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Gina Pareño

Actress / Comedian | * 12/17/1949 (74) | Tondo, Manila (Philippines)
Gina Pareño (Tagalog: [ˈdʒinɐ paˈrɛɲo]; born Geraldine Acthley) is a Filipino actress. She is referred to as the "Queen of Philippine Melodrama", being best known for her award-winning portrayals in films like Kubrador, Serbis and Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. Pareño received international recognition for her portrayal of a bet collector in Kubrador (2006), receiving the Best Actress nods at the Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival. Pareño also received critical acclaim at home for her performance in Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006), winning Best Supporting Actress at the FAMAS Awards, Film Academy of the Philippines Awards and Metro Manila Film Festival. For her work in Serbis (2008), she became the first Filipino actress to receive an award from the Asian Film Awards. and from the Pacific Meridian International Film Festival. In a career spanning five decades, Pareno solidified her reputation as one of the Philippines' most gifted actresses. In 2010, she was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th PMPC Star Awards for Movies... ()
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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 frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Jed is on the brink of leaving the Philippines to join his family in America when a run-in with the perfect woman, Angie, changes everything. A speedy proposal sends both families reeling and sets the ...

Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo

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2006 | 2.4/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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A struggling family owns a Filipino porn theater where prostitutes conduct their business. ...

Service

Certification unknown

2008 | 3.1/5 | 1h 30min
Drama
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Middle-aged Manila storeowner Amelita supplements her tiny income by collecting bets for the popular numbers game of jueteng. While looking out for police crackdowns, the masterfully persuasive Amelit ...

The Bet Collector

Certification unknown

2006 | 3.5/5 | 1h 38min
Drama
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Newlywed Jed and Angie this time, they have to take care of their son Raffa with parents who are all too eager to share the job with them. Compounding the problems are Jed having to deal with a hypoch ...

Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo

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2007 | 3.5/5 | 1h 49min
Romance / Love, Comedy
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Movies with Gina Pareño as Actress(89)

2023 Feast
as Socorro2021 Tililing
as Lolita Kiri / Kiri Bataan2021 Kaka
as Babae sa Ospital2021 Big Night!
as Lola Elvira2021 Crush Kong Curly
as Lolly2020 Quaranthings
as Lola Olive2019 Unforgettable
as Mona Lisa "Lisang" Valdez2018 Heaven's Waiting
as old Wander Bra2018 Wander Bra
as Fred's Mother2013 Alfredo S. Lim: The Untold Story
2012 One More Try
as Aling Nena2012 The Reunion
as Mommy Susie2012 Of All the Things
as Sophia Kilabot2012 D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!?
as Mother Baby2011 The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles
as Nimfa Cajanding2010 Working Girls
as Olga2010 Dalaw
as Lola Gerty/Amor2010 Hating Kapatid
2009 Love on Line (LOL)
as Lola2009 BFF: Best Friends Forever
as Lola Salvia2009 Baseco Bakal Boys
as Nanay Flor2008 Service
as Intang2008 Ploning
as Belita2007 Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo
as Belita2006 Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
as Amy2006 The Bet Collector
as Nurse Tessie2004 Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan
2004 Bridal Shower
2004 Masikip sa Dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story
as Lagring Boborol2003 Till There Was You
as Lola Belle2001 Booba
as Tita Ampy1999 Kiss Mo 'Ko
as Mother of Ligaya1999 Dito Sa Puso Ko
as Madame Lola1999 Hey Babe!
as Cora1998 Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang?
1998 Pagdating Ng Panahon
as Manang Gracia1998 Hiling
1997 One Question, One Answer
1997 Kiliti
as Elena1997 Where the Heart Is
as Loleng (episode 2)1997 Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II
as Lola Pura1997 Child of Darkness
as Carmen1997 Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?
1996 Madonna and Child
1996 Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon
as Rose1996 Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon
as Christie1996 Sariwa
as Ched Cordero1996 Radio Romance
as Telang Bayawak1996 Magic Temple
1995 Nena
as Lucita1995 Mangarap Ka
as Isabel1995 Pare Ko
as Lita1995 Second Chances
as Frank1994 The Fatima Buen Story
1994 Ging Gang Gooly Giddiyap: I Love You Daddy
1990 Anak ni Baby Ama
1990 If Eternity Were Finished
as Magda (segment "I Love You, Moo-moo")1988 Three Faces of Love
as Patria Ramirez1988 God Is Still Asleep
as Mommy1986 Halimaw Sa Banga
as Purita1985 Sa Totoo Lang!
as Gina1985 Working Boys
as Nimfa1984 Working Girls
as Fidela Rios1984 Bukas Luluhod Ang Mga Tala
1975 Mission: Get the Killers on the Loose
1975 Pagsapit ng Dilim
1975 Laging Umaga
as Cristina1974 World of Awe and Dread
1974 Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
1974 Crime
as The Ape Monster1973 Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
1973 Si Popeye, Atbp
as Darna1969 Darna and the Planetman
1969 Paula
1969 Dugo ng Vampira
1968 Elizabeth
1967 Let's Dance the Soul!
1966 Jamboree 66
1965 Bye-bye na sa Daddy
1965 Papa Um Mamaw
1965 Mga Batang Turista
1965 Magnificent Bakya
1964 Children of Terror
1964 Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
1964 Jukebox Jamboree
1964 Leron Leron Sinta
1964 Mga Batang Iskwater
1963 Tansan vs. Tarsan
as Sulforina1963 Sabina

TV Shows/Series with Gina Pareño as Actress(9)

as Merly Posadas2023 Secrets of Urduja
as Stella Villamayor2014 Dyesebel
as Bella "Ate Belle" Nobleza2012 Lorenzo's Time
as Amorsola "Amor" Dimaguiba2011 My Binondo Girl
as Lupe2010 Mara Clara
as Rita "Lola Gets" Dionisio2009 Tayong Dalawa
as Trinidad "Trining" Mendoza2007 Ysabella
as Milagros2005 Darna
2003 Basta't Kasama Kita

Citizenship: Philippines
Born: Saturday, 12/17 1949 (December) in Tondo, Manila (Philippines) (current age: 74 years + 125 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Tagalog / Filipino (TL)
Gina Pareño frequently works together with these people:
Jose Javier Reyes (17x, Crew)
Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario (15x, Crew)
German Moreno (11x, Actor)
Boy Alano (11x, Actor)
Charo Santos-Concio (10x, Crew)
Malou N. Santos (9x, Crew)
Joyce E. Bernal (9x, Crew)
Ramil Rodriguez (8x, Actor)
Bella Flores (8x, Actress)
Danny Holmsen (8x, Crew)
Edgar Salcedo (8x, Cast)
Mylene Dizon (3x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:75292, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024