Mommy Elvie, 84

In an earlier Inquirer interview, comedian Ariel Villasanta said of his mother, Elvie, who was then fighting breast cancer: “I wouldn’t know what to do if I lost my mom. Only thing I know for sure is that it would be very painful.”

In an earlier Inquirer interview, comedian Ariel Villasanta said of his mother, Elvie, who was then fighting breast cancer: “I wouldn’t know what to do if I lost my mom. Only thing I know for sure is that it would be very painful.”

Comedienne Elvie Villasanta, best known for her reality shows “Mommy Elvie’s Problematic Show” and “Mommy Elvie @ 18, passed away on Friday after a yearlong battle with breast cancer. She was 84.