Tita Duran
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Tita Duran | |
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 Duran in the 1940s | |
| Born | Teresita Rigo Durango September 30, 1928 |
| Died | April 27, 1990 (aged 61)[1] Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1935–1958; 1983; 1988 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 9 (inc. Francis Magalona) |
| Relatives | Enrique Magalona Sr. (father-in-law) Saab Magalona (granddaughter) Frank Magalona (grandson) Elmo Magalona (grandson) Maxene Magalona (granddaughter) Regine Velasquez (niece) Raul Mitra (nephew-in-law) Ogie Alcasid (nephew-in-law) |
Tita Duran (born Teresita Rigo Durango; September 30, 1928 – April 27, 1990)[2] was a Filipino actress whose career spanned more than two decades. She was named the most popular child star of Pre-war Philippine cinema.[3] After the war, she achieved continued success as a romantic lead in musical dramas with frequent on-screen partner Pancho Magalona. In 1987, Duran was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Film Academy of the Philippines.[1]
Duran played an seven-year-old child abandoned by her mother in the 1936 family drama, Awit ng mga Ulila (The Songs of the Orphans).
In 1938, Sampaguita Pictures cast Duran in a tear-jerker movie titled Inang Mahal (Dear Mother). Her second movie for Sampaguita Pictures was Ang Magsasampaguita (The Sampaguita Vendor).
Duran made two movies for LVN Pictures: Pangarap (Dream) and Sawing Gantimpala (Lost Prize), both in 1940.
After World War II, she returned to Sampaguita Pictures. She was in a war film with Carmen Rosales titled Guerilyera, and typecasted in numerous musical films paired with some of Sampaguita's finest actors. Her last movie with Sampaguita Pictures was Isang Halik Mo, Pancho (One Kiss From You, Pancho). She made Maria Went to Town for Deegar Cinema, Inc. Her career is similar to that of Hollywood's Shirley Temple.
Personal life
Duran married Pancho Magalona on October 2, 1948. She was the mother of Francis Magalona and grandmother of Maxene Magalona.[4]
Duran was the first cousin, once removed, of singer and television personality, Regine Velasquez, as Velasquez's father was Duran's first cousin.
Death
Tita Duran died on April 27, 1990, in Manila, Philippines.