Regal Entertainment

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Regal Entertainment Inc.
Regal Entertainment
FormerlyRegal Films (1962–1998)
Company type Private
Industry
FoundedAugust 19, 1962;62 years ago (1962-08-19)
Founder Lily Monteverde
Headquarters38 Valencia St., New Manila, ,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Services
Divisions
  • Regal Multimedia Inc.
  • Regal Home Video
  • APG Films
  • MAQ Productions Inc.
  • Mother Studio Films
  • Good Harvest Unlimited
  • Tagalog Pictures Inc.
  • Reality Entertainment
  • Starzan Films
Subsidiaries Regal International Inc.
Website www.regal-entertainment.com

Regal Entertainment Inc. (formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films) is a Philippine film, television production and distribution headquartered in New Manila, Quezon City. It was founded by Lily Monteverde on August 19, 1962. Regal Entertainment is one of the largest film studios in the Philippines, along with Star Cinema, GMA Pictures, and Viva Films. [4]

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History

In the beginning, Mother Lily Monteverde (1938–2024) and her husband Remy put up a popcorn stand at the Podmon Theater (now LRT-2 Recto Station) in C.M. Recto, Manila (which served as the head office of Regal before it moved to the Valencia studio and eventually to the Tycoon Center in Ortigas Center, Pasig). Regal Films started as a distributor of foreign films, such as That Man from Istanbul, Marsha and All Mine to Give , pouring funds for Mother Lily to produce a local movie. In 1976, Mother Lily asked permission from her father to produce her first project, Kayod sa Umaga, Kayod sa Gabi and it became a big hit then in theatres. [5] Alma Moreno was the first star who had an exclusive contract with Regal, becoming the first of the Regal Babies.

Keith Monteverde (My Future You, Lily Monteverde's last film) Keith MonteverdeD.jpg
Keith Monteverde (My Future You, Lily Monteverde's last film)

In the early years, Regal Films mostly produced local movies with a "mature" and "daring" style, although it produced more "wholesome" pictures later on. In 1987, it ventured into local television; Regal Television produced several entertainment programs in the '80s, '90s and 2020's aired on five different channels, ABS-CBN 2, GMA 7, IBC 13, RPN 9 and TV5. [6]

In 2024, EVP lawyer Keith Monteverde (the elder child of President and CEO, Roselle Y. Monteverde-Teo), co-manage Regal Films, as enduring legacy of Lily Monteverde. [7]

Some of the studio's notable films include:

List of television shows

YearTitleNetworkNotes
1987Mother Studio Presents GMA Network
Regal Drama Presents ABS-CBN
1987–1988Regal Showbiz Eye IBC
1987–1989 Maricel Regal Drama Special ABS-CBN
1989–1990Regal FamilyIBC
2011–2012 Regal Shocker TV5
2021Gen Zco-production with Cignal Entertainment
2021–present Regal Studio Presents GMA Networkco-production with GMA Entertainment Group
2022 Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune
Mano Po Legacy: Her Big Boss
Raya Sirena
2022–2023 Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters
2023–present Batang Quiapo Kapamilya Channel copyright holder only; produced by ABS-CBN Studios, Dreamscape Entertainment, FPJ Productions and CCM Film Productions
2023–2024 Lovers & Liars GMA Networkco-production with GMA Entertainment Group

Filmography

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