Gloria Romero
Gloria Romero (born Gloria Anne Borrego Galla; December 16, 1933 – January 25, 2025) was an American-born Filipino actress. Regarded as the "Queen of Philippine Cinema", she has appeared in more than 300 film and television productions throughout her career that spanned seven decades. She was Philippines' highest paid movie star of the 1950s and became the biggest box-office draw of the period.
Romero began appearing as a background actor at the age of 16. She made her feature film debut with a secondary role in Madame X (1952) and won the FAMAS Award for Best Actress for her performance as a tobacco-smoking maiden in Dalagang Ilocana (1954). She was posthumously conferred with the Presidential Medal of Merit in 2025 and has been the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award from government agencies and major award-giving bodies, including the Luna Awards in 2002, FAMAS, Gawad Urian (both in 2004), the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) in 2009 and Film Development Council of the Philippines in 2024.
Acting
Movie
Magnifico
as Lola Magda
2003
Movie
American Adobo
as Gerry's Mother
2001
Movie
The Marriage
as Elisa
1980
Movie
Moments of Love
as Rosa Santos
2006
Movie
A Plea to God
as Encarnacion
1991
Movie
An Indivisible Heaven
as Agnes Grivas
1985
Movie
Flowers of the City Jail
as Patricia's Mother
1984
Movie
Petrang Kabayo
as Lola Edang
2010
Movie
Miguelito
as Christina Monfort
1985
Movie
Should the Skies Clear
as Minda
1984
Movie
Rainbow's Sunset
as Sylvia
2018
TV
The Rich Man's Daughter
as Ama Cecilia Tanchingco
2015
Movie
Annie B.
2004
Movie
Do Re Mi
as Lola of Reggie
1996
Movie
Heaven's Judgment
as Octavia Villarroel
1990
Movie
Condemned
as Connie
1984
Movie
Tarima
2010
Movie
Dalagang Ilocana
as Biday
1954
Movie
A Change of Heart
as Loleng
2000
Movie
The Tenants
as Doña Consuelo
1976
Movie
Alabang Girls
as Doña Consuelo
1992
Movie
Shake Rattle & Roll 2k5
as Lola (segment "Poso")
2005
Movie
Grandma's House
as Lola
2001
Movie
Tarot
as Lola Auring
2009