While Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto’s bid for reelection was a breeze, her perennial movie screen partner Christopher “Boyet” de Leon failed to take the seat of the second district of the province in the House of Representatives, finishing last among three candidates.
Child actors and singers are adored by viewers and listeners because they’re such precocious talents. When other kids are still as awkward as heck and can’t even talk straight, some preternaturally gifted children as young as 3 are already performing like pint-sized pros, impressing the socks off people much older than they are! Trouble [...]
We’re so happy that former movie queen, Amalia Fuentes, has announced that she’s agreed to make a film again after years of relative professional inactivity, with her good friend, Elwood Perez, directing—and making a comeback of his own. —A win-win situation all around!
Setting aside the network war, stars from rival channels ABS-CBN and GMA 7 are guesting in Vilma Santos’ first Cinemalaya film, Jeffrey Jeturian’s “Ekstra.” Kapamilya Piolo Pascual and Richard “Sir Chief” Yap will do cameos, along with Kapuso Marian Rivera and Cherie Gil. “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” filmmaker Marlon Rivera also consented [...]
Since we all have an Oscars “hangover,” allow me to feature two of our own movie icons who could very well vie for an Oscar, given a chance: Vilma Santos and Eddie Garcia.
Now that digital filmmaking has “democratized” the local film scene, TV-movie stars have a new option to come up with thespic showcases to reveal how good they have become as actors.
Fans did a double take. Was that Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos at a jeepney stop in Balic-Balic, Manila? Ate Vi earlier promised she’d be absolutely deglamorized for her first indie film, Jeffrey Jeturian’s Cinemalaya entry, “Ekstra.” She was merely keeping her word. After all, she plays the film’s title character, a movie bit player. She assured costars that they wouldn’t have to defer to her or treat her on the set like the big star that she is. “I don’t have to be the center of attention in every scene,” she said. Doing cameos as “stars” of the movie-within-the-movie are Piolo Pascual, Marian Rivera and Richard “Sir Chief” Yap. Bayani San Diego Jr.
Zeny Opena, office employee: “I look forward to watching Vilma Santos’ Cinemalaya entry, ‘Extra.’ It’s a good thing that Jeffrey Jeturian is helming it to guarantee its quality. If her archrival, Nora Aunor, also had an entry, that would generate more excitement for the indie fest.”
“I am so scared,” actress and Batangas Governor Vilma Santos whispered to executive producer Joji Alonso and director Jeffrey Jeturian at the end of her first day of work for the Cinemalaya entry, “Extra,” on Thursday.
Batangas Governor Vilma Santos started work on Jeffrey Jeturian’s Cinemalaya film produced by Joji Alonso.
What better way to start another busy year in show biz than by going all the way to Batangas to interview Ate Vi (Gov. Vilma Santos)? She always makes the trip worth your while.
After our “explicatory” piece on Nora Aunor came out two weeks ago, we were urged by some readers to come up with similar appreciations on what made other major stars tick—and click—with viewers.
