Showbiz industry mourns the death of Gloria Sevilla
Veteran actress Gloria Sevilla who is known as the Queen of Visayan Movies died at the of 90.
The acting career of Gloria started when she was 14 years old. She was discovered to be part of the movie Princess Tirana in 1951, an article written by Dr. Romy R. Protacio and published on Asian Journal USA last November stated.
Gloria starred in many Visayan films during the 1950s and the 1960s. Based on the article in Yahoo News, among the prominent Visayan Movies that she did were “Leonora,” “Pailub Lang (Be Humble),” “Gloria Akong Anak (My Child Gloria),” “Badlis sa Kinabuhi (Destiny),” and “Gimingaw Ako (Longing for Someone).”
Gloria won the first Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (Famas) Awards best actress trophy on 1969 for the movie  “Badlis sa Kinabuhi” in which she displayed her remarkable acting prowess. She won another FAMAS best actress trophy four years after that for the movie “Gimingaw Ako.”
For the movie in the 1962 film “Madugong Paghihiganti (Bloody Revenge),” she got her first best supporting actress awards from FAMAS.
With all these achievements, the entertainment industry will indeed miss Gloria Sevilla. Her death was announced by event host and veteran broadcaster Sam Costanilla through a Facebook post. She died in her sleep in Oakland, California on April 16, 2022.
She was married to Mat Ranillo Jr. and they were blessed with five children including seasoned actor Mat Ranillo III. Her first husband died in a plane crash in 1969.
Gloria Sevilla got married for the second time to actor Amado Cortez (Arsenio Ruiz Padilla) who died in 2003.
The Queen of Visayan Movies was born on born on January 31, 1932.
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