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Shirley Gorospe, the glamorous leading lady of Philippine cinema in the 50s and 60s, succumbed on July 9  to brain tumor and lung cancer complication at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

She was 73.

Gorospe, whose father was an Ilocano from Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur and whose mother was a Portuguese, grew up in California and was Miss Philippines-California in 1956.

She was actually an American citizen having been born in Hawaii.

As a beauty queen, she came to Manila as part of her prize.

It was during this first visit to Manila that she met Zaldy Zshornack with other stars and the producer of Premier Productions, Cirio Santiago.

Gorospe and husband Zaldy Zshornack were the top love teams of Philippine movies in the late 50s and 60s.

Gorospe also appeared in movies with the late Fernando Poe Jr.

Shirley and Zaldy’s loveteam appeared in movies produced by Premiere Productions. Their counterpart in other studies