Gloria Romero

Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

MOVIE

Ang M.O.N.A.Y ni Mr. Shooli

A 2007 Filipino satire written and directed by Jun Urbano

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Ang M.O.N.A.Y ni Mr. Shooli

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My Blue Hawaii

Dalagang Ilocana

4.3(0.0K)

A funny poignant film about an Ilocana maiden.

Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita

7.0(0.0K)

A man who vows to fight for justice (Lito Lapid) and a hard-hitting TV reporter (Maricel Soriano) are forced to work together to escape the people who are after them.

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Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita

Mrs. Samonte

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Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang

10.0(0.0K)

A 1958 Filipino fantasy film with four stories from the original "Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang" by Severino Reyes.

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Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang

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Katabi Ko'y Mamaw

10.0(0.0K)

A 1990 Filipino comedy film by Mike Relon Makiling.

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Katabi Ko'y Mamaw

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Just Say You Love Me

10.0(0.0K)

A generation gap and the trauma of a broken home against the reckless passion of young love.

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Just Say You Love Me

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Si Aida, si Lorna, o si Fe

8.0(0.0K)

A 1989 romantic comedy starring Miguel Rodriguez, Carmi Martin, Jackie Lou Blanco, and Aurora Sevilla.

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Si Aida, si Lorna, o si Fe

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Schoolgirl

9.0(0.0K)

A story about Camilla a college student who is just about to graduate receives tragic news that her parents got killed in a car accident. Upon receiving the news her cousin Priscilla along with her uncle visits and comforts her. One day the fiance of Priclila returns home and meets Camilla and falls in love with her.

Lilac, Bulaklak sa Magdamag

Deflowered by a haciendero, a young woman leaves her hometown for the city and becomes a prostitute. Eventually she falls in love with a young man who turns out to be the haciendero's son.

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Lilac, Bulaklak sa Magdamag

Doña Petrita