Lily Monteverde
Filipino film producer and businesswoman (born 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Yu, the birth surname or paternal family name is Chu, and the marital name is Monteverde.
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.
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Lily Y. Monteverde | |
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Born | Lily Yu Chu (1938-08-19) August 19, 1938 (age 85) |
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] |
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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.