Sa burol para sa mga labi ng yumaong movie producer na si Mother Lily Monteverde, isa si Tirso Cruz III sa mga nagpatotoo sa tulong na nagawa sa kanya ng isa sa mga itinuturing na haligi ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
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00:00Hello, good evening everybody. It's a mix of emotions. I'm joyful to be with you but I'm also sad because our mother passed away.
00:19Anyway, I just would like to share a few moments that, not really a few, I had many, many moments with mother.
00:28To tell the truth, a big part of my career was due to the help and the support of Mother Lily.
00:38Mother, as a producer, for other people who may not know, she's not above the rest as a producer because she's not just a producer of filipino films.
00:50Mother is a fan of filipino cinema.
00:56That's why when she made a production like Regal, it was not only for making movies or for the financial gain, but it was more for sharing the entertainment.
01:09And she herself, she enjoys what she does.
01:12That's why you'll notice that the filipino films of Regal really have a heart because she makes sure that she's part of it.
01:22It's not only business for her, it's something that she loves doing.
01:26And many times, when I sit with Mother, we have a chance to talk and I always tell her that.
01:37And this is the one thing that I will never, never, never, never forget.
01:43And I'd like to share it with you now.
01:46Because the other day, she told me, when I went to the market, she said,
01:51She said, if you want to help your family, you should take care of yourself and take care of your family.
02:00I said, I'm taking care of myself.
02:02Then I mentioned it to her.
02:03I said, Mother, I want to buy a small house for us, for my family.
02:11She said, okay, I want to help you.
02:13And she confirmed that she will help me.
02:16And it was really a big thing for me.
02:19You know, it's not a joke to go out and just buy a house.
02:24I mean, it costs a lot of money.
02:27Anyway, she was the one who was always pushing me.
02:31Even though there were affairs, she knew that it was my birthday.
02:35She always said, I'm here.
02:37She said, you can't do it here.
02:39She said, I'm still learning other languages.
02:41You can't do it here.
02:42I'm getting ready.
02:43You don't understand anything.
02:45Invite your friends to come with us.
02:48And always, when we see each other, she was more concerned about me.
02:52Not only me, but my family.
02:55Even my children.
02:57And actually, you can see in the closeness, I was one of my children, Bondi.
03:03My mother gave birth to her daughter.
03:07Yes.
03:08And even in the movies, actually, my career went on for a while.
03:15I kind of stopped.
03:17And she was the only woman who trusted in me.
03:20And she gave me another break.
03:23She gave me another chance.
03:26And she made a movie for me.
03:28There were a lot of things that she didn't believe in what she wanted to do.
03:32But she stuck it out.
03:33Because, as I told you, it's like my mother has magic.
03:38She can feel what people see and what they want.
03:44But to close, she helped me to buy that house that I was looking for.
03:52And even after that, she was more concerned not only for my career,
