When we learned that “Maala-ala Mo Kaya” would be dramatizing the life story of Grace Poe, we made a mental note to watch its telecast last Saturday. We’ve admired Grace’s adoptive parents, Fernando Poe Jr. and Susan Roces—and the way that Grace has made a name for herself, despite their potentially “overwhelming” fame and stature.
When producers cast stars in new projects, they’re after a stellar combination that’s novel, unique, and plays on the lead actors’ individual strengths, on point of compatibility, contrast or even combustible “conflict.”
Hot on the heels of our recent article on the best and/or most seminally instructive movies ever made, now comes some film buff’s query about those exceptional movies’ local counterparts: “What are the titles of the most outstanding Filipino movie productions ever filmed?”
In show biz, the height of stellar chic and cheek is for a celebrity to be officially known by only one name, as in Madonna, Sting and Cher. It’s like being so universally known that you have your own “brand name,” like Coke and Colgate, and you don’t need anything else to be instantly identified and recognized.
There are two subjects that GMA 7 actress Lovi Poe would rather not discuss: her father, the late action king Fernando Poe Jr., and politics. But recently, her dad was in the news again when the move to declare him as the true winner of the 2004 presidential race gained momentum, in light of recent [...]
