Rosa Maria Velasco

Rosa Maria Velasco (; born 12 March 1983) is a Hong Kong actress. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress twice in the 42nd and 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards with Time Still Turns the Pages and The Last Dance (2024).

Biography Velasco was born on 12 March 1983, in Taiwan, to a Spanish father and Taiwanese mother. She grew up in Hong Kong and attended the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study acting. 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. Velasco received her first role in the play Trojan Woman and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in the Hong Kong Drama Awards.

In 2023, Velasco was cast in the lead role alongside Endy Chow and Peter Chan in the comedy film . 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. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Hong Kong Film Awards for the role.

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

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