King Rodrigo and Boots Anson-Roa, one year after
Humor seems to be the hallmark of the Boots Anson-Roa and King Rodrigo union. The two senior lovebirds make one believe again in the possibilities of a
Humor seems to be the hallmark of the Boots Anson-Roa and King Rodrigo union. The two senior lovebirds make one believe again in the possibilities of a
Rep. Leni Robredo turned 50 yesterday. On the eve of her birthday, she conquered one of her greatest fears: getting on a zipline. Amazing. I
June 14, 2014, 4 p.m., The Archbishop’s Palace, Mandaluyong City.
I had to smile when I saw the joyful brouhaha made in the press over the marriage of 75-year-old lawyer King Rodrigo to 69-year-old actress Boots Anson-Roa. Similar goodwill and cheer met the press announcement of the engagement of actress Zsa Zsa Padilla and architect Conrad Onglao, both in their 50s. There was also much joy in the States last week when, after 15 years of widowhood, 57-year-old much-admired TV journalist Katie Couric married 51-year-old financier John Molner.
Some people are in jail and most of us are not, that is obvious; but beneath the surface are others who are imprisoned by fear, sickness, resentment and ill will.
There was no grand ceremony or a fancy bridal dress when Boots Anson wed Pete Roa in Washington, DC, in 1964, then later at the Assumption Convent in Manila. The couple had eloped.
Last seen in the Chito Roño movie “The Healing” and in the teleseryes “Genesis” and “Indio,” actor Roberto Arevalo returns to the stage to play the patriarch in Tanghalang Pilipino’s production of “Mga Ama, Mga Anak,” which opens at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Little Theater on Feb. 21, under Joel Lamangan’s direction.
Boots Anson, soon to be Boots Anson Rodrigo, was right to go public about her second-time-around romance. She thought we could all use a reminder of the idyllic spot called “Camelot” at a time when so many things seem to be going tragically wrong for us as a people and a place.
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