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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 5) — Multi-awarded actress Cherie Gil has died in New York City, her nephew, actor Sid Lucero, confirmed to GMA News on Friday. She was 59. Lucero posted a tribute photo for her aunt with the words “I love you” and “big hug”. Talent manager and a close friend of Cherie, Annabelle Rama, also posted on Friday a plain black photo on Instagram captioned, “Cherie Gil just passed away at 5pm today. Please pray for her.” Details about the cause of her death have not yet been disclosed by her family. Born Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann, she began her acting career at the age of 9 and has since appeared in over 100 films such as the controversial “Manila By Night”, epic “Oro Plata Mata”, and “Sonata,” where she starred as an operatic diva in her declining years. She was a mainstay of the hit TV shows "Germspesyal" and "Champoy," and recorded two songs that are now classic OPM — "Boy (I Love You)" and "Sing Me Your Song Again Daddy." But it was her exemplary villain roles in movies and on television that gained her the tag "La Primera Contravida." Every Filipino knows by heart her most iconic line from the 1985 blockbuster film "Bituing Walang Ningning" opposite Megastar Sharon Cuneta: "You're nothing but a second rate, trying hard copycat!" In the movie, Sharon played Dorina Pineda, an aspiring singer and a fan of an insecure recording star Lavinia Arguelles, played by Gil. The two did a remake of the scene in 2019, but switched roles. On Saturday morning, Sharon posted an Instagram photo of her holding what seems to be Cherie’s hand. “What will I do without you now, Love? My true screen partner, a true friend, ninang of Simone… I miss you so terribly and know it will only get worse. Be at peace in God’s loving arms, my Cheech… I’ll see you again someday. I will love you with all my heart, forever. Thank you for everything,” Sharon said on her post. Born to a family of film luminaries, Cherie was the daughter of Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, and the sister of Michael de Mesa and the late Mark Gil. She was once married to violinist Rony Rogoff. She had three children, Bianca and Raphael Rogoff, and Jay Gil with actor Leo Martinez. In February, Cherie graced the cover of MEGA Magazine flaunting her shaved head. “Out with the old, in with the new, but this time, with even greater purpose. One of the most celebrated actresses in Philippine cinema, #CherieGil shakes off her iconic villainess persona to start a new chapter of hope and positivity,” captioned MEGA. READ: Who's Afraid of Cherie Gil? According to MEGA, Cherie passed away at 5 p.m. at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.cherie gil,cherie gil passed away,cherie gil cause of death,Cherie Gil husband,Cherie Gil movies,Cherie Gil sickness,Leo Martinez and Cherie Gil love story,cheri gil copycat,cherie gil dead,cheri gil songs,cherie gil and enrique gil relationship,bituing walang ningning,cherie bill 2022,Anabelle rama