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Sylvia La Torre
Sylvia La Torre (born. 1933, Philippines), known as "The Queen of Kundiman", is a Filipina singer, actress, and radio star.
La Torre is the daughter of Filipino artist, Leonora Reyes, and director, Olive La Torre. Her granddaughter is Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, for whom she was an early singing coach.
She began singing in 1938 at the age of five, when she entered a singing competition in Manila. She started performing in theater during World War II. In 1948, she joined the Manila Grand Opera House. Her first song release was "Si Petite Mon Amour" under the Bataan Records label in 1950. She later moved to Villar Records. She was known as "The Queen of Kundiman" in the 1950s and 1960s.
She began to make films in 1941 (Ang maestra), moving to Sampaguita Pictures, the studio her father worked at as a director.
She now lives in Los Angeles.
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When she was only five years old in 1938, Sylvia La Torre won a singing contest. At seven years old, La Torre began her film career. She went on to perform and entertain for eight decades.
Turning 89 in June, La Torre is the first Filipino talent to enjoy a very successful career in all major entertainment fields in the Philippines: radio, television, record, stage, and film. It is a pioneering achievement for a woman to break through all those five fields in that era.
La Torre – who is dubbed the First Lady of Philippine Television – has been based in Southern California for many years now.
On her career that encompassed many years, La Torre said in our previous interview, “I’m so blessed by God for letting me live long. I still have my voice to share with all of you.”
La Torre, the daughter of a singer and a movie director, got her invaluable training and experience to become an all-around entertainer in vaudeville. Manila had a rich vaudeville tradition that began in the 1910s, peaked in the 1940s, and ended in the 1960s.
It was in this milieu, when downtown Manila was abuzz with live stage shows, that La Torre, at nine years old, debuted on the Manila Grand Opera House’s stage. “I enjoyed and learned so many things performing with veteran actors and actresses,” she recalled about her child actress-singer years, which included a stint at the Life Theater in Manila.
She added, “Our show was three times a day. Because of this strenuous schedule, it made my voice stronger and more powerful.”
La Torre also joined shows presented by the United States Organizations (USO). “It was an adventure singing for the American soldiers,” she recounted.
Even with her busy schedule as an entertainer, the coloratura soprano found time to be a scholar at the famed Conservatory of Music at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.
Starting in the 1950s, La Torre recorded more than 300 songs, including the Philippines’ traditional folk
Sylvia La Torre
Filipino actress and musician (1933–2022)
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Reyes, the birth surname or paternal family name is La Torre, and the marital name is Perez de Tagle.
Sylvia Reyes La Torre-Perez de Tagle (June 4, 1933 – December 1, 2022) was a Filipino singer, actress, and radio star.
Early life
La Torre was born on June 4, 1933, to director Olive La Torre and actress Leonora Reyes.
Career
Singing
La Torre's singing career started in 1938 at the age of five, when she entered a singing competition in Manila. She also attended the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music under a scholarship and also became a frequent feature at the Manila Grand Opera House.
She would gain the reputation of being the "Queen of Kundiman" for performing hundreds of songs such as "Mutya ng Pasig", "Waray-Waray" and "Maalaala Mo Kaya".
She would continue to perform, even as she emigrated to the United States. In 2017, she worked with the Filipino-American Symphony Orchestra.
Radio, television, and film
La Torre was a child actress, first appearing in the 1941 film Ang Maestra. She would feature in other films made by Sampaguita Pictures.
In 1960, La Torre featured in the radio program Tuloy ang Ligaya of Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) with Lita Guttierez and Oscar Obligacion. The radio program was made into a television program known as The Big Show which was hosted by La Torre and Obligacion. Due to the success of The Big Show. ABS-CBN would offer the two to host its noontime television show Oras ng Ligaya. For this, she earned the title "First Lady of Philippine Television". She was a regular on the radio series Tang Tarang Tang and the TV sitcom of the same name, where she starred with comedians Pugo an .