Gloria Sevilla (January 31, 1932 – April 16, 2022) was a Filipino film actress.
Gloria Sevilla | |
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| Born | (1932-01-31)January 31, 1932 Cebu City, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands |
| Died | April 16, 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 90) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–2022 |
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| Children | 6, including Suzette Ranillo and Mat Ranillo III |
Sevilla was heralded as the "Queen of Visayan Movies" for her screen portrayal legacy in Visayan-made movies in the Philippines during the 1950s and 1960s.[1] The Gawad Urian Awards honored her with a "Lifetime Achievement award" while The EDDYS honoured her with an "Icon Award", both for her contributions to Philippine cinema.[2][3]
Sevilla received her first FAMAS Award Best Supporting Actress in the movie Madugong Paghihiganti (1962). She won the FAMAS Award Best Actress twice for the movies - Badlis Sa Kinabuhi (1969) and Gimingaw Ako (1973). Throughout her career, Sevilla has starred in several iconic films such as Dyesebel (1978), Guhit Ng Palad (1988), Matud Nila (1991), The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002), Lapu-lapu (2002), Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis (2002), and El Presidente (2012).
Sevilla also remained active in Philippine television. During the 1970s she top billed the comedy Ang Biyenan kong Mangkukulam with Pancho Magalona and Chicháy. She also produced and starred in the sitcom, Mommy Ko si Mayor with children, Mat, Dandin Lilibeth and Suzette with fellow Cebuana Flora Gasser. Sevilla also lent support in dramas Be Careful With My Heart.[4]
Sevilla's first husband was actor Mat Ranillo Jr., who died in a plane crash in 1969. They had five children.[5] She subsequently married actor and director Amado Cortez, who also served a stint as the Philippine Consul General in San Francisco before his death in 2003. They had one daughter.
She is the mother of actresses Suzette Ranillo and Lilibeth Ranillo, actor Mat Ranillo III, and singer-composer Dandin Ranillo.
She died on April 16, 2022, at the age of 90 in Oakland, California.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Episode: "Salamin" | ||
| 1997 | Esperanza | Lola Pacita | ||
| 2001–2003 | Recuerdo de Amor | Doña Conchita La Fuente | ||
| 2002–2003 | Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay | Doña Tilda Ventaspejo | ||
| 2003 | Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis | Tiya Ina | ||
| 2006 | Captain Barbell | Lola Melay | ||
| 2008 | Komiks Presents: Kapitan Boom | Lola Gretchen | ||
| 2010 | May Bukas Pa | Milagros | ||
| 2010 | Your Song Presents: Andi - Habang Buhay | Edgar's Lola | ||
| 2010 | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Alyna | Susana | ||
| 2011 | Wansapanataym | Lola Josie | Episode: "Joy's Toys" | |
| 2011–2012 | Budoy | Coring | ||
| 2012–2014 | Be Careful with my Heart | Felicidad "Manang Fe" Marcelo-Alejo | [4] | |
| 2013 | Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw | Esther Dagohoy | ||
| 2015 | Nathaniel | Rebecca "Lola Becca" | ||
| Doble Kara | Manang Anita | |||
| FPJ's Ang Probinsyano | Purificación Moreno | |||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya | Lola Endit | Episode: "Bracelet" | ||
| 2016 | Calle Siete | Nita "Nitz" Mabuhay | ||
| 2018 | Asintado | Puresa "Puring" Dimasalang | Last TV appearance | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Princesa Tirana | Princesa Tirana | [7] | |
| 1951 | Leonorq | Leonora | [7] | |
| 1951 | Pailub Lang | [7] | ||
| 1952 | Utlanan | [7] | ||
| 1952 | Inahan | [7] | ||
| 1953 | Handumanan | [7] | ||
| 1955 | Rosas Pandan | [8] | ||
| 1994 | Once Upon a Time in Manila | |||
| 1998 | Kay Tagal kang Hinintay | Manang B | ||
| 2002 | Lapu-Lapu | Reyna Bauga | ||
| 2006 | Pacquiao: The Movie | Nanay Parcon | ||
| 2012 | El Presidente | |||
| 2013 | Boy Golden, Shoot to Kill: the Arturo Porcuna Story | Aling Puring | ||
| 2014 | M: Mother's Maiden Love | |||
| 2015 | You're My Boss | Lola | ||
| 2019 | Pagbalik | Last film appearance | [9] | |
| Year | Work | Organization | Category | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Ifugao | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 1955 | May Bakas Ang Lumipas | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 1963 | Madugong Paghihiganti | Best Actress | Won | [10] | |
| 1964 | Tatlong Mukha Ni Pandora | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| Kami'y Kaawaan | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| 1966 | Sapang Palay | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 1967 | Ito ang Pilipino | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 1970 | Badlis sa Kinabuhi | Best Actress | Won | [10] | |
| 1971 | Dodong Ko | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 1974 | Gimingaw Ako | Best Actress | Won | [10] | |
| 1976 | Banaue: Stairway to the Sky | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 1977 | Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| 2007 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |||
| 2013 | Boy Golden | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2014 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | M: Mother's Maiden Love | Metro Manila Film Festival | New Wave — Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 2015 | Gawad Urian Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| 2017 | Kusina | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Maestra | Gawad Urian Awsrds | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 2019 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | [7] | ||
| 2021 | The EDDYS | Icon Award | Won | [11] | |