Rosa Rosal

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Lansang, the birth surname or paternal family name is Danon, and the marital name is Gayda.

Rosa Rosal
Rosal in a PhilPost commemorative stamp in 2022
Born
Florence Lansang Danon

(1927-10-16) October 16, 1927 (age 97)
Manila, Philippine Islands
OccupationActress
Years active1945–present
SpouseWalter Gayda
ChildrenToni Rose Gayda
AwardsFAMAS Best Actress
1955 Sonny Boy

Florence Danon-Gayda (born Florence Lansang Danon; October 16, 1927), better known as Rosa Rosal (Tagalog: [ˈɾɔsɐ ɾɔˈsɐl]), is a FAMAS award-winning Filipina film actress dubbed as the "original femme fatale of Philippine cinema."[1][2][3] She is also known for her work with the Philippine Red Cross (formerly Philippine National Red Cross). For her humanitarian activities, she received the 1999 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service,[4] an award widely considered as Asia's Nobel Prize.[5][6][7] She is the mother of TV host Toni Rose Gayda.

  1. ^ Lena Pareja (1994). "Philippine Film". In Nicanor Tiongson (ed.). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Vol. VIII (1st ed.). Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. p. 310. ISBN 971-8546-31-6.
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  3. ^ "HAPPY 92nd BIRTHDAY today MS. ROSA ROSAL". Facebook. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "The 1999 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service: Rosa Rosal". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
  5. ^ Clare Arthurs (July 25, 2000). "Activists share 'Asian Nobel Prize'". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  6. ^ "Arvind Kejriwal selected for Magsaysay Award". The Times of India. July 31, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  7. ^ Ann Bernadette Corvera (October 8, 2003). "'03 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARDEES: A LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY MEN & WOMEN". Philippine Star. Retrieved February 21, 2008.