Filipino Actress Cherie Gil Passes Away

Award-winning character actress Cherie Gil has passed away, according to a post by her friend, Actress Annabelle Rama on social media on Friday, Aug. 5. She was 59.

On Facebook, Rama wrote: “CHERIE GIL JUST PASSED AWAY AT 5 PM TODAY PLEASE PRAY FOR HER.”

Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann simply known as Cherie Gil was a Filipino actress. She was dubbed as the “The First Back life (La Primera Contravida)” for her acting prowess and contributions to Philippine Cinema.

She began her career as a child actress at the age of 9 and is best known for her role as Lavinia Arguelles in Bituing Walang Ningning where she uttered the iconic line “You’re nothing but a second-rate, trying hard copycat!” to Dorina, Sharon Cuneta’s character. Cherie Gil is the daughter of Filipino singer-actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, and the sister of fellow actors, Michael de Mesa, and Mark Gil.

She was formerly married to Rony Rogoff, a violinist; the couple has two children, Bianca and Raphael. She also has another child, Jeremiah David, from a previous relationship with actor Leo Martinez.

She has appeared in several hit teleseryes and primetime shows on ABS-CBN and GMA Network.

Gil was part of 83 awardees of the Ani ng Dangal award by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), representing the cinema category on February 29, 2016. This, for simultaneously winning the Best Actress award at The ASEAN Film Festival for her role in Sonata and Best Actress in a foreign film at The Madrid Film festival for her portrayal in MANA, both in the same year.