Gina Pareño (Tagalog:[ˈdʒinɐpaˈrɛɲo]; bornGeraldine Acthley, October 20, 1947) is aFilipino actress. She is referred to as the "Queen of Philippine Melodrama", being best known for her award-winning portrayals in films likeKubrador,Serbis andKasal, Kasali, Kasalo.

Pareño received international recognition for her portrayal of a bet collector inKubrador (2006), receiving the Best Actress nods at the Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at theBrussels International Independent Film Festival.^[1] Pareño also received critical acclaim at home for her performance inKasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006), winning Best Supporting Actress at theFAMAS Awards,Film Academy of the Philippines Awards andMetro Manila Film Festival.^[1] For her work inSerbis (2008), she became the first Filipino actress to receive an award from theAsian Film Awards.^[2] and from thePacific Meridian International Film Festival.^[3]

In a career spanning six decades, Pareño solidified her reputation as one of the Philippines' most gifted actresses.^[4] In 2010, she was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26thPMPC Star Awards for Movies.^[5] In 2011, Pareño was also recognized as an Artist of the Decade at the34th Gawad Urian Awards.^[6] In 2021, she was honored with an Icon Award at the 4thEDDYS (Entertainment Editors’ Choice) Awards for her contributions to Philippine cinema.^[7]

Pareño was born to aGerman American father, Bouffard Acthley and aFilipina mother, Patricia Dory Ocura.^[8] She had two sons, the eldest passed away and a daughter, Racquel Janica Pareño, who starred with her in “Pahimakas Ng Isang Ahente.”^[9]

She grew up in Gagalangin,Tondo, Manila, and studied atImmaculate Conception Academy of Manila. She graduated fromFar Eastern University. In the 1960s, she earned sellingbanana cue atSampaguita Pictures compound and was also atricycle driver.

She started her career in the 1960s as an extra in several films and then later on became one of the artists ofSampaguita Pictures. In 1964, she won in "Dance-O-Rama," contest hosted byBoots Anson-Roa.

In 2006, she gained international recognition for her role inKubrador (The Bet Collector), for which she won the Best Actress awards at theOsian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at theBrussels International Independent Film Festival. Pareño also won theMetro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress as an outspoken and brash mother in the filmKasal, Kasali, Kasalo and then later on received accolades for the same film and category in theFAMAS Awards as well as theFilm Academy of the Philippines Awards in that same year.

Pareño and co-actressJaclyn Jose were cited in the61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for their performance inBrillante Mendoza'sSerbis.^[10][11] The film earned several recognitions including a Best Actress award for Pareño at the6th Pacific Meridian International Film Festival^[12][13] and anAsian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In herTikTok account, she has 1.7 million followers.^[14]

In 1986, Pareño campaigned for the reelection ofpresidentFerdinand Marcos in the1986 snap election.^[15]

In the 1990s, she stayed for 18 months in the DARE Drug Rehabilitation Clinic,Manila.

In 2022, Pareño came out as part of theLGBT community.^[16]

In a July 17, 2022YouTube interview withOgie Diaz, Pareño revealed herintimate partnerhip with Bong Eraña - "Dra. Bong", former actress Nenita Vidal, b. 1940, who starred in the 50s for Puppy Love (1956) andBanda Uno. She further confided that Vidal was a great comfort in her indrug addiction struggle and finally bestowed her house upon demise.^[17][18]

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• Gina Pareño atIMDb
• article on Pareño with bio

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