Regal Entertainment Inc. (formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films) is a

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production and

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headquartered in New Manila,

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. It was founded by Lily Monteverde on August 19, 1962. Regal Entertainment is one of the largest film studios in the Philippines, along with Star Cinema, GMA Pictures, and

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History

In the beginning, Mother Lily Monteverde (1938–2024) and her husband Remy put up a popcorn stand at the Podmon Theater (now LRT-2 Recto Station) in C.M. Recto,

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(which served as the head office of Regal before it moved to the Valencia studio and eventually to the Tycoon Center in

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). Regal Films started as a distributor of foreign films, such as ''That Man from Istanbul'', ''Marsha'' and '' All Mine to Give'', pouring funds for Mother Lily to produce a local movie. In 1976, Mother Lily asked permission from her father to produce her first project, ''Kayod sa Umaga, Kayod sa Gabi'' and it became a big hit then in theatres. Alma Moreno was the first star who had an exclusive contract with Regal, becoming the first of the Regal Babies. Keith_MonteverdeD

In the early years, Regal Films mostly produced local movies with a "mature" and "daring" style, although it produced more "wholesome" pictures later on. In 1987, it ventured into local television; Regal Television produced several entertainment programs in the '80s, '90s and 2020's aired on five different channels, ABS-CBN 2, GMA 7, IBC 13, RPN 9 and TV5. In 2024, EVP

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Keith Monteverde (the elder child of President and CEO, Roselle Y. Monteverde-Teo), co- manage Regal Films, as enduring legacy of Lily Monteverde. Some of the studio's notable films include: *''

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'' - a controversial 1985 erotic thriller film directed by Peque Gallaga. *'' Shake, Rattle & Roll'' - The first instalment was produced and released in 1984 by Athena Productions while the subsequent films were later produced and released by Regal Films itself. *''Relasyon'' - one of the most remarkable films of the Vilma Santos-

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tandem. *'' Tiyanak'' *'' Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure'' *'' Mano Po'' - a franchise that involves the lives of the

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families. Carmina Villarroel, Kris Aquino, Angel Locsin and Maricel Soriano were among the actresses who starred in the films, and the sixth instalment was

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's first major role in a Regal film. *'' Live Show'' (aka ''Toro'') - a film released in early 2001 which was met with controversy for its provocative scenes. *''Petrang Kabayo at ang Pilyang Kuting''

Television

In the late 1980s, Regal Television was a weekly Sunday programming block featuring the country's biggest artists from Regal Films (e.g. Gabby Concepcion, Snooky Serna, Manilyn Reynes, Sheryl Cruz, etc). In 1987, Regal co-produced ''Mother Studio Presents'' with GMA Network and featured monthly guest artists; and ''Regal Drama Presents'' with ABS-CBN and featured Maricel Soriano. In 1989, ABS-CBN took over the majority of her production on the latter program and renamed it '' The Maricel Drama Special''. The movie studio had short-lived specials as well as mini-drama series celebrating the country's other elite artists or upcoming movie stars. Regal Television has produced the 2011 reboot of '' Regal Shocker'' for TV5 and 10 years later, ''Gen Z'' (a co-production with Cignal Entertainment (formerly Studio5)). At present, they serve as an entertainment blocktimer for

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, co-producing '' Regal Studio Presents'' (a weekly made-for-TV movie anthology), '' Mano Po Legacy'' (a non-

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based on the ''Mano Po'' franchise), and '' Lovers & Liars'' (a romantic drama primetime series). They also co-produced the Kapamilya Channel series '' Batang Quiapo'' with ABS-CBN Studios.

List of television shows

Filmography

References

External links

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