Rosalinda Anido Gomez

Lynnda was the daughter of Jesus Tecson Anido of Manila and Maria Entereso Larraga, a beauty queen from the province of Leyte (An Maglipayon Muse 1931 & 1932 and Ms. Leyte and Ms. Philippine Free Press). Lynnda herself was an An Maglipayon Muse (1959).

An alumna of Philippine Women's University (PWU), Lynnda held a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. As a student, she was active in sports and a member of the PWU Aquacade and a gold medalist in swimming. She was consistently a soloist in the school's dance/musical presentations.

She was a member of the "original" Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company and the "first" Singkil Princess to dance in the Brussels Universal Exposition in 1958, and other performances in Bangkok, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Copenhagen, Stockholm and the USA. She danced the "tinikling" on the Ed Sullivan Show.

In 1959-1960 the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company was designated as the Philippines Official Cultural Mission to the Americas and Europe. It was then that the Bayanihan made it's Broadway debut in Winter Garden Theater, NY with Sol Hurok as Impressario. Lynnda played the role of Singkil Princess in Broadway, Dinah Shore's television show and throughout the different Bayanihan's local and international tours until 1964.

Her three children, Vicente IV, Katrina and Maria Rosa Pilar followed her footsteps. They all joined Bayanihan and went with the group on international tours.

Lynnda was the cover of the First Bayanihan record "jacket". She was also the tourism poster of the Philippine Tourist & Travel Association (PTTA) and other posters of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company. She graced the covers of many international magazines and was featured in a Dance Ballet Book along with local and international newspapers.

D. Vicente Martinez, noted Spanish sculptor and D. Julio Ruiz, decorator, collaborated on the artwork of the Lladro, "Philippine Girl” after watching the "Singkil" performed by Lynnda in 1963. On May 2015, her children surprised her with her very own Lladro after searching for 20 years as an early birthday gift.

Lynnda was also a fashion designer and a choreographer.

Lynnda lived a full life and deeply cared for her family and friends. She was passionate about life , she was thoughtful and managed to stay connected with friends and family. She was a mentor, an icon, a legend, a grand mother, a mother, a friend, an aunt and she was a great human being with a great spirit. Lynnda is survived by her husband, Vicente Gomez, her son Vince Gomez, daughters Eenna and Ila and her four grandchildren Diego, Bianca, Dominique and Kai.

Lynnda, a Princess is now dancing in heaven.