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Rogelio dela Rosa (November 12, 1916 - November 10, 1986) was a Filipino silent film actor and politician born in Lubao, Pampanga. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Lubao, which is located in the southwestern part of Pampanga has 44 barrios or barangays and has a population of 110,000. ... Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ...

His first starring role was in Ligaw na Bulaklak opposite Rosa del Rosario. Other roles followed, but were fairly insubstantial during the pre-war years. During the Second World War, while the Philippines was occupied by the Japanese, dela Rosa performed at the Life Theatre and improved his acting. After the war he became the first Filipino to perform in an American movie, The Avenger. In 1956, he won 'Best Actor' at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) for his role in Higit sa Lahat. The Avenger is a fictional character whose original adventures appeared from 1939 to 1942 in The Avenger magazine, published by Street and Smith. ...

He became a senator after winning an election in 1957. He then ran for President in 1961 as an independent candidate, but withdrew in order not to draw votes from Liberal Party candidate Diosdado Macapagal, whom he preferred over the Nacionalista Party candidate and incumbent president Carlos P. Garcia. He was also concerned with the corruption in Filipino politics. Macapagal went on to win the election. The Liberal Party is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ... Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910–April 21, 1997) was the 9th President of the Philippines. ... Nacionalista Party is a Spanish term for a Nationalist Party. ... Carlos Polestico Garcia (November 4, 1896–June 14, 1971) was the 8th president of the Philippines (1957-1961). ...

After serving in the senate, Dela Rosa was appointed Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia in 1969, which was followed by assignments as ambassador to the Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia. He was duly admired for his savvy in foreign affairs and language proficiency, earning him the title of Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, shortly before Martial Law was imposed in 1972.

His made his last foray into politics by running in the 1984 Batasang Pambansa parliamentary elections, but lost. Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly) is where members of the Philippines House of Representatives hold their sessions. ...

He died of a heart attack at the age of 70. He was married to his former co-star Lota Delgado. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

External links

• Rogelio De La Rosa at The Internet Movie Database
• Senator profile