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Lilian Velez
Filipina actress-singer
Not to be confused with Vivian Velez.
Lilian Cananea Velez-Clímaco (March 3, 1924 – June 26, 1948) was a Filipina film actress and singer.
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Her 1948 murder by fellow actor Narding Anzures scandalized the post-war Philippines.
Career
Born in Cebu to composer Manuel Velez and sarsuwela actress Concepcion Cananea,[1] Velez first came into the limelight when she won an amateur radio singing contest in the mid-1930s.
Prior to the outbreak of World War II, her singing career thrived, and she popularized one of her father's songs, Sa Kabukiran. Velez also won the heart of Jose Climaco, the manager of the radio station which had sponsored the contest which won her fame.
They were married in 1942 and had one daughter named Vivian.[1]
Her film career began upon the resumption of Filipino film production after the end of the war. She joined Filippine Films, and with her husband as director, starred in such films as Binibir