Maria Azucena "Marichu" Vera-Perez Maceda was a Filipino film producer.

Early life

Maria Azucena Vera-Perez, was born on December 23, 1942 to Jose R. Perez and Azucena "Nene" Vera who owned and managed

Sampaguita Pictures Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine national flower, sampaguita. Though no longer functioning, the company's Sampaguita Compound remains in Quezon City. History Sampaguita Pictures was es ...

. Maria Azucena or Marichu, was the eldest of seven children.

Career

Maceda was born to the Vera-Perez family who are known for owning

, a major production company in the

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from the 1930s to the 1970s. Maceda, who would be affectionally known as "Manay Ichu" within the film industry, grew to be a film producer herself. She is known for producing the 1982 film ''

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'' directed by Mike de Leon and the 1978 film ''Dyesebel'' of Anthony Taylor. Working within and outside of Sampaguita, Maceda would also work as a writer and production designer. She would also setup MVP Pictures. She also had a role in the establishment of various film organizations in the Philippines such as the

Film Development Council of the Philippines The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is the national film agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines responsible for film policies and programs to ensure the economic, cultural and educational development of th ...

, Movie Workers Welfare Foundation,

Metro Manila Film Festival The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 (Christmas) through New Year's Day and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on ...

, and the

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Death

Maceda who had a lingering illness died on September 7, 2020 due to cardio respiratory failure at the age of 77. She died at a hospital in

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Personal life

Marichu Maceda was married to

Ernesto Maceda Ernesto "Ernie" Madarang Maceda Sr. (March 26, 1935 – June 20, 2016) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President fro ...

, a former senator. They had five children. One of her children, Edward became a city councilor of

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

. Maceda's maternal grandfather, Jose O. Vera was also a senator.

References

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