venusvictrix says: Ok, ok, I give up. You are correct. I should not make excuses for Mariano del Rosario’s family. I was thinking deeply about what you wrote. You are correct I am allowing myself to be a doormat to these people. Maybe I was scared that if I upset them by being too forceful in my demands to get repaid, it would be harder for me to get my money back. It was fear that held me back. Thank you for helping me see myself.
The Avenger
Don’t worry. It’s always easier for others to see us than for us to see ourselves. It was a privilege to hold the mirror for you. Welcome back to the reality-based community!
Mariano del Rosario stayed in my Mom’s place for a few months before he got a place for himself. He had to find a place for himself since his whole family was relocating too.
“His whole family,” as in “Mariano del Rosario, his sister(s) and brother(s)?” Mariano del Rosario, his wife, and his children? Does Mariano del Rosario have a (long-suffering) wife and children?
Was Mariano del Rosario the only person who took advantage of your late mother’s generosity and hospitality? Or were there a number of people staying with your mother (because Mariano del Rosario’s sister was too selfish to take them into her own home or to get them a hotel, and instead chose to put your mother out)? And he/they stayed for — a few months?!?
His sister’s name is Nena del Rosario Villanueva. I dont know much about her except that she was a close trusted friend of my late Mom.
Nena del Rosario-Villanueva
Is this her? Mariano del Rosario’s sister — Nena del Rosario Villanueva — is a pianist? “World-class pianist Natividad (Nena) del Rosario Villanueva, the Philippines’ first piano prodigy?”
Nena del Rosario-Villanueva, sister of Mariano del Rosario and a “strong, timeless Filipina with a humanity that transcends history and legacy?”
Is this Nena del Rosario Villanueva the sister of the Mariano del Rosario who stole US$55,000 from you, and the woman who snuck Mariano del Rosario into your late mother’s home under cover of her then-stellar reputation?
Nena del Rosario-Villanueva was a child prodigy, appearing as a piano soloist of the manila Symphony Orchestra under Herbert Zipper when she was 10. Influenced by her mother, she tinkered with the piano at age 2 1/2 and performed in public at five. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra after winning a musical competition sponsored by the New York Times. She obtained her artist’s diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 1956. She has also taken lessons with the celebrated Vladimir Horowitz and Ilona Kabos. She was once an associate professor at the University of Philippines College of Music.
If so, my favorite part, so far (and I haven’t done much sleuthing, yet) is this bit: Nena del Rosario-Villanueva is a strong, timeless Filipina with a humanity that transcends history and legacy.
If this is the sister of Mariano del Rosario (the Mariano del Rosario who stole your inheritance), I’m afraid the “humanity” of this strong, timeless Filipina is quite suspect, and she will have a “history and legacy” which transcends naught but honesty and integrity.
If this is not the sister who unloaded Mariano del Rosario on your mother, please let me know, asap, so that I can remove all trace of this particular Nena del Rosario Villanueva from the Official Shit List.
I await your confirmation…
Hi. No Mariano was the only one who stayed with my Mom. My Mom didnt mind as it was only for a few months. She did it out of friendship with Mariano’s sister.
Yes, Mariano had a long suffering ex-wife and children. I dont know them well. I met them just a few times.
And yes again, that is his sister whose profile you found. I know her as a very nice lady. I understand that she also has problems with Mariano. Well, having a black sheep in the family and having to bail him out will be a problem for anyone.
Thank you for this! I found your blog looking for an old recording by Nena del Rosario-Villanueva. You are right that she is very responsible for Mariano del Rosario stealing the money from venusvictrix. I am shocked she would not help. I am a collector and I will never buy another Nena del Rosario-Villanueva recording.
Hello. I think this story about Mariano del Rosario and his sister is very interesting and also very sad. Now I am even more interested in seeing how the story ends and I hope it is a happy ending for venusvictrex and includes just desserts for this devious man. His sister is just as bad as he is if she sent him to this family and doesn’t care what happened to them after that.
Ack, these people sound awful. I was searching for Nena del Rosario-Villanueva because she is supposed to be a great Filipina. She gives Filipinas a bad name! We are not all like that I promise. I hope Venus gets her money back and then this family loses everything they have. They are too greedy and mean and selfish. I HATE people like this! I think you are doing a good thing with this blog. Valkira a proud and HONEST Filipina
Hi, I know Nena del Rosario Villanueva by reputation only. She’s supposed to be a phenomenal pianist and even better than Cecile Licad if she only had a concert career. She had a falling out with a pianist friend when she criticized the other pianist for playing in open public places (hint: luneta, paco park, and the like). Too bad she didn’t share her talent very much and when she had the chance to perform again with orchestra in the recent past, she backed out last minute. I think she performs with a small click of friends in very select, high society circles only. Tsk, tsk.
I used to believe that God will not give great talent to evil people. What Nena del Rosario-Villanueva did to Venus and her mother was pure evil. I saw her perform with Oscar Yatco and it was so beautiful. Now I will always remember her horrible deeds and the memory of her playing is ruined forever. I hope Venus gets her money back from Mariano del Rosario and that her health will be okay. This was a terrible thing but I am glad I found this blog and now I know the truth. God bless.
I came for your blog to read of Nena del Rosario-Villanueva and now I am so angry! She play piano like it will be a gift from God but when I hear her in future I will think of the devil. I am shock she does not care at all about the daughter of her close friend! She make these problems when she send her brother for people who love and respect her very much and she use them. I have uncle like Mariano del Rosario and my family always protect the people from him we don’t let him to make problem after we see how he is doing. I am shame that Nena del Rosario-Villanueva is Filipina and she is NOT a great Filipina!!!!! Shame!!!!! I will join many prayer for venusvictrix. Good luck to get her money back I will be very happy when that happen.
Nena del Rosario Villanueva sounds like a typical spoiled pampered selfish rich woman and Mariano del Rosario sounds like a typical spoiled pampered selfish rich man. My sister worked for a family like this for twenty years and she loved them but I will never understand why. They said they loved her too but they treated her like dirt and she still thought they really loved her. My sister died because she got pneumonia and didn’t go to the doctor because the family needed her to keep working for a family wedding and after she died they acted like she died just to make their life more hard. They didn’t even go to my sisters funeral or send flowers. I don’t understand people like this but I know one day they will pay for all of the evil things they do. RM
What the hell are you people talking about??? You have no clue what the hell you’re talking about…. if you don’t know our family outside of reputations and gossip, then you shouldn’t be giving your 2 cents, which isn’t worth a piece of sh*t anyway.
Like many other people, Mariano hit a really bad streak of bad luck. He has always been a great father and decent man. He would do anything for his family, as would any good father.
Where do any of you get the balls to trash someone you don’t know? This is a waste of time….
Terrible thing. She plays piano like an angel but now I know she is no angel. Her music is made sour for me today.