Lila Morillo Explained
Lila Morillo |
Birth Name: | Lila Rosa Bozo Morillo |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1940 |
Birth Place: | Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
Parents: | Silvestre de Jesús Bozo Bozo Ana Magdalena Morillo de Bozo |
Spouse: | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" (1965-1985) |
Children: | Liliana Rodríguez Lilibeth Morillo |
Years Active: | 1955-present |
Occupation: | Actress, singer |
Lila Morillo (born Lila Rosa Bozo Morillo on August 14, 1940 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress and singer.[1] [2] She is popularly known as La Diva de Venezuela,[3] La Reina del Cocotero and also as La Maracucha de Oro.[4] [5]
Biography
Lila was born in Maracaibo. She was born to Silvestre de Jesús Bozo Bozo (1914-2013)[6] and Ana Magdalena Morillo de Bozo (1920-2017)[7] [8] She moved to Caracas with her family to try her luck in show business. She made her debut in 1955 as a singer next to Mario Suárez with whom she made her first record.
In 1963 she made her acting debut in the film Isla de sal which also helped launch her music career[9] Later, she participated in other films and also ventured into television by starring in the telenovela María Mercé, La Chinita in 1970 where she starred alongside Carlos Cámara.[10] She obtained another starring role in the telenovela La doña produced by RCTV.
Personal life
At a young age, she met José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" who became a singer and actor himself. They got married, and the couple had two daughters Liliana Morillo and Lilibeth Morillo.[11] In the 1970s, Lila and her husband became paparazzi fodder all the way to the 1980s, appearing on covers of multiple gossip magazines in Latin America. The couple had a highly publicized divorce in 1986 after 20 years of marriage.[12] [13] In 2020, she made headlines after endorsing then US president and Republican candidate Donald Trump for re-election.[14]
Filmography
Telenovelas
Film
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Lila Morillo (1940-). siemprelatina.com. 18 March 2017. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000048/http://siemprelatina.com/latinas_destacadas/lila-morillo-1940/. 2 February 2017. dead.
- Web site: Lila Morillo: "No me creo una súper actriz". eluniversal. 18 March 2017. Spanish.
- Web site: Lila Morillo, la diva criolla que parió Venezuela. venezuelanprofiles.com. 18 March 2017. Spanish.
- Web site: Lila Morillo la diva de Venezuela. magazine.com.ve. 18 March 2017. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111226/http://www.magazine.com.ve/lila-morillo-la-diva-de-venezuela. 19 March 2017. dead.
- Web site: LA MARACUCHA DE ORO. elzulianorajao. 18 March 2017. Spanish.
- Web site: Falleció el papá de Lila Morillo a los 99 años (Foto). lapatilla.com. 18 March 2017. Spanish.
- Web site: Estos fueron los últimos momentos de Lila Morillo junto a su madre (Fotos). noticiaaldia.com. 18 March 2017. Spanish.
- Web site: Falleció la mamá de la cantante zuliana Lila Morillo. panorama. 18 March 2017. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319023431/http://www.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Fallecio-la-mama-de-la-cantante-zuliana-Lila-Morillo-20170118-0054.html. 19 March 2017. dead.
- Web site: Lila Morillo + Hugo Blanco + Simon Diaz – Música De La Película Isla De Sal. discogs.com. 18 March 2017.
- Web site: Lila Morillo. Panorama. 18 March 2017. Spanish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205131736/http://m.panorama.com.ve/not.php?id=131696&width=1366. 5 February 2015.
- Web site: Revive los momentos felices de la relación de El Puma con Lila Morillo (+Fotos y videos). notitotal.com. 18 September 2016 . 18 March 2017. Spanish.
- Web site: "Lila Morillo: "Me casé y me divorcié enamorada". diariolavoz.net. 18 March 2017. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319112433/http://www.diariolavoz.net/2016/07/03/lila-morillo-me-case-me-divorcie-enamorada/. 19 March 2017. dead.
- Web site: A 30 años del divorcio de Lila Morillo y José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". panorama.com.ve. 18 March 2017. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319112441/http://www.panorama.com.ve/experienciapanorama/A--30-anos-del-divorcio-de-Lila-Morillo-y-Jose-Luis-Rodriguez-El-Puma-20160701-0015.html. 19 March 2017. dead.
- Web site: Nacional . El . Lila Morillo expresó su apoyo a Trump cantando el Himno Nacional de Venezuela . El Nacional . 27 October 2020.