Elsa Oria

Name: Elsa Oria
Native name: Elsa Oria
Nationality: Filipino
Gender: Female
Born: March 5, 1916
Died: December 28, 1995

Elsa Oria was a Filipino actress during the pre-war period from Laoang, Northern Samar. She was dubbed as the "Singing Sweetheart of the Philippines." She finished the music course in the department of conservatory of music at the University of Santo Tomas. Oria first starred in a 1936 movie "Awit ng mga Ulila" alongside Tita Duran and Amando Crisostomo.

She, together with Rogelio de la Rosa, starred in a Sampaguita Pictures' first full-length film "Bituing Marikit" in 1938. In her retirement from the movies in 1947, Oria made 13 movies in over 11-year stretch, with five of them with Sampaguita Pictures, and two with LVN.

(Source: IMDb) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Role
1958	Just Before Dawn Filipino Movie, 1958, (Support Role)	Support Role
1946	The Solitary Flag Filipino Movie, 1946, (Main Role)	Main Role
1940	Ikaw Rin Filipino Movie, 1940, (Main Role)	Main Role
1940	Inday Filipino Movie, 1940, (Main Role)	Main Role
1938	Just Before Dawn Filipino Movie, 1938, (Main Role)	Main Role
1938	Paroparong Bukid Filipino Movie, 1938, (Main Role)	Main Role
1937	Bituing Marikit Filipino Movie, 1937, (Main Role)	Main Role
1937	Nasaan Ka Irog Filipino Movie, 1937, (Main Role)	Main Role