Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
In a city pulsating with creative energy, Ten Monteverde found her voice and true passion. A scion of the illustrious Monteverde film empire in the Philippines — grandmother "Mother Lily" founded the production giant Regal Entertainment and is considered Ina ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Mother of Philippine Movies), while dad Dondon is behind the maverick Reality MM Studios sub-division — the 22-year old recently graduated Magna Cum Laude from New York University's (NYU) Film and Television program, and now ready to leave her indelible mark in the world of cinema.
Monteverde's decision and journey to become a full-fledged filmmaker began with uncertainty as she initially pursued double majors in painting and journalism. Her ticket to the Big Apple was actually securing a place at Parson's School of Design, and the fresh graduate is grateful her typically protective Filipino-Chinese parenst allowed to find herself in Big Apple, following a number of debates. "
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