The country’s entertainment industry lost one of its most enduring and endearing icons on Wednesday with the death of Anita Linda, the oldest Filipino actress to remain active in show biz, at the age of 95. | marinelRcruzINQ
Linda was born Alice Buenaflor Lake on Nov. 23, 1924 in Pasay City to American soldier and mining engineer James Lake and Gorgonia Buenaflor. At the time, the country’s fledgling film industry was only 5 years old. The first Filipino film—Jose Nepomuceno’s “Dalagang Bukid’’—was released in September 1919.
After the war, in 1947, she resumed acting under Premiere Productions, appearing in Avellana’s “Sekretang Hong Kong” with the comedic duo Pugo and Togo. She bagged her first leading role that year in “Alyas Sakim,” with costar Leopoldo Salcedo.Linda’s uninterrupted career saw her being paired with a host of fellow icons, including the late Fernando Poe Jr. and Dolphy.
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