Susan Roces, a veteran actress, has passed away.

Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe, popularly known as Susan Roces, was a Filipina actress and the late Fernando Poe Jr.’s wife.

In the 1960s and 1970s, she was hailed as the “Queen of Philippine Movies.”

Susan Roces, the Queen of Philippine Cinema, died on Friday night, according to her daughter, Senator Grace Poe.

Roces was the wife of the King of Philippine Cinema, actor Fernando Poe Jr.

“With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved Jesusa Sonora Poe, whom many of you know as Susan Roces,” Grace said in a statement.

She stated that “she passed away peacefully on a Friday evening, May 20, 2022, surrounded by love and warmth, with her daughter Grace, her nephews Joseph and Jeffrey and many of her family and close friends.”

“She lived life fully and gracefully. Remember her in her beauty, warmth and kindness,” Grace added.

“She is now with the Lord and her beloved Ronnie — FPJ. We will miss her sorely but we celebrate a life well lived. Susan Roces — daughter, mother, grandmother, a true Filipina and a national treasure,” she continued.

Susan Roces, known professionally as Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe, was a Filipina actress and the wife of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, popularly known as Fernando Poe Jr. She is known as the “Queen of Philippine Movies” and has appeared in over 130 films.