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Josephine Estrada became a Sampaguita contract star introduced in Mother Dearest and cast in Birds of Paradise.
Beauty-queen actress Josephine Estrada died Saturday morning, April 13, in Arizona, USA. She turned 75 on April 9.
As Miss Philippines, she represented the country in the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 14, 1962. In 1960, she placed Miss Luzon (first runner-up) to Edita Vital and was named Miss Aviation a year later.
Born Josephine Estrada Brown to a Filipina mother and an American father in Zamboanga, Josephine became a Sampaguita contract star introduced in Mother Dearest and cast in Birds of Paradise with Cynthia Ugalde (1962 Miss Philippines for the Miss International pageant), Vic Vargas and Eddie Gutierrez, and other movies (Octavia, Tanzan The Mighty, Prinsipeng Tulisan, etc.). As a freelancer, she starred with other actors such as Joseph Estrada and Tony Ferrer, and did musicals under the movie company put up by her mom.
In 1965, she was chosen as official Ambassadress of Goodwill to the Berlin International Film Festival and Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Awardee in 1966 by FAMAS for her international contribution to the Philippine movie industry. She migrated to the US in the early ‘80s after starring in Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan (with Vilma Santos, Hilda Koronel and Dindo Fernando, 1982) and JR (with Gabby Concepcion, 1983).
According to friends, Josephine had a heart problem and was undergoing dialysis for a few years.
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