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Olivia Cenizal (October 21, 1926 – April 14, 2008) was a
Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...
film actress. She was born as Gloria Pagtakhan Maigue in
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, Cavite into a musical family. She was reportedly encouraged by
Cirio H. Santiago Cirio Hermoso Santiago (January 18, 1936 – September 26, 2008) was a prolific Filipino film producer, director and writer. He used the screen names Cirio Santiago, Cirio H. Santiago and Leonard Hermes. Life and career Santiago was born on Janu ...
to become a film actress. Her film debut was in '' Palahamak'' (1955). Her name was changed to Olivia because Gloria Romero was already prominent in the local cinema and because Cenizal reportedly resembled the American film actress
Olivia de Havilland Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British-American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. ...
. Cenizal was twice nominated for a Famas Best Actress Award, for ''Desperado'' (1956), and ''Water Lily'' (1958). Cenizal retired from an active film career in the 1970s, though she occasionally appeared in films until the 1990s.


Death

Olivia Cenizal died on April 14, 2008, aged 81, from complications from an undisclosed colon disease. She was survived by her husband,
Josefino Cenizal Josefino Cenizal (14 September 1916 – 27 March 2015) was a Filipino actor, director, and composer from Tanza, Cavite. In 1937, he began to direct music films at Parlatone-Hispano Films, which is where his musical career began. In 2010, he ...
, a composer.


Filmography

*1955 - ''Palahamak'' - Premiere Productions *1955 - ''Minera'' - Premiere Productions *1955 - ''Ha Cha Cha'' - People's Pictures *1955 - ''Pangako ng Puso'' - Larry Santiago Productions *1955 - ''Pandanggo ni Neneng'' - Premiere Productions *1955 - ''Pitong Maria'' - Larry Santiago Productions *1956 - ''Desperado'' - People's Pictures *1956 - ''Margarita'' - People's Pictures *1956 - ''Prinsipe Villarba'' - People's Pictures *1956 - ''Haring Espada'' - People's Pictures *1957 - ''Libre Comida'' - Balatbat Pictures *1957 - ''Bicol Express'' - Premiere Productions *1957 - ''Prinsipe Alejandre at Don Luis"''- Premiere Productions *1958 - ''Man on the Run'' - Cirio H. Santiago Film Organization *1958 - ''Water Lily'' - Premiere Productions *1958 - ''Obra-Maestra'' - People's Pictures *1964 - '' Ging'' - People's Pictures


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