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1.06.2006

Nida Blanca




Nida Blanca
AKA Dorothy Acueza Jones

  • 1st Filipina to win Best Supporting Actress in the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS, 1952)


ALIAS
"Dory"



DATE OF BIRTH
January 6, 1936

BIRTHPLACE
Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines


FATHER: John William Jones II
MOTHER: Inocencia Acueza


HUSBAND: Roger "Rod" Lawrence Strunk

1st HUSBAND: Victorino Torres
DAUGHTER: Katherine Jones Torres (Kaye)


YEAR OF DEATH
November 7, 2001


USEFUL LINKS

IMDb Biography for Nida Blanca
A Pictorial Tribute to Nida Blanca
For Nida Blanca killing, Strunk, Medel charged
DOJ names new Nida Blanca case prosecutor

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