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Mila del Sol, dubbed the queen of the golden age of Filipino cinema in the 1930s to 1940s, and owner of the first poverty-to-wealth story in local entertainment, died Tuesday, her grandson, the former representative, announced. from the city of Paranaque, Gus Tambunting. .
Born Clarita Villarba Rivera in Tondo, Manila, Del Sol was also the mother of Jeanne Young, who hosted “Spin-a-Win,” a long-running television show that became popular in the late 1960s.
After retiring from show business 56 years ago, Del Sol installed Superior Maintenance Service, now one of the leading cleaning services firms in the country.
Tambunting, the oldest of Del Sol’s 17 grandchildren, said his grandmother rose to fame after being photographed with then-President Manuel L. Quezón. The historic photo appeared on the front page of national newspapers in 1939.
“Quezon enjoyed his first film, Giliw Ko, and asked to personally congratulate my Lulay during the premiere of the film. . As a Tondo girl, she wasn’t used to wearing high heels, so she took them off and then ran to the president, ”said Tambunting, husband of current Paranaque representative Joy Myra Tambunting.
The photograph of Del Sol with Quezon showed her holding her high heels in her left hand as she shook the president’s hand.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to carry on Lulay’s legacy,” the Tambunting family said in a press release.
The family recalled that Del Sol was buying her mother a pair of slippers when she went through a movie shoot and was discovered.
“Lola Mila came out of the poverty of her youth to become the queen of the Golden Age of Filipino cinema,” said the Tambuntings.
The statement added: “More than anything, Lulay was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.”
Del Sol is survived by his four children, Sonny Tambunting, Young, Ancel Romero and Leo Romero.
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