The recent reunion of Gloria Romero, a famous actress in the Philippines in the 1960s, and her instructor, who is 100 years old, became the talk of the town.
In an interview with Gloria on ‘Tunay Na Buhay’, Pia Arcangel surprised her with a virtual reunion with her former teacher.
The actress was a student of Lola Virgie when she was still studying in high school in the subject of Filipino and English and until then, they are still friends even though a long time has passed.
Gloria was happy and moved to tears when she met her former instructor, and she was grateful since she still watched all of her movies and television shows.
Besides Gloria, her favorite celebrities are Piolo Pascual and Judy Ann Santos. Because her knees are weak, she often just watches TV and lies down.
Nelly Jeon stated,
“One of our oldest living actresses in the Philippines meeting her H.S. teacher, who is a hundred years old really one of a kind encounter for both Tita Gloria and Ma’am Virgie. Longer life and more blessings for both of them.”
TintinTV wrote,
“Napaka gaganda ng mga kababaihan noong araw sila ang mga tunay na babaeng Filipina mga tunay na pinis at mahinhin ang gaganda nila kahit matatanda na sila.”
Julius Renz said,
“She’s so strong for a century old person. She doesn’t look 100 as well, she looks a lot younger. She still speaks well, and she still has her memories wow amazing.”
Meanwhile, Gloria Diaz began her career as an extra in the 1949 film “Ang Bahay sa Lumang Gulod” until someone saw her potential to become a popular actress.
She was employed by Sampaguita Pictures, where her fame grew. She was called the ‘Queen of Philippine Movies’ in the 60s because of the many Filipino movies she done.
Her career in the show business has spanned more than six decades, and she has won several awards, including best actress.
She was born Gloria Galla and her mother Mary Borrego Miller came of Spanish-American descent.
After meeting and getting along in a movie, she married Juancho, who was also an actor and matinée idol at that time. They were blessed with a daughter, Maritess.
