Mila del Sol

Biography

Mila del Sol (born Clarita Villarba Rivera; 12 May 1923 – 10 November 2020) was a Filipino actress and entrepreneur. She began her career in the late 1930s and became one of the biggest box office draws of the 1940s, noted for her performances in Giliw Ko (1939), Prinsesa ng Kumintang (1940), Sawing Gantimpala (1940), Ararong Ginto (1941), Villa Hermosa (1941), Ibong Adarna (1941), and Rosa Linda (1941). She appeared in fewer film and television productions from 1953 until 2010 and founded the Superior Maintenance Service in 1964, which became one of the biggest janitorial and professional cleaning service firms in the Philippines. Her accolades include the Lifetime Achievement Awards from Gawad Urian and Metro Manila Film Festival.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Kahit Wala Ka Na (1989)
2. Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba (1952)
3. Nasaan Ka Irog (1937)
4. Sawing Gantingpala (1940) — Dolores
5. Happy Days Are Here Again (1974) — Herself
6. Batya't Palu-Palo (1974) — Mrs. Saavedra
7. Orasang Ginto (1946)
8. Garrison 13 (1946)
9. Ibong Adarna (1941) — Princesa Maria
10. Giliw Ko (1939) — Guia
11. Sarung Banggi (1947) — Marina Berong
12. Maginoong Takas (1940)
13. Binatang Taring (1947)
14. Violeta (1947)
15. Lupang Pangako (1949) — Cora
16. In Despair (1950) — Shelly
17. Milyonaria (1949) — Anita Amor
18. Tatak Avellana (1988) — Self
19. Rosalka (2010) — Donya Carmen Sta. Maria