[4] When World War II broke out, the Lizares family left for a safe hiding place in Pototan, Iloilo.

Some accounts suggest the family used a network of underground tunnels during their escape, one of which reportedly led to Iloilo Memorial Park.

In 1950, Don Emiliano Lizares died, and his widow left for Manila, leasing the mansion to a businessman who turned it into a casino.

It was a notable location in the Philippine remake of the 2005 South Korean television drama "A Love to Kill," which premiered on Netflix in 2022, starring Ian Veneracion.

[9][10] In 2024, the mansion was seen as the principal photography location for the Philippine adaptation of "It's Okay to Not Be Okay," starring Carlo Aquino, Joshua Garcia, and Anne Curtis.