Gloria Romero (1933–2025) was a Filipino actress who has received various accolades for her work in film and television throughout her career that spanned seven decades. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in 2005, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) in 2009 and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in 2024, awarded her the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as Luna Awards in 2002, FAMAS, Gawad Urian (both in 2004), and Star Awards for Television in 2012. Romero was posthumously conferred the Presidential Medal of Merit in 2025.
Romero rose to prominence as a romantic lead during the first golden age of Philippine cinema and became the biggest box-office draw of the period. For her portrayal of the title character the romantic comedy Dalagang Ilocana (1954), she earned her first FAMAS Award for Best Actress. She next appeared in FAMAS-nominated performances in Alaalang Banal (1958), Ikaw ang Aking Buhay (1959), and Iginuhit ng Tadhana (1965). She took on conventional roles in 1970s but only began receiving critical success again in mid-1980s. For her role in Eddie Garcia's romantic drama Saan Nagtatago Ang Pag-ibig? (1986), she earned a Luna Award for Best Supporting Actress. She next appeared in Ishmael Bernal's Nagbabagang Luha (1987), for which she won a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress. During this period, she began appearing in television productions and won a Star Award for Best Comedy Actress for her performance in the sitcom Palibhasa Lalake (1987).
Romero received newfound attention and success in the 2000s. For her portrayal of an Alzheimer's disease-stricken matriarch in the family drama Tanging Yaman (2000), she won almost all major Philippine award-giving bodies. She received a Gawad Urian for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as an aged woman in the coming-of-age Magnifico (2003). She then starred in the comedy drama Fuchsia (2008), where she earned a Golden Screen Award for Best Actress and was awarded a Star Award for Movie Supporting Actress of the Year for her role in the gay-themed drama Tarima (2010). For her final film role where she portrayed a devoted wife in Rainbow's Sunset (2018), she received a Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
State honors + Award Year Category Result Film Development Council of the Philippines2021Ilaw ng Industriya Award2024Lifetime Achievement AwardNational Commission for Culture and the Arts2005Pama-As Gintong Bai Award2010Gawad Parangal sa Ginintuang BituinRepublic of the Philippines2025Presidential Medal of Merit
Major associations + Award Year Category Nominated work Result Box Office Entertainment Awards2001All-Time Favorite ActressGloria Romero20032019Golden Jury Award for All Time Favorite Actress2025Posthumous Award as Entertainment IconsCatholic Mass Media Awards1988Best Supporting ActressSaan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?2020Best Children and Youth ProgramDaig Kayo ng Lola KoCinemanila International Film Festival2001Lifetime Achievement AwardGloria RomeroEastwood City Walk of Fame2005InducteeGloria RomeroFAMAS Awards1955Best ActressDalagang Ilocana1959Alaalang Banal1960Ikaw Ang Aking Buhay1966Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story1985Best Supporting ActressCondemned1988Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?1989Nagbabagang Luha1990Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit2001Best ActressTanging Yaman2004Lifetime Achievement AwardGloria Romero2009Huwarang Bituin2015Iconic Movie Queens of Philippine Cinema2024Special Citation AwardGawad Pasado2019Pinakapasadong AktresRainbow's SunsetGawad Urian2001Best ActressTanging Yaman2004Best Supporting ActressMagnificoLifetime Achievement AwardGloria RomeroGawad Tanglaw2011Best Supporting Actress TarimaGolden Screen Awards2005Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesOK Fine, 'Tong Gusto Ko2007Best Actress in a Comedy/MusicalI Wanna Be Happy2009Best Actress in a Comedy/MusicalFuchsia2011Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Gag or Comedy ShowAndres de SayaOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesMunting HerederaBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleTarimaPlaque of Recognition (Movie Icons of Our Time)Gloria Romero2013Helen Vela Lifetime Achievement Award for DramaGloria RomeroInternational Film Festival Manhattan2019Best Ensemble ActingRainbow's SunsetLuna Awards1987Best Supporting ActressSaan Nagtatago Ang Pag-ibig?1988Nagbabagang Luha2001Best ActressTanging Yaman2002Lifetime Achievement AwardsGloria Romero2004Best Supporting ActressMagnifico2005Beautiful Life2011TarimaMetro Manila Film Festival1997Plaque of Recognition (Cinema's Living Treasures)Gloria Romero2000Best ActressTanging Yaman2002Best Supporting ActressI Think I'm in Love2018Best ActressRainbows Sunset2020Manay Ichu Vera-Perez Maceda Memorial AwardGloria RomeroMTRCB TV Awards2009Lifetime Achievement AwardGloria RomeroPMPC Star Awards for Movies1988Best Supporting ActressSaan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?1995Ulirang Artista AwardGloria Romero2001Best ActressTanging Yaman2009Movie Actress of the YearFuchsiaMovie Supporting Actress of the YearPaupahan2011Tarima2019Movie Actress of the YearRainbow's SunsetOutstanding Star of the CenturyGloria RomeroPMPC Star Awards for Television1988Best Comedy ActressPalibhasa Lalake1991Palibhasa Lalake2004Best Drama ActressSana'y Wala Nang Wakas2006Best Comedy ActressOK Fine, 'To Ang Gusto Nyo!2008Best Single Performance by an ActressMaalaala Mo Kaya ("Singsing")2012Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement AwardGloria Romero2025Icon of Philippine Television AwardThe EDDYS2019Best ActressRainbow's SunsetYoung Critics Circle1999Best PerformanceDahil May Isang Ikaw2000Tanging Yaman
Minor associations + Award Year Category Nominated work Result ALTA Media Icon Awards2015Iconic Media Personality for Film and TelevisionGloria RomeroAnak TV Awards2017Female Makabata StarGloria Romero2018Creative Guild Ad of the Year Awards1988Best Actress in a TV CommercialSuperwheelDirectors' Guild of the Philippines2005Gawad Direk AwardsGloria RomeroGawad Sineng Sine Awards2001Best Actress Tanging YamanGEMS: Hiyas ng Sining Awards2019Best ActressRainbow's SunsetInding Indie Film Festival2017Bayani ng Pinilakang TabingGloria RomeroMTB (ABS-CBN's Decade and a Half of Leadership)200215-year Leadership AwardGloria RomeroPatnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Awards2003Special Award (Film Category)Gloria Romero
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