Mila del Sol
Date of birth: 1923-05-12
Place of birth: Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Clarita Villarba Rivera
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.
Movie Credits
Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba
1952-12-21
Lamberto Avellana's adaptation of the Solomon and Sheba mythos.
Nasaan Ka Irog
1937-03-11
Sawing Gantingpala
1940-07-25
Happy Days Are Here Again
1974-11-15
A compilation of film clips featuring dance and song performances culled from various films of the s
Batya't Palu-Palo
1974-05-04
A story about a rich heiress, Estella, who disguises as a lowly washerwoman in order to find out for
Maginoong Takas
1940-10-17
Orasang Ginto
1946-03-04
Garrison 13
1946-04-12
Two devil-may-care guerrilla brothers with prices on their heads fight for their country and for the
Ibong Adarna
1941-10-17
Based on the popular Filipino fairytale, Three princes are in search of a mythical bird, the Ibong A
Giliw Ko
1939-07-29
Guia, a country girl, begins to sing American songs on the radio, after being infatuated with images
Kahit Wala Ka Na
1989-05-31
A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alon
Binatang Taring
1947-02-01
The story of a boxer and what troubles he encounters when he meets a pretty girl.
Violeta
1947-08-31
Rural romance between Jose Padilla Jr. & Mila del Sol.
Lupang Pangako
1949-01-01
A story about a war veteran with a heart problem, after being discharged from the hospital meets his
In Despair
1950-10-13
A story about Manuel a sickly musician who meets Shelly a beautiful store manager.
Milyonaria
1949-01-01
A story of Anita Amor, a haughty and spoiled woman who inherits vast tracts of undeveloped land and
Sarung Banggi
1947-12-27
Nanding is a fisherman/farmer who also happens to possess a fine singing voice. The barrio is astir
Tatak Avellana
1988-12-31
The musings and works of artist Lamberto V. Avellana.