Gloria Sevilla (January 31, 1932 – April 16, 2022) was a Filipino film actress.

Career

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. The

Gawad Urian Award The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP, "the Filipino Film Critics") and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Fi ...

s honored her with a "Lifetime Achievement award" while

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honoured her with an "Icon Award", both for her contributions to Philippine cinema. Sevilla received her first

FAMAS Award 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 ...

Best Supporting Actress in the movie ''Madugong Paghihiganti'' (1962). She won the

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 ''

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'' (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 ''Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis'' is a Philippine sitcom on ABS-CBN which aired from November 16, 2002 to February 8, 2005, replacing '' Mary D' Potter'' and was replaced by '' Bora''. It is a sequel of family-romance comedy '' Kaya ni Mister, Ka ...

'' (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 Enrique Gayoso Magalona Jr. (January 22, 1922 – April 7, 1998), popularly known as Pancho Magalona, was a Filipino actor from the 1940s to the 1970s. Early life Born Enrique Gayoso Magalona Jr. in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, he was the son of ...

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 ''Be Careful with My Heart'' is a 2012 Philippine television drama series starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap. The series aired on ABS-CBN's ''PrimeTanghali'' noontime block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from July 9, 2012 to Novem ...

''.

Personal life

Sevilla's first husband was actor Mat Ranillo Jr., who died in a plane crash in 1969. They had five children. She subsequently married actor and director

Amado Cortez Amado Cortez (born Arsenio Ruiz Padilla, December 14, 1927 – March 22, 2003) was a Filipino actor and diplomat. His father was Jose Padilla Sr., a governor in Plaridel, Bulacan and his mother was Maria Clara Ruiz. His brothers were Jose Pa ...

, 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 Maria Suzette Sevilla Ranillo (born January 11, 1961) is a Filipino actress who started at the age of 12 as an actress with the screen name, Nadia Veloso. She is well known for her awards and successes in film, television and theater. Biograph ...

and Lilibeth Ranillo, actor

Mat Ranillo III Matias Archibald Ranillo III (born October 5, 1956), also known by his screen name Mat Ranillo III is a Filipino-born American actor. Personal life Matias Archibald Ranillo III is the second of seven children and the first son of actors Mat Ran ...

, and singer-composer Dandin Ranillo. She died on April 16, 2022, at the age of 90 in Oakland, California.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Mat Ranillo Jr. and Gloria Sevilla at movie-industry.blogspot.com
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