in ''Gerilyera'' (1946) with Celso Baltazar. Gerilyera was followed by ''Kaaway ng Bayan'' (1947) with [[Leopoldo Salcedo]], which made Rosales the most sought-after actress of Philippine Movies. Afterward, she chose to be a freelancer.<ref name="star2005"/>
Nonetheless, Rosales became one of the most famous Filipina actresses in the 1940s and 1950s, rivalling [[Rosa del Rosario]] at the box-office. She is [[wikt:famous|famous]] for her sweet voice and numerous recordings.

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It was [[Sampaguita Pictures]] that signed her up in 1939. Rosales was paired with [[Rogelio dela Rosa]] in ''Takip Silim'' released during the Christmas season of 1939, and of which started their [[loveteam]]. They made a total of 12 films under Sampaguita Pictures. After the [[Second World War|World War II]], she starred in Gerilyera (1946) with Celso Baltazar. Gerilyera was followed by Kaaway ng Bayan (1947) with [[Leopoldo Salcedo]], which made Rosales the most sought-after actress of Philippine Movies. Afterward, she chose to be a freelancer.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/03/06/269261/carmen-rosales-genuine-superstar |title=Carmen Rosales: The Genuine Superstar |last=Maceda |first=Marichu |date=March 6, 2005 |work=The Philippine Star|access-date=2019-10-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213130838/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/03/06/269261/carmen-rosales-genuine-superstar |archive-date=2018-12-13}}</ref>
In 1949, she became the Philippines' highest-paid movie star when [[LVN Pictures]] offered her the unprecedented sum of P45,000 to team up again with [[Rogelio dela Rosa]] in Kampanang Ginto, followed by Camelia, then Sipag at Yaman with Jose Padilla, Jr. and Batalyon Trece with [[Jaime dela Rosa]]. Among her unforgettable roles included the spurned lover of Rogelio dela Rosa in ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' (1954) and a club-singer in ''Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig'' (1955).
In 1949, she became the Philippines' highest-paid movie star when [[LVN Pictures]] offered her the unprecedented sum of P45,000 to team up again with [[Rogelio dela Rosa]] in Kampanang Ginto, followed by Camelia, then Sipag at Yaman with Jose Padilla, Jr. and Batalyon Trece with [[Jaime dela Rosa]]. Among her unforgettable roles included the spurned lover of Rogelio dela Rosa in ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' (1954) and a club-singer in ''Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig'' (1955).
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She received her first [[FAMAS Award]] in 1954 for her role in ''Inspirasyon'' opposite Van de Leon. She was similarly awarded in 1960 for playing a strict matron in ''Estela Mondragon''.
She received her first [[FAMAS Award]] in 1954 for her role in ''Inspirasyon'' opposite Van de Leon. She was similarly awarded in 1960 for playing a strict matron in ''Estela Mondragon''.


She garnered fame playing a [[hacendera]] in Pablo Gomez's version of ''[[MN (film)|MN]]'' (1954). Her last public appearance was in [[Inday Badiday]]'s ''Eye to Eye''.
She garnered fame playing a [[hacendera]] in Pablo Gomez's version of ''[[MN (film)|MN]]'' (1954). Her last film appearance was in [[Inday Badiday]]'s ''Eye to Eye'', after which she retired from acting and public life, with the exception of an interview with ''Expressweek'' magazine in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/life/women/6-decades-of-fierce-screen-goddesses-a1707-20170727-lfrm2 |title=Strong is Sexy, According to These Iconic Pinay Actresses |work=Esquire}}</ref>


== World War II guerrilla activities ==
== World War II guerrilla activities ==
Rosales' husband Ramon was killed by Japanese forces early in the [[Japanese Occupation of the Philippines]] during [[World War II]]. As a result, she decided to join a guerrilla group and fight the Japanese. She joined the [[HUKBALAHAP|Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon]] forces, and became a sharpshooter. She was known for wearing a false mustache during guerrilla raids, in an effort to disguise herself.<ref name="star2005">{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/03/06/269261/carmen-rosales-genuine-superstar |title=Carmen Rosales: The Genuine Superstar |last=Maceda |first=Marichu |date=March 6, 2005 |work=The Philippine Star|access-date=2019-10-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213130838/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/03/06/269261/carmen-rosales-genuine-superstar |archive-date=2018-12-13}}</ref>
Rosales' husband Ramon was killed by Japanese forces early in the [[Japanese Occupation of the Philippines]] during [[World War II]]. As a result, she decided to join a guerrilla group and fight the Japanese. She joined the [[HUKBALAHAP|Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon]] and became a sharpshooter. She was known for wearing a false mustache during guerrilla raids, in an effort to disguise herself.<ref name="star2005">{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/03/06/269261/carmen-rosales-genuine-superstar |title=Carmen Rosales: The Genuine Superstar |last=Maceda |first=Marichu |date=March 6, 2005 |work=The Philippine Star|access-date=October 2, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213130838/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/03/06/269261/carmen-rosales-genuine-superstar |archive-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref> However, the Japanese were able to persuade her to star in the 1944 film ''Tatlong Maria'' after they threatened to massacre a village in Pangasinan if she refused.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JlY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=757,21071582&dq=carmen+rosales&hl=en |title=Carmen Rosales, movie queen and war heroine |last=Pecho |first=Ernie |date=March 13, 2005 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>

==The original "queen of Philippine movies"==
Arguably, she was the "queen of Philippine movies" in the 1940s [https://hdpinoytambayan.su/ pinoy tambayan]. The films in which she was top-billed aided in the popularity of emerging actresses like [[Gloria Romero (actress)|Gloria Romero]], [[Amalia Fuentes]] and [[Susan Roces]], who all became movie queens themselves decades later.


== Death ==
== Death ==
She died on December 11, 1991 of kidney malfunction{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} in Mandaluyong, Philippines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/carmen-rosales-a00304-20200303-lfrm|title=A Warrior Is Born: How Carmen Rosales, The Queen of Philippine Cinema, Became a Guerrilla Fighter and Sharpshooter}}</ref> She is interred at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina.
She died on December 11, 1991, of kidney failure{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} in [[Mandaluyong]].<ref name="esquire">{{cite web|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/carmen-rosales-a00304-20200303-lfrm|title=A Warrior Is Born: How Carmen Rosales, The Queen of Philippine Cinema, Became a Guerrilla Fighter and Sharpshooter |work=Esquire}}</ref> She is interred at the [[Loyola Memorial Park]] in [[Marikina]].


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
A barrio in [[Rosales, Pangasinan]] was named after her. It is now currently divided into two barangays, Carmen East and Carmen West.
A barrio in [[Rosales, Pangasinan]] was named after her. It is now currently divided into two barangays, Carmen East and Carmen West.<ref name="esquire"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*1939 - ''[[Mahiwagang Binibini]]''
*1939 - ''[[Mahiwagang Binibini]]''
*1939 -''[[Arimunding-Arimunding]]''
*1939 - ''[[Arimunding-Arimunding]]''
*1939 - ''[[Takip-Silim]]''
*1939 - ''[[Takip-Silim]]''
*1940 - ''[[Senorita (1940 film)|Senorita]]''
*1940 - ''[[Senorita (1940 film)|Senorita]]''
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*1953 - ''[[Rosa Villa]]''
*1953 - ''[[Rosa Villa]]''
*1953 - ''[[May Umaga Pang Darating]]''
*1953 - ''[[May Umaga Pang Darating]]''
*1953 - ''[[Inspirasyon]]'' (Famas Best Actress)
*1953 - ''[[Inspirasyon]]'' (FAMAS Best Actress)
*1954 - ''[[Maala-Ala Mo Kaya?]]''
*1954 - ''[[Maala-Ala Mo Kaya?]]''
*1954 - ''[[Matandang Dalaga]]''
*1954 - ''[[Matandang Dalaga]]''
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*1954 - ''[[Luha ng Birhen]]''
*1954 - ''[[Luha ng Birhen]]''
*1955 - ''[[Ang Tangi kong Pag-ibig]]''
*1955 - ''[[Ang Tangi kong Pag-ibig]]''
*1955 - ''[[Uhaw sa Pag-ibig]]''
*1955 - ''[[Uhaw na Pag-ibig]]''
*1955 - ''[[R.O.T.C. (film)|R.O.T.C.]]''
*1955 - ''[[R.O.T.C. (film)|R.O.T.C.]]''
*1955 - ''[[Iyung-Iyo]]''
*1955 - ''[[Iyung-Iyo]]''
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*1959 - ''[[Debutante (film)|Debutante]]''
*1959 - ''[[Debutante (film)|Debutante]]''
*1959 - ''[[Baby Face (1959 film)|Baby Face]]''
*1959 - ''[[Baby Face (1959 film)|Baby Face]]''
*1959 - ''[[Vicky (film)|Vicky]]''
*1959 - ''[[Vicky (1959 film)|Vicky]]''
*1959 - ''[[Esmeralda (1959 film)|Esmeralda]]''
*1959 - ''[[Esmeralda (1959 film)|Esmeralda]]''
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*1960 - ''[[Mother Dearest (film)|Mother Dearest]]''
*1960 - ''[[Estela Mondragon]]''
*1960 - ''[[Estela Mondragon]]''
*1960 - ''[[Kaming Makasalanan]]''
*1960 - ''[[Kaming Makasalanan]]''
*1960 - ''[[Tatlong Magdalena]]''
*1960 - ''[[Tatlong Magdalena]]''
*1960 - ''[[Limang Misteryo ng Krus]]''
*1960 - ''[[Limang Misteryo ng Krus]]''
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*1961 - ''[[Mother Dearest]]''
*1961 - ''[[Octavia (1961 film)|Octavia]]''
*1961 - ''[[Octavia (1961 film)|Octavia]]''
*1961 - ''[[Halik sa Lupa]]''
*1961 - ''[[Halik sa Lupa]]''
*1961 - ''[[Dayukdok]]''
*1961 - ''[[Dayukdok]]''
*1962 - ''[[The Big Broadcast]]''
*1962 - ''[[Mama's Boy (1962 film)|Mama's Boy]]''
*1962 - ''[[Mama's Boy (1962 film)|Mama's Boy]]''
*1962 - ''[[Sugat sa Balikat]]''
*1962 - ''[[Sugat sa Balikat]]''
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*1964 - ''[[Anak ni Kamagong]]''
*1964 - ''[[Anak ni Kamagong]]''
*1964 - ''[[The Dolly Sisters (film)|The Dolly Sisters]]''
*1964 - ''[[The Dolly Sisters (film)|The Dolly Sisters]]''
*1965 - ''[[Ginoong Recuerdo]]''
*1965 - ''[[Gintong Recuerdo]]''
*1965 - ''[[Apat na Kagandahan]]''
*1965 - ''[[Apat na Kagandahan]]''


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{{FAMAS Award for Best Actress}}
{{FAMAS Award for Best Actress}}

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[[Category:1991 deaths]]
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[[Category:Filipino film actresses]]
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[[Category:Filipino people of American descent]]
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Latest revision as of 09:28, 7 October 2024

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Constantino and the surname or paternal family name is Keller.

Carmen Rosales
Born
Januaria Constantino Keller[1]

(1917-03-03)March 3, 1917
Rosales, Pangasinan, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, United States
DiedDecember 11, 1991(1991-12-11) (aged 74)[2]
Mandaluyong, Philippines
Occupationactress
Years active1938–1965

Januaria Constantino Keller (March 3, 1917 – December 11, 1991), better known by her stage name Carmen Rosales and by her nickname Mameng, was a noted Filipina actress and World War II guerilla fighter.[3] Her acting career spanned the decades immediately before, during, and after World War II. Her tremendous commercial success and wide fan base before the war led to her being considered the original superstar of Philippine movies.[4] Her stage name, Carmen Rosales, was taken from her hometown of Rosales in the province of Pangasinan.

Early life

[edit]

Januaria Constantino Keller was born in Rosales, Pangasinan, to Pantaleón Keller Rosales, her father who was half-Swedish and Filipina mother, Pilar Constantino y de la Cruz, who was born April 13, 1872, in Quingua, Bulacan.

She was first married to Ramon Navales who was killed in the Second World War, and had a son with him named Rene.[2] After the war ended, she married Jose “Peping” Puyat from the wealthy Puyat Clan with whom she had one child named Cesar Rosales Puyat.[5]

Acting career

[edit]

Rosales worked as dressmaker prior to entering acting.[2] She began her career in the radio and was proclaimed Queen of Radio in 1936.

Rosales' film debut was in Mahiwagang Binibini (1938) for Diwata Pictures, based on the zarzuela play of Atang dela Rama titled Ang Kiri.It was followed by Arimunding-Munding (1939) in her first leading role opposite Jose Padilla Jr for Excelsior Films before her contract was rescinded. When her friend brought her to Quisumbing, he rejected the young woman for not having the bearing of an actress.[6][citation needed]

It was Sampaguita Pictures that signed her up in 1939. Rosales was paired with Rogelio dela Rosa in Takip Silim released during the Christmas season of 1939, and of which started their loveteam. They made a total of 12 films under Sampaguita Pictures. After the World War II, she starred in Gerilyera (1946) with Celso Baltazar. Gerilyera was followed by Kaaway ng Bayan (1947) with Leopoldo Salcedo, which made Rosales the most sought-after actress of Philippine Movies. Afterward, she chose to be a freelancer.[7]

In 1949, she became the Philippines' highest-paid movie star when LVN Pictures offered her the unprecedented sum of P45,000 to team up again with Rogelio dela Rosa in Kampanang Ginto, followed by Camelia, then Sipag at Yaman with Jose Padilla, Jr. and Batalyon Trece with Jaime dela Rosa. Among her unforgettable roles included the spurned lover of Rogelio dela Rosa in Maalaala Mo Kaya (1954) and a club-singer in Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig (1955).

She received her first FAMAS Award in 1954 for her role in Inspirasyon opposite Van de Leon. She was similarly awarded in 1960 for playing a strict matron in Estela Mondragon.

She garnered fame playing a hacendera in Pablo Gomez's version of MN (1954). Her last film appearance was in Inday Badiday's Eye to Eye, after which she retired from acting and public life, with the exception of an interview with Expressweek magazine in 1978.[8]

World War II guerrilla activities

[edit]

Rosales' husband Ramon was killed by Japanese forces early in the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines during World War II. As a result, she decided to join a guerrilla group and fight the Japanese. She joined the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon and became a sharpshooter. She was known for wearing a false mustache during guerrilla raids, in an effort to disguise herself.[7] However, the Japanese were able to persuade her to star in the 1944 film Tatlong Maria after they threatened to massacre a village in Pangasinan if she refused.[9]

Death

[edit]

She died on December 11, 1991, of kidney failure[citation needed] in Mandaluyong.[2] She is interred at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina.

Legacy

[edit]

A barrio in Rosales, Pangasinan was named after her. It is now currently divided into two barangays, Carmen East and Carmen West.[2]

Filmography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "RP showbiz aglow with 'Tisoy,' 'Tisay'". Manila Bulletin. April 26, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "A Warrior Is Born: How Carmen Rosales, The Queen of Philippine Cinema, Became a Guerrilla Fighter and Sharpshooter". Esquire.
  3. ^ Acosta, Zofiya; Bulan, Amirielle Anne (March 8, 2019). "Women in Philippine history you should know about". NOLISOLI. Hinge Inquirer Group. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Llanes, Rommel R (September 4, 2009). "The Originals in Philippine movies". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  5. ^ "Today in Philippine history, March 3, 1917, Carmen Rosales, a noted actress and World War II guerilla fighter was born in Plaridel, Bulacan". November 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Film # 007773053 Image Film # 007773053; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMN-8GDB — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Maceda, Marichu (March 6, 2005). "Carmen Rosales: The Genuine Superstar". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Strong is Sexy, According to These Iconic Pinay Actresses". Esquire.
  9. ^ Pecho, Ernie (March 13, 2005). "Carmen Rosales, movie queen and war heroine". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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