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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Tondo, Manila, Philippines

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

Gina Pareño is a Filipina actress born in Tondo, Manila.  Her career began as an extra in several films throughout the 1960s, before starring in numerous roles with the Philippine film production company Sampaguita Pictures.  In 2006, she gained international recognition for her role in Kubrador (The Bet Collector) wherein she won the Best Actress award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival. Pareño also won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress as an outspoken and brash mother in the movie Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo and then later on received accolades for the same film and category in the FAMAS Awards as well as the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards in that same year. Pareño and co-actress Jaclyn Jose were cited in the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for their performance in Brillante Mendoza's Serbis. The film earned several recognitions including a Best Actress award for Pareño at the 6th Pacific Meridian International Film Festival and an Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Most Famous Work

Secrets of Urduja
Average
9

Secrets of Urduja

(2023) Merly Posadas
Service
Average
6

Service

(2008) Nanay Flor
Sariwa
Average
3

Sariwa

(1996) Christie
Halimaw  Sa Banga
Average
0

Halimaw Sa Banga

(1986) Mommy
Magic Temple
Average
9

Magic Temple

(1996) Telang Bayawak
Second Chances
Average
6

Second Chances

(1995) Lita
Unforgettable
Average
5

Unforgettable

(2019) Lola Olive
Radio Romance
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0

Radio Romance

(1996) Ched Cordero

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Merly Posadas
2022 N/A
2021 Lola Elvira
Babae sa Ospital
N/A
Lolita Kiri / Kiri Bataan
Socorro
2020 N/A
2019 Lola Olive
Corazon
2018 Mona Lisa "Lisang" Valdez
old Wander Bra
2013 Fred's Mother
2012 N/A
Sophia Kilabot
Mommy Susie
Aling Nena
2011 Amorsola "Amor" Dimaguiba
Mother Baby
2010 Olga
Lola Gerty/Amor
Nimfa Cajanding
2009 N/A
Lola Salvia
Lola
2008 Nanay Flor
Intang
2007 Belita
2006 Belita
Amy
2004 N/A
Nurse Tessie
N/A
2003 N/A
Lagring Boborol
2001 Lola Belle
1999 Mother of Ligaya
Tita Ampy
Madame Lola
1998 Manang Gracia
Cora
N/A
1997 Elena
Loleng (episode 2)
Carmen
Lola Pura
N/A
N/A
1996 Telang Bayawak
N/A
Rose
Ched Cordero
N/A
Christie
1995 Lucita
Lita
Isabel
N/A
1994 N/A
Frank
1990 N/A
N/A
1988 Patria Ramirez
Magda (segment "I Love You, Moo-moo")
1986 Mommy
1985 Purita
Gina
1984 Fidela Rios
Nimfa
1975 N/A
N/A
N/A
1974 N/A
N/A
Cristina
1973 N/A
The Ape Monster
1969 Darna
N/A
N/A
1968 N/A
1967 N/A
1966 N/A
1965 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1964 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1963 N/A
Sulforina
Year Character Movie/Tv

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