Gloria Romero

Gloria Anne Borrego Galla (born December 16, 1933), known professionally as Gloria Romero (Tagalog: [ˈɡloɾja ɾɔˈmɛɾɔ]), is a Filipino-American actress and model with a career spanning more than 70 years and over 250 acting credits. Referred to as the "First Lady of Philippine Cinema", she is noted for her sophisticated and demure image. Her work was in a range of genres, from romantic comedy to religious-family drama, and earned her various accolades, including six FAMAS Awards, three Gawad Urian Awards, three Luna Awards and numerous honorary lifetime achievement awards to her credit.

At age 16, Romero began her career as a background actor in the late 1940s. Following her transfer to Sampaguita Pictures in 1951, she started out playing minor and supporting roles in several films. Her breakthrough came in 1952 with the films Madame X and her first lead role in Monghita. She received her first major acting award at the FAMAS Award for Best Actress for the film Dalagang Ilocana (1954). Romero achieved stardom for her leading roles in numerous blockbuster films such as Cofradia (1953) and Sino ang May Sala? (1956) among others. She played many characters popularized in comic strips in the early to mid 1950s, then ventured into dramatic roles as well as remakes of pre-war musical movies in the succeeding years.

She continued to break ground in the 1980s and received FAMAS nominations for her performances in Condemned (1984), Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? (1987) and Nagbabagang Luha (1988), winning one for the latter. She also ventured into television in the 1990s and became a notable character in the sitcom Palibhasa Lalake (1987-1998), winning Best Comedy Actress at the Star Awards for TV. She portrayed matriarch roles in her later years and gained further recognition for her roles in Tanging Yaman (2000), Magnifico (2003) and Rainbow's Sunset (2018). She later starred as Lola Goreng in the fantasy anthology Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko.