Bella Flores
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Remedios P. Dancel better known as Bella Flores, is a FAMAS award-winning Filipino
film actress. She is best known for her "iconic" portrayals of film villains.
. She was a college sophomore at the Far Eastern University
when she appeared in her first film, Tatlong Balaraw (1950), at age 14.
Flores was signed by Sampaguita Pictures
. She was cast in Roberta as the cruel stepmother of Tessie Agana's
titular character, despite her being all of 15 years old. The film was a box-office success, credited with saving Sampaguita Pictures from bankruptcy after a fire had destroyed its studio. The film's success also elevated Flores into the upper tier of stars, and typecast her in villainous roles. The film critic Nestor Torre remarked that Flores had "been making life miserable for many generations of hapless stars—all the way back to little Tessie Agana and Boy Alano in 'Roberta' in the early 1950s, to her fresh batch of victims in the New Millennium... doing it without skipping a beat—and without aging (much) to boot."
Flores has appeared in over 100 films. She received the 1967 FAMAS
Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Ang Kaibigan Kong Santo Niño.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
film actress. She is best known for her "iconic" portrayals of film villains.
Biography
Flores was born in ManilaManila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. She was a college sophomore at the Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
when she appeared in her first film, Tatlong Balaraw (1950), at age 14.
Flores was signed by Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine National Flower, Sampaguita. The company has been long-defunct since the 1980s with Mike de Leon's classic "Batch '81" being the last film released...
. She was cast in Roberta as the cruel stepmother of Tessie Agana's
Tessie Agana
Tessie Agana is a Filipina actress who was a very popular child star during the 1950s, credited by some for saving Sampaguita Pictures with her work in the box office hit Roberta...
titular character, despite her being all of 15 years old. The film was a box-office success, credited with saving Sampaguita Pictures from bankruptcy after a fire had destroyed its studio. The film's success also elevated Flores into the upper tier of stars, and typecast her in villainous roles. The film critic Nestor Torre remarked that Flores had "been making life miserable for many generations of hapless stars—all the way back to little Tessie Agana and Boy Alano in 'Roberta' in the early 1950s, to her fresh batch of victims in the New Millennium... doing it without skipping a beat—and without aging (much) to boot."
Flores has appeared in over 100 films. She received the 1967 FAMAS
Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Ang Kaibigan Kong Santo Niño.
- She is has also reigned Queen of playing Villain to hit Blockbuster Stars Superstar Nora Aunor, Star For All Seasons Vilma Santos and Diamond Star Maricel Soriano