Gina alajar biography

Filipino film actress and television director

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Liguid and the surname or paternal family name is Alatiit.

Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), professionally known as Gina Alajar (Tagalog pronunciation:[alaˈhar]), is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film and television actress and television director.

Career

Since appearing as a child actress in the early 1970s, Alajar has been a critically acclaimed actress. 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.

Personal life

Alajar was part of Dulaang UP. She has three sons with Michael de Mesa, from whom she is separated: Ryan, Geoff and A.J. Eigenmann.^[1]

Filmography

Film

• Kaibigan Kong Sto. Niño (1967) – Oreng
• Donata (1968) – Donata
• Pinagbuklod ng Langit (1969) – Irene Marcos
• Si Darna at ang Planetman (1969) – Narda
• Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit (1970)
• Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970)
• Mag-inang Ulila (1971)
• My Little Brown Girl (1972)
• Zoom, Zoom, Superman! (1973) – The Possessed
• Cofradia (1973)
• Big J (1975)
• Mahiwagang Kris (1977)
• Malayo Man, Malapit Din (1977)
• Boy Pana (Terror ng Maynila '63) (1978)
• Diborsyada (1979) – Gina
• Anak ng Maton (1979)
• City After Dark (1980)
• Brutal (1980) – Cynthia
• Caught in the Act (1981) – Rowena
• Salome (1981) – Salome
• Playgirl (1981)
• Ako ang Hari (1981)
• High School Scandal (1981)
• Wild (1981)
• Brother Ben (1982) – Lina
• Moral (1982) – Kathy
• Caged Fury (1983) – Nguyet
• Ganti (1983)
• Bukas... May Pangarap (1984) – Mering
• Pieta, Ikalawang Aklat (1984)
• Kaya Kong Abuting ang Langit (1984) – Nancy
• Sister Stella L. (1984)
• Condemned (1984) – Mayette
• Bulaklak sa City Jail (1984) – Juliet
• Bayan Ko: My Own Country (1985) – Luz
• Ano ang Kulay ng Mukha ng Diyos? (1985)
• Hindi Mo Ako Kayang Tapakan (1986) – Josephine
• Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak (1987) – Belle
• Hiwaga sa Balete Drive (1988)
• Birds of Prey (1988)
• Babaing Hampaslupa (1988) – Desiree
• Fight for Us (1989) – Esper
• Biktima (1990) – Laura Malicat
• Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (1990) – Joyce
• Kailan Ka Magiging Akin (1991) – Shirley
• Emma Salazar Case (1991)
• Shake, Rattle & Roll III ("Ate" segment, 1991) – Rowena
• Lucia (1992)
• Shake, Rattle & Roll IV ("Ang Madre" segment, 1992) – Puri
• The Wild Cowboys (1992) – Regina Smith
• Teenage Mama (1993)
• Victim No. 1: Delia Maga (Jesus, Pray For Us!) – A Massacre in Singapore^[2][3] (1995) – Delia Maga
• Campus Girls (1995) – Mrs. Rosales
• Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie (1995)
• Dead or Alive: Arrest the King of Carnappers (1996)
• Mulanay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso (1996)
• Frats (1997) – Oning
• Tatlo... Magkasalo (1998)
• Mother Ignacia – Ang Uliran (1998) – Mother Ignacia (younger years)
• José Rizal (1998) – Saturnina Rizal
• Sa Piling ng Mga Aswang (1999) – Lola Munda
• The Debut (2000) – Gina Mercado
• Bahay ni Lola (2001)
• Small Voices (2002) – Chayong
• Singsing ni Lola (2002) – Esper
• Ang Agimat, Anting-anting ni Lolo (2002) – Clarita
• Mano Po (2002) – Gina Go
• Sanib (2003)
• Pinoy/Blonde (2005)
• Lovestruck (2005)
• Mainit Na Tubig (2006)
• Batad sa Paang Palay (2006)
• Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di (I Love You) (2006)
• Desperadas (2007) – Patrick's mother
• Shake, Rattle and Roll 9 (segment "Christmas Tree", 2007) – Myrna
• Grandpa Is Dead (2009) – Marieta "Mameng" Hernandez
• Fuchsia (2009) – Nena
• Shake, Rattle & Roll XI (segment "Diablo", 2009) – Tita Beth
• Sigwa (2010)
• Guni Guni (2012) – Mrs. Arevalo
• Mater Dolorosa (2012)
• The Reunion (2012) – Joanne
• Dark Is the Night (2017) – Sara
• Pastor (2017) Mildred Aguila
• Last Fool Show (2019) – Joanna Lee
• Big Night! (2021) – Dharna's mother
• Monday First Screening (2023) – Lydia
• Pieta (2023) – Beth
• When I Met You in Tokyo^[4] (2023) – Susan
• The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma (2025) – Charito Solis^[5][6]

Television

Television (as director)

Film (as director)

• Angels (segment "Angel's of Mine", 2007)

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