Carmencita Abad

Carmencita Abad
Born	1933 (age 91–92)
Occupation	Actress
Relatives	Jay Ilagan (nephew)

Carmencita Abad, known as Carmencita Decano Abad in real life, (born 1933) is a Filipina actress. She made her film debut with Tres Muskiteros (a.k.a. 3 Muskiteers). She was a younger sister of another prewar actress, Corazon Noble. ^[1]

Inspired of Alexander Dumas's The Three Musketeers a Filipino version made by Sampaguita Pictures in 1951 was Abad's first major role. The only movie under Sampaguita Pictures that was released in 1951 before she moved to the rival company, Lvn Pictures, in the early 1950s.

Abad's first movie in Lvn Pictures was in cameo roles with Evelyn Villar teamed up with a handsome lead actor of the company Armando Goyena as a Filipino superhero Kapitan Kidlat from the movie Kidlat, Ngayon.

Filmography

• 1951 – Tres Muskiteros a.k.a. Three Muskiteers
• 1953 – Kidlat, Ngayon, a.k.a. Lightning, Today
• 1954 – Prinsipe Teñoso
• 1954 – Damong Ligaw
• 1954 – Ikaw ang Dahilan, a.k.a. You are the Reason
• 1954 – Singsing na Tanso , a.k.a. Silver Ring
• 1955 – Tagapagmana, a.k.a. Inheritance
• 1955 – Hagad, a.k.a. Police
• 1955 – 1 2 3
• 1955 – Panyolitong Bughaw, a.k.a. Blue Handkerchief ^[2]
• 1955 – Karnabal, a.k.a. Carnival
• 1956 – No Money, No Honey
• 1956 – Everlasting
• 1956 – Medalyong Perlas, a.k.a. Pearl Necklace
• 1956 – Kumander 13, Commander 13
• 1957 – Dalawang Ina, a.k.a. Two Mothers ^[3]
• 1957 – Rosalina
• 1958 – Zarex
• 1959 – Bayanihan ^[4]
• 1959 – Biyaya ng Lupa ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. O'Brien, Baby (29 August 2003). "Life with Paraluman: A big adventure movie with an all-star cast". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
2. National Mid-week. Lagda Pub. Incorporated. 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. Dolor, Danny. "Emma & Carmencita as 'Dalawang Ina'". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
4. Tiongson, Nicanor G. (1983). The Urian Anthology, 1970-1979: Selected Essays on Tradition and Innovation in the Filipino Cinema of the 1970s by the Manunuri Ng Pelikulang Pilipino : with about 550 Photos and Illustrations and a Filmography of Philippine Movies, 1970-1979. M.L. Morato. p. 415. ISBN   978-971-10-3000-1 . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
5. Pavlides, Dan (20 December 2007). "Biyaya Ng Lupa (1965)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
6. "Carmencita Abad - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

External links

• Carmencita Abad at IMDb