# Lila Morillo

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{{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](/source/Maracaibo), [Zulia](/source/Zulia), [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela)
|other_names   = 
|parents       = Silvestre de Jesús Bozo Bozo<br>Ana Magdalena Morillo de Bozo
|spouse        = [José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(singer)) (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](/source/Maracaibo), [Zulia](/source/Zulia), [Venezuela](/source/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](/source/Maracaibo%2C_Venezuela). 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](/source/Caracas%2C_Venezuela) with her family to try her luck in show business. She made her debut in 1955 as a singer next to [Mario Suárez](/source/Mario_Su%C3%A1rez_(singer)) with whom she made her first record.

In 1963 she made her acting debut in the film ''[Isla de sal](/source/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](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Merc%C3%A9%2C_La_Chinita)'' in 1970 where she starred alongside [Carlos Cámara](/source/Carlos_C%C3%A1mara).<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](/source/La_do%C3%B1a_(1972_telenovela))'' produced by [RCTV](/source/RCTV).

==Personal life==
At a young age, she met [José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Rodr%C3%ADguez_%22El_Puma%22) who became a singer and actor himself. They got married, and the couple had two daughters [Liliana Morillo](/source/Liliana_Morillo) and [Lilibeth Morillo](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Pablo_y_Alicia)'' (1969)
* ''[María Mercé, La Chinita](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Merc%C3%A9%2C_La_Chinita)'' (1970)
* ''[La doña](/source/La_do%C3%B1a_(1972_telenovela))'' (1972)
* ''Iliana'' (1977)
* ''[Macarena](/source/Macarena_(telenovela))'' (1992-1993) 
* ''[Viva la Pepa](/source/Viva_la_Pepa)'' (2001)
* ''[Cosita rica](/source/Cosita_rica)'' (2004)

===Film===
* ''[Isla de sal](/source/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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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

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