Beverly Vergel
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Beverly Vergel | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1964 (age 61) |
| Occupations | Actress, director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Children | Tracy |
Beverly Vergel (born April 11, 1964) ia Filipino-Canadian actress and film writer, director and producer, who now lives and works in Canada after many screen appearances in the Philippines during the 1980s and 1990s.[1][2][3][4]
She was born in Manila, Philippines to actors César Ramirez and Alicia Vergel.[2][5] She is younger sister to actor Ace Vergel.[2][5] Her daughter Tracy Vergel was a former actress.
In 1988, she starred opposite Dolphy in Bakit kinagat ni Adan ang Mansanas ni Eba.[6] From 1992 to 1997, she played the role of Almira del Valle, the biological mother of the protagonist Mara, in the television series Mara Clara.[7] She later worked at TV channel GMA-7 as a scriptwriter and director,[7] and at ABS-CBN as an executive producer and managing director.[7] She directed her first film, Living Instead, in 2016, and won awards at independent film festivals in Canada, Spain and the US.[8][9][10][11]
Filmography
Film
As actor
- Ang Anino ni Asedillo (1988)
- Alega Gang: Public Enemy No.1 of Cebu (1988)
- Ambush (1988)
- Jockey Tyan (1988)
- Smith & Wesson (1988)
- Bakit Kinagat ni Adan ang Mansanas ni Eba? (1988)[6]
- Code Name: Black and White (1988)
- Kahit Ako'y Tupang Itim, May Langit Rin (1988)
- Handa Na ang Hukay Mo, Calida (1989)
- Baril Ko ang Uusig (1990)
- Sgt. Patalinghug: CIS Special Operations Group (1990)
- Kolehiyala (1990)
- Bala at Rosaryo (1990)
- Lover's Delight (1990)
- Gobernador (1992)
- Moises Arcanghel: Sa Guhit ng Bala (1996)
- Melencio Magat: Dugo Laban Dugo (1996)
- Mara Clara: The Movie (1996)[12]
As director
Television
As actor
- Anna Luna
- Maalaala Mo Kaya (2 episodes, 1991–1994) – Various
- Mara Clara (1992–1997) – Almira Del Valle
- Gimik (1996–1999) – Dianne's mother
As director
- Maalaala Mo Kaya (Episode: "Guho", 1996)
