Gloria Diaz

Diaz is one of the twelve children of lawyer Jaime Diaz and model and socialite Teresa Aspillera. Her sister, Rio Díaz, was also an actress and beauty queen.{{Cite news |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15891/Gloria-Diaz-spends-Holidays-in-Manila-for-a-change |title=Gloria Diaz spends Holidays in Manila for a change |access-date=March 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715030138/http://www.pep.ph/news/15891/Gloria-Diaz-spends-Holidays-in-Manila-for-a-change |archive-date=July 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/15891/gloria-diaz-spends-holidays-in-manila-for-a-change|title=Gloria Diaz spends Holidays in Manila for a change|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|language=en|access-date=October 6, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/25/19/look-gloria-diaz-makes-grand-entrance-in-netflixs-insatiable|title=LOOK: Gloria Diaz makes grand entrance in Netflix's 'Insatiable'|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=October 6, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://philippineone.com/filipina-hero-gloria-diaz-philippines-first-ever-miss-universe/|title=Filipina Hero, Gloria Diaz: Philippine's First Ever Miss Universe|date=December 23, 2017|website=PhilippineOne|language=en-CA|access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-date=July 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701064900/https://philippineone.com/filipina-hero-gloria-diaz-philippines-first-ever-miss-universe/|url-status=dead}}

Aged 18, while studying in college, Díaz entered and won Binibining Pilipinas 1969.{{Cite web|date=November 3, 2019|title=Gloria Diaz — 50 years since conquering the Universe|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/03/weekly/the-sunday-times/cover-story/gloria-diaz-50-years-since-conquering-the-universe/653028/|access-date=January 9, 2021|website=The Manila Times|language=en-US}}

Díaz then entered and won Miss Universe 1969, at Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. on July 19, 1969. In the final question round, her answer to the question regarding "men in the moon" charmed the audience and the judges. She was the first Filipina to win the Miss Universe crown. News of her victory (and her measurements) were communicated to the Apollo 11 crew members during their space mission.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/a11/a11transcript_tec.html|title=This is the transcription of the Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transmission (GOSS NET 1) from the Apollo 11 mission.}}

During her reign, Díaz travelled through several countries to promote the advocacies supported by the Miss Universe Organization as well as appeared in many public and television events in the United States.

Shortly after her reign as Miss Universe ended, she pursued an acting career in the Philippines, and in 1975, she was cast in her breakthrough performance as Isabel in the critically acclaimed Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa. Her performance in the film was met with praise by film critics and was considered one of the most promising breakthroughs of any actress in Philippine cinema. Later that year, she was nominated for a FAMAS Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role.

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Díaz continued acting in film for many years before trying out starring in television. It was in 1996 when she first appeared in the drama series Anna Karenina. She garnered popularity after appearing in the sitcom Kool Ka Lang on GMA Network in 1998. That same year, she appeared in the biopic film Jose Rizal where she played Rizal's mother Dona Teodora Alonso. Her portrayal of Rizal's mother won a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival.

In 2006, Díaz was cast in the psychological thriller Nasaan Ka Man alongside award-winning actress Hilda Koronel, Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo and Jericho Rosales. For her role as Lilia, a woman trying to suppress her distraught as she tries to keep her family together, Díaz was once again nominated and eventually awarded as FAMAS Best Supporting Actress.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442312/awards Internet Movie Data Base for Nasaan Ka Man].

In 2009, she once again won a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the highly acclaimed film Sagrada Familia.

In 2010, she starred in two GMA projects, Beauty Queen and Diva. She returned to GMA for Mistaken Identity after a brief stint in 100 Days to Heaven.

In 2011, she played a supporting role in her first TV5 project, Glamorosa, as Dra. Claudia Montesilva-Herrera.

From 2012 to 2018, Díaz has appeared in several ABS-CBN television dramas including Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo, May Isang Pangarap, Mirabella, Dream Dad and had roles in MMK and an appearance in Ipaglaban Mo. She returned to GMA again in 2018 to play an evil mother role on Pamilya Roces. She also appeared in the comedy films Sisterakas and Kung Fu Divas.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In 2019, Díaz returned to ABS-CBN and was recently cast in the afternoon drama series Los Bastardos where she portrayed the role of Soledad Cardinal, the long-lost wife of Don Roman Cardinal (Ronaldo Valdez), and Consuelo Cuevas, the mother of Lorenzo Cuevas (Joseph Marco). She also appeared as a fictional version of herself in the second season of the Netflix series Insatiable with Dallas Roberts and Debby Ryan.{{cite news |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/03/19/did-you-know-gloria-diaz-will-appear-on-netflix-show-insatiable |title=Did you know? Gloria Diaz will appear on Netflix show 'Insatiable' |work=ABS-CBN News|date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2019}}

In 2020, Díaz returned to TV5 to play the role of Belinda "Tyang Bella" Vasquez on Oh My Dad!.

In 2022, Díaz returned to ABS-CBN to play the role of Helena "Helena Agcaoili-Wilson" on 2 Good 2 Be True. Via Kapamilya Channel And A2Z

In 2023, Díaz Herself / Guest judge In Drag Race Philippines on HBO Go And WOW Presents Plus

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Diaz married businessman Gabriel Daza III in 1986, and had three children, including Isabelle Daza. They separated in 1995, and she has since been in a relationship with Michael Osmeña de Jesus, a Filipino banker.{{Cite news|url=https://business.inquirer.net/381563/biz-buzz-equity-partners-powerhouse|title=New DBP chief|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|language=en|access-date=January 12, 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/71929/gloria-diaz-proud-of-21-year-relationship-with-her-partner|title=Gloria Diaz proud of 21-year relationship with her partner|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|language=en|access-date=January 12, 2023}}

In 2010, the Cebu chapter of the Vice Mayors League declared Gloria Diaz persona non grata after her Miss Universe comments on Cebuano models.{{Cite web|date=June 28, 2017|title=Seares: 'In pink of health, persona non grata'|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph//article/150213|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=Sunstar|language=en|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702190905/https://www.sunstar.com.ph//article/150213|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Cebu vice mayor's group declares Gloria Diaz 'persona non grata' - Filipino Journal|date=September 20, 2010|url=https://filipinojournal.com/cebu-vice-mayors-group-declares-gloria-diaz-persona-non-grata/|access-date=January 4, 2021|language=en-US}}

Through her sister, Diaz is an aunt of Georgina Wilson.{{cite news |website=Lifestyle.Inq|url= http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/35875/gorgeous-george-gutsy-glib-and-glamorous-model-and-host-georgina-wilson-is-a-force-to-reckon-with |title=Gorgeous George: Gutsy, glib, and glamorous, model and host Georgina Wilson is a force to reckon with |first=Adrienne |last=Dy |date=February 22, 2012}}

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In a TV Patrol interview shortly after the Miss Universe 2010 pageant on August 23, Díaz commented on Binibining Pilipinas contestant Venus Raj becoming 4th runner-up. She suggested in the interview that perhaps Raj and other Filipinas would benefit from answering pageant questions via the use of an interpreter rather than in English. Díaz further said that:

{{Quote|"Because when you think about a Cebuana can hardly speak English and of course Tagalog. Maybe she should answer in Bisaya."{{cite news|last=Lao|first=Garry B.|title=Gloria Diaz "slur" angers Cebuanos|url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=606534&publicationSubCategoryId=107|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907124147/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=606534&publicationSubCategoryId=107|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2012|access-date=25 June 2012|work=The Philippine Star|date=27 August 2010}}}}

Her remark sparked outrage amongst many Cebuanos, who felt that Díaz insulted their English proficiency by championing the controversial issue of Tagalog imperialist culture in the Philippines. Cebuano politicians such as Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Congresswoman Rachel del Mar called on her to apologise.{{Cite news|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20100901-289893/Apologize-to-Cebuanos-Diaz-told|title=Apologize to Cebuanos, Diaz told|department=Cebu Daily News|publisher=Inquirer Global Nation|author=De Los Angeles, Edison|date=September 1, 2010|access-date = September 6, 2010}} In response to the controversy, Díaz declared there was no need to apologize and instead clarified her remarks:

{{quote|text=Let me clarify it once and for all. People should have the right to say or to answer (questions) in whatever language they want to say it in. If they're Cebuanos, they can say it in Cebuano. I did not say that they did not speak English. If you're Ilocano, say it in Ilocano. But if you're Ilocano who speaks good English, say it in English. If you're Cebuano who can speak Spanish, if you're comfortable with Spanish, say it in Spanish. That's what I said and that's what I meant.|sign=Gloria Díaz}}

On September 1, 2010, the Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines-Cebu passed a resolution declaring Díaz a persona non grata within Cebu City.{{Cite news|title=Gloria Diaz now 'persona non grata' in Cebu: report|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/09/01/10/gloria-diaz-now%C2%A0persona-non-grata-cebu-report|access-date=September 2, 2010|work=ABS-CBN News|date=September 1, 2010}}

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