Gina Pareño (; born Geraldine Acthley; October 20, 1947) is a Filipina actress.

Early life

Pareño was born to a

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father and a

Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...

mother.

Career

She started her career in the 1960s as an extra in several films and then later on became one of the artists of

Sampaguita Pictures Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine national flower, sampaguita. Though no longer functioning, the company's Sampaguita Compound remains in Quezon City. History Sampaguita Pictures was es ...

. In 2006, she gained international recognition for her role in '' Kubrador'' (''The Bet Collector'') wherein she won the Best Actress award at the

Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema Osian's-Cinefan is one of Asia's leading film-festival devoted to Asian and Arab cinema, and is part of ''Osian's Film House Division''. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2008. After a two-year break, the 12th staging of the f ...

and at the

Brussels International Independent Film Festival The Brussels Independent Film Festival, previously known as the Brussels International Independent Film Festival, or le Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles, has taken place since 1974. It originally focused on Super 8 films ...

. Pareño also won the

Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975; Nida Blan ...

as an outspoken and brash mother in the movie ''

Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo ''Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo'' (''Wedding, Worried, Wearied'') is a 2006 Filipino romantic comedy film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes and it was based on a written screenplay by Mary Ann Bautista. It was an official entry for the 2006 Metr ...

'' and then later on received accolades for the same film and category in the

FAMAS Awards The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (also known as the FAMAS Awards) are the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of award-winning writers and movie columni ...

as well as the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards in that same year. Pareño and co-actress Jaclyn Jose were cited in the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for their performance in

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's ''Serbis''. The film earned several recognitions including a Best Actress award for Pareño at the 6th Pacific Meridian International Film Festival and an

Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress has been awarded annually since 2008 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:As ...

Personal life

In 2022, Pareño came out as part of the LGBT community.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

International awards

Philippine awards

ref:"ABS-CBN big winner at GMMSF Entertainment Awards"
''ABS-CBN News''. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

References

External links

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