Luzviminda Fernandez (July 13, 1935 – March 5, 2022), better known professionally as Luz Fernandez, was a Filipino actress and television presenter. She was a long-time radio actress for

DZRH DZRH (666 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by Manila Broadcasting Company, which serves as the flagship station. The station's studio is located at the MBC Building, Star City, Vicente Sotto St., CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay ...

who also did acting for film, television, and theater.

Career

Radio

Fernandez first received public attention as a

radio actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

for Metropolitan Broadcasting Company (MBC; now Manila Broadcasting Company). Fernandez spent her entire radio career working for MBC's station,

which she joined in the 1950s. Her stay with DZRH lasted for 64 years. She frequently did radio work with Augusto Victa and Tiya Dely. Fernandez often did work for radio dramas was frequently cast in antagonistic roles although her most noted role was "Lola Basyang", a caring grandmother character who teaches children morals. Fernandez did work for around 30 radio dramas for DZRH. In 2009, she was honored with the "Best Actress of All Time" title by DZRH on its 70th anniversary.

Television and film

Fernandez also did acting roles for television and feature films. Among her noted roles was as Lola Torya in the 1980s children's fantasy series ''

Ora Engkantada ''Ora Engkantada'' is a Philippine children's fantasy show in 1986. It was hosted by Luz Fernandez, playing as "Lola Torya" while reading from a huge ancient book of magical stories. The show's signature song started as an instrumental but later o ...

'' which originally aired by

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and as the villain fairy Luka in the fantasy-sitcom series ''

Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! ''Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!'' () is a Philippine television fantasy situational comedy series broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Charito Solis and Alice Dixson. ...

''. She would also appear in ''

Pepito Manaloto ''Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy ang Kuwento'' () formerly ''Pepito Manaloto'', ''Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kwento'', ''Pepito Manoloto: Kuwento Kuwento'' and ''Pepito Manaloto: Ang Unang Kuwento'', is a Philippine television sitcom series broadcas ...

'', ''

Kambal, Karibal ''Kambal, Karibal'' (International title: ''Heart & Soul'' / ) is a Philippine television drama supernatural series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars Bianca Umali, Miguel Tanfelix, Pauline Mendoza and Kyline Alc ...

'', and '' Amaya''. One of her earlier films was ''

Rodrigo de Villa ''Rodrigo de Villa'' is an Indonesian-Philippine historical drama film released in 1952. It was co-produced by Philippine-based LVN Studio and Indonesia-based Persari. The film is the first international co-production done by a Filipino film stu ...

'' a co-production between LVN Pictures and Indonesian studio Pesari released in 1952. Her last film was ''And Ai, Thank You!''. The 2019 film which starred

Ai-Ai delas Alas Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan (born November 11, 1964), known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. She is widely regarded as the country's "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent and best know ...

was her last appearance in film and television.

Theater

Fernandez also did acting for

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

. She have done ''13 Plays'' of

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Wilfrido María Guerrero (January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995) was a Filipino playwright, director, teacher and theater artist. He wrote over 100 plays, 41 of which have been published. His unpublished plays have either been broadcast on the rad ...

. She would also reprise her role as Lola Basyang, which she earlier did for radio, in

Ballet Manila Ballet Manila is a classical ballet institution and dance company in the Philippines. It currently highlights more than fifty highly trained dancers in the highly rigorous Russian (Vaganova) method of classical ballet. Locally the company has pe ...

's version of

Severino Reyes Severino Reyes y Rivera (February 11, 1861 – September 15, 1942) was a Filipino writer, playwright, and director of plays. He used the pen name Lola Basyang. He was nicknamed "Don Binoy". Early life and education Severino Reyes was born on F ...

' ''Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang'' in 2015.

Death

Fernandez died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in

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, on March 5, 2022, at the age of 86.

Filmography

Television

Feature films

References

External links

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Basyang role not new to Luz
1935 births 2022 deaths Filipino film actresses Radio actresses Filipino stage actresses Filipino television actresses {{Philippines-actor-stub