{{short description|Venezuelan actress and singer (born 1940)}} {{family name hatnote|Bozo|Morillo|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox person |name = Lila Morillo |image = Lila Morillo.jpg |imagesize = |birth_name = Lila Rosa Bozo Morillo |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|8|14}} |birth_place = Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |other_names = |parents = Silvestre de Jesús Bozo Bozo<br>Ana Magdalena Morillo de Bozo |spouse = José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" (1965-1985) |partner = |children = Liliana Rodríguez<br>Lilibeth Morillo |relatives = |years_active = 1955-present |occupation = Actress, singer }}
'''Lila Morillo''' (born '''Lila Rosa Bozo Morillo''' on August 14, 1940 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress and singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siemprelatina.com/latinas_destacadas/lila-morillo-1940/|title=Lila Morillo (1940-)|publisher=siemprelatina.com|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000048/http://siemprelatina.com/latinas_destacadas/lila-morillo-1940/|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/arte-y-entretenimiento/111203/lila-morillo-no-me-creo-una-super-actriz|title=Lila Morillo: "No me creo una súper actriz"|website=eluniversal|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref> She is popularly known as ''La Diva de Venezuela'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.venezuelanprofiles.com/lila-morillo-la-diva-criolla-que-pario-venezuela/|title=Lila Morillo, la diva criolla que parió Venezuela|publisher=venezuelanprofiles.com|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref> ''La Reina del Cocotero'' and also as ''La Maracucha de Oro''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magazine.com.ve/lila-morillo-la-diva-de-venezuela|title=Lila Morillo la diva de Venezuela|publisher=magazine.com.ve|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111226/http://www.magazine.com.ve/lila-morillo-la-diva-de-venezuela|archive-date=19 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elzulianorajao.com/noticias/la-maracucha-de-oro/|title=''LA MARACUCHA DE ORO''|website=elzulianorajao|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref>
==Biography== Lila was born in Maracaibo. She was born to Silvestre de Jesús Bozo Bozo (1914-2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lapatilla.com/site/2013/02/15/fallecio-el-papa-de-lila-morillo-a-los-99-anos-foto/|title=Falleció el papá de Lila Morillo a los 99 años (Foto)|publisher=lapatilla.com|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref> and Ana Magdalena Morillo de Bozo (1920-2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticiaaldia.com/2017/01/estos-fueron-los-ultimos-momentos-de-lila-morillo-junto-a-su-madre-fotos/|title=Estos fueron los últimos momentos de Lila Morillo junto a su madre (Fotos)|publisher=noticiaaldia.com|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Fallecio-la-mama-de-la-cantante-zuliana-Lila-Morillo-20170118-0054.html|title=Falleció la mamá de la cantante zuliana Lila Morillo|website=panorama|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319023431/http://www.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Fallecio-la-mama-de-la-cantante-zuliana-Lila-Morillo-20170118-0054.html|archive-date=19 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She moved to Caracas with her family to try her luck in show business. She made her debut in 1955 as a singer next to Mario Suárez with whom she made her first record.
In 1963 she made her acting debut in the film ''Isla de sal'' which also helped launch her music career<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lila-Morillo-Hugo-Blanco-Simon-Diaz-M%C3%BAsica-De-La-Pel%C3%ADcula-Isla-De-Sal/release/5202767|title=Lila Morillo + Hugo Blanco + Simon Diaz – Música De La Película Isla De Sal|website=discogs.com|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref> Later, she participated in other films and also ventured into television by starring in the telenovela ''María Mercé, La Chinita'' in 1970 where she starred alongside Carlos Cámara.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.panorama.com.ve/not.php?id=131696&width=1366|title=Lila Morillo|publisher=Panorama|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205131736/http://m.panorama.com.ve/not.php?id=131696&width=1366|archivedate=5 February 2015}}</ref> She obtained another starring role in the telenovela ''La doña'' produced by RCTV.
==Personal life== At a young age, she met José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" who became a singer and actor himself. They got married, and the couple had two daughters Liliana Morillo and Lilibeth Morillo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notitotal.com/2016/09/18/revive-los-momentos-felices-la-relacion-puma-lila-morillo-fotos-videos/|title=Revive los momentos felices de la relación de El Puma con Lila Morillo (+Fotos y videos)|website=notitotal.com|date=18 September 2016 |accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref> In the 1970s, Lila and her husband became paparazzi fodder all the way to the 1980s, appearing on covers of multiple gossip magazines in Latin America. The couple had a highly publicized divorce in 1986 after 20 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diariolavoz.net/2016/07/03/lila-morillo-me-case-me-divorcie-enamorada/|title="Lila Morillo: "Me casé y me divorcié enamorada"|website=diariolavoz.net|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319112433/http://www.diariolavoz.net/2016/07/03/lila-morillo-me-case-me-divorcie-enamorada/|archive-date=19 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.com.ve/experienciapanorama/A--30-anos-del-divorcio-de-Lila-Morillo-y-Jose-Luis-Rodriguez-El-Puma-20160701-0015.html|title=A 30 años del divorcio de Lila Morillo y José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"|website=panorama.com.ve|accessdate=18 March 2017|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319112441/http://www.panorama.com.ve/experienciapanorama/A--30-anos-del-divorcio-de-Lila-Morillo-y-Jose-Luis-Rodriguez-El-Puma-20160701-0015.html|archive-date=19 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2020, she made headlines after endorsing then US president and Republican candidate Donald Trump for re-election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nacional |first1=El |title=Lila Morillo expresó su apoyo a Trump cantando el Himno Nacional de Venezuela |url=https://www.elnacional.com/entretenimiento/lila-morillo-expreso-su-apoyo-a-trump-cantando-el-himno-nacional-de-venezuela/ |website=El Nacional |date=12 October 2020 |accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Telenovelas=== * ''Pablo y Alicia'' (1969) * ''María Mercé, La Chinita'' (1970) * ''La doña'' (1972) * ''Iliana'' (1977) * ''Macarena'' (1992-1993) * ''Viva la Pepa'' (2001) * ''Cosita rica'' (2004)
===Film=== * ''Isla de sal'' (1964)
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1145913}} *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1307743-Lila-Morillo Lila Morillo Discography] *[https://twitter.com/lilamorillo]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morillo, Lila}} Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:Illeists Category:Musicians from Maracaibo Category:Actors from Maracaibo Category:Venezuelan television actresses Category:20th-century Venezuelan women singers Category:20th-century Venezuelan actresses Category:21st-century Venezuelan actresses Category:OTI Festival-participating songwriters