Rain or shine, two of tinseltown’s golden girls commemorated important milestones surrounded by family and friends. On August 6, at the height of monsoon rains, LVN star Delia Razon marked her “nth birthday” in the Quezon City home of Pempe Rodrigo, a fellow stalwart in the Balik Samahan group of movie actors from the [...]
On the second year of the Manila Film Financing Forum, reality took a huge bite off the top prizes. The documentary “My Filipina Bride” and the historical drama “Gabriela” were the big winners in the pitching event. The forum is likened to a round-robin “blind date” between aspiring filmmakers and prospective producers, investors, distributors and financiers.
It was a celebration of a life well-lived. Colleagues from theater, radio, TV and the movies mounted a grand sendoff for filmmaker-actor-scriptwriter Mario O’Hara, 66, who passed away last week.
Or was that meant to be a gripe session? The press con held Tuesday night for the latest Regal drama film, “My Neighbor’s Wife,” was the farthest thing from “relaxed.” Producer Lily Monteverde threatened to walk out, and entertainment writer Mario Bautista scolded Carla Abellana, one of the lead stars. Bautista castigated Abellana for reacting [...]
In true Regal fashion, the birthday party for producer Lily Monteverde, who turned 72, was star-studded. Celebrities turned up at the Monteverdes’ Imperial Palace Suites in Quezon City to greet the feisty producer, whose husband Remy and daughters Roselle and Sherida led the celebration. In a speech, “Mother Lily” said, “I may not be a [...]
Batangas Governor Vilma Santos and Regal producer Lily Monteverde attended the photo exhibit opening of production designer/filmmaker Cesar Hernando at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The fans had a field day snapping photos of the actress and the producer whose notable project, Mike de Leon’s 1984 masterpiece, “Sister Stella L.,” was featured prominently in [...]
