Gloria Sevilla
Gloria Sevilla was an award-winning Filipino film actress. Sevilla is widely regarded as the "Queen of Visayan Movies" for her contributions in Visayan-made movies in the Philippines in the 50’s and 60’s.
Sevilla received her first FAMAS Award Best Supporting Actress in the movie Madugong Paghihiganti (1962). She won the FAMAS Award Best Actress for the movie Badlis Sa Kinabuhi (1969).
Sevilla appeared in movies 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 (film) (2012).
Sevilla also appeared in the Philippine television drama Be Careful With My Heart.
Her first husband was Mat Ranillo Jr., a movie actor who died in a plane crash in 1969. They had six children. She got married the second time to Amado Cortez, a movie actor and director who also served as the country's ambassador to the U.S. until his death in 2003. They had one daughter.
She is the mother of actress Suzette Ranillo, actor Mat Ranillo III, and singer-composer Dandin Ranillo.
She died on April 16, 2022 at the age of 90 in Oakland, California.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4698 |
| Birthday | 1932-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines |
| Also Known As | Queen of Visayan Movies, |
1995
Manalo, Matalo, Mahal Kita
8/1
A winning lottery ticket leads to trouble and romance for an indebted man.
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Manalo, Matalo, Mahal Kita
1997
Haragan: Masahol Pa Sa Bala
10/1
A 1997 Filipino action movie starring Monsour del Rosario, Alma Concepcion and Mike Gayoso.
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Haragan: Masahol Pa Sa Bala
1979
Tsikiting Master
7/1
A 1979 Filipino action comedy film starring Rey Malonzo.
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Tsikiting Master
1979
Iskandalo
0/0
A love story about a guy with and a broken family a girl who slept with her professor.
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Iskandalo
1961
Molave
9/1
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Molave
1955
Papa Loves Mambo
0/0
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Papa Loves Mambo
1955
Ito Ang Aming Daigdig
0/0
Fresh from the Korean campaign, Roberto saves a boy from a group of bullies. To calm the boy, Roberto assures him he is the boy's long-lost father. Ro...
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Ito Ang Aming Daigdig
1955
Divisoria Quiapo
0/0
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Divisoria Quiapo
1961
North Harbor
0/0
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North Harbor
1962
Umaapoy na Bakal
0/0
See the wrath of a vengeance. Feel the inferno of a smoldering hate. This picture is hot as hell.
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Umaapoy na Bakal
1954
May Bakas Ang Lumipas
9/1
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May Bakas Ang Lumipas
1954
Mister Dupong
0/0
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Mister Dupong
1969
Ang Pulubi
8/1
A story about a woman imprisoned loses her sons, in the process, she loses her mind, her beauty, and her future.
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Ang Pulubi
1963
Pitong Pasiklab sa Bahay na Tisa
0/0
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Pitong Pasiklab sa Bahay na Tisa
2013
Boy Golden: Shoot-To-Kill
6/1
The film is very, very loosely based on the life of Arturo Porcuna (Jeorge Estregan). Once upon a time, he was known as Boy Anino, notorious leader of...
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Boy Golden: Shoot-To-Kill
1961
Tatlong Baraha
0/0
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Tatlong Baraha
2006
Pacquiao: The Movie
4.8/3
Jericho Rosales portrays Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as he struggles out of poverty to become a champion and national hero. Yet when the pressures o...
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Pacquiao: The Movie
1980
Apat Na Maria
10/1
The bitter-sweet love affairs of four sisters with different outlooks and temperaments end in simultaneous weddings.
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Apat Na Maria
2014
Children's Show
0/0
A film based on a real life story of children ages 10-15 years old being used by a syndicate for underground wrestling.
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Children's Show
1994
Once Upon a Time in Manila
8/1
Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations at the right moment. Cynthia Lu...
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Once Upon a Time in Manila
2014
In Darkness We Live
0/0
After a bank robbery gone wrong, the Gang drives out of town to hide but they run out of gas on a deserted road and go on foot deep into the woods. Th...
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In Darkness We Live
1966
Sa Dulo ng Ating Landas
0/0
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Sa Dulo ng Ating Landas
1970
Dodong Ko
0/0
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Dodong Ko
2014
M. (Mother's Maiden Name)
0/0
Madam Bella (Zsa Zsa Padilla) has pancreatic cancer, stage 4 and it's treatable but not curable. She asks her son Joven (Nico Antonio), who is outward...
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M. (Mother's Maiden Name)
1960
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
0/0
Unraveling the fantastical orgins of lizards, bats, monkeys, and water lilies.
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Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1970
Si Inday sa Balitaw
0/0
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Si Inday sa Balitaw
1963
Ang Asawa Kong Barat
0/0
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Ang Asawa Kong Barat
1970
Basta Bisaya
0/0
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Basta Bisaya
2015
You're My Boss
7.3/8
A woman who is looking for acceptance, who's looking for love, who wants to be appreciated and who wants to belong find what she's looking for from he...
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You're My Boss
1969
Line of Life
8/1
Gloria Sevilla plays a woman who works hard to tend to her child and sick husband in the seaside town of Danao, Cebu. After an incident, the woman mus...
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Line of Life
2015
Salamat sa Alaala
0/0
The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is insp...
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Salamat sa Alaala
2012
El Presidente
6.5/3
The film begins with his capture by Philippine and US forces under Frederick Funston's command in 1901, then flashes back to 1886, when an old woman g...
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El Presidente
1995
The Flor Contemplacion Story
8.7/3
The story of the Filipina domestic helper who was hanged in Singapore for allegedly killing her fellow maid is chronicled in a film that operates on v...
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The Flor Contemplacion Story
1967
4 Worlds of Horror
0/0
Filipino horror anthology from 1967.
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4 Worlds of Horror
1978
Angelita's Eyes
6.5/2
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Angelita's Eyes
2002
Lapu-Lapu
4.75/4
A film showing the struggles of Lapu-Lapu and how he defended Mactan, Cebu from the invading Spanish forces.
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Lapu-Lapu
1998
Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay
10/1
Ana and Alex fall in love in nostalgic Ilocos. But their individual dreams and responsibilities get in the way of their relationship.
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Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay
1999
Wansapanataym: The Movie
0/0
The story is about an orphan named Anna who searched for her long-lost father. With the guardian angel Barbiel's help, Anna was able to see the latter...
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Wansapanataym: The Movie
1954
Ifugao
8/1
Set in the Cordillera mountains, this film is one of first films to focus on the lifestyle of the Ifugao mountain tribe with authenticity.
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Ifugao
1976
Once a Moth
9.5/4
Living near the American military-controlled Clark Air Base, Corazon de la Cruz dreams of a better life in America until the unspeakable happens.
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Once a Moth
1998
I'm Sorry, My Love
7/1
In the hope of landing a job that will eventually enable her to pay for her sister's operation Tinay leaves her small fishing village and heads for Ma...
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I'm Sorry, My Love
2016
Kakampi
8/1
An ordinary taxi ride takes Jun, a young executive, into the unusual story of Ben, a 35 year-old taxi driver in Manila on how he became a lanzones far...
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Kakampi
2016
Kusina
0/0
The silent witness to the life and love of Juanita. It is her sanctuary, the place where she creates dishes for her family, her friends, even enemies...
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Kusina
1961
Mga Daing sa Libingan
0/0
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Mga Daing sa Libingan
2013
Palad ta ang Nagbuot
0/0
This is the story of Visayans coming to the MetroManila area in search of greener pastures. Dodong Valderama, a jack-of-trades orphan, and Santo Nino...
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Palad ta ang Nagbuot
1989
Dear Diary
6.5/2
Two teen stories in one movie. "Dear Partyline" tells the story of Badong who falls in love with a girl in a Coke commercial who happens to be the ot...
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Dear Diary
1966
This Is a Filipino
7/1
This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.
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This Is a Filipino
1978
Dyesebel
8/2
Dyesebel is unique among the merfolk for she is the only mermaid born of human parents from the surface world. A mermaid from birth, she is shunned by...
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Dyesebel
1975
Banaue: Stairway to the Sky
7/4
Amidst the background of the rice terraces, the story of an Igorota and daughter of a chieftain is told as she underwent trials to keep another tribe...
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Banaue: Stairway to the Sky
1983
Pepe en Pilar
9/1
Dim-witted Pilar flies to the US after winning the Miss California Soy Sauce contest. Excited to find her long lost sister, Pilar finds herself helple...
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Pepe en Pilar
1997
Boy Chico: Hulihin si Ben Tumbling
9/1
This is another look at the brief and violent life of 60's hoodlum Ben Tumbling, This version is from the point of view of Boy Chico, the dedicated co...
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Boy Chico: Hulihin si Ben Tumbling
1997
Thalia
4.333/3
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Thalia
1994
Megamol
7/2
A rich old lady, who was dying, hired a detective agency to go in search of her long lost granddaughter. Lacking the manpower for the job, janitor And...
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Megamol
1962
Adiong Sikat ng Tondo
0/0
A True-To-Life Story of "Adiong" The Terror of Tondo...A Story of Bravery in Action.
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Adiong Sikat ng Tondo
1995
P're Hanggang Sa Huli
7/1
A 1995 Filipino action comedy film starring Robin Padilla and Andrew E.
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P're Hanggang Sa Huli
2017
An Educator
0/0
Three generations of teachers. Three stories of dedication, struggle, and inspiration interweaved. Iah, Espie, and Gennie will prove that being an edu...
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An Educator
2019
Return
5/1
A troubled Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is forced to return home and come to terms with the family she left behind.
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Return
2020
Nang Em
0/0
We will witness how an 85yr old woman, Nang Em, from Cebu survived alone through all of these walls that push you away in these times of Quarantine er...
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Nang Em
1963
Si Adiang Waray
0/0
Two aspiring singers try their luck in Manila, meeting another aspiring singer, the Waray tomboy Adiang, along the way.
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Si Adiang Waray
1978
Boy Pana
0/0
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Boy Pana
1979
Aliw-iw
0/0
The story of an indigenous Igorot woman who traverses the complex path of life to the playful line of destiny.
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Aliw-iw
1979
Angelita... Ako Ang Iyong Ina
6/0
Angelita continues her journey in finding her real parents.
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Angelita... Ako Ang Iyong Ina
1997
Kapag Dumanak ang Dugo: Buenavista
6/2
A soldier returns to his hometown and takes the fight to corrupt Governor.
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Kapag Dumanak ang Dugo: Buenavista
1986
Sobra Na, Tama Na, Asiong Aksaya
0/0
Get a convulsion, in this unique revolution, here in our nation with this exposition with the wasteful Asiong! In another super presentation of Chiqui...
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Sobra Na, Tama Na, Asiong Aksaya
1988
Guhit Ng Palad
7/1
Arman was often beaten by his father-in-law and had a series of misfortunes in his life when he found out that he had just been adopted. When will he...
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