Pilita Corrales
Encyclopedia
Pilita Garrido Corrales (born August 22, 1939) is a Popular Filipina
singer. She is tagged "Asia's Queen of Songs."
to a Spanish
mother Maria Garrido and a half Filipino half Spanish father Jose Corrales. After finishing her studies at Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion
in Cebu, she went to Spain
to enroll in a finishing school in music. In 1958, Corrales began her recording career after arriving in Australia for a brief period. She left her legacy by becoming the first woman to make the Australian pop charts with a local recording called 'Come Closer to Me'. She became a star of the Victoria Television circuit and her first hit, Come Closer to Me, became part of a collection on which she’s billed as one of the Grand Dames of Victorian Radio and Television.
Corrales holds the distinction of being the first female artist to top the Australian pop music charts long before Helen Reddy
, Olivia Newton-John
and Kylie Minogue
. She also recorded at least 3 LPs in the late 1950s early 1960s: Pilita with Arthur Young :Pilita tells The Story of Love, I'll Take Romance and This is Pilita under Astor Records. Being one of the pioneers of Australia
's early television years, a street was named after her in Victoria. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC) featured Corrales and several pioneering female artists in Australia in the 2nd episode of the highly acclaimed TV special, Love is in the Air. Corrales returned to Manila
in 1963 to pursue a career in the Philippine
music industry. Her Philippine career began when she hosted a radio program La Taverna over DZPI where she sang Spanish
songs and played the guitar. She performed regularly in stage shows at the Manila Grand Opera House
. Subsequently, her reputation grew and during her international stints, she has performed with internationally acclaimed artists like Sammy Davis Jr. the Beatles4th July, 1966, Bob Hope
, Pat Boone
, Frank Sinatra
and Julie Andrews
. She also appeared in movies, most of them musicals. Her film debut was a lead role in the 1968 film Miss Wawaw and was followed by 11 films for the next two years. Corrales later recorded songs in Spanish
in the early 1960s as well as songs in English
, Tagalog
and Cebuano
during the 1970s under Vicor Music Corporation
. Her multiawarded TV program at ABS-CBN
, An Evening with Pilita (1965–1972), is widely considered as one of the benchmarks in Philippine broadcasting history.
Corrales frequently performed for Seeing Stars with Joe Quirino in IBC-Channel 13 after the martial law years where she demonstrated her range as a gifted performer of Spanish
, English
, Cebuano
and Tagalog
music. Aquarius Record Philippines produced a compilation of Pilita's Spanish songs in CDs like Noche de Ronda, Vaya Con Dios. Her signature song A Million Thanks to You by Alice Doria-Gamilla
was translated in seven languages. She eventually recorded songs composed by Filipino composers like Danny Holmsen, George Canseco
, Willy Cruz, Ryan Cayabyab
and several others. Under Vicor Records, Corrales interpreted numerous Filipino
classics and introduced them to younger audiences.
Corrales first met Canseco in Your Evening with Pilita (aired on pre-Martial Law ABS-CBN
) as a guest in the composers' portion of the show". For the show Canseco brought with him You're All I Love. Canseco later wrote Filipino lyrics for the song, which became Kapantay ay Langit, the first song Canseco sold to a record label in 1966. The song was first recorded by Amapola for the movie theme of Kapantay Ay Langit starring Marlene Dauden
and Eddie Rodríguez
. The song won for George Canseco
and Amapola the Manila Film Festival award for best song of the year. The song did not fare well commercially, because Amapola had left (for her U.S. concert tours) and the song was not promoted properly, according to Canseco during an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer
. But when Pilita revived the song, it turned into a classic and defied trends and time. "The song," Pilita said, "was included in my album Philippine Love Songs Vol. 1, which was released in the early 1970s."
Through the personal invitation of Sammy Davis Jr., Pilita became the first Filipino
to sing in Caesars Palace
. In her concert in Caesars Palace
, Las Vegas
during the late 70s, Pilita sang Spanish, English
, Cebuano
and Tagalog
songs, all conducted and arranged by Ryan Cayabyab
.
After receiving a 1965 Philippine Citizen's Award for TV as Best TV Female Performer, Pilita went on to receive Cecil, Aliw, Tinig and Awit and several other awards for her performances and lifetime achievement. In 1990, she received a Merit Award from the FAMAS Awards. In 1991, she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) for bringing Filipino musical artistry to international audience. She also holds the distinction of being the first Filipino to win in an international music festival by bagging the Best Performer Award during the 1st Tokyo Music Festival
(1972) where she bested numerous international artists including the highly-regarded Olivia Newton-John
.
These days she operates Pilita, a restaurant-bar in Greenhills
named: PILITA'S, one of Manila's prime commercial districts. She is also a highly-acclaimed host and comedy actress on Philippine television
. With over 135 albums to her credit and an international profile with many appearances in Asia
, the Middle East
, Australia
and North America
, she still enjoys a reputation as one of the Philippines most celebrated singers.
In 2006, Corrales was selected by Associated Broadcasting Company
(ABC Channel 5) and FremantleMedia
to be one of the celebrity-judges for the first-ever nationwide search for the Philippine Idol
together with composer Ryan Cayabyab
and rapper Francis Magalona
.
She was a judge in the first Asian Idol
held in Indonesia, representing Philippine Idol
.
and Ramón Christopher Gutierrez. Both her two children are also well known celebrities in the Philippine Film Industry. Corrales was married in 1963 to the late Spanish
executive businessman Gonzalo Blanco and separated soon after, while her daughter Jackielou was still a child. Gonzalo died in 1981.
Corrales gave birth to her second child, Ramón Christopher in 1971. Ramón's father is Filipino actor Eddie Gutierrez
. On May 22, 2001, Corrales married Paraguayan businessman Carlos López.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
singer. She is tagged "Asia's Queen of Songs."
Biography
Pilita Garrido Corrales was born in Lahug, CebuCebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
to a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
mother Maria Garrido and a half Filipino half Spanish father Jose Corrales. After finishing her studies at Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion
Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion
Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción, better known as CIC, is in Cebu City, Philippines. It is a private Catholic school for boys and girls that began in 1880, making it the first in the Philippines....
in Cebu, she went to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to enroll in a finishing school in music. In 1958, Corrales began her recording career after arriving in Australia for a brief period. She left her legacy by becoming the first woman to make the Australian pop charts with a local recording called 'Come Closer to Me'. She became a star of the Victoria Television circuit and her first hit, Come Closer to Me, became part of a collection on which she’s billed as one of the Grand Dames of Victorian Radio and Television.
Corrales holds the distinction of being the first female artist to top the Australian pop music charts long before Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy , often referred to as "The Queen of 70s Pop", is an Australian-American singer and actress. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six of those 15 songs made the Top 10...
, Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
and Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
. She also recorded at least 3 LPs in the late 1950s early 1960s: Pilita with Arthur Young :Pilita tells The Story of Love, I'll Take Romance and This is Pilita under Astor Records. Being one of the pioneers of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's early television years, a street was named after her in Victoria. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) featured Corrales and several pioneering female artists in Australia in the 2nd episode of the highly acclaimed TV special, Love is in the Air. Corrales returned to Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
in 1963 to pursue a career in the Philippine
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
music industry. Her Philippine career began when she hosted a radio program La Taverna over DZPI where she sang Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
songs and played the guitar. She performed regularly in stage shows at the Manila Grand Opera House
Manila Grand Opera House
The Manila Grand Opera House was a theater and opera house located in the Santa Cruz district of Manila on the intersection of Rizal Avenue and Doroteo Jose Street. Built in the mid-19th century as the H.T...
. Subsequently, her reputation grew and during her international stints, she has performed with internationally acclaimed artists like Sammy Davis Jr. the Beatles4th July, 1966, Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
, Pat Boone
Pat Boone
Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
and Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors...
. She also appeared in movies, most of them musicals. Her film debut was a lead role in the 1968 film Miss Wawaw and was followed by 11 films for the next two years. Corrales later recorded songs in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
in the early 1960s as well as songs in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
and Cebuano
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
during the 1970s under Vicor Music Corporation
Vicor Music Corporation
Vicor Music Corporation is one of the major record labels in the Philippines with a tag-line as "The Home of Original Pilipino Music". Its office is located at 782 Aurora Blvd., Quezon City, Philippines. Established in 1965 by Vic Del Rosario and Orly Ilacad to produce record albums featuring...
. Her multiawarded TV program at ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
, An Evening with Pilita (1965–1972), is widely considered as one of the benchmarks in Philippine broadcasting history.
Corrales frequently performed for Seeing Stars with Joe Quirino in IBC-Channel 13 after the martial law years where she demonstrated her range as a gifted performer of Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Cebuano
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
and Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
music. Aquarius Record Philippines produced a compilation of Pilita's Spanish songs in CDs like Noche de Ronda, Vaya Con Dios. Her signature song A Million Thanks to You by Alice Doria-Gamilla
Alice Doria-Gamilla
Alice Doria-Gamilla became remarkable for her composition of "A Million Thanks To You" using her original piano arrangement in 1960. The song was later on recorded by "Asia's Queen of Songs", Pilita Corrales which hit the millionth mark in sales which was a first in the Philippine recording history...
was translated in seven languages. She eventually recorded songs composed by Filipino composers like Danny Holmsen, George Canseco
George Canseco
George Masangkay Canseco was a Filipino song composer.Canseco studied liberal arts at University of the East...
, Willy Cruz, Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...
and several others. Under Vicor Records, Corrales interpreted numerous Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
classics and introduced them to younger audiences.
Corrales first met Canseco in Your Evening with Pilita (aired on pre-Martial Law ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
) as a guest in the composers' portion of the show". For the show Canseco brought with him You're All I Love. Canseco later wrote Filipino lyrics for the song, which became Kapantay ay Langit, the first song Canseco sold to a record label in 1966. The song was first recorded by Amapola for the movie theme of Kapantay Ay Langit starring Marlene Dauden
Marlene Daudén
Marlene Daudén is considered one of the greatest Filipina drama actresses of all time. She achieved her legendary status as a film thespian during her film career that spanned from the 1950s up to the 1970s...
and Eddie Rodríguez
Eddie Rodriguez
Eduardo "Eddie" Rodriguez is a former minor league baseball player and manager and the current 3rd base coach for Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.-Playing career:...
. The song won for George Canseco
George Canseco
George Masangkay Canseco was a Filipino song composer.Canseco studied liberal arts at University of the East...
and Amapola the Manila Film Festival award for best song of the year. The song did not fare well commercially, because Amapola had left (for her U.S. concert tours) and the song was not promoted properly, according to Canseco during an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
. But when Pilita revived the song, it turned into a classic and defied trends and time. "The song," Pilita said, "was included in my album Philippine Love Songs Vol. 1, which was released in the early 1970s."
Through the personal invitation of Sammy Davis Jr., Pilita became the first Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to sing in Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
. In her concert in Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
during the late 70s, Pilita sang Spanish, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Cebuano
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
and Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
songs, all conducted and arranged by Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...
.
After receiving a 1965 Philippine Citizen's Award for TV as Best TV Female Performer, Pilita went on to receive Cecil, Aliw, Tinig and Awit and several other awards for her performances and lifetime achievement. In 1990, she received a Merit Award from the FAMAS Awards. In 1991, she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) for bringing Filipino musical artistry to international audience. She also holds the distinction of being the first Filipino to win in an international music festival by bagging the Best Performer Award during the 1st Tokyo Music Festival
Tokyo Music Festival
The Tokyo Music Festival was an international music contest that ran from 1972 to 1991. It was organised by the Tokyo Music Festival Association...
(1972) where she bested numerous international artists including the highly-regarded Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
.
These days she operates Pilita, a restaurant-bar in Greenhills
Greenhills
Greenhills is a suburb situated in Templeogue in the Southside of the city of Dublin, Ireland. It sits between Walkinstown, Kimmage, Tallaght, Terenure and Templeogue. It is generally understood to comprise the Greenhills Estate as well as Greenpark, Limekiln and Temple Manor...
named: PILITA'S, one of Manila's prime commercial districts. She is also a highly-acclaimed host and comedy actress on Philippine television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. With over 135 albums to her credit and an international profile with many appearances in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, she still enjoys a reputation as one of the Philippines most celebrated singers.
In 2006, Corrales was selected by Associated Broadcasting Company
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
(ABC Channel 5) and FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of Bertelsmann's RTL Group, Europe's second largest TV, radio, and production company...
to be one of the celebrity-judges for the first-ever nationwide search for the Philippine Idol
Philippine Idol
Philippine Idol was the first franchise of Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a national Idol franchise and the sixth in Asia. The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to Associated Broadcasting Company in 2006 and then to...
together with composer Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...
and rapper Francis Magalona
Francis Magalona
Francis Michael Durango Magalona , also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, MC The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over to the mainstream...
.
She was a judge in the first Asian Idol
Asian Idol
Asian Idol is a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam...
held in Indonesia, representing Philippine Idol
Philippine Idol
Philippine Idol was the first franchise of Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a national Idol franchise and the sixth in Asia. The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to Associated Broadcasting Company in 2006 and then to...
.
Personal life
Corrales has two children, Jackielou BlancoJackielou Blanco
Jacqueline Lourdes Blanco Davao is a Filipina actress of Spanish Filipino descent. During the 1980s and the 1990s, she appeared in comedy, drama and romance films including Hihintayin kita sa langit, , Si Aida,si Lorna, o si Fe, Misis mo, misis ko, and Palabra de honor .Blanco is the daughter...
and Ramón Christopher Gutierrez. Both her two children are also well known celebrities in the Philippine Film Industry. Corrales was married in 1963 to the late Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
executive businessman Gonzalo Blanco and separated soon after, while her daughter Jackielou was still a child. Gonzalo died in 1981.
Corrales gave birth to her second child, Ramón Christopher in 1971. Ramón's father is Filipino actor Eddie Gutierrez
Eduardo P. Gutierrez
Eddie Gutierrez is a Filipino actor and former matinee idol.-Early life:Born Jorge Eduardo Pickett Gutierrez on January 6, 1942 in Manila, Philippines. He is the son of Mary Pickett, an American, and Antonio Gutierrez.-Education:...
. On May 22, 2001, Corrales married Paraguayan businessman Carlos López.
Australia
- Come Closer to Me
- Pilita with Arthur Young: Ill Take Romance
- This is Pilita
- Pilita tells the story of Love
Philippines (including albums for international release)
- Pilita, Live At the Riviera
- Pilita, Live At the Riviera Vol. 2
- Pilita, Live At the Riviera Vol. 3
- Pilita, Now
- Pilita Sings
- Para Ti Mama
- Love
- Pilita in Motion
- Pilita Corrales, Greatest Hits
- Pilita, Greatest Hits Volume 2
- Matud Nila (Cebuano Visayan)
- Philippine Love Songs
- Philippine Love Songs Volume 2
- Kapantay ay Langit
- A Song for You
- Sampaguita
- Best of Philippine Pop Songs
- Sa Tanang Panahon (Mostly Cebuano Visayan versions of Tagalog songs)
- Minamahal, Sinasamba
- Filipiniana
- Pilita, The Queen of Songs (Ang Mutya ng Awit)
- Pilita, Christmas Special
- Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan?
- The Best of Philippine Music
- Salakot
- Pagsapit ng Pasko
- Araw-araw, Gabi-gabi
- Pilita, Visayan Love Songs Volume 1 (Cebuano Visayan)
- Pilita Sings George (If I Had My Life to Live Again)
- Pilita, Great Songs from Filipino Movies
- Sa Aking Pag-iisa
- Walang Pagmamaliw
- Pilita Sings...Love Themes from Viva Films
- Pilita y Amado en español
- Pilita Y Amado en español, Volume 2
- Ang Nagiisang si Pilita(Viva Records)
- Pilita Goes Pop (OctoArts Record)
- When My Eyes Are Filled with Tears (Dyna Record)
- Pilita Corrales sings Visayan Songs (Cebuano Visayan) (Villar)
- For Love Sake Only
- If You Go Away
- Hoy
- Oh La La!
- Pilita y los mensajeros del Paraguay
- Viajar (Travel)
- Abrázame (Embrace Me)
- Yukbo Sa Bisayanhong Awit (Cebuano and Ilonggo Visayan duet album with Susan Fuentes)
Recorded songs
- Ako ang Nagtanim
- Ako Raw ay Makasalanan
- Ampingan Mo ba
- Ang Dalaga Noon at Ngayon
- Ang Diwa ng Pasko
- Ang Kawayan
- Ang Pag-ibig
- Ang Pag-ibig ay Mahiwaga
- Ang Pipit
- Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig
- Apat na Dahilan
- Awit ng Labandera
- Awit ng Mananahi
- Ay Pag-ibig
- Ay, Ay, Ay Pag-ibig
- Ayaw nang Magmahal
- Bakas ng Lumipas
- Bakasin Mo sa Gunita
- Bakit Kita Inibig
- Balud sa Kalimot
- Balut
- Baryo Fiesta
- Basta't Magkasama Tayo
- Basta't Mahal Kita
- Bisan sa Damgo Lang
- Buhat
- Bulak Akong Bukidnon
- Cariñosa
- Come Close and Love Me
- Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak
- Dahil sa Iyo
- Dalagang Pilipina
- Dalagang Pilipinhon
- Dalawang Filipina
- Di Ko Kasalanan
- Di na Iibig
- Dili na Mausab
- Gipangita Ko Ikaw
- Goodbye
- Had I Known It
- Hanggang Langit Mahal Kita
- Hinahanap Kita
- Hinugpong nga mga Awit
- Hiwaga ng Pag-ibig
- Huling Halakhak
- Ibong Kakanta-kanta
- If I Had My Life to Live Again
- Iibigin Ka
- Ikaw ang Mahal Ko
- Ikaw na Lamang
- Iniibig Kita
- Ipagdarasal Kita
- Irog Ako ay Mahalin
- Isumbong Ko Ikaw Sa Langit
- Iyong-iyo Kailan pa Man
- Kahit Sino Ka Man
- Kamingaw Gayud
- Kapantay ay Langit
- Kataka-taka
- Katulog na Inday
- Kay Hirap ng Umibig
- Kay Langit Ko ang Gugma Mo
- Kung Batid Mo Lamang
- Kung Kita'y Kapiling
- Kung Nagsasayaw Kita
- Lahat ng Araw
- Lahat ng Gabi Bawat Araw
- Lahat ng Oras
- Lamok
- Landas sa Pag-ibig
- Larawan ng Pag-ibig
- Let's Forget The Time
- Lihim na Damdamin
- Lonely Nights
- Luluha Ka Rin
- Maalaala Mo Kaya
- Magandang Gabi Po
- Mahal Kita Hanggang Langit
- Mahal Mo Ba Ako?
- Mahiwaga
- Mamang Tsuper
- Mangga
- Mano Po Ninong
- Matagal na Rin
- Matud Nila (Visayan)
- May Ibong Kakanta Kanta
- Minamahal Kita
- Minamahal Ko Siya
- Nahigwa-os
- O Maliwanag na Buwan
- Paano
- Pag-ibig Ikaw ang Dahilan
- Pagka't Kapiling Ka
- Pagkadali
- Pasko sa Nayon
- Patatawarin Kita
- Pilipinas
- Pobreng Alindahaw
- Porbida
- Puto Kutsinta
- Rosas Pandan
- Sa Araw ng Pasko (Ikaw Lang ang Siyang Kailangan)
- Sa Bawat Sandali
- Sa Libis ng Nayon
- Saan Ka man Naroroon
- Salakot
- Salamat sa Alaala
- Sampaguita
- Sana Kahit Minsan
- Sapagkat Ikaw ay Akin
- Sapagkat Kami ay Tao lamang (Because We Are Only Human)
- Sapagkat Malapit na
- Sayaw sa Ilaw
- Sayo sa Kabuntagon
- Sinumpa Ko sa Diyos
- Sumpang Walang Hanggan
- Tama Na
- Titibok-Tibok
- Together
- Tugoti Kami
- Tunay na Tunay
- Ulilang Puso
- Walang Kapantay
- When Eyes Are Filled with Tears
- Yesterday I Heard the Rain
- Noche de Ronda
- Vaya con DiosVaya Con Dios' may refer to:* "Vaya con Dios" , a song written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper* Vaya Con Dios , a Belgian band** Vaya Con Dios , their debut album...
(Farewell) - Historia de un amor (Story of a Love)
- Abrázame (Embrace Me)
- Obsesión
- Gracias amigo (Thanks my Friend)
- Solamente una vez (Just Once)
- Espérame en el cielo (Wait for Me in Heaven)
- La foto (The Picture)
- Hasta el fin de mi existir (Til the End of My Existence)
- Con estas manos (With These Hands)
- Filipinas
- Tema del padrino (Theme of the Godfather)
- Grande, Grande, Grande
- A flor de piel
- Quisiera saber (I’d Like to Know)
- Desde que tú has ido (Since You’ve Been Gone)
- Tu sonrisa (Your Smile)
- Concierto de un otoño
- Perfidia
- Aldila
- Angustia
- Río rebelde
- Voy (I Go)
- Amor (Love)
- Waray-Waray
- Nganong Mipakita Ka
- Sayri Ako
- Ngano Ba Gugma
- Ampinging mga Bulak
- Ilingaw-Lingaw Lang
- Mao Ba Kini ang Gugma
- Hain Ka na Pinangga
- Uhaw sa Gugma
TV shows
- Your Evening with Pilita - ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
- LovespellLovespellLovespell is a 1981 fantasy romantic tragedy film featuring Richard Burton as King Mark of Cornwall. It was directed by Tom Donovan. Originally filmed in 1979, this film got released for limited screenings in theaters in 1981...
- Cindyrella - ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ... - Awitawanan - IBCIntercontinental Broadcasting CorporationIntercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine VHF television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary. Its studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City and its transmitter is located at the Coca Cola plant,...
- Mag-asawa'y Di BiroMag-Asawa'y Di BiroMag-Asawa'y Di Biro is a situational comedy television show in the Philippines aired on RPN from 1990 to 1993. It starring Pilita Corrales, Eddie Gutierrez, Ramon Christopher, Flora Gasser, Dennis Padilla, Katrina Sanzenni and Lotlot de Leon-Cast:...
- RPNRadio Philippines NetworkRadio Philippines Network, Inc. is a broadcast television network in the Philippines co-owned by the Government Communications Group, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sectors. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol... - Ang Bagong KampeonAng Bagong KampeonAng Bagong Kampeon was a nationally televised amateur singing contest that aired on Radio Philippines Network in the Philippines. It was hosted by the late Bert Marcelo and Pilita Corrales...
- RPNRadio Philippines NetworkRadio Philippines Network, Inc. is a broadcast television network in the Philippines co-owned by the Government Communications Group, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sectors. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol... - Tanghalan Ng Kampeon - GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
- Lagot Ka, Isusumbong KitaLagot Ka, Isusumbong KitaLagot Ka... Isusumbong Kita! was a situational comedy television show in the Philippines aired every Monday evenings by GMA Network. The show was part of the network's GMA KiliTV block.-Synopsis:...
- GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
as Mamita - Philippine IdolPhilippine IdolPhilippine Idol was the first franchise of Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a national Idol franchise and the sixth in Asia. The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to Associated Broadcasting Company in 2006 and then to...
- ABC (now TV5)Associated Broadcasting CompanyThe Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
(judge) - Celebrity DuetsCelebrity DuetsCelebrity Duets was an American reality television show of the progressive game-show type, which combined celebrities of different backgrounds with professional singers in a weekly elimination competition....
- GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company... - Talentadong PinoyTalentadong PinoyTalentadong Pinoy is a reality talent show. Hosted by Ryan Agoncillo, the show displays a variety of performances from singers, dancers, actors, musicians and comedians, to contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, ventriloquists and magicians. It was based from the Got Talent series in UK, USA,...
- TV5Associated Broadcasting CompanyThe Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
(judge) - Show Me Da MannyShow Me Da MannyShow Me Da Manny is a Philippines situation comedy television series that premiered on GMA Network on August 23, 2009. It stars Manny Pacquiao and Marian Rivera. The show premiered on August 29, 2009, one week after its original premiere, on GMA Pinoy TV. The show is set to end on July 10, 2011 on...
- GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
Various - Full HouseFull HouseFull House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
- GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
as Anita Lazatin - My Driver Sweet Lover (TV series) TV5Associated Broadcasting CompanyThe Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
as Maximilliana "Abuela Maxi" Barrrinuevo
External links
- Astor Records, Australia
- imdg.com
- She's leaving home (Love is in the air, ABC TV-Australia)
- Vicor Music Corporation
- Cebu’s divas
- Even Canseco was rejected, Pilita remembers by Nini Valera
- Olivia Newton-John at the 1st Tokyo Music Festival
- Kinks sa‘PI' auditions, areglado na
- Beyond Birit
- RP Idol's First Yield