Movie queen Mila del Sol passes away at 97

VETERAN actress Mila del Sol, who bridged several eras of Philippine cinema, passed on Tuesday, aged 97 after a lingering illness, her family confirmed.

Del Sol has been cared for by her son, Sonny Tambunting, and his wife Tere, at their residence in Southwoods, Laguna where she died in her sleep at 1:10 a.m., said the family source who also described del Sol’s last moments as a “peaceful death.”

Clarita Villarba in real life, the pre-war Tondo, Manila-born star rose to fame in 1939 in LVN Pictures’ musical drama “Giliw Ko.” She starred in many more films after World War2. 

Del Sol’s last public appearance was in the ABS-CBN teleserye “Rosalka” in 2010.(ABS-CBN)