Alicia Vergel

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In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Gaerlan, the birth surname or paternal family name is Asturias, and the marital name is Aguilar.
Alicia Vergel
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Born
Erlinda Gaerlan Asturias

(1927-06-07)June 7, 1927
Ermita, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedMay 20, 1992(1992-05-20) (aged 64)
Philippines
Resting placeThe Garden of Devine World Columbary-Quezon City
NationalityFilipina
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Cesar Ramirez
ChildrenAce Vergel
Beverly Vergel

Erlinda Gaerlan Asturias-Aguilar (June 7, 1927 – May 20, 1992), popularity known as Alicia Vergel, was a Filipina actress noted for her roles as fighting women and amazons and, like Norma Blancaflor, for her heart-shaped face.

Early career[]

Vergel's film credits include opposite César Ramirez, MN with Carmen Rosales as her arch-enemy, Balisong with Ramon Revilla and with Gloria Romero as her daughter. She participated in the unfinished movie Bibingka'y masarap under Sampaguita Pictures in the late 40s. Her performance as Orang in Basahang Ginto won Vergel the first FAMAS Award for Best Actress in 1952.

In 1977, she starred as the widowed and retired principal and teacher coping up with the demands of aging in Lotus Productions' "Inay" directed by Lino Brocka. The film was an entry in the Metro-Manila Film festival and earned her an acting nomination for lead actress.

In 1987, she was seen in "Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?" and essayed the role of Señora Pacing as Ricky Davao's aristocratic and strict grandmother.

Personal life[]

She married Sampaguita Pictures' leading man César Ramirez. They had two children: Ace Vergel (known as "The Original Bad Boy of Philippine Movies"), and Beverly Vergel, actress, acting teacher and currently director of the ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc.[1] Vergel and Ramirez separated; Vergel married another man and had another child, Mike. During the late 80s until the early 90s, Mommy Alice as she was called was Barangay Captain in Sto. Domingo, Quezon City.

Death[]

Vergel died of natural causes in 1992.

Legacy[]

She was posthumously inducted to the Eastwood City Walk Of Fame Philippines in December 2006.

Filmography[]

  • 1937 -
  • 1949 - (Sampaguita Pictures) (unreleased)
  • 1949 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1949 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1950 - Huling Patak ng Dugo (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1950 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1951 - Bernardo Carpio as Luningning (Sampaguita Pictures)[2]
  • 1952 - as Orang (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1952 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1952 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1953 - Diwani (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1954 - as Marieta Solomon (Sampaguita Pictures)[3]
  • 1954 -
  • 1954 - MN as Ada (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1954 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1955 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1955 - Balisong (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1955 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1955 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1955 - (Sampaguita Pictures)
  • 1956 -
  • 1957 -
  • 1957 -
  • 1958 -
  • 1958 - Cavalry Command as Laura
  • 1958 - (segment "Macao")
  • 1960 -
  • 1961 - (segment "Noche Azul")
  • 1965 - Tagani[4]
  • 1976 -
  • 1977 - Inay as the title character[5]
  • 1985 -
  • 1985 -
  • 1987 -
  • 1988 -
  • 1989 -
  • 1990 -

References[]

  1. ^ Samio, Veronica. "Toni hindi nagpabayad sa pelikula ni Alex". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ^ Arriola, Joyce. "Korido-Komiks into Film: Sourcing, Adapting, and Recycling the Bernardo Carpio Story". Humanities Diliman: 13.
  3. ^ Arriola, Joyce L. "The Prevalent Cinematic Adaptation in the Woman's Film of the 1950s". p. 20. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. ^ Smith, Gary A. (2017-01-13). Vampire Films of the 1970s: Dracula to Blacula and Every Fang Between. McFarland. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-7864-9779-9.
  5. ^ Iii, Jose Gutierrez. "Images of the Mother in Lino Brocka Films: 1970-1991". Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society: 119.

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