Enriqueta "Etang" Discher (1908â€"c. 1981) was a prominent Filipina
character film actress frequently cast in villainous roles. Her stern,
gaunt Castilian face loomed in many post-war Filipino films,
especially soap opera-type dramas. She was the woman Filipino movie
audiences loved to hate, often playing a villainous aunt,
mother-in-law or even a witch. While her roles were hardly predisposed
to have made her a star, she nonetheless was one of the more famous
(or infamous) and durable stars of Filipino films. Many of her films
were produced by Sampaguita Pictures, the studio under which she was
under contract for a significant part of her career.Discher was born
to a German father, Leo Discher Sr. and a Filipina mother, Pacencia
Discher. She has a sister named Elena Discher. Her extended family
resides on the West Coast of the United States in Washington state and
California. She began her career in the show business as a chorus girl
in the bodabil stage shows of Katy de la Cruz. Her son, Panchito,
became a famous film comedian in his own right, usually cast as the
comedic foil to Dolphy.extended family lives in Washington,
California, and Texas.
character film actress frequently cast in villainous roles. Her stern,
gaunt Castilian face loomed in many post-war Filipino films,
especially soap opera-type dramas. She was the woman Filipino movie
audiences loved to hate, often playing a villainous aunt,
mother-in-law or even a witch. While her roles were hardly predisposed
to have made her a star, she nonetheless was one of the more famous
(or infamous) and durable stars of Filipino films. Many of her films
were produced by Sampaguita Pictures, the studio under which she was
under contract for a significant part of her career.Discher was born
to a German father, Leo Discher Sr. and a Filipina mother, Pacencia
Discher. She has a sister named Elena Discher. Her extended family
resides on the West Coast of the United States in Washington state and
California. She began her career in the show business as a chorus girl
in the bodabil stage shows of Katy de la Cruz. Her son, Panchito,
became a famous film comedian in his own right, usually cast as the
comedic foil to Dolphy.extended family lives in Washington,
California, and Texas.
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