Gloria Romero
Actor
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
American Adobo
as Gerry's Mother 2001
Moments of Love
as Rosa Santos 2006
Kasal?
as Elisa 1980
A Plea to God
as Encarnacion 1991
Petrang Kabayo
as Lola Edang 2010
An Indivisible Heaven
as Agnes Grivas 1985
Bulaklak sa City Jail
as Patricia's Mother 1984
Rainbow's Sunset
as Sylvia 2018
Miguelito
as Christina Monfort 1985
Should the Skies Clear
as Minda 1984
Tarima
2010
Annie B.
2004
Do Re Mi
as Lola of Reggie 1996
Heaven's Judgment
as Octavia Villarroel 1990
Condemned
as Connie 1984
Tarot
as Lola Auring 2009