Sylvia La Torre

Sylvia La Torre
Born Sylvia La Torre
(1933-06-04) June 4, 1933
Manila, Philippine Islands
Occupation Singer, actress, radio personality
Years active 1941-present
Known for The Queen of Kundiman

Sylvia La Torre (born June 4, 1933 in Manila, Philippines), known as "The Queen of Kundiman", is a Filipina singer, actress, and radio star.[1] 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.

Life and career

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.[2]

Select filmography

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Sylvia La Torre is back in Manila", abs-cbnNEWS.com, 11/22/2010
  2. ↑ "The Queen of Kundiman, Sylvia La Torre: After 70 years in showbiz – Tuloy pa rin ang ligaya" 30 September 2009, Cynthia de Castro, AJPress Los Angeles. Retrieved July 2011.
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