Delia Razon(1930-2025)
- Actress
Delia Razon was born August 8 1931 in Iloilo
City, to Karyl Grytz, a German-American, and May Duling. She married
Aurelio Reyes. They have three children, Carl Glenn (Jojo), Aurea
(Rhea) and Maria Aurelia. Daughter Rea Reyes also acted briefly in the
movies, and married actor
Rey 'PJ' Abellana. The offspring of
Rhea and Rey is a rising television star,
Carla Abellana. Razon quit school at the
Colegio de Santo Angel, Iloilo City, to become an actor. An avid movie
fan, she caught the attention of the people at Sampaguita Pictures
during a visit to the studios. She was promptly given a screen test
which she passed. She was initially an "extra" in
Awit ng bulag (1948) and several
other movies. She was asked to appear in LVN Pictures'
Malaya (Mutya sa gubat) (1948),
starring Mila Del Sol and
Teddy Benavidez, and when producer Doña
Sisang, a.k.a. Narcisa de Leon saw the
film's rushes, she was impressed enough to give Ms Razon a
three-picture contract. Razon was introduced in
'Krus na Bituin' (1948), a Lilia Dizon
starrer. She played second lead in
Florante at Laura (1949),
starring Teody Belarmino,
Gil de Leon and
Leopoldo Salcedo; and then leading lady
to Rogelio de la Rosa in
Prinsipe Amante (1950) and its
sequel
Prinsipe Amante sa Rubitanya (1951).
