Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo first entered theatre at 15 years old, auditioning for Repertory Philippines in a production of The King and I with her brother, Raymond Lauchengco.
Her other theatre credits under Repertory Philippines include lead roles in Man of La Mancha, The Secret Garden, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Oliver!, The Baker's Wife, Company, Passion, Evita, Camelot, Les Miserables, Into the Woods, Scrooge, A Chorus Line, Once A Catholic, Present Laughter, The Little Foxes, Amadeus, Arsenic and Old Lace, and The Rose Tattoo.
Her roles for Atlantis Productions include Proof (where she earned another Aliw Award nomination), Dreamgirls, Baby, and Nine.
Her directorial debut was West Side Story in 2008, and other works include Little Women, Peter Pan and Jekyll & Hyde.
Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo released her first album entitled Light with Atlantis Productions & Sony Music.