A PASSIONATE LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE STAGE
By Nestor U. Torre
Boots Anson Roa is known as a TV and movie star, but the fact is, her life-long love affair has been with the stage.
As early as kindergarten, she was already stopping the show with a seven minute one-woman version of Little Red Riding
Hood, in which she played all the parts-including the wolf.. >> Read more
BOOTS AT HER PRIME
By Ailyn E. Agonia, Working Woman, 2003
Today, at 57 Boots Anson Roa lives up to the distinction as one of the most glamorous and well-respected women in the Philippine
cinema and television.. >> Read more
BOOTS ANSON-ROA WEARING DIFFERENT HATS, GIVING BACK TO THE ARTS
By Nina Somera, Agung, Official Newsletter of The NCCA
Maria Elisa "Boots" Anson-Roa is just one of the many multi-talented and brilliant people around. More than a familiar face
in the movies and on television, she remains to be a figure of authority and credibility especially behind the camera. Because
of her impressive knowledge and experience in various fields, she has held key positions in several institutions and organizations
such as UNESCO, Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, Premiere Entertainment, Philippine Population Commission and Movie
Workers Welfare Association. In celebration of Women's Month, Agung delves into the life and insights of a wife, mother, teacher,
artist and most of all, a woman of character and substance.. >> Read more
PETE AND BOOTS ANSON ROA, THE GIFTS OF FAMILY
By Bunny Ortigas, Parents Magazine, 1994
Fifteen years ago, as a young girl, I had the privilege of meeting Boots Anson Roa, and immediately, I decided that I wanted
to be like her. Today, as I prepare to become a mother like her, I am faced with adult questions. What does it take to be a
good parent? What does one do in order to ensure that the children will grow up to be fine adults? What is parenting all about?
Are there guidelines that can be followed? With what can a parent leave his children? >> Read more
PHILIPPINE CINEMA'S QUIET REBEL
By Bibsy Carballo
Everyone knows that movie people have such short memories. Visibility is the key word in the industry. Out of sight, out of mind.
But no so in the case of Boots Anson Roa. >> Read more
CINEMA'S GOOD GIRL
By Rodolfo A.G. Silvestre Jr., Sunday Inquirer Magazine, March 2, 2003
She is Philippines cinema's Mother Virtue. Maria Eliza "Boots" Anson Roa is to the cinema what Chona Kasten is to high society,
Ms Manners in an industry known for fights, real or imagined, in public view. >> Read more
LOVETEAMS FOREVER
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo, The Philippine Star, 02/09/2004
Loveteams endure even if in real life they end up with other partners, some of them not quite living happily ever after.
In the public mind, loveteams last forever and ever, lovers' inspiration through the years (especially in a love month like this),
hung on the wall of memory like a priceless painting.. >> Read more
BOOTS ANSON ROA'S TRAVEL TALES IN MORE THAN TEN WORDS
By Edu Jarque, Philippine Star, 08/20/2002
Lucky, or shall I say blessed, is the author who will one day write the book on Boots Anson Roa.
In addition to being an accomplished woman in the different fields of diplomacy, education, arts and culture, performing arts,
cinema, television, radio, journalism, media and communications, sales and marketing, advertising and public relations, she is a
well-respected lecturer on issues on women, family, public and human relations and values and is the recipient of several much-coveted
awards, honors and citations such as being chosen as Parents of the Year to One Of The Ten Outstanding Women in The Nation's Service.. >> Read more
AN INTERVIEW WITH BOOTS ANSON-ROA AND PETE ROA
Philippine Headline News Online, 2002
Kinapanayam ng PG ang celebrity parents na sina Boots Anson-Roa at Pete Roa tungkol sa kanilang
magandang samahan at tungkol sa pagpapalaki sa apat nilang anak.. >> Read more
BOOTS ANSON-ROA'S BELIEF, A LIFE OF SERVICE IS MEANINGFUL
By Elizabeth Lolarga, PlanetPhilippines.com
Is the prim and proper Maria Elisa "Boots" Anson Roa for real?
For a fleeting moment she paused, then answered the question obliquely in the refined and measured tone that people have grown
familiar with from years of hearing her on the radio, seeing her in the small and big screens or watching her emcee countless programs.. >> Read more
