Lilian Velez starred in the ‘40s in two musical films, Sa Kabukiran and Binibiro Lamang Kita, whose theme song was Ako’y Kampupot.
Sa Kabukiran and Ako’y Kampupot were composed by Manuel P. Velez, Lilian’s very own father.
Velez was a prolific composer of popular movie music. Sa Kabukiran made Lilian a star. The song was also used in Elsa Oria’s Bituing Marikit and Nora Hermosa’s Ang Siloy.
Lilian also starred in Ang Estudyante, billed as a musical melodrama of college life. — RKC