Susan Roces
| Susan Roces | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jesusa Purificación Sonora 28 July 1941 Bacólod, Negros Occidental, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Spouse(s) | Fernando Poe, Jr. (m. 1968; d. 2004) |
| Children |
Grace Poe (adopted) Ronian Poe (stepson) Lovi Poe (stepdaughter) |
| Relatives |
Rosemarie Sonora (sister) Sheryl Cruz (niece) |
Jesusa Purificación Sonora (born July 28, 1941), better known by her screen name Susan Roces, is a Filipina actress and widow of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. She was a main cast member of John en Shirley, a comedy show that aired on ABS-CBN until October 2007.
Born to a French American mother of Jewish descent and a mestizo father of Spanish and Chinese descent, Roces is a member of one of the country's biggest clans, the Locsin family of Negros Occidental. Their forebear, Wo Sin Lok, a peddler from Xiàmén, had himself baptized into the Catholic Church as Agustín Locsín and married Cecilia Sayson of Molo. Roces' sister, Rosemarie Sonora, and niece Sheryl Cruz are also actresses.
Roces married Fernando Poe, Jr. and they have an adopted daughter, former MTRCB Chairperson and now Senator Grace Poe Llamanzares.
On 29 June 2005, she was a key figure calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In a fiery speech, she claimed that "She stole the presidency not once, but twice!"
On 29 September 2007, ABS-CBN acquired the exclusive rights to the movie library of Poe after Roces signed the contract. ABS-CBN Chairman Eugenio López III, Cory Vidanes, Senior Vice President of TVP Production, and Poe's daughter, Grace Poe Llamanzares, were present.
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