Lucía "Aling Lucing" Lagman Cunanan (February 27, 1928 – April 16, 2008) was a Filipino restaurateur best known for having invented or at least re-invented sisig, a popular Kapampangan dish in the Philippines and Filipino diasporas worldwide.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Lucia Cunanan was born in Tarlac on February 27, 1928. She settled in Pampanga after her marriage to Victorino F. Cunanan.
In 1974, she established Aling Lucing's, a restaurant in Angeles City.[4] Her restaurant offered a reinvented variant of sisig which soon became nationally famous.[4] The popularity of Cunanan's sisig had helped establish Angeles City as the "Sisig Capital of the Philippines", thus her earning the sobriquet "Sisig Queen".[5]
Death
Cunanan was found bludgeoned to death in her Angeles City home with 10 stab wounds on April 16, 2008, aged 80. Two days after her murder, local police filed homicide charges against her then 85-year-old husband Victorino. He was believed to have killed Lucia after she refused to give him money for his mistress’ needs.[6]
References
- 'Sisig Queen' murdered GMA News, April 17, 2008, retrieved March 31, 2018^
- Tonette Orejas. Woman who created native dish slain in Pampanga home Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 16, 2008, retrieved April 16, 2008^
- RP's sisig queen found dead in Pampanga home GMANews.TV, April 16, 2008, retrieved April 16, 2008^
- 'Sisig Queen' murdered Sun Star Pampanga, April 17, 2008, retrieved April 18, 2008^
- Festivals and Events: Pampanga The Ultimate Philippines Ultimate Travel Guide For Tourists, Department of Tourism, retrieved April 16, 2008^
- Tonette Orejas. Husband tagged as suspect in 'Sisig Queen's' murder Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 18, 2008, retrieved April 18, 2008^