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Katy de la Cruz (born Catalina Mangahas de la Cruz; February 13, 1907 – November 10, 2004) was a leading Filipina singer who specialized in jazz vocals and torch songs in a long career that lasted eight decades.
Owning the stage for several decades, bodabil and jazz queen Katy de la Cruz also influenced the change in the bias against women, making her an icon of the modern feminist Filipina.
The Philippines' Queen of Bodabil/Vaudeville Katy de la Cruz (1907-2004) sings her classic "Balut" song with Ryan Cayabyab, Celeste Legaspi, and Mitch Valdes (1989). ...more.
Jan 29, 2013 · Aicelle Santos (leftmost) plays the teen Katy de la Cruz while Isay Alvarez (rightmost) is cast as the older bodabil singer. Gian Magdangal (middle) plays Katy's husband in Katy the Musical.
Jul 28, 2019 · Mommy Kate was how the legendary Katy dela Cruz wanted to be called later in life. After all, she was a mother in real life to biological children and younger entertainers, who she called...
Jan 22, 2013 · De la Cruz, born Feb. 13, 1907 in Intramuros, is still known as the unrivaled “queen of Philippine bodabil.” A torch singer, De la Cruz immortalized the song “Ang Balut,” her naughty take on “A Tear Fell.” Directed by Nestor Torre, the musical “Katy” had its maiden showing at the now-demolished Rizal Theater in Makati, eventually moving to the CCP.
Mommy Kate (Katy de la Cruz) accomodates the audience by singing at the end of the staging of her life story in an original musical by Ryan Cayabyab and Joey Javier Reyes.
