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Rosa Maria Velasco
韋羅莎
Velasco in May 2023
Born
Rosa Maria Velasco

(1983-03-12) March 12, 1983 (age 41)
Taiwan
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
German Cheung
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( m. 2001)​
Children1

Rosa Maria Velasco ( Chinese: 韋羅莎; born 12 March 1983) is a Hong Kong stage and film actress. She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the Hong Kong Film Awards with her performance in the 2023 drama film Time Still Turns the Pages.

Biography

Velasco was born on March 12, 1983, in Taiwan, to a Spanish American father and Taiwanese mother. [1] [2] She grew up in Hong Kong and attended the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study acting. [3] After graduating with first class honours in 2007, Velasco turned down an offer from television and joined the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre to feature in stage plays. [1] Velasco received her first role in the play Trojan Woman and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in the Hong Kong Drama Awards. [4] She later also appeared in the 2019 stage play No News Is True News and won Best Actress in the Hong Kong Drama Awards with the role. [5]

In 2023, Velasco was cast in the lead role alongside Endy Chow and Peter Chan in the comedy film Everyphone Everywhere [ zh]. [6] She also starred in the featured film Time Still Turns the Pages in the same year, portraying a long-suffering mother of an abusive husband. [7] She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Hong Kong Film Awards for the role. [8]

Personal life

Velasco married stage actor German Cheung Ming Yiu in 2001. [9] They gave birth to a daughter, Mia, in 2021. [9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Heaven in the Dark Susanna [4]
2017 77 Heartbreaks Client A [4]
Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight [ zh] Push-pin's mother [4]
2021 Anita Carol Cheng [10]
2023 Everyphone Everywhere [ zh] Ana [6]
Time Still Turns the Pages Heidi Cheng [7]
Ready or Rot [ zh] Samantha [11]
TBA Sons of the Neon Night TBA [12]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2006 15th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress (Tragedy/Drama) Trojan Woman Nominated [13]
2010 19th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress (Comedy/Farce) MircoSex Office, Caligula, Writing in Water, A Flea in Her Ear Nominated
2013 22nd Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress (Tragedy/Drama) Open Relationship Nominated
2014 23rd Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress (Comedy/Farce) The Mixed Doubles Won
2015 24th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress (Comedy/Farce) Black Monday Won
2017 26th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress (Comedy/Farce) MircoSex Office, Caligula, Writing in Water, A Flea in Her Ear Nominated
Best Actress (Tragedy/Drama) Macbeth Nominated
2019 28th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Actress (Tragedy/Drama) No News Is True News Won
2024 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Time Still Turns the Pages Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "韋羅莎愛才嫁舞台劇導演 女兒排首位：老公對不起" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. August 19, 2023. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ 劉傳謙 (November 3, 2020). "音樂說︱韋羅莎憶亡父哽咽　緊記摯親教誨：佢提醒我係半個拉丁人" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "【專訪】我的夢幻國度 — 韋羅莎" (in Chinese). MenClub HK. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "韋羅莎宣布懷孕　舞台劇天后Rosa將為人母：感謝上天" (in Chinese). TOPick. October 20, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "看過《新聞小花的告白》的無力感" (in Chinese). Inmedia. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (August 16, 2023). "Everyphone Everywhere movie review: laid-back Hong Kong comedy by Amos Why takes mobile phone dramas in playful directions". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (November 14, 2023). "Time Still Turns the Pages movie review: Hong Kong family drama uses student suicides as cue for a heart-wrenching tale of guilt and redemption". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (February 7, 2024). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2024 nominations in full: In Broad Daylight leads the race with 16 nods, followed by Time Still Turns the Pages and The Goldfinger". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  9. ^ a b 洪曉璇 (April 10, 2021). "37歲韋羅莎誕女榮升媽媽　老公透露姓名：Mia宇澄願你健康成長" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  10. ^ 陳穎思 (November 29, 2021). "【梅艷芳】疑似隱藏角色名單曝光　原來有Sammi、許志安？" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  11. ^ 何故 (November 22, 2023). "《不日成婚2》演員有火花、對白有驚喜、劇情有共鳴｜何故專欄" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  12. ^ 許育民 (September 28, 2017). "【風林火山】齊集港產最強勁演員　金城武古天樂仲有經典神秘人" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "獲提名者及獲獎者：韋羅莎" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Drama Awards. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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