Luz Fernandez

Luzviminda Fernandez (July 13, 1935 – March 5, 2022), better known professionally as Luz Fernandez, was a Filipino actress and television presenter. She was a long-time radio actress for DZRH who also did acting for film, television, and theater.

Radio

Fernandez first received public attention as a radio actress for Metropolitan Broadcasting Company (MBC; now Manila Broadcasting Company). Fernandez spent her entire radio career working for MBC's station, DZRH which she joined in the 1950s. Her stay with DZRH lasted for 64 years. She frequently did radio work with Augusto Victa and Tiya Dely. Fernandez was frequently cast in antagonistic roles in radio dramas although her most noted role was "Lola Basyang", a caring grandmother character who teaches children morals through stories. Fernandez did work for around 30 radio dramas for DZRH. In 2009, she was honored with the "Best Actress of All Time" title by DZRH on its 70th anniversary.

Television and film

Fernandez also did acting roles for television and feature films. Among her noted roles was as Lola Torya in the 1980s children's fantasy series Ora Engkantada which originally aired by IBC and as the villain fairy Luka in the fantasy-sitcom series Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!. She would also appear in Pepito Manaloto, Kambal, Karibal, and Amaya.

One of her earlier films was Rodrigo de Villa, a co-production between LVN Pictures and Indonesian studio Pesari released in 1952. Her last film was And Ai, Thank You!, released in 2019 and starring Ai-Ai delas Alas.

Theater

Fernandez also did acting for theater. She did 13 Plays of Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero, and reprised her role as Lola Basyang in Ballet Manila's version of Severino Reyes' Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang in 2015.

Fernandez died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Marikina, on March 5, 2022, at the age of 86.

Television

Feature films