Lily Monteverde
Lily Y. Monteverde | |
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楊莉華 | |
Born | Lily Yu Chu August 19, 1938 Philippine Commonwealth |
Other names | Mother Lily |
Occupation(s) | Film producer, hotelier |
Years active | 1960–present |
Spouse | Remy Monteverde |
Children | 6, including Goldwin |
Parent | Domingo Chu (father)[1] |
Lily Yu Chu-Monteverde[1] (born August 19, 1938), nicknamed Mother Lily and typically credited as Lily Y. Monteverde, is a Filipina film producer and businesswoman.
Monteverde was the first and one of the Filipina movie producers who produced many local blockbuster films under different genres in the 1970s and 1980s. She produced movies with Alma Moreno, Lorna Tolentino, Maricel Soriano, Snooky Serna and Dina Bonnevie starring as lead stars during that time. She also helped Richard Gomez and Aga Muhlach's careers to become bigger in the early 1990s.
Biography
Monteverde has produced nearly 300 films in the Philippines since the early 1960s. She operated
In August 1996 she invested much of her substantial wealth into hotels in Quezon City.[3] She opened the Imperial Palace Suites on the site of an old gasoline station at the corner of Tomas Morato and Timog avenues in Quezon.
In 2000, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Cinemanila International Film Festival.[citation needed] She also received the Fernando Poe Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award in the 37th Luna Awards in 2019.[4]
Personal life
Monteverde is the mother of
Awards
Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
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2002 | Metro Manila Film Festival | Roy Iglesias )
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Mano Po[6] | Won |
2003 | Mano Po 2: My Love[7] | Won |
References
- ^ a b "The Magic of Mother Lily and her "kamison"". pep.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP). October 23, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Yu, Anson (November 26, 2019). "Tsinoys in Pinoy cinema". Tulay. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Philippines News – Manila Standard Today – Lily Y. Monteverde: The movie producer is also a hotelier- aug18_2006
- PEP.ph. December 1, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "New UP coach Goldwin Monteverde's 32-year wait is finally over". ESPN.com. August 15, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2002". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2003". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Lily Monteverde at Wikimedia Commons
- Lily Y. Monteverde at IMDb