US-trained indie director crosses over
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
After earning his stripes at the Los Angeles Film School, RD Alba returns home to shoot and screen his first full-length feature, “Biktima,” which opens in local cinemas today.
After earning his stripes at the Los Angeles Film School, RD Alba returns home to shoot and screen his first full-length feature, “Biktima,” which opens in local cinemas today.
Angel Aquino is a child-woman who has managed to remain simple in the glitzy world she moves in. As a friend, she always finds ways to make her presence felt when you least expect it. The model-turned-actress has proven that she’s more than just a pretty face. Angel’s latest film is a dramatic thriller, “Biktima,” directed by very promising young director RD Alba and opening in theaters on Wednesday.
For the most part of her acting career, Angel Aquino has taken on support roles. Now, portraying the title role in Star Cinema and Skylight Films’ coming psychological horror flick, “Amorosa: The Revenge,” Angel faces a different challenge—and she’s daunted. “This is definitely my biggest break in the industry,” Angel told the Inquirer at [...]
“Palawan,” the first of four “Maalaala Mo Kaya” 20th anniversary drama specials showing this month (every Saturday) on ABS-CBN, was telecast last Oct. 1, and exemplified both the virtues and flaws of the long-running drama anthology’s oeuvre. It focused on the life and mission of an exemplary woman played by Angel Aquino, who devoted her [...]
PRETTY STARLET got upset because of a TV Reporter’s line of questioning. PS felt TR was a bit too inquisitive about a controversy involving Tempestuous Beauty. PS reportedly complained to her dad, strict as a martial-law censor who promptly sought an audience with Network Big Boss. As a result, TR was threatened with “suspension,” should [...]
“ANGEL AQUINO and Maricar Reyes never cease to amaze me with their acting ability and screen presence,” says Fely Solis, housewife. “They have become television staples of late, but their presence is always welcome. They’re never boring to watch—attacking their roles with quiet sensitivity and restraint, which are seldom seen in teleseryes, where over-the-top performances [...]
