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Gloria Sevilla

Gloria Sevilla

Known for: Acting

Born 01/01/1932
Died 2022-04-16
Place of birth Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Gloria Sevilla was an award-winning Filipino film actress. Sevilla is widely regarded as the "Queen of Visayan Movies" for her contributions in Visayan-made movies in the Philippines in the 50’s and 60’s. Sevilla received her first FAMAS Award Best Supporting Actress in the movie Madugong Paghihiganti (1962). She won the FAMAS Award Best Actress for the movie Badlis Sa Kinabuhi (1969). Sevilla appeared in movies 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 (film) (2012). Sevilla also appeared in the Philippine television drama Be Careful With My Heart. Her first husband was Mat Ranillo Jr., a movie actor who died in a plane crash in 1969. They had six children. She got married the second time to Amado Cortez, a movie actor and director who also served as the country's ambassador to the U.S. until his death in 2003. They had one daughter. She is the mother of actress Suzette Ranillo, actor Mat Ranillo III, and singer-composer Dandin Ranillo. She died on April 16, 2022 at the age of 90 in Oakland, California.

Filmography

Be Careful With My Heart Series ★ 7,0

Be Careful With My Heart

Fe Marcelo

2012

Series ★ 7,0

Recuerdo de Amor

Doña Conchita La Fuente

2001

Calle Siete Series

Calle Siete

Lola Nitz

2016

Alyna Series

Alyna

Susana

2010

Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw Series ★ 8,0

Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw

Esther Dagohoy

2013

Basta Bisaya Film

Basta Bisaya

1970

Series ★ 6,0

Fantastic Man

Cedes

2007

North Harbor Film

North Harbor

1961

Kusina Film

Kusina

2016

Megamol Film ★ 7,0

Megamol

1994

Iskandalo Film

Iskandalo

1979

Once a Moth Film ★ 9,5

Once a Moth

Chedeng de la Cruz

1976

Dyesebel Film ★ 8,0

Dyesebel

1978

Film

4 Worlds of Horror

1967

Papa Loves Mambo Film

Papa Loves Mambo

1955

Si Inday sa Balitaw Film

Si Inday sa Balitaw

1970

Pitong Pasiklab sa Bahay na Tisa Film

Pitong Pasiklab sa Bahay na Tisa

1963

Pacquiao: The Movie Film ★ 4,8

Pacquiao: The Movie

Nanay Parcon

2006

P're Hanggang Sa Huli Film ★ 7,0

P're Hanggang Sa Huli

Gloria

1995

Angelita's Eyes Film ★ 6,5

Angelita's Eyes

Belen

1978

Kakampi Film ★ 8,0

Kakampi

2016

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig Film

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

1960

Return Film ★ 5,0

Return

2019

Mga Daing sa Libingan Film

Mga Daing sa Libingan

1961

Line of Life Film ★ 8,0

Line of Life

1969

Boy Pana Film

Boy Pana

1978

Dear Diary Film ★ 6,5

Dear Diary

Manang (segment "Dear Partyline")

1989

The Flor Contemplacion Story Film ★ 8,7

The Flor Contemplacion Story

Flor's mother

1995

You're My Boss Film ★ 7,3

You're My Boss

Lola

2015

Guhit Ng Palad Film ★ 7,0

Guhit Ng Palad

Norma Baldivino

1988

Banaue: Stairway to the Sky Film ★ 7,0

Banaue: Stairway to the Sky

Agurang

1975

May Bakas Ang Lumipas Film ★ 9,0

May Bakas Ang Lumipas

1954

Thalia Film ★ 4,3

Thalia

1997

Nang Em Film

Nang Em

Nang Em

2020

El Presidente Film ★ 6,5

El Presidente

Maria Agoncillo's mother

2012

Si Adiang Waray Film

Si Adiang Waray

1963

Boy Golden: Shoot-To-Kill Film ★ 6,0

Boy Golden: Shoot-To-Kill

Aling Puring

2013

I'm Sorry, My Love Film ★ 7,0

I'm Sorry, My Love

1998

Wansapanataym: The Movie Film

Wansapanataym: The Movie

Bising

1999

Film

Salamat sa Alaala

Herself

2015

Once Upon a Time in Manila Film ★ 8,0

Once Upon a Time in Manila

Amparo Lagman

1994

Angelita... Ako Ang Iyong Ina Film ★ 6,0

Angelita... Ako Ang Iyong Ina

Belen

1979

Molave Film ★ 9,0

Molave

1961

Film ★ 7,0

Tsikiting Master

1979

Kapag Dumanak ang Dugo: Buenavista Film ★ 6,0

Kapag Dumanak ang Dugo: Buenavista

Liza

1997

Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay Film ★ 10,0

Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay

Manang Vi

1998

Lapu-Lapu Film ★ 4,8

Lapu-Lapu

Reyna Bauga

2002

Apat Na Maria Film ★ 10,0

Apat Na Maria

1980

Sobra Na, Tama Na, Asiong Aksaya Film

Sobra Na, Tama Na, Asiong Aksaya

1986

Tatlong Baraha Film

Tatlong Baraha

1961

Divisoria Quiapo Film

Divisoria Quiapo

1955

An Educator Film

An Educator

2017

Manalo, Matalo, Mahal Kita Film ★ 8,0

Manalo, Matalo, Mahal Kita

1995

Adiong Sikat ng Tondo Film

Adiong Sikat ng Tondo

1962

Pepe en Pilar Film ★ 9,0

Pepe en Pilar

Gloria

1983

Umaapoy na Bakal Film

Umaapoy na Bakal

1962

Film ★ 8,0

Ifugao

Aniway

1954

Palad ta ang Nagbuot Film

Palad ta ang Nagbuot

Angeling

2013

Ang Pulubi Film ★ 8,0

Ang Pulubi

1969

Film

M. (Mother's Maiden Name)

as

2014

Aliw-iw Film

Aliw-iw

1979

Mister Dupong Film

Mister Dupong

1954

Ito Ang Aming Daigdig Film

Ito Ang Aming Daigdig

1955

This Is a Filipino Film ★ 7,0

This Is a Filipino

1966

Boy Chico: Hulihin si Ben Tumbling Film ★ 9,0

Boy Chico: Hulihin si Ben Tumbling

1997

Sa Dulo ng Ating Landas Film

Sa Dulo ng Ating Landas

1966

Ang Asawa Kong Barat Film

Ang Asawa Kong Barat

1963

Dodong Ko Film

Dodong Ko

1970

Children's Show Film

Children's Show

Lola Alice

2014

Haragan: Masahol Pa Sa Bala Film ★ 10,0

Haragan: Masahol Pa Sa Bala

Luming

1997

In Darkness We Live Film

In Darkness We Live

2014