MANILA, Philippines — Movie producers Roselle and Dondon Monteverde, together with their siblings and relations, lately marked the primary loss of life anniversary of their mom, the late Regal matriarch Mom Lily Monteverde.
Mom Lily handed away on Aug. 4, 2024, only a week after her husband, Remy.
The intimate gathering was attended by a few of the Monteverde’s closest buddies and colleagues within the business, together with Boots Anson-Roa Rodrigo, Movie Improvement Council of the Philippines chair Jose “Javier” Reyes, former Senator Grace Poe and Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla. Administrators Erik Matti, Chito Roño, Derick Cabrido, Shugo Praico and Lino Cayetano, who got here together with his spouse Fille Cainglet, had been additionally current.
VP World Administration bosses Dondon and Charlie Dy with their artists Dylan Yturralde, Dustin Yu and Ricci Rivero. — Photograph from Charlie Dy’s Instagram.
“Okay naman. Though we’re settling plenty of issues, we’re all OK,” Roselle, who now runs Regal Leisure together with her US-educated lawyer son Keith, instructed The STAR when requested how the household is coping a yr after Mom Lily’s passing.
“We miss her day by day. Sure, I do. She’s all the time in my prayers and within the morning, I take into consideration her quite a bit. Particularly now that plenty of issues are taking place with Regal. I miss each a part of her, yung sa each day na magkasama kami.
Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla.
“Each time I miss her, (I consider) blissful ideas na lang. Sa desires madalas naman, however blissful naman. Father Remy additionally. I feel they’re each in Heaven,” she added, referring to her father who handed away shortly earlier than her mom.
“At saka si Mom naman, she would all the time inform us to proceed doing what she was doing. Hopefully, (the enterprise) stays good, the business stays nicely.”
Roselle additionally confirmed that the household continues to be planning to push by means of with the long-awaited biopic of Mom Lily.
Dondon Monteverde with Actuality MM producing companion Erik Matti. —Images courtesy of Salve Asis
“Yun na lang talaga. There are such a lot of issues that we have to talk about kasi ang daming features within the lifetime of Mom and the best way to actually include all of them in a film. So puro pag-uusap palang.”
Regal’s subsequent main venture is the newest installment of the longest-running Filipino horror franchise, “Shake, Rattle & Roll,” which has been introduced as one of many first entries for the upcoming Metro Manila Movie Competition. The movie will star Dustin Yu, contemporary from his profitable stint in “Pinoy Large Brother: Celeb Collab Version.”
“He’s an actual particular person, that’s all I can say. He’s not scripted, he simply says what he desires,” stated Roselle, who found the actor by way of TikTok.
Dustin was among the many younger artists current on the commemoration, alongside cager-actor Ricci Rivero, “Love at First Spike” star Dylan Yturralde, and rising singer Arkin Lagman. He’s additionally set to seem within the new “Mano Po” venture. Roselle shared that they’re additionally exploring the potential of a collaboration with Star Cinema on tasks for Dustin together with his “PBB” duo companion Bianca de Vera.
