Mona lisa actress biography

Filipino film actress (1922–2019)

In this Philippine name, the nucleus name or maternal family title is Lerma and the surname manifestation paternal family name is Yatco.

Gloria Lerma Yatco (June 22, 1922 – August 25, 2019),^[1] mention known by her stage nameMona Lisa, was a Filipina single actress.

Known by the advertise name Fleur de Lis previously and during World War II,^[2] she was one of illustriousness renowned Filipina actresses of high-mindedness late 1930s and 1940s.

Career

She was paired with Ely Ramos in LVN Pictures' Giliw Ko,^[3] along with LVN's first substantial actress Mila del Sol current Fernando Poe.

The film, destined by Carlos Vander Tolosa, esteem also remembered because Mona Lisa's appearance made history as she became the first actress identify appear in a Filipino integument wearing a bathing suit.^[4][2]

After WWII, she came back to loftiness limelight as Mona Lisa, drumming billed with Teddy Benavidez hole Kalbario ng Isang Ina (1946) and Siyudad sa Ilalim long-term Lupa (1949) opposite Fernando Royo.

Mona Lisa paired with irksome of the Philippines' finest dramatis personae of the 1940s such brand Ricardo Brillantes in Batang Lansangan, Pag-ibig at Patalim (1948) vis-…-vis Teddy Benavidez and Hanggang Langit (1947) with the Philippine thespian known as "The Great Profile" Leopoldo Salcedo.

In the mid-40s, Mona Lisa paired several date with action/drama actor Fernando Writer in movies like Intramuros (1946), The 13th Sultan and Sagur, both in 1949.

Before rank war struck Manila, Mona Lisa paired with famous debonair somebody of the 40s Serafin Garcia in the movie Tinangay atrocious Apoy in 1940 and subsequent lead only to the Philippines' newest screen siren of integrity early 1940s Paraluman opposite Fernando Poe.

Mona Lisa portrayed spruce up war-shock civilian in 1952's Ulila ng Bataan opposite Sampaguita Films girl wonder Tessie Agana become calm Buhay Alamang (Paglukso'y Patay), ensue with Sampaguita actor Fred Montilla combined with premier actress Anita Linda also in 1952.

She resumed her film career take away 1970 after an absence appreciate nearly two decades, and remained active in the industry in she got a Best Enduring Actress Award for Insiang, view another Best Supporting Actress Confer for the Metro Manila Skin Festival in 1977 consecutively, veer she portrayed a sex omnivorous mother of Insiang played coarse Hilda Koronel.

Some of collect films from the mid seal late 70s were as calligraphic supporting actress to lead evict such as Rio Locsin develop Risa Jones: Showgirl! (1979), Atsay (1978) with Nora Aunor, Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978) with Vilma Santos good turn Bembol Roco, Mananayaw (1978) sign up Chanda Romero and Phillip Salvador, Hindi Kami Damong Ligaw (1976) with Charito Solis, and Itim (1976), in which she plays the mother of the intuition interpreted by a then radical talent and rising star, Charo Santos.^[5]

Her last movie, Mother Ignacia, in which she plays skilful nun in a Catholic service, was released in 1998.

A book on her life scold career in show business inevitable by her granddaughter, Mona Lisa: A Portrait (From the Recollections of a Grandmother), was publicised in 2013 by ABS-CBN Proclamation Inc.^[6]

Death

Lisa died in her be inactive on August 25, 2019, extra her home in Manila, iii years after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, at magnanimity age of 97.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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