Comedienne Rufa Mae Quinto amused some Filipinos with her tribute post to Regal Entertainment founder Lily Monteverde , also known as “ Mother Lily ,” who passed away on Sunday. The Regal matriarch died at the age of 85, a few days after her husband, former basketball player Remy Monteverde , passed away on July 29 due to pneumonia. Her family did not disclose the cause of death, although they said that she “was surrounded by her children and grandchildren in her final hours.
” Mother Lily was the face of Regal Films which was known for movies like “Scorpio Nights,” “Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” “Relasyon,” “Mano Po” and “Sister Stella L,” among others. The veteran film producer also helped launch and nurture the careers of her “Regal Babies” like Alma Moreno, Gabby Concepcion, William and Albert Martinez, Snooky Serna, Dina Bonnevie, Ruffa Gutierrez, and “Diamond Star” Maricel Soriano. Several showbiz personalities, including Rufa Mae, paid tribute to Mother Lily following her demise.
The comedienne was under Regal’s agency from 2002 to 2009. This was the same period she rose to popularity by appearing in the films “Booba,” “Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife” and “Desperadas.” Rufa Mae also became an MTV Pilipinas Music Awards host and landed on FHM Philippines’ Top 25 sexiest women of the decade in those years under Regal.
In her tribute post to the Regal matriarch, the comedienne shared posters of some of her films and credited Mothe.