Gloria Diaz

Acting

Gloria Diaz

Born April 5, 1951 · Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (age 75)

Gloria María Aspillera Díaz (born 10 March 1951 in Aringay, La Union) is an award-winning actress in the Philippines, and the first Filipino to win the Miss Universe crown in 1969 in Miami Beach, Florida. Often cited as being part of the Díaz clan in newspapers, she is one of twelve children (10 girls and 2 boys). Díaz was approached by an individual who believed she would do well in the Miss Uni…

Known For

MallariMallari · 2023
Mallari
7.12023
MovieHorrorMystery
As Father Severino Mallari, a 19th century priest during the Spanish occupation, descends into madness, his life and work as a parish priest in Pampanga is recounted, where he reportedly murdered 57 people to aid his ailing mother.
SisterakasSisterakas · 2012
Sisterakas
4.62012
MovieComedyDrama
Bernardo hires his half-sister Bernadette as an assistant and she has no idea who he really is. Bernardo plans to make her life hell until a rival tries to lure Bernadette away and he has to fight to keep her.
Wild AnimalsWild Animals · 1980
Wild Animals
10.01980
MovieRomance
Triangulation.
RekonekRekonek · 2025
Rekonek
2025
MovieDramaFamily
A multi-story film that centers on six different Filipino families during a Christmas Eve when the internet goes out worldwide, forcing them to reconnect with each other through more traditional means.
DyesebelDyesebel · 1996
Dyesebel
7.01996
MovieRomanceFantasy
After years of hiding from a cruel, suspicious society on the land, a mermaid, Dyesebel returns and falls in love with a man named Fredo. However, she becomes the target of Fredo's jealous ex girlfriend.
Wherever You AreWherever You Are · 2005
Wherever You Are
7.02005
MovieRomanceDrama
Two sisters Lilia and Trining decide to adopt and raise three children: Joven, Ito and Pilar. Now adults, adopted siblings Joven and Pilar end up falling in love with each other. Family drama ensues when more secrets are revealed and resistance is met.
LihisLihis · 2013
Lihis
5.02013
MovieDrama
The film splits itself between two timelines. In 2006, Ada is basing her thesis on a massacre that occurred twenty years prior in a village called Acacia. Her mother Cecilia was part of a fact-finding mission into a massacre, and Ada’s inquiries bring up her history as a member of the NPA. The other timeline traces the relationship of Ka Felix and Ka Jimmy, two rebels who fall in love, despite the movement’s laws against such a pairing.
Sagot ng PusoSagot ng Puso · 1990
Sagot ng Puso
6.31990
MovieRomance
A desperately poor young man is forced to avenge himself against the abusive rich and powerful who had oppressed him.

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José RizalJosé Rizal · 1998
José Rizal
8.81998
MovieDramaHistory
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant events in the central figure's life prior to his incarceration unfold. Upon hearing Rizal's life story, Taviel begins to realize that the accused not just is innocent but exhibits in fact all the qualities of an extraordinary man. When the mock trial unreels, Taviel is all set to act as the prime advocate for his client as Rizal himself is about to give an earth-moving speech to defend his honor and address his countrymen. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have worked out the vast political machinery to ensure a guilty verdict. A revolution waits in the wings.

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