Liza Lorena
Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett (born October 31, 1949),[1]better known by her stage name Liza Lorena, is a Filipino actress in the Philippines.[2][3] She was a First Runner-Up in the Bb. Pilipinas pageant in 1966.
Liza Lorena | |
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Born | Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett October 31, 1949 (age 70) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1967–present |
Known for | Binibining Pilipinas 1966 (1st Runner-Up) |
Children | 2 (including Tonton) |
Career
Lorena was a flight stewardess (for PAL domestic flights), tourist guide and PTTA receptionist before she became first runner-up in the 1966 Binibining Pilipinas pageant to Maria Clarinda Soriano, who placed in the Top 15 of the 1966 Miss Universe contest. After her pageantry stint, she received movie offers from Dr. Jose Perez of Sampaguita Pictures, but Jose Nepomuceno won over her. She was chosen from among 64 candidates who read the lines of Esperanza for Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967), topbilled by Charito Solis and Ric Rodrigo.
She won the FAP Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Oro, Plata, Mata (1982). In 1986, she received the Best Supporting Actress award from Gawad Urian for the movie Miguelito: Batang Rebelde.
Lorena appeared in GMA's TV series Kung Mawawala Ka (2001-2003) with Sunshine Dizon, and in ABS-CBN's Maria Flordeluna (2007) starring Eliza Pineda. She also in the cast of ABS-CBN's Apoy Sa Dagat premiered on February 11, 2013, which stars Angelica Panganiban, Diether Ocampo and Piolo Pascual.
As a veteran actress, Lorena appeared in more than 185 movies and television shows since 1967. The most notable movies she played in were "May bukas pa" (2009), "Legacy" (2012) and "Guns and Roses" (2011).[4]
Personal life
Lorena was born in Pampanga in 1949.[1] She is the mother of actor Tonton Gutierrez to former matinee idol Eddie Gutierrez.[5] She gave birth to Tonton two years after she joined Bb. Pilpinas. Lorena has a daughter named Wednesday by businessman Honey Boy Palanca. She has a grandson, Wednesday's child Carlos Philippe, who won first place in the 2009 Kids Golf European Championships beating 30 other golfers from around the world, held in Scotland.
Awards and nominations
Year | Result | Category | Award | Movie |
1978 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | FAMAS Award | Walang Katapusang Tag-araw (1977) |
1980 | Nominated | Best Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Gabun (1979) |
1980 | Nominated | Best Actress | FAMAS Award | Gabun (1979) |
1983 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Oro, Plata, Mata (1982) |
1983 | Won | Best Supporting Actress | FAP Award | Oro, Plata, Mata (1982) |
1983 | Nominated | Best Actress | FAMAS Award | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town! (1982) |
1984 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Don't Cry For Me, Papa (1983) |
1984 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | FAMAS Award | Don't Cry For Me, Papa (1983) |
1985 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Sister Stella L (1984) |
1986 | Won | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Miguelito: Batang Rebelde (1985) |
1986 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | FAMAS Award | Pahiram Ng Ligaya (1985) |
1986 | Won | Best Actress | Metro Manila Film Festival | Halimaw sa Banga (1986) |
1987 | Nominated | Best Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Halimaw (1986) |
2002 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | The Life Of Rosa (2001) |
2007 | Nominated | Movie Supporting Actress Of The Year | Star Award | Mother Nanny (2006) |
2007 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Mother Nanny (2006) |
2007 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | FAMAS Award | Barang (2006) |
2008 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Katas Ng Saudi (2007) |
2011 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Gawad Urian Award | Presa (2010) |
2011 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | FAP Award | Presa (2010) |
2011 | Won | Best Actress | 9th Gawad Tanglaw | Presa (2010) |
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network |
2020 | Ang sa Iyo ay Akin | Magdalena Villarosa | Kapamilya Channel |
2019 | Parasite Island | Daria Salvacion | ABS-CBN |
2017—2018 | The Good Son | Matilda Gesmundo | |
2016 | Magpahanggang Wakas | Malena "Lola Nenang" Del Mar | |
2014 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Train | Mrs. Salvosa | |
2013 | Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas | Beatrice Villacorta | GMA Network |
Apoy Sa Dagat | Ildelfonsa del Sol | ABS-CBN | |
2012 | Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa | Doña Asuncion Montenegro | GMA Network |
Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Aso" | Severina | ABS-CBN | |
Wansapanataym: "Ballpen De Sarah Pen" | Mrs. Pluma | ||
Legacy | Sophia Altamirano | GMA Network | |
2011 | Guns and Roses | Dolor Marasigan | ABS-CBN |
Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla: Kapitan Inggo | Belen Salazar | ||
2010 | Pablo S. Gomez's Juanita Banana | Doña Cristina Buenaventura | |
My Driver Sweet Lover | Helga Solis | TV5 | |
2009 | May Bukas Pa | Doña Anita Rodriguez | ABS-CBN |
2008 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Kandila" | Doray | |
Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Card" | Rose | ||
Obra: "Drama Queen" | Guest Role | GMA Network | |
Sine Novela: Magdusa Ka | Doña Perla Doliente | ||
E.S.P | Guest Role | ||
Lobo | Mrs. Blancaflor | ABS-CBN | |
2007 | Maria Flordeluna | Brigida Espero | |
Super Inggo 1.5: Ang Bagong Bangis | Facunda | ||
2006 | Sa Piling Mo | Gina | |
2005 | Magpakailanman: "The Manny And Pie Calayan Story" | Guest Role | GMA Network |
2004 | Spirits | Azon | ABS-CBN |
2003 | Twin Hearts | Doña Sofia Fontanilla | GMA Network |
2002/2003 | Kung Mawawala Ka | Iluminada Montemayor | |
2001 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Lobo" | Guest Role | ABS-CBN |
2000/2002 | Pangako Sa 'Yo | Doña Benita Buenavista | |
1987 | Balintataw: "Laro Tayo ng Ku" | PTV |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Network |
1967 | Dahil sa isang Bulaklak | Esperanza | Nepomuceno Productions |
1984 | Imortal | Anna Perez Alonso-Lopez | VIVA Films |
1984 | Hindi Mo Ako Kayang Tapakan | Josefina Hernandez | V. H. Films |
1984 | Sister Stella L. | Magazine Editor | Regal Films |
1984 | Teenage Marriage | Mrs. Nieva | Regal Films |
1985 | Kailan Sasabihing Mahal Kita? | Mila Sevilla | VIVA Films |
1992 | Ngayon at Kailanman | Tita Inya | VIVA Films |
1992 | Apoy sa Puso | Mother of Beatriz | VIVA Films |
1994 | Kapantay ay Langit | Mrs. Camua | VIVA Films |
2002 | Kailangan Kita | Consuelo Duran | |
2006 | Sukob | Gilda | |
2015 | Everyday I Love You | Lola Vivian / Lavi | |
2018 | Three Words to Forever | Tinay Andrada | |
2019 | Man and Wife | Menang | Cineko Productions |
2019 | 3pol Trobol: Huli Ka Balbon! | Lola Risa Balbon | CCM Productions |
- Because of a Flower (1967)
- Zoom, Zoom, Superman! (1973)
- Supergirl (1973)
- Oro, Plata, Mata (1982)
- Bagets (1984)
- Tinik Sa Dibdib (1985)
- May Minamahal (1993)
- The Life Of Rosa (2001)
- Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon (2002)
- Kailangan Kita (2002)
- My First Romance (2003)
- Kutob (2005)
- Summer Heat (2006)
- The Wedding Curse (2006)
- Barang (2006)
- Mother Nanny (2006)
- Matakot Ka Sa Karma (2006)
- Sukob (2006)
- Katas Ng Saudi (2007)
- Villa Estrella (2009)
- Last Supper No. 3 (2009)
- Maximus & Minimus (2009)
- I Love You, Goodbye (2009)
- The Red Shoes (2010)
- Working Girls (2010)
- Presa (2010)
- Rosario (2010)
- Captive (2012)
- Thy Womb (2012)
- Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay (2013)
- Starting Over Again (2014)
- Everyday I Love You (2015)
- The Achy Breaky Hearts (2016)
- The Day After Valentine's (2018)
References
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- "Liza Lorena". Nautiljon. 2017.
- "Liza Lorena as Beatrice Villacorta in "Akin Pa Rin Ang Bukas"". GMA Network. 19 September 2013.
- "Liza Lorena biography". IMDb.com. 2017.
- "Fatherhood becomes Tonton Gutierrez". Inquirer. 25 July 2015.
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- "Ang sikreto ni Ms. Liza Lorena". Pinoyparazzi.com. June 30, 2009.
- "Charito, Ric star in landmark Filipino film". The Philippine Star.
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