Bella Flores Dies | Iconic Villain Dead at 84

Primera kontrabida Bella Flores died early Sunday morning, May 19. The actress, best known for her villain roles succumb to diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. She was 84.

According to reports, Bela Flores was rushed to the Quezon City General Hospital by her daughter, Ruby Arcilla, and singer Imelda Papin, but was declared dead at 1:27 am.

Born Remedios Papa Dancel, Bella Flores became a prized contract artist of film production company Sampaguita Pictures in the 1950s. She rose to fame for her role as a villainous stepmother to two children in the 1951 film Roberta.

Bella Flores then went on to star in subsequent films as a "kontrabida," cementing her stature as the most recognizable and enduring actress to take on the archetype. She has appeared in over 100 films, won FAMAS Best Supporting Actress in 1967 for her role in the film Kaibigan Ko'ng Sto. Nino and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Film Academy of the Philippines in 1989.

Bella's most recent film project was the short comedy film 'Kontrabida 101' released by Benchingko Films in August last year, in celebration of Bench's 25th anniversary.

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Watch Benchingko Films Presents Perya and Star Teacher Full Movie

Global clothing brand Bench celebrates their 25th anniversary with a feast of short films released under Benchingko Films.

Benchingko Films' initial offering features six films including Kama (starring Lovi Poe), Perya (starring Piolo Pascual), Horse Power (starring Coco Martin), Star Teacher (starring Cong. Lucy Torres-Gomez), Kontrabida 101 (starring Bella Flores) and 25 Bens (starring Ben Chan, himself).

Watch Benchingko Films presents Perya

Genre: Fantasy

Director: Topel Lee

Cast: Piolo Pascual, Sue Prado

A haunting love story set in a world where the grotesque is the norm, the hideous deemed beautiful. Here, Philippines' hottest heartthrob, Piolo Pascual, is a freak, a captive of a cruel circus. But when he finds love, he finds a glimmer of hope for escape.

Watch Benchingko Films presents Star Teacher

Genre: Documentary

Director: Marla Ancheta

Cast: Lucy Torres-Gomez

Join Lucy Torres-Gomez in a travel documentary that brings her back to her beloved hometown, Ormoc. While its tragic history casts a long shadow on the lives of its people, Lucy believes that educating the young about the environment with the help of a puppet show, Ormoc will soon reclaim its verdant past.

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Watch Benchingko Films Presents 'Horse Power' and 'Kontrabida 101' Full Movie

Bench, in celebration of their 25th anniversary produced short films under Benchingko Films starring some of the hottest celebrities of the brand.

Benchingko Films' initial offering features six films including Kama (starring Lovi Poe), Perya (starring Piolo Pascual), Horse Power (starring Coco Martin), Star Teacher (starring Cong. Lucy Torres-Gomez), Kontrabida 101 (starring Bella Flores) and 25 Bens (starring Ben Chan, himself).

Watch Benchingko Films Presents 'Kama' and '25 Bens' Full Movie

Watch Benchingko Films presents Horse Power

Genre: Action

Director: Borgy Torre

Cast: Coco Martin

Coco Martin plays the role of Rogelio, a jeepney driver obsessed with winning the race among his fellow drivers and gaining the prized horse trophy. What starts out as an action-packed film takes a surprising twist in the end when Rogelio reaches a poignant epiphany.

Watch Benchingko Films presents Kontrabida 101

Genre: Comedy
Director: Jose Javier Reyes
Cast: Bella Flores




Philippine cinema's quintessential kontrabida, Bella Flores, reveals the secret to being the queen of mean. In a wickedly witty step-by-step tutorial, Bella will keep you laughing to the very end. And you might just change the way you feel about cinema's darling villains.

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Watch Benchingko Films Presents 'Kama' and '25 Bens' Full Movie

Global brand Bench celebrates with a festival of short films on its 25th anniversary. Produced under Benchingko Films, these short films star some of the hottest celebrities of the said brand.

For its initial offering, Benchingko films presents six short films. These are Kama (starring Lovi Poe), Perya (starring Piolo Pascual), Horse Power (starring Coco Martin), Star Teacher (starring Cong. Lucy Torres-Gomez), Kontrabida 101 (starring Bella Flores) and 25 Bens (starring Ben Chan, himself).

Watch Benchingko/Films Presents: Kama

Genre: Musical, Comedy

Director: Borgy Torre

Cast: Lovi Poe, Lou Veloso, Allan Ibañez, Gabs Santos, Marinella Oania, Linda Gonzales and Jake Macapagal

A three-part musical where the bed takes centerstage in different emotional entanglements. Kamanyakan is set in a hospital room where the patient, a skirt-chasing geezer, preys on a sexy nurse played by Lovi Poe. Kamachohan is set in a bedroom where two gay lovers, while sharing a bed, hesitate and fumble in their first sexual encounter. Kamalasan is about the travails of a married man who shares his bed with a wife he hates and a mother-in-law he abhors.

Watch Benchingko/Films Presents: 25 Bens
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ianco Dela Cruz
Cast: Ben Chan

In his first film, Ben Chan reveals the many sides to his personality. 25 Ben Chans to be exact - one serious, the other mataray, another a bit skeptical -- just to name a few. It's an amusing conversation from the many sides of the man behind Bench.

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Bench Releases 'Benchingko' Trailer in Celebration of its 25th Anniversary

Global brand Bench has just released a trailer for their 'Benchingko' anniversary salvo. In line with its 25th anniversary, Bench will be producing short films under 'Benchingko Films' that will star the biggest names in Philippine movies.

The newly-released 'Benchingko' trailer featured movie stars and celebrities which include Cong. Lucy Torres-Gomez described as beautiful, Coco Martin as intense, Bella Flores as legendary, Lovi Poe as sexy and Piolo Pascual as hot. Ben Chan himself also appeared in the trailer.

The video caption says: 

Coming soon: Bench celebrates 25 years of style in short films starring the biggest stars in Philippine cinema. 

Watch Bench's 'Benchingko' trailer below:

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