Gloria Romero
Birthday: 1933-12-16 | Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, USAGloria 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Herself
as Sylvia
as Gloria "Lola Goreng" Espino
as Lola Madj Sta. Maria
as Mameng
as Lola Meding Reyes
as Soledad Vda. de Silvestre-Caballero
as Anastacia "Ana" Montereal-Lobregat
as Barbara Reyes
as Lola Edang
as Aida
as Lola Auring
as Lola Idang
as Gloria
as Ida
as Amelia Go
as Lola
as Lola (segment "Poso")
as Lola Maring
as Doña Valeria Valencia
as Lola Magda
as Red's Lola
as Amor
as Doña Gracia Imperial
as Gerry's Mother
as Lola
as Lola Carmela "Mameng" Estocapio
