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In the 1957 general elections, de la Rosa ran and won a seat in the Philippine Senate under the banner of the Liberal Party. His 1955 role in Higit sa Lahat with Emma Alegre earned him the 'Best Actor' trophy at the 1956 FAMAS awards, as well as the Best Actor Award at the 1956 Southeast Asian Film Festival in Hong Kong. He had been cast as the first Filipino actor, under the name of Ramon Delgado, to star in an American-produced movie, The Sword of Avenger. His success in films remained steady in the 1950s.

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īy 1948, he was the highest paid Filipino movie actor. He formed his own film production company, RDR Productions, and starred as well in productions of LVN Pictures, often with Rosales. emerged as a star, perhaps the most popular film actor of the first decade of the post-war. After the war, he resumed his film career and proved more popular than ever. When the Philippine film industry was held to a standstill during the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945, de la Rosa remained in the public eye as a bodabil performer at the Life Theater in Manila. Rosales proved to be his most durable onscreen partner, and their 'love team' is said to be among the most successful in the history of Philippine movies. Film stardom ĭe la Rosa burst into stardom in the late 1930s after being frequently cast in dramas as a romantic idol opposite such actresses as Rosa del Rosario, Carmen Rosales, Emma Alegre, and Paraluman. Recto Gold Medal in a national oratorical contest. An excellent collegiate athlete and debater in the years from 1932-34. However, the young actor did not then engage in a regular film career, opting instead to attend college at the Far Eastern University in Manila. The film's director, José Nepomuceno, gave him the screen name 'Rogelio de la Rosa'. Īs a teenager, he was cast by his uncle, a film director, in a starring role in the silent film Ligaw na Bulaklak opposite Rosa del Rosario. While in high school, de la Rosa, along with Macapagal would regularly perform in zarzuelas as a villain. Macapagal's first wife, Purita, was de la Rosa's sister.

Lubao was also the hometown of Diosdado Macapagal, six years his senior and a future political opponent and brother-in-law. He was born in Lubao, Pampanga, the son of an arnis champion. Elected to the Philippine Senate from 1957 to 1963, he was the first Filipino film actor to parlay his fame into a substantial political career, paving the way for other future Filipino entertainers-turned-politicians such as Senators Eddie Ilarde, Ramon Revilla Sr., Tito Sotto, Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Jinggoy Estrada, Lito Lapid, Freddie Webb, Robin Padilla, Raffy Tulfo and President Joseph Estrada.

He is also remembered for his statesmanship, in particular his accomplishments as a diplomat. Regidor Lim de la Rosa (Novem– November 26, 1986), professionally known as Rogelio de la Rosa, was one of the most popular Filipino matinee idols of the 20th century.

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