Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson-Rodrigo (née Anson; born January 30, 1945), better known as Boots Anson-Roa, is a Filipino actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer.
Early life and education
Anson-Roa, a Bicolana, is the eldest daughter of post-war matinee idol Oscar Moreno, then known as the Robert Taylor of the Philippines, and Belen Cristobal-Anson, a descendant of Epifanio de los Santos. Her father, Oscar Moreno was an actor and merchant mariner and her mother Belen Cristobal-Anson was a chemist and a pharmacy graduate.
She finished her primary and secondary education at the Assumption Convent, Manila. From 1960 to 1964 she studied for an A.B. in Speech and Drama at the University of the Philippines, but did not graduate. From 1983 to 1984 she studied Journalism and Public and Media Relations at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Professional activities
She was the director of the U.P.-PGH Medical Foundation from 1979 to 1981,
She was the president of MOWELFUND, Inc. from 2002 to 2020. In 1982, she was appointed as Press Attaché and Cultural Officer as well as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.
Awards and honours
- Outstanding Movie Personality: PMPC – 1979
- FAMAS Award for Uplifting the Movie Industry: FAMAS Awards – 1976
- Best Emcee ALIW Awards: – 1979–1981
- Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service Award: TOWNS Foundation – 1974
- Gintong Ina Awardee: Guillermo Mendoza Foundation – 1994|| Helen Rosales || Supporting role / Protagonist
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| 2019 || Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko|| Adora "Abuela" Divinagracia || Supporting role / Anti-hero
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| 2021 || First Yaya || Madame President Diane Carlos || Special participation
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| 2022 || Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune || Doña Consuelo Yang-Chan || Supporting role / Anti-hero
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Radio shows
- Boots Talk (DZMM)
- Music and Memories (DZMM) They married on June 14, 2014.