Veteran actress Delia Razon dies at 94

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Carla Abellana, the showbiz icon's granddaughter, announces her passing

MANILA, Philippines – Veteran actress Delia Razon died on Saturday, March 15, her granddaughter Carla Abellana announced Sunday.

Razon was 94.

Abellana shared an obituary of her late maternal grandmother, whose real name was Lucy May G. Reyes.

Razon had an extensive portfolio of movies throughout her decades-long acting career. She made her acting debut at 18 years old in the film Awit ng Bulag.

She would only expand her acting credits further from there, starring in other films like Florante at Laura, Prinsipe Teñoso, Dambanang Putik, Ipagpatawad Mo, and Luksang Tagumpay, for which she was nominated Best Actress at the 1957 FAMAS Awards.

Her latest projects were the teleserye Tayong Dalawa from 2009, and the film Buenavista (Ang Kasaysayan ng Lucena) from 2010.

She took home the FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

Razon was a big part of her granddaughter’s own acting career, with Abellana often speaking about all of the guidance and support she’d receive from the veteran actress. In a 2013 interview with Philstar.com, she shared that Razon would often keep her pictures and magazine covers, and would even cry tears of joy whenever Abellana came home with good news.

Delia Razon was born on August 8, 1930. She was married to Aurelio Reyes, with whom she had Rea Reyes, Carla Abellana’s mother.

Further details on Razon’s wake and funeral have yet to be announced as of this writing. – Rappler.com