Jillian Ward mourns the passing of Gloria Romero
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Jillian Ward and Gloria Romero have worked together before in the GMA fantasy series, 'Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko'.
The Philippine showbiz industry continues to mourn the passing of the Queen of Philippine Movies, Gloria Romero, with one of the latest to share their grief being Star of the New Gen Jillian Ward.
In an Instagram Story, Jillian uploaded an image of Gloria Romero along with a broken heart emoji. Jillian and Gloria Romero previously worked together in GMA Network's drama fantasy anthology series Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko. Jillian has also previously shared that Gloria Romero was her “ultimate idol”.
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Gloria Romero passed away yesterday, January 25, with Widows' War actress Lovely Rivero breaking the news on her social media post. In the caption of her post, Lovely wrote: “Rest well our Movie Queen, Tita Gloria Romero. Praying for the repose of her soul and for strength for @chefmgutierrez, Chris, and the whole family during this difficult time.”
Gloria Romero's death was confirmed by her daughter, Maritess Gutierrez, who wrote in a Facebook post “It is with great sadness to announce the passing of my beloved mother, Gloria Galla Gutierrez aka Gloria Romero peacefully joined our Creator today, January 25."
Gloria Romero's career spans more than 70 years, tackling different roles that have been followed by her fans and Filipino viewers. One of her last projects with the Kapuso Network was the Daig Kayo Ng Lola Ko, where she played Lola Goreng.
The Filipino-American actress' real name is Gloria Anne Borrego Galla Gutierrez and she was born on December 16, 1933. She has been in the industry for more than 70 years and has been in almost 200 films.
