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Clarita Villarba Rivera (born May 12, 1923), better known as Mila del Sol, is a Filipina film actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Del Sol was born in Tondo, Manila. She gained fame in her very first lead role in the 1939 film ''Giliw Ko''. She had been discovered by LVN Pictures President Doña Sisang de Leon, who insisted in casting her over the objections of the film's director, who felt she was too young for the part. It was the film's director, Carlos Vander Tolosa, who gave her the screen name "Mila del Sol", for "causing the sun (sol) to appear as if by miracle (milagro) over his otherwise overcast set whenever she was called in to do her scenes".〔 〕 Film production shut down during the Japanese occupation and was restored only in 1945. Del Sol returned to LVN and starred in its production of Manuel Conde's ''Orasang Ginto'', the first post-war Filipino film. She starred in other LVN films of the 1940s, including ''Ibong Adarna'' (1949) and ''Villa Hermosa''.〔 Del Sol retired from films to raise a family in the 1950s, but staged a comeback in 1960 with two films released that year, ''Pakipot'' and ''Tatlong Magdalena''.〔 The following year, she starred in an international production, ''Espionage Far East, ''and later starred in a long-running television series. She began her career as an entrepreneur in 1964, and focused on philanthropic work from the 1970s onward. Pope Francis imparted the Apostolic Blessing upon del Sol on the occasion of her 90th birthday. In December 2014, the Congress of the Philippines passed Resolution No. 165, honoring Mila del Sol “for her contributions to the movie industry and to Philippine society in general”. The Resolution said in part that “Ms. Mila del Sol proved that poverty should not be a hindrance but an inspiration to improve one's status in life” and that “her businesses and various foundations that employ and extend benefits to those who are in need and have less in life are proofs of Ms. Mila del Sol's unwavering commitment to contribute to the improvement of Philippine society."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://congress.gov.ph/legis/search/hist_show.php?save=1&journal=&switch=0&bill_no=HR01319&congress=16 )〕 ==Early life== Del Sol was born into poverty〔 in Tondo, Manila at the Mary Johnston Hospital, in the free ward. Her father, Amado C. Rivera, worked at the internal revenue service during the day, and was a waiter at night. He served as a guerilla in the Philippines during World War II. Her mother, Lorenza Villarba, stayed at home to raise eight children. Del Sol attended Malate Primary School, San Andres Elementary, and Intramuros Intermediate School. She could not go to high school, since she had to start working, at the age of 12. She later attended Hollywood High School in the 1950s, after the birth of her third child. She took some courses at Los Angeles City College and Ateneo de Manila University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mila del Sol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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