Nida Blanca
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Nida Blanca in 1954
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| Born |
Dorothy Acueza Jones January 6, 1936 Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Died | November 7, 2001 (aged 65) San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Murdered by stabbing |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Nida Blanca |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950–2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Victorino Torres Rod Lauren |
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 Actresses of all Time by YES! magazine.
She was stabbed to death in a condo parking lot in San Juan City on November 7, 2001.
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.
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