“I can’t sleep. I miss you. I’m so thankful we were able to spend time ever since you moved here to the US. It’s still not enough time. I wish we had more time. I wish we had more memories together. It’s been 10 days since we last saw each other and my heart is breaking knowing I won’t see you again. You were going to visit for my birthday. You promised to be at my church wedding in July. I love you Grandma. So much. Nino loves you, the kids adore you. I’m thankful to the Lord that the kids got to know their great Grandma. Nate will miss dancing for you. He told me tonight he wishes he danced more for you because it made you so happy. I love you.”
Ito ang madamdaming mensahe ng dating aktres na si Krista Ranillo sa kanyang Instagram post kaugnay sa pagyao ng kanilang lola Glo; ang beteranang aktres na si Gloria Sevilla sa edad na 90 anyos.
Si Gloria Sevilla, na kilala rin bilang “Queen of Visayan Movies,” ay sumakabilang-buhay nito lamang April 16.
Ayon sa broadcaster na si Sam Costanilla sa Facebook page nito, si Sevilla ay napaulat na mapayapang ‘namahinga’ habang natutulog.
“Gloria Sevilla, Queen of Visayan Movies, has died in the [United States]. She was Sibonganhon. Tita Glo was 90 when she passed,” aniya.
Samantala, ang apo ni Sevilla kay Mat Ranillo III na si Krista ay labis na nagdadalamhati sa pagkawala ng kaniyang lola. Nagbahagi pa ito ng ilang larawan mula sa isang kasalan ng kaanak.
“I’m so thankful we were able to spend time ever since you moved here to the [U.S.]. It’s still not enough time. I wish we had more time,” madamdamin niyang mensahe. “It’s been 10 days since we last saw each other and my heart is breaking knowing I won’t see you again.”
Si Sevillla ay bumida sa maraming Visayan films tulad ng “Badlis sa Kinabuhi” (1969) at “Gimingaw Ako” (1973). Sa dalawang ito ay nakamit niya ang Best Actress award mula sa Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).
Nakatanggap rin niya ng Gawad Urian Lifetime Achievement Award taong 2019, at sa kaparehong taon ay bumida rin siya sa proyektong “Pagbalik” kung saan ay nakatrabaho niya ang anak na si Suzette.
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Ang late journalist na si Ricky Lo naman ay may ginawang heartwarming feature tungkol sa buhay ni of Gloria at ng anak nitong si Suzette Ranillo noong Abril 2018, na may pamagat na “Reliving the Glory Days.”
“Flashback: In 1974, Gloria and her daughter Suzette Ranillo made history with a mother-daughter back-to-back win as FAMAS Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, for the Visayan drama Gimingaw Ako (retitled I Long For You when it was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival), directed by Gloria’s late second husband Amado Cortez. Considering that it was a Visayan movie pitted against Tagalog movies, it was no mean feat to bag a trophy from the only award-giving body at the time.”
Isa namang feature video ang ibinahagi ni Notable Bio channel sa YouTube nitong Setyembre 2021, ang “GLORIA SEVILLA Biography: KILALANIN ang QUEEN of VISAYAN Movies”
Rest in peace, Madam Gloria Sevilla.