Acting
Nida Blanca
TL, EN cinema · 122 credits
Born
6 January 1936
Died
7 November 2001 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Also known as Dorothy Acueza Jones
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
Ano Bang Meron Ka?
as Mother Tering
Luv Text
as Cielito
Abakada... Ina
as Matilda
Mula sa Puso
as Carmen
Soltera
as Sandra's Mother
Enter Love
as Linda Perez
Wish
as Lola Melyang
Mother Ignacia: Ang Uliran
as Mother Superior
Batang PX
as Cedes
Babae
Actor
Minsan Lamang Magmamahal
as Auring
The Stepmother
as Fides
Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure
as Lola Binyang
Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita
as Karina's aunt
Redeem Her Honor
as Magda de Castro
Hataw Na!
as Connie Tejeros
Geron Olivar
as Aling Corazon
Vampira
Actor
Kadenang Bulaklak
as Elsa Abolencia
Shake, Rattle & Roll IV
as Dean Bautista (segment "Ang Guro")
The Teacher
as Dean Leticia Bautista
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba
as Fidela
The Two of Us
as Purita
Darna
as Isabel
John en Marsha: Ngayong '91
as Marsha J. Puruntong
Mundo Man ay Magunaw
as Lydia
Hot Summer
as Sonia
Too Young
as Mama Andeng
Impaktita
as Aling Clara
Rosenda
1989
Rosenda
as Mameng
Sa Akin pa rin ang Bukas
as Crising
Guhit Ng Palad
as Leila Salas
Family Tree
as Nitang
Magdusa Ka!
as Aling Toyang
John en Marsha '86: TNT sa Amerika
as Marsha Puruntong
Miguelito
as Auring
The Daughters of Waray and Biday
as Visayan Inday Waray
Through Thick and Thin
as Miss Amor
Where Will the Morning Come?
as Lorrie Rodrigo
Forgive and Forget
as Nelly
John & Marsha '80
as Marsha J. Puruntong
Annie Batungbakal
as Gilda
Tinimbang Ka, Bakit Husto?
as Lagring
John & Marsha '77
as Marsha J. Puruntong
Kisame Street
as Nena
Batu-Bato sa Langit (Ang Tamaa'y Huwag Magagalit..!)
as Idang Lindaya
John & Marsha sa Amerika (Part Two)
as Marsha J. Puruntong
Happy Days Are Here Again
as Herself
John & Marsha
as Marsha J. Puruntong
Isputnik vs. Darna
as Isputnik
Si Adiang Waray
as Adiang Waray
Pitong Gabi sa Paris
as Lillia
Casa Grande
as Third Story
Anak ni Waray
as Luping
Kalyehera
as Nora
Handang Matodas
as Luping
Talusaling
as Julieta
Galawgaw
as Pilar
Waray-Waray
as Upeng
Luneta
Actor
Korea
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