Lily Monteverde

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Lily Monteverde
Born
Lily Yu Monterverde

(1938-08-19) August 19, 1938 (age 83)
Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Other namesMother Lily
OccupationFilm producer, Hotelier
Years active1960–present

Lily Yu Monteverde, nicknamed Mother Lily (born August 19, 1938), is a Filipina film producer and businesswoman.

Biography[]

Lily Monteverde has produced nearly 300 films in the Philippines since the early 1960s. She operated Regal Entertainment, in the Philippines for many years. The Mano Po anthology, began in 2002 and produced by her filmmaking firm, pays tribute to her Chinese Filipino roots and became a hit in various local audiences.[1]

In August 1996 she invested much of her substantial wealth into hotels in Quezon City.[2] 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.[3]

Awards[]

Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
2002 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Original Story (with Roy Iglesias) Mano Po[4] Won
2003 Mano Po 2: My Love[5] Won

References[]

  1. ^ Yu, Anson (November 26, 2019). "Tsinoys in Pinoy cinema". Tulay. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Philippines News - Manila Standard Today - Lily Y. Monteverde: The movie producer is also a hotelier- aug18_2006
  3. ^ "Mother Lily at Nova Villa, pinarangalan sa 37th Luna Awards". PEP.ph. December 1, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2002". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  5. ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2003". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

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