Susan Roces’s death cause is of natural causes, she passed away peacefully on May 20, 2022, surrounded by her family and friends.
Susan Roces, whose real name was Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe, was a Filipina producer and actor. She is known as the “Queen of Philippine Films,” and has appeared in over 130 films. Her well-known films include Mano Po 2: My Home, Mano Po: My Family, Isinakdal Ko ang Aking Ina (I Accused My Mother), and many more.
She has received five FAMAS Awards, including two for Best Actress. For her lengthy career and contributions to Philippine cinema, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the FAP Awards.
Let us learn more about Susan Roces’s death cause and take a closer look at her daughter.
Obituary: What Is Susan Roces Death Cause?
Susan Roces’s death cause could be of natural causes, judging by her age. She died on May 20, 2022, at the age of 80.
According to the official statement to announce her death, she passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones.
The statement was released by Susan’s daughter, the statement read, with great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved Jesusa Sonora Poe, whom many of you know as Susan Roces.
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 kindess. 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 according to Malina Bulletin.
Information about her final rituals and funeral services has not come to the surface yet. Her death has sparked a wave of heartbreak in the Philippines film industry and people have been pouring tribute and condolence messages to the actress.
Susan Roces Children: Who Is Her Daughter Grace Poe?
Susan Roces has one adopted daughter named Grace Poe according to her Wikipedia profile.
Grace Poe is a Filipina senator, entrepreneur, educator, and philanthropist who has been in office since 2013. From 2010 to 2012, she was the head of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
She attended the University of the Philippines Manila, where she majored in development studies, but then transferred to Boston College in Massachusetts, where she earned a degree in political science and has lived in Fairfax, Virginia for the most of her adult life.
Grace was found by a woman in the holy water font of Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral, she was named Grace by the priest and was initially taken by the Militar family.
She was then adopted by Valencia, a single unmarried woman. In the end, Grace was adopted by Fernando Poe, Jr. and Susan Roces, who were newlyweds at the time according to her Wikipedia profile.