Gina Pareño
Acting
Born December 17, 1949, Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Gina Pareño is a Filipino 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), winning Best Actress awards at the Osian’s Cinefan Festival and 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.
Filmography
- 2026Queue — Regina
- 2026The Hallowed — Berta
- 2025Lakambini, Gregoria de Jesus — Gregoria de Jesus
- 2025Lola Barang — Lola Barbara
- 2025P77 — Lola Martha
- 2023AbeNida
- 2023Feast — Adela
- Secrets of Urduja — Merly Posadas
- 2021Ang Manananggal na Nahahati ang Puso
- 2021Big Night! — Babae sa Ospital
- 2021Crush Kong Curly — Lola Elvira
- 2021Kaka — Lolita Kiri / Kiri Bataan
- 2021Tililing — Socorro
- Quaranthings
- Kara Mia — Corazon
- 2019Unforgettable — Lola Olive
- 2018Heaven's Waiting — Mona Lisa "Lisang" Valdez
- 2018Wander Bra — old Wander Bra
- Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin — Lydia “Lola Ganda” Villoria
- 2016Rendezvous
- Dyesebel — Stella Villamayor
- 2013Alfredo S. Lim: The Untold Story — Fred's Mother
- Juan dela Cruz — Belen Gonzales
- 2012D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!? — Sophia Kilabot
- Lorenzo's Time — Bella "Ate Belle" Nobleza
- 2012Of All the Things — Mommy Susie
- 2012One More Try — Lola Medy
- 2012The Reunion — Aling Nena
- My Binondo Girl — Amorsola "Amor" Dimaguiba
- 2011The Adventures of Pureza - Queen Of The Riles — Mother Baby
- 2010Dalaw — Olga
- 2010Hating Kapatid — Lola Gerty/Amor
- Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo — Petulah "Pet" Crisanto
- Mara Clara — Lupe
- 2010Working Girls — Nimfa Cajanding
- 2009BFF: Best Friends Forever — Lola
- 2009Baseco Bakal Boys — Lola Salvia
- 2009Love on Line (LOL)
- Tayong Dalawa — Rita "Lola Gets" Dionisio
- 2008Ploning — Intang
- 2008Serbis — Nanay Flor
- 2007Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo — Belita
- Ysabella — Trinidad "Trining" Mendoza
- 2006Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo — Belita
- 2006The Bet Collector — Amy
- Darna — Milagros
- 2004Bridal Shower — Lourdes
- 2004Masikip sa Dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story — Lupe
- 2004Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan — Nurse Tessie
- Basta't Kasama Kita — Nanay Ligaya
- 2003Till There Was You — Lagring Boborol
- 2001Booba — Lola Belle
- 1999Dito Sa Puso Ko — Mother of Ligaya
- 1999Hey Babe! — Madame Lola
- 1999Kiss Mo 'Ko — Tita Ampy
- Labs Ko Si Babe — Felipa Escallon
- 1998Labs Kita...Okey Ka Lang? — Cora
- 1998Pagdating ng Panahon
- 1998Wish — Manang Gracia
- 1997Child of Darkness — Lola Pura
- 1997Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin? — Carmen
- 1997Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II — Loleng (episode 2)
- 1997Isang Tanong, Isang Sagot
- 1997Kiliti
- 1997Nasaan ang Puso — Elena
- 1996Madonna and Child — Rosing
- 1996Magic Temple — Telang Bayawak
- 1996Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon — Rose
- 1996Radio Romance — Ched Cordero
- 1996Sariwa — Christie
- 1995Mangarap Ka — Lucita
- 1995Nena
- 1995Pare Ko — Isabel
- 1995Second Chances — Lita
- 1994Ging Gang Gooly Giddiyap: I Love You Daddy
- 1994The Fatima Buen Story — Frank
- 1994Yesterday's Promise — Corazon
- 1991Anak ni Baby Ama — Anghel's mother
- 1990When Forever Ends — Laura
- 1989First Lessons
- 1988God Is Still Asleep — Patria Ramirez
- 1988Three Faces of Love — Magda (segment "I Love You, Moo-moo")
- 1986Monster — Mommy
- 1985Sa Totoo Lang! — Purita
- 1985Working Boys — Gina
- 1984Tomorrow the Stars Will Kneel — Fidela Rios
- 1984Working Girls — Nimfa
- 1975Laging Umaga
- 1975Meron Akong Nakita... (Hindi Ko Sasabihin!)
- 1975Mission: Get the Killers on the Loose
- 1975Pagsapit ng Dilim
- 1974Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
- 1974Crime
- 1974Daigdig ng Sindak at Lagim — Cristina
- 1973Si Popeye, Atbp
- 1973Zoom, Zoom, Superman! — The Ape Monster
- 1969Darna and the Planetman — Darna
- 1969Dugo ng Vampira
- 1969Paula
- 1968Elizabeth
- 1967Let's Dance the Soul!
- 1966Jamboree 66
- 1965Bye-bye na sa Daddy
- 1965Magnificent Bakya
- 1965Mga Batang Turista
- 1965Papa Um Mamaw
- 1964Children of Terror
- 1964Jukebox Jamboree
- 1964Leron Leron Sinta
- 1964Mga Batang Iskwater
- 1964Sa Bilis, Walang Kaparis
- 1963Sabina — Sulforina
- 1963Tansan vs. Tarsan