# Lotis Key

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Filipino actress

**Lotis Melisande Key** is a former Filipino-American, multi-lingual, professional film and theater actress who starred in 85 major films in [Asia](/source/Asia). She was born and lives in the United States, although she spent her childhood traveling the world with her family.[1] She was Vice President of the Minnesota Christian Writers Guild. She is the author of the novels, *A Thing Devoted* and *A Song for the Wild Place*. She adopted [Wesley So](/source/Wesley_So), a [U.S. Chess Champion](/source/US_Chess_Championship) and the first [FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Champion](/source/FIDE_World_Fischer_Random_Chess_Championship_2019).

## Career

She received [FAMAS Award](/source/22nd_FAMAS_Awards) nominations as Best Supporting Actress for the movies *Dalawang Mukha Ng Tagumpay* (1973) and *Ibigay Mo Sa Akin Ang Langit* (1975).[2] She worked with the likes of [Ramon Zamora](/source/Ramon_Zamora) in [Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig Ni Pedro Penduko](/source/Pedro_Penduko) (1973), [Tony Ferrer](/source/Tony_Ferrer) in *Kung Fu Master* (1974), [Chiquito](/source/Chiquito_(actor)) in *Enter Garote* (1974), [Eddie Garcia](/source/Eddie_Garcia) in *Lady Luck* (1975), [George Estregan](/source/George_Estregan) in *Bamboo Trap* (1975), and [Dante Varona](/source/Dante_Varona) in *Silakbo* (1975).[1]

Key made about 17 movies with Comedy King [Dolphy](/source/Dolphy) including [Captain Barbell](/source/Captain_Barbell) (1973), *Fung Ku* (1973), *Facundo Alitaftaf* (1978), [Darna, Kuno?](/source/Darna%2C_Kuno%3F) (1979), *Max En Jess* (1979) and *Bugoy* (1979). Key worked with thoroughbred horses in Australia and Brunei and developed horse riding tours through rain forest areas.

In 1986, she moved to the [U.S.](/source/United_States_of_America) and worked in industrial video, trade shows, TV commercials, theater, radio and on camera narration. She became a Christian theater director and writer. She wrote and produced plays that traveled all over the [US](/source/United_States_of_America) [The Philippines and Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Philippines_and_Canada&action=edit&redlink=1). In 2007, she also took a large team to the Philippines to present shows in under-privileged areas. From directing and producing theater she moved on to writing and apart from numerous magazine and newspaper articles has published two literary novels: *A Song for the Wild Place* and *A Thing Devoted*.

## Personal life

She is married to Renato "Bambi" Kabigting, a college basketball player for the [Ateneo Blue Eagles](/source/Ateneo_Blue_Eagles) and [Crispa Redmanizers](/source/Crispa_Redmanizers) who went on to play for several professional [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) teams including San Miguel, Alaska and Great Taste. They have a daughter, Abbey Key. Key is now based in [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota). In 2014, Key and husband Bambi Kabigting took chess grandmaster [Wesley So](/source/Wesley_So) into their family.[3] Key serves as the adoptive mother and manager of So.[2]

[Weng Weng](/source/Weng_Weng)'s brother said that Key is the only Filipino celebrity to attend his funeral in 1992.[4]

## Selected filmography

- Manigun Bagung Tao TV New Year presentation Channel 5 Manila Starred Alan Martell, Hilda Coronel and Beautiful Lotis Key and directed by Lino Broka (1970)

- *Stardoom* (1971)

- *[Black Mama White Mama](/source/Black_Mama_White_Mama)* (1973)

- *[Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig Ni Pedro Penduko](/source/Pedro_Penduko)* (1973)

- *Fung Ku* (1973)

- *[Fight Batman Fight!](/source/Fight_Batman_Fight!)* (1973)

- *[Captain Barbell](/source/Captain_Barbell_(TV_series))* (1973)

- *Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpay* (1973)

- *Return of the Dragon* (1974)

- *Kung Fu Master* (1974)

- *Biyenan Ko ang Aking Anak* (1974)

- *Walang Duwag sa Kayumanggi* (1975)

- *Sleeping Dragon* (1975)

- *Ibigay Mo sa Akin Ang Langit* (1975)

- *Meron Akong Nakita* (1975)

- *The Outside Man* (1976)

- *Karunungang Itim* (1976)

- *War Kami ng Misis Ko* (1977)

- *Mokong* (1978)

- *Facundo Alitaftaf* (1978)

- *[Darna, Kuno?](/source/Darna%2C_Kuno%3F)* (1979)

- *Max en Jess* (1979)

- *Bugoy* (1979)

- *Katawang Isinumpa* (1982)

- *[Sweet Revenge](/source/Sweet_Revenge_(1987_film))* (1987)

- *Untamed Heart* (1993)

- *Laurel Avenue* (1993)

## Books

- *The Song for the Wild Place*

- *A Thing Devoted*

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## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Lotis Key: "I don't miss show business, but I often miss the Filipino people.""](http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/27554/pep-exclusive-lotis-key-i-dont-miss-show-business-but-i-often-miss-the-filipino-people). *PEP*. 5 July 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["Lotis Key: The woman behind Filipino-American grandmaster Wesley So"](https://www.pep.ph/news/local/160492/lotis-key-wesley-so-a717-20210903-lfrm2). *PEP.ph*. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["One of the world's top chess players makes his move – to Minnetonka"](http://www.startribune.com/top-chess-player-makes-his-move-to-minnetonka/297439341/). *Star Tribune*. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Leavold, Andrew (2017). "The death of the Pinoy action king". *The Search for Weng Weng*. Australia: The LedaTape Organisation. pp. 201–202. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780994411235](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780994411235).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [http://www.pep.ph/celeb/people-and-lifestyle/hobbies-and-ventures/27554/pep-exclusive-lotis-key-i-donrsquot-miss-show-business-but-i-often-miss-the-filipino-people](http://www.pep.ph/celeb/people-and-lifestyle/hobbies-and-ventures/27554/pep-exclusive-lotis-key-i-donrsquot-miss-show-business-but-i-often-miss-the-filipino-people) "PEP EXCLUSIVE: Lotis Key"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [http://www.pep.ph/news/34658/former-actress-lotis-key-recalls-fond-memories-with-ex-flame-dolphy](http://www.pep.ph/news/34658/former-actress-lotis-key-recalls-fond-memories-with-ex-flame-dolphy) "Former actress Lotis Key recalls fond memories with ex-flame Dolphy"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [http://www.ohmybuhay.com/wordpress/decors/](http://www.ohmybuhay.com/wordpress/decors/) Lotis Key to Bambi Kabigting"

## External links

- [Lotis Key official website](http://www.lotiskey.com)

- [Vice President Lotis Key in Minnesota Christian Writers Guild](https://web.archive.org/web/20131206163338/http://mnchristianwriters.org/?page_id=12)

- [Lotis Key](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450754/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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