Lucia Cunanan

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Lucía Lagman Cunanan
Born27 February 1928
La Paz, Tarlac, Philippine Islands
Died16 April 2008 (aged 80)
Clark, Angeles City, Philippines
Cause of deathStabbing
Other names
  • Aling Lucing
  • Lucing
  • Lucy
Occupation
  • Restaurateur
  • entrepreneur
Known forInventing sisig
Spouse(s)Victorino F. Cunanan

Lucía "Aling Lucing" Lagman Cunanan (27 February 1928 – 16 April 2008) was a Filipino restaurateur best known for having invented or at least re-invented sisig, a popular Kapampangan dish in the Philippines and Filipino diasporas worldwide.[1][2][3][4]

Career[]

A typical Aling Lucing outlet

Lucia Cunana was born in Tarlac in 27 February 1928. She settled in Pampanga after her marriage to Victorino F. Cunanan.

In 1974, she established Aling Lucing's, a restaurant in Angeles City.[4] Her restaurant offered a reinvented variant of sisig which soon became nationally famous.[4] The popularity of Cunanan's sisig had helped establish Angeles City as the "Sisig Capital of the Philippines", thus her earning the sobriquet "Sisig Queen".[5]

Death[]

Cunanan was found bludgeoned to death in her Angeles City home with 10 stab wounds on 16 April 2008, aged 80.[2] Two days after her murder, local police filed parricide charges against her 85-year-old husband, Victorino F. Cunanan. He was believed to have killed Lucia after she refused to give him money for his mistress’ needs.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Sisig Queen' murdered". GMA News. Sun.Star Pampanga. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Tonette Orejas (16 April 2008). "Woman who created native dish slain in Pampanga home". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  3. ^ "RP's sisig queen found dead in Pampanga home". GMANews.TV. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "'Sisig Queen' murdered". Sun Star Pampanga. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Festivals and Events: Pampanga". The Ultimate Philippines Ultimate Travel Guide For Tourists. Department of Tourism. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  6. ^ Tonette Orejas (18 April 2008). "Husband tagged as suspect in 'Sisig Queen's' murder". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
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