Elly Larano-Espinosa

Elly was born on August 9, 1952, in Cabalantian, Bacolor Pampanga. She graduated from Cabalantian Elementary School in Bacolor. She went to Jose Abad Santos High School, and graduated from there in 1970.

Elly was a working student, doing receptionist work at Ocampo’s in Guagua, while finishing her college degree from East Central Colleges (Formerly Toledano), San Fernando, Pampanga It was at Ocampo’s in Guagua, where she met her future husband. They have four children.

From 1975 to 1984, Elly worked in the insurance industry as a General Manager under Ayala Insular Life-FGU (Non-Life Insurance), and together with her husband, was able to buy a house in San Fernando, Pampanga. In 1984, the couple moved to Manila to start a food business called Parilya Ihaw-Ihaw along Timog Avenue, Quezon City. They transferred to Nepa Q-Mart in 1986, and ran an eatery there until 2024.

Elly continues her business acumen even to this day. She now manages a room rental business, run a small ret