Gloria Diaz

Acting

Gloria Diaz

Born

1951-04-05 (75)

Place of birth

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Known for

Acting

Credits

82 titles

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 Universe competition and groomed the young woman. Díaz was only 18 when she became Miss Universe 1969 after besting other candidates on the final question. It was about how to welcome the first men that had just landed on the moon -- Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins—as soon as they were…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 7 titles

Sisterakas poster
4.6

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.

Sisterakas

2012

Unbreakable poster
8.5

Mariel and Deena were strangers until they became the best of friends because of the similarities in the pain that they had experienced. Their friendship is put to the test when one of them decides to get married.

Unbreakable

2019

Chedeng & Apple poster
5.5

In the wake of her husband's death, Chedeng, 66, decides to come out of the closet. Her best friend Apple, 63, beheads her live-in partner in a fit of rage. Bound by friendship, the two elderly women, together with the severed head placed inside a Louis Vuitton bag, set off an adventure to find Chedeng's ex-girlfriend.

Chedeng & Apple

2017

Kung Fu Divas poster
NR

Charlotte is from a family of beauty queens, but she has yet to win a title of her own. Her final chance is the Hiyas ng Dalampasigan Pageant, and her mother has taken steps to make sure that she wins. But her chances are dashed when the mysterious Samantha suddenly joins the contest. The two become bitter enemies following the contest, but they are soon forced by destiny to team up. It turns out the two have a hidden connection to a mystical past, and must work together to discover the truth about their heritage.

Kung Fu Divas

2013

Lihis poster
5.0

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.

Lihis

2013

Ganito Kami Muli poster
NR

A documentary produced by Cinema One that sees through fully restored film in the eyes of young filmmakers.

Ganito Kami Muli

2013

The Mommy Returns poster
2.7

The Mommy Returns tells the story of a mother, Ruby, who dies right on the day of her 25th wedding anniversary with husband, William. With her untimely death, she leaves behind her three children Amethyst, Topaz, and Sapphire. Ruby is also temporarily trapped in PURGA (short for Purgatory) with its guardian, and the pesky Manny, the chicken pet of San Pedro. When Catherine, a younger and prettier woman comes into the life of William, Ruby escapes from PURGA and returns to earth as a ghost to drive Catherine out of the family she left behind.

The Mommy Returns

2012

2000s · 10 titles

Batang West Side poster
7.8

When a Filipino teen is found fatally shot on the streets of New Jersey, the investigation into his death reveals the struggles of the Filipino-American community, including the horrifying effects of methamphetamine on its youth.

Batang West Side

2001

Wherever You Are poster
7.0

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.

Wherever You Are

2005

So... Happy Together poster
3.7

Talkative Lianne and colorful gay Osmond become fast friends when they meet at the first Gay Pride Parade in Malate in the early 80's. For the next thirty-plus years of their lives, they'll do everything together, whether it's eating, shopping, discussing life and even looking for the perfect man! So inseparable are their pair that even their mothers become best friends too.

So... Happy Together

2004

Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat poster
5.2

With the one, big, happy family that she has, any woman would admire Ina Montecillo as the embodiment of a perfect mother. But after more than 30 years of doing everything for her family, she realizes she hasn’t done anything for herself. Ina then embarks on a journey of finding her self-worth that surprisingly lands her as the President of the Philippines!

Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat

2008

Bakit 'Di Totohanin poster
9.5

Martin convinces Andres’ mother to bet his boxing gym. Andres’ drunkard mother loses the bet and surrenders the gym; the only way for their family to recover it is for Andres’ only son to win over a boxing bout against Martin’s son. Thus, she opens up a new deal with Martin. She will have a boxing fight against Martin’s son. She prefers to keep it a secret to her father, who she is certain, would not approve the unlikely bargain.

Bakit 'Di Totohanin

2001

Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo poster
4.8

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 stage for a rocky marriage.

Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo

2006

Captain Barbell poster
6.5

Captain Barbell has the human form of Enteng. One day Enteng received a mysterious barbell given by a hermit after he saved his life. Not knowing that the barbell can give Enteng's alter-ego Captain Barbell, a hero for the poor and mistreated people. Also in the cast is Enteng's dream girl Cielo, an elementary music teacher who's in love to Captain Barbell. With Captain Barbell's arch-enemies Lagablab, Freezy and Dagampat. The movie tells about the bravery, respect and love.

Captain Barbell

2003

Nympha poster
4.3

A re-imagination of the Celso Ad Castillo classic, "Nympha" tells the story of an orphan woman named Nympha living in a backward province with a narrow minded aunt who is a religious fanatic.

Nympha

2003

No artwork available
NR

A mother works abroad to fulfill the dreams of her family, but when she returns, she finds that her husband and daughter have disappeared. Thus begins a search for her family, leading the mother down shady roads, only to discover a devastating truth.

Sagrada Familia

2009

Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo poster
7.0

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 hypochondriac mother, Angie having to deal with her mom dating a "balikbayan" guy, and the usual jealousy problems hounding married couples.

Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo

2007

1990s · 13 titles

José Rizal poster
8.8

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.

José Rizal

1998

No artwork available
4.3

An underaged couple falls in love with each other despite their parents' disagreement. They run off to nowhere until they encounter heavy rainfall and storms. They get shipwrecked and are brought to a deserted island. At first, they are separated until they are finally brought to each other's arms.

Island of Desire

1990

Dalawa Laban Sa Mundo: Ang Siga At Ang Beauty poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dalawa Laban Sa Mundo: Ang Siga At Ang Beauty

1993

Love at First Sight poster
NR

Roselle, Vera, and Gemma are three childhood friends living different lives in search of love and real happiness.

Love at First Sight

1990

Dyesebel poster
7.0

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.

Dyesebel

1996

Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum poster
8.0

Behind his bad boy image, Ben (Robin Padilla) has a big heart. The modern day Robinhood collects grease money from jeepney drivers on behalf of the syndicate. He gets a meager amount in return which he uses to feed his adoptive parents whom he loves dearly. One day his boss Salazar (Mark Gil) proposes that he kidnap children who come from wealthy families. The offer would be financially rewarding, but Ben refuses it. Because Salazar is desperate, he kidnaps Ben's loved ones and the only way to redeem them is by abducting Bing (Vina Morales) and her brother.

Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum

1991

Ikaw ang Miss Universe ng Buhay Ko poster
3.0

A man and his gang must rescue beauty queens in trouble.

Ikaw ang Miss Universe ng Buhay Ko

1994

Dahil May Isang Ikaw poster
7.0

The owner of a trucking service meets her biggest client through a minor car accident. Though starting out as frenemies, they soon develop an unavoidable liking to each other.

Dahil May Isang Ikaw

1999

P/Maj. Napoleon Velasco, Kumander Kalbo poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

P/Maj. Napoleon Velasco, Kumander Kalbo

1993

No artwork available
6.5

After the death of his partner, Tikoy, a seasoned police officer armed with years of experience was forced to team up with Jun, an idealistic cop fresh from Academy.

Marami Ka Pang Kakaining Bigas

1994

Sagot ng Puso poster
6.3

A desperately poor young man is forced to avenge himself against the abusive rich and powerful who had oppressed him.

Sagot ng Puso

1990

My Pretty Baby poster
9.0

A woman gets sold by her mother to predatory men.

My Pretty Baby

1991

Miguel/Michelle poster
3.3

Miguel, a young trans woman from Quezon Province, leaves the Philippines for the US. After seven years, she returns home, where her family discovers she has undergone gender-affirming surgery and now lives as Michelle. She declares she will stay until her family accepts her, even as hostile reactions erupt around her.

Miguel/Michelle

1998

1980s · 16 titles

Five and the Skin poster
6.4

Ivan, a writer living in Manila, walks through the city in search of his past.

Five and the Skin

1982

Wild Animals poster
10.0

Triangulation.

Wild Animals

1980

May Lamok sa Loob ng Kulambo poster
NR

Lauro (Eddie Garcia) is a married man who just loves women. His wife Elena (Gloria Diaz), a beautiful and strong-willed woman is dead set in keeping him from womanizing.

May Lamok sa Loob ng Kulambo

1984

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala poster
9.0

A 1980 Filipino action film from Carlo J. Caparas

Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala

1980

Goat Buster: Sa Templo ni Dune poster
7.0

On a mission to eradicate crime, Baldo the “Goatbuster” disguised himself as his brother Bogard, ahead of a very notorious syndicate.

Goat Buster: Sa Templo ni Dune

1985

A Tired, Angry Moon on a Restless Night poster
6.4

A story of married couples but leaves their own spouses for their relationship.

A Tired, Angry Moon on a Restless Night

1983

May Daga sa Labas ng Lungga poster
1.0

This time, its Lauro's turn to doubt his wife fidelity. He chooses to stay in the house to keep an eye on his wife, who hired a hunky helper.

May Daga sa Labas ng Lungga

1984

Hawakan Mo At Pigilan Ang Kahapon poster
NR

After a doctor's wife died, a former patient charged him of parricide. Is he guilty or is the patient just jealous that the doctor married another woman?

Hawakan Mo At Pigilan Ang Kahapon

1984

Karibal Ko Ang Aking Ina poster
NR

A daughter is shocked to discover that the man she married used to be her mother's lover.

Karibal Ko Ang Aking Ina

1982

Heartache City poster
3.3

Five young women trek to the city in the quest of better lives but end up instead with broken hearts.

Heartache City

1985

Wild Beauty poster
3.7

One night with a total stranger. And fate brought them together once again. That's where their whirlwind romance started.

Wild Beauty

1983

Andres De Saya (Mabagsik na Daw!) poster
7.0

A henpecked husband rejoiced his freedom and changed his image after his wife decided to leave home. He remarries, but only to make matters worse again in marriage.

Andres De Saya (Mabagsik na Daw!)

1982

Working Girls 2 poster
9.0

In this sequel, which assumes a more political bent, are blue-collar workers, salesladies, and common laborers.

Working Girls 2

1987

No artwork available
4.5

Teenager Anna falls in love with and gives her womanhood to the middle-aged womanizer Eric who promises her marriage. Upon her brother's insistence to meet the man, she realizes then that Eric is married and eventually commits suicide. Outraged, Martin (brother), who is a sex-change surgeon, abducted and performed an operation on Eric. Shameful of his inadequacy, Eric evades his wife's sexual needs and sexual attractions to other women.

Lalakwe

1985

No artwork available
3.7

A view on the lives of four woman, married, widowed, mistress and "missed."

Sa Totoo Lang!

1985

Palabra de Honor poster
3.0

In a city where there is deception, crime and betrayal, it is a man who still keeps his word of honor ...

Palabra de Honor

1983

1970s · 9 titles

As We Were poster
7.6

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

As We Were

1976

The Most Beautiful Creature on the Face of the Earth poster
8.0

One stormy night, in a sea side village, a childless couple finds a mysterious beautiful woman in the beach without any consciousness. The next day, the girl wakes up and introduces herself as Isabel.

The Most Beautiful Creature on the Face of the Earth

1974

No artwork available
2.0

Babae...Ngayon at Kailanman is a film adaptation of three Filipino short story masterpieces: Nick Joaquin's "May Day Eve", Amador Daguio's "Wedding Dance" and Wilfrido Nollega's "Juego de Prenda.

Babae... Ngayon at Kailanman

1977

An Affair in Tahiti poster
NR

A 1975 Filipino romantic drama starring Gloria Diaz and Vic Vargas.

An Affair in Tahiti

1975

Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping? poster
NR

IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR SPOUSE OF BEING UNFAITHFUL A STORY AS NEW AS TODAY AND AS OLD AS TRUTH--YET NEVER TOLD BEFORE.

Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping?

1977

Andalucia poster
NR

The movie tells of Eliseo, a former policeman and a monk, who seeks refuge in a monastery in a secluded town of Andalucia. He blamed himself for the death of his brother and isolates himself from the tragic past. While staying in the monastery, a group of bandits led by Gardoso looted the place and killed all in sight. Eliseo survived the massacre and vowed for revenge.

Andalucia

1975

Putik Ka Man... Sa Alabok Magbabalik poster
NR

Can't find any source for its premise. Huhu.

Putik Ka Man... Sa Alabok Magbabalik

1976

Diligin mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa poster
8.0

An action film directed by Augusto Buenaventura. It is distinguished for being the movie to win the Best Picture award in the very first Metro Manila Film Festival.

Diligin mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa

1975

Balakyot poster
NR

A story about a criminal, a police officer, and a group of survivors of a plane crash on an island trying to survive until help arrives.

Balakyot

1975

Series credits

Insatiable poster
7.7

A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.

Insatiable

2018

Kung Mawawala Ka poster
9.0

Kung Mawawala Ka was an award-winning epic political thriller and love story Philippine drama produced by GMA Network and directed by Joel Lamangan, in his first TV series. It re-aired internationally on GMA Pinoy TV and recently on GMA Life TV.

Kung Mawawala Ka

2002

Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo poster
NR

Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo was a Philippine daytime television drama airing on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold, in association with The Filipino Channel. .

Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo

2012

Los Bastardos poster
8.0

Los Bastardos is based on the Cardinal Bastards series of Precious Hearts Romances Presents. The story follows the lives of five brothers struggling with one another for their rightful place in their father's heart. The root of their conflict stems from betrayals and secrets surrounding the individuals surrounding Don Roman Cardinal.

Los Bastardos

2018

2 Good 2 Be True poster
7.7

Car mechanic Eloy makes a terrible first impression on Ali, who works for a real estate magnate. But both of them are hiding their true personas.

2 Good 2 Be True

2022

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sarah, The Teen Princess

2004

Drag Race Philippines poster
7.7

The hit global drag phenomenon is now in the Philippines! Watch as 12 iconic queens slay and race to the finish line and compete to be the first ever Drag Race Superstar from the Philippines. It’s the Filipinos’ time to shine, henny... and you ain’t seen nothing yet!

Drag Race Philippines

2022

Family Feud Philippines poster
NR

GMA presents the famous game show from America that has been played all over the world and is now in the Philippines, this is Family Feud.

Family Feud Philippines

2022

Glamorosa poster
NR

Glamorosa is a Philippine drama series which tackles love, family, medical cosmetology, beauty and perfection offered by TV5 and airs Mondays to Fridays after Wil Time Bigtime. The series is all about the world of cosmetic surgery and the glamorous lifestyle of the two cosmetic surgeons competing for love and success in an industry masked by beauty and marred by intrigues and lies. The series was led by Lorna Tolentino and Alice Dixson. It is also the 2nd Primetime Anniversary Offering of TV5. The Primetime Series has also been part of the Top 10 Primetime Programs in the NUTAM Ratings

Glamorosa

2011

Sana Maulit Muli poster
8.0

Sana Maulit Muli is a Filipino primetime soap opera produced by ABS-CBN. It was considered as one of the most watched television shows in the Philippines from January 8, 2007 to April 20, 2007 . In Taiwan, the soap premiered on February 18, 2008 with the title, Chances.

Sana Maulit Muli

2007

Diva poster
6.0

Diva is a Philippine musical comedy-drama television series, developed by Don Michael Perez and directed by Dominic Zapata. The series premiered on March 1, 2010 on GMA Network, starring Regine Velasquez, Rufa Mae Quinto, Mark Anthony Fernandez, TJ Trinidad and Glaiza de Castro. It has several cameos from Ogie Alcasid, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera. It is aired internationally, with a two-day delay on GMA Pinoy TV in which the show premiered on March 3, 2010.

Diva

2010

Dream Dad poster
NR

Dream Dad is a 2014 Philippine comedy-drama television series directed by Jeffrey R. Jeturian, starring Jana Agoncillo and Zanjoe Marudo. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from November 24, 2014 to April 17, 2015, replacing Hawak Kamay.

Dream Dad

2014

No artwork available
NR

Beauty Queen is a Philippine drama directed by Joel Lamangan. The series stars Iza Calzado, Katrina Halili and Maggie Wilson as rival beauty queens. It premiered October 18, 2010 on GMA Network, replacing Endless Love on GMA's telebabad block. The show also broadcast internationally through GMA Pinoy TV and premiering on October 20, 2010. Premiere September 12, 2013 it currently re-airs via GMA Life TV it's English-dubbed version worldwide. The series aired on TodayTV in Vietnam beginning June 13, 2011.

Beauty Queen

2010

Nagsimula sa Puso poster
NR

Nagsimula sa Puso is a top rated afternoon drama that aired on ABS-CBN's afternoon block, replacing Kambal Sa Uma. It is a remake of the 1990 film the same title starring Hilda Koronel.

Nagsimula sa Puso

2009

Mirabella poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mirabella

2014

May Isang Pangarap poster
NR

May Isang Pangarap is a Philippine television drama series that aired on ABS-CBN on January 21, 2013 replacing MMK Klasiks, and worldwide on TFC on January 22, 2013. It is top-billed by Carmina Villaroel and Vina Morales. May Isang Pangarap revolves around the story of two children who seek stardom as singers.

May Isang Pangarap

2013

Kool Ka Lang poster
10.0

Kool Ka Lang is a mixed action and situational comedy television show in the Philippines. It aired Tuesday evenings on the GMA Network from 1999 to 2003. The show was part of the network's GMA KiliTV block.

Kool Ka Lang

1998

Pamilya Roces poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pamilya Roces

2018

Beauty Queens poster
NR

Miss Universe 1969 Dahlia Rodriguez-De Veyra throws an intimate dinner party to celebrate the centennial birthday of her late mother, who was crowned Miss Philippines 1939 and Manila’s last Carnival Queen. Leading the guest list are her three headstrong daughters who are all international beauty pageant titlists, with the youngest son being a transwoman whom the domineering Queen Mother disowned, ultimately tearing the family apart. In her attempt to reconcile with her daughters, will Dahlia be able to bring her family back together, or will it only reopen old wounds and reveal three generations of secrets and lies?

Beauty Queens

2020

Come Dine with Me: Celebrity Philippines poster
NR

A group of celebrities take turns hosting their own dinner parties and grading each other. Over the week they battle for the title of best host, and the chance to win a grand cash prize for their chosen charity.

Come Dine with Me: Celebrity Philippines

2026

Beauty Empire poster
NR

It follows rags-to-riches CEO Noreen Alfonso who is out to take revenge on the people who have wronged her. She stakes her claim as a new beauty industry player, tearing down the empire that her enemies have built. Alfonso goes head-to-head against a crass but famous on social media CEO Shari de Jesus, who is being mentored by a powerful industry veteran Velma Imperial. But as she tears her opponent down on social media and they destroy each other's personal lives, it becomes evident that an invisible player is responsible for the bloodshed happening amidst the ongoing beauty wars.

Beauty Empire

2025

No artwork available
9.0

A reality-based talent competition that features "Questors" that will have to undergo talent training, physical enhancement and different challenges to test their talent skills. The remaining questor after weekly eliminations will be declared as the Grand Questor.

Star Circle Quest

2004