FAMAS Award – Best Supporting Actress 1997 Malunay, Sa Pusod ng Paraiso 1991 Biktima
Gawad Urian Award – Best Supporting Actress 1991 Biktima 1997 Malunay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso Gawad Urian Award – Best Actress 1981 Brutal 1982 Salome 1983 Moral 1986 Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim
Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), known professionally as Gina Alajar (Tagalog pronunciation:[alaˈhar]), is a Filipino film and television actress and director. One of the most awarded actresses in Philippine cinema,[1][2] she has won the Philippine movie grand slam, receiving several Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress wins at FAMAS, Gawad Urian and Luna Awards.
Career
Since appearing as a child actress in the early 1970s,[3] Alajar has been a critically acclaimed actress.[4] She has appeared in films such as Playgirl, Bayan Ko, Brutal, Salome, Mulanay, and has collaborated with directors such as Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, Maryo J. de los Reyes, Chito S. Roño, Gil Portes, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, her directorial work has been enhanced in the 2000s in television work for GMA Network dramas.
From 1997–2009, she was seen mostly in television soap operas on GMA and in 2009–2010, she was seen in ABS-CBN dramas such as Kambal sa Uma and 2010's Habang May Buhay. In 2012, she received more massive acclaim for the TV series Hiram na Puso, a comeback feat in her TV career on GMA Network.
In 2016, she came back to television in the fantasy afternoon drama Magkaibang Mundo as a main antagonist. In 2018, she starred in the daytime drama Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka as an antagonist-protagonist role of Adelaida "Adel" Angeles.[5]
In 2021, she was back in the remake of 1988 movieNagbabagang Luha as Calida Montaire originally played by Gloria Romero as Imelda Montaire, she went viral a backhanded slap to Claire Castro which portrayed Cielo and dragged into the red cake and pouring liquid on flower to Claire.[6]
Personal life
Alajar was part of Dulaang UP. She has three sons with Michael de Mesa, from whom she is separated:[7]Ryan, Geoff and A.J. Eigenmann.[8]
↑Mauricio-Arriola, Tessa (October 11, 2014). "Gina Alajar comes full circle". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
↑Daza, Jullie Y. (May 18, 1995). "Women as losers". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p.9. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021. Carlo J. Caparas is out to prove that he can leave his signature on the longest subtitles in movie history.
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