# Gloria Sevilla

Gloria Sevilla (January 31, 1932 – April 16, 2022) was a Filipino film actress.

## Career

Sevilla was heralded as the "Queen of Visayan Movies" for her screen portrayal legacy in Visayan-made movies in the Philippines during the 1950s and 1960s. The Gawad Urian Awards honored her with a "Lifetime Achievement award" while The EDDYS honored her with an "Icon Award", both for her contributions to Philippine cinema.
Sevilla received her first FAMAS Award Best Supporting Actress in the movie Madugong Paghihiganti (1962). She won the FAMAS Award Best Actress twice for the movies - Badlis Sa Kinabuhi (1969) and Gimingaw Ako (1973). Throughout her career, Sevilla had starred in several iconic films 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 (2012).
Sevilla also remained active in Philippine television. During the 1970s she top billed the comedy Ang Biyenan kong Mangkukulam with Pancho Magalona and Chicháy. She also produced and starred in the sitcom, Mommy Ko si Mayor with children, Mat, Dandin Lilibeth and Suzette with fellow Cebuana Flora Gasser. Sevilla also lent support in dramas Be Careful With My Heart.

## Personal life

Sevilla's first husband was actor Mat Ranillo Jr., who died in a plane crash in 1969. They had five children. She subsequently married actor and director Amado Cortez, who also served a stint as the Philippine Consul General in San Francisco before his death in 2003. They had one daughter.
She is the mother of actresses Suzette Ranillo and Lilibeth Ranillo, actor Mat Ranillo III, and singer-composer Dandin Ranillo.
She died on April 16, 2022, at the age of 90 in Oakland, California. She and husband Amado Cortez were buried at Loyola Memorial Park.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1951 | Princesa Tirana | Princesa Tirana | |
| 1951 | Leonora | Leonora | |
| 1951 | Pailub Lang | | |
| 1952 | Utlanan | | |
| 1952 | Inahan | | |
| 1953 | Handumanan | | |
| 1954 | Salabusab | | |
| 1954 | Ifugao | | |
| 1954 | Mister Dupong (Ang Dakilang Mangingibig) | | |
| 1954 | May Bakas ang Lumipas | | |
| 1955 | Papa Loves Mambo | | |
| 1955 | Rosas Pandan | | |
| 1955 | Ito, ang Aming Daigdig | | |
| 1955 | Divisoria, Quiapo | | |
| 1956 | Lagablab sa Silangan (Sunset Over Korea) | | |
| 1960 | Mga Alamat ng Sandaigdig | | "Alamat ng Waterlily" segment |
| 1961 | Pantalan Trese | | |
| 1961 | Tatlong Baraha | | |
| 1961 | Mga Daing sa Libingan | | |
| 1961 | North Harbor | | |
| 1961 | Ang Maging Ulila | | |
| 1961 | Ubos-lakas! | | |
| 1961 | Bus to Bataan | | |
| 1961 | Umasa Ka Mahal Ko sa Bilisan | | |
| 1962 | Umaapoy Na Bakal | | |
| 1962 | 5 Matitinik | | |
| 1962 | Adiong Sikat ng Tondo | | |
| 1962 | Digmaan ng Mga Maton | | |
| 1962 | Markang Demonyo | | |
| 1962 | Sagot Kita | | |
| 1962 | Sobra sa Init, Kulang sa Lamig | | |
| 1963 | Madugong Paghihiganti (The Massacre) | | |
| 1963 | Dear Eddie | | |
| 1963 | Magtiis Ka, Darling | | |
| 1963 | Ikaw Na ang Mag-ako | | |
| 1963 | Ang Mahiwagang Lampara | | |
| 1963 | Bulilit Al Capone | | |
| 1963 | Maton sa Maton | | |
| 1963 | Pitong Pasiklab sa Bahay Na Tisa | | |
| 1963 | Tacio | | |
| 1963 | Adiang Waray | | |
| 1963 | Kami'y Kaawaan | | |
| 1963 | Away Na! | | |
| 1963 | Ang Tatay Kong Kalbo | | |
| 1963 | Mestisang Bangus | | |
| 1963 | Ecu Tatacut! | | |
| 1963 | Ang Asawa Kong Barat | | |
| 1963 | Mga Siga sa Looban | | |
| 1963 | Dapit-Hapon: Oras ng Pagtutuus | | |
| 1964 | Nagngangalit Na Damdamin | | |
| 1964 | Gahaman | | |
| 1964 | Nagbabagang Paraiso | | |
| 1964 | Walang Duwag Na Bisaya | | |
| 1964 | Dugo ng Sugatan | | |
| 1964 | Mga Daliring Ginto | | |
| 1965 | Akong Deadly | | |
| 1965 | Strike! | | |
| 1965 | The Great Escape from Hell | | |
| 1965 | 7 Mata-Hari | | |
| 1965 | 4 Na Agila | | |
| 1965 | Milarosa | Flavia | |
| 1965 | Da' Best Show | | |
| 1965 | Aloha! | | |
| 1965 | Takdang Sandali! | | |
| 1965 | Sapagka't Ikaw Ay Akin | | |
| 1965 | Bolo Commando | | |
| 1965 | Fiesta South America | | |
| 1965 | Sapang Palay | | |
| 1966 | Seksi Kumandos | | |
| 1966 | Hanggang sa Kurtinang Bakal | | |
| 1966 | Mga Bagong Salta (sa Maynila) | | |
| 1966 | Sa Dulo ng Ating Landas | | |
| 1966 | Ikaw... ang Gabi at ang Awit! (Arrivedercci Roma) | | |
| 1966 | Mula Nang Kita'y Ibigin | | |
| 1966 | Dr. La-way (Pare, Kwarta Na!) | | |
| 1966 | Mga Bagong Salta sa Bahay Engkantada | | |
| 1966 | Ito ang Pilipino | | |
| 1967 | Bertang Palengke | | |
| 1968 | Suntok o Karate? | | |
| 1969 | Palad Ta ang Nagbuot | | |
| 1969 | Parehas o' Laban | | |
| 1969 | Ang Pulubi | | |
| 1969 | Badlis sa Kinabuhi | | |
| 1970 | Si Inday sa Balitaw | | |
| 1970 | Nasaan Ka, Inay? | | |
| 1970 | Basta Bisaya | | |
| 1970 | Dodong Ko! | | |
| 1970 | With These Hands | | |
| 1970 | Pritil | | |
| 1971 | Pobreng Alindahaw (Ulilang Tutubi) | | |
| 1971 | Mag-inang Ulila | | |
| 1971 | Plaza Miranda | | |
| 1971 | Sonny Side Up | | Guest star |
| 1972 | The Hostage: Batang Cebu | | |
| 1972 | Escape from East Berlin | | |
| 1973 | Gimingaw Ako | | |
| 1973 | Little Solomon en Sheba | | |
| 1974 | The Pacific Connection | | |
| 1975 | Banaue: Stairway to the Sky | | |
| 1976 | Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo | Chedeng de la Cruz | |
| 1977 | Pinakasalan Ko ang Ina ng Aking Kapatid | | |
| 1977 | Mariposang Dagat | | |
| 1977 | Bakya Mo Neneng | | |
| 1978 | Boy Pana: Terror ng Maynila '63 | | |
| 1978 | Emma Henry (Policewoman) | | |
| 1978 | Dyesebel | Digna del Rio | |
| 1978 | Baby Doll | | |
| 1979 | Angelita... Ako ang Iyong Ina: Part II | | |
| 1979 | Iskandalo! | | |
| 1979 | Aliw-iw | | |
| 1980 | 4 Na Maria | | |
| 1980 | Awat Na, Asiong Aksaya! | | |
| 1983 | Pepe en Pilar | | |
| 1986 | Sobra Na... Tama Na... Asiong Aksaya! | | |
| 1988 | Guhit ng Palad | | |
| 1989 | Dear Diary | | "Dear Party Line" segment |
| 1991 | Matud Nila | Amparo Lagman | |
| 1993 | Buddy en Sol: Praybeyt Depektibs | | |
| 1994 | Once Upon a Time in Manila | Amparo Lagman | |
| 1994 | Megamol | Marga | |
| 1995 | P're Hanggang sa Huli | Gloria | |
| 1995 | The Flor Contemplacion Story | Flor's mother | |
| 1997 | The Sarah Balabagan Story | Mommy Ines | |
| 1998 | Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay | Manang B | |
| 1998 | Hiwaga ng Panday | | |
| 1999 | Wansapanataym | Manang Bising | |
| 2002 | Lapu-Lapu | Reyna Bauga | |
| 2006 | Pacquiao: The Movie | Nanay Parcon | |
| 2012 | El Presidente | María Agoncillo's mother | |
| 2013 | Boy Golden, Shoot to Kill: the Arturo Porcuna Story | Aling Puring | |
| 2014 | Children's Show | | |
| 2014 | M: Mother's Maiden Love | | |
| 2015 | You're My Boss | Lola | |
| 2016 | Kakampi | | |
| 2016 | Kusina | | |
| 2017 | Maestra | | |
| 2019 | Pagbalik | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | | Episode: "Salamin" |
| 1997 | Esperanza | Lola Pacita | |
| 2001–2003 | Recuerdo de Amor | Doña Conchita La Fuente | |
| 2002–2003 | Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay | Doña Tilda Ventaspejo | |
| 2003 | Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis | Tiya Ina | |
| 2006 | Captain Barbell | Lola Melay | |
| 2008 | Komiks Presents: Kapitan Boom | Lola Gretchen | |
| 2009 | Zorro | Zita | |
| 2010 | May Bukas Pa | Milagros | |
| 2010 | Your Song Presents: Andi - Habang Buhay | Edgar's Lola | |
| 2010 | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Alyna | Susana | |
| 2011 | Wansapanataym | Lola Josie | Episode: "Joy's Toys" |
| 2011–2012 | Budoy | Coring | |
| 2012–2014 | Be Careful with my Heart | Felicidad "Manang Fe" Marcelo-Alejo | |
| 2013 | Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw | Esther Dagohoy | |
| 2015 | Nathaniel | Rebecca "Lola Becca" | |
| 2015 | Doble Kara | Manang Anita | |
| 2015 | FPJ's Ang Probinsyano | Purificación Moreno | |
| 2016 | Calle Siete | Nita "Nitz" Mabuhay | |
| 2018 | Asintado | Puresa "Puring" Dimasalang | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Work | Organization | Category | Result |
| 1955 | Ifugao | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1955 | May Bakas Ang Lumipas | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1963 | Madugong Paghihiganti | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Won |
| 1964 | Tatlong Mukha Ni Pandora | FAMAS Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1964 | Kami'y Kaawaan | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1966 | Sapang Palay | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1967 | Ito ang Pilipino | FAMAS Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1970 | Badlis sa Kinabuhi | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Won |
| 1971 | Dodong Ko | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1974 | Gimingaw Ako | FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | Won |
| 1976 | Banaue: Stairway to the Sky | FAMAS Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1977 | Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo | FAMAS Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| 2007 | | FAMAS Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 2013 | Boy Golden | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2014 | Boy Golden | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | M: Mother's Maiden Love | Metro Manila Film Festival | New Wave — Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| 2015 | M: Mother's Maiden Love | Gawad Urian Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| 2017 | Kusina | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | Nominated |
| 2018 | Maestra | Gawad Urian Awsrds | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| 2019 | | Gawad Urian Awsrds | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 2021 | | The EDDYS | Icon Award | Won |