Veteran actress Susan Roces passed away on Friday evening, May 20.
She was 80 years old.
Roces died surrounded by her family, according to her daughter, Sen. Grace Poe.
“With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved Jesusa Sonora Poe, whom many of you know as Susan Roces. She passed away peacefully on a Friday evening, May 20, 2022, surrounded by love and warmth, with her daughter Grace, her nephews Joseph and Jeffrey, and many of her family and close friends,” Poe said in a statement.
The cause of her death has not been revealed.
Susan, a showbiz icon, made more than a hundred films and TV projects, starting with Sampaguita Pictures’ “Sabungera” in the 1950s. She was last seen on television, playing the kindly Lola Flora in the long-running teleserye, “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.”
“She lived life fully and gracefully. Remember her in her beauty, warmth, and kindness. She is now with the Lord and her beloved Ronnie – FPJ. We will miss her sorely but we celebrate a life well-lived. Susan Roces – daughter, mother, grandmother, a true Filipina, and a national treasure,” Poe added.
Roces, known as the “Queen of Philippine Movies,” was married to the late “King of Philippine Movies” Fernando Poe, Jr. They had one child, Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares.
