In 1963 she made her acting debut in the film Isla de sal which also helped launch her music career[9] Later, she participated in other films and also ventured into television by starring in the telenovela María Mercé, La Chinita in 1970 where she starred alongside Carlos Cámara.

[10] She obtained another starring role in the telenovela La doña produced by RCTV.

At a young age, she met José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" who became a singer and actor himself.

[11] In the 1970s, Lila and her husband became paparazzi fodder all the way to the 1980s, appearing on covers of multiple gossip magazines in Latin America.

[12][13] In 2020, she made headlines after endorsing then US president and Republican candidate Donald Trump for re-election.