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Agent X44
''Agent X44'' is a 2007 Filipino action spy comedy film directed by Joyce E. Bernal and starring Vhong Navarro as Agent X44 with Mariel Rodriguez in her film debut. The film was also the last movie of veteran actor Tony Ferrer following his death in 2021. The film was produced by Star Cinema. The film is based on the Agent X-44 character previously played by Tony Ferrer, which originated in the 1965 spy film ''G-2'', directed by Eddie Garcia. In addition, ''Agent X44'' and its director Joyce Bernal's third and last film where Navarro is the lead star after '' Mr. Suave'' (2003) and '' D' Anothers'' (2005). Plot The plot revolves around a secret agency with Reserve Agent King Aguila (Vhong Navarro) tasked to recover the Philippines' most important artifact. The artifact is the bolo of Lapu-lapu which he used to kill Magellan in 1521. King Aguila and his best friend, Junior Iskalibers (Mura) take the entrance exam of the academy for secret agents. King is the godson of Agent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Bernal
Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director in the Philippines who started as a film editor for Viva Films Viva Films is a Philippine film production company established under Viva Communications. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario Jr. History Veering away from the Sharon Cuneta- Gabby Concepcion tandem, Viva became home to q ... in 1994. Career On July 23, 2018, she directed the third State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte. Bernal was again tapped to direct Duterte's fourth State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2019 and for the fifth State of the Nation Address on July 27, 2020. Filmography Film Television Music videos Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernal, Joyce 1968 births Filipino film directors Filipino television directors Star Circle Quest Living people Filipino film editors Women film editors People from Manila Women television directors Filipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapulapu
Lapulapu or Lapu-Lapu (ᜎᜉ̰-ᜎᜉ̰), whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, was a datu (chief) of Mactan in the Visayas in the Philippines. He is best known for the Battle of Mactan that happened at dawn on April 27, 1521, where he and his warriors defeated the Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula. Magellan's death ended his voyage of circumnavigation and delayed the Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years until the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in 1564. Legazpi continued the expeditions of Magellan, leading to the colonization of the Philippines for 333 years. Modern Philippine society regards him as the first Filipino hero because of his resistance to imperial Spanish colonization. Monuments of Lapulapu have been built all over the Philippines to honor Lapulapu's bravery against the Spaniards. The Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection use h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Spy Comedy Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Action Comedy Films
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of '' Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by the López family ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN). ABS was founded in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) with its corporate name, Alto Sales Corporation after Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of President Elpidio Quirino, purchased the company and later launched the first TV station in the country, DZAQ-TV on October 23, 1953. The company that would later be merged with ABS to form ABS-CBN was founded in 1956 as Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez, who was the sitting Vice President of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie And Television Review And Classification Board
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board ( fil, Lupon sa Rebyu at Klasipikasyon ng Pelikula at Telebisyon; abbreviated as MTRCB) is a Philippine government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines that is responsible for the classification and review of television programs, motion pictures and home videos. Unlike other organizations worldwide (such as the BBFC), the Board does not rate video games. Thus, the ESRB system used in the United States is the ''de facto'' rating system used in the Philippines, although there have been attempts at formulating an independent local rating system. Certain video game vendors ask for a valid ID or any other verification to be able to buy M- and AO-rated games. The Board also does not rate literature. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board also serves as a ''de facto'' censorship body. History In early 1994, MTRCB decided to censor footage from the film ''Schindler's List'' depicting sex a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juddha Paolo
Juddha Paolo is a Filipino actor. Biography Juddha grew up in the States. He came to the Philippines to join the Philippine amateur boxing team. Instead, he found his way to show business. He became a Star Magic talent. He was launched later under Star Magic Batch 9. He then appeared in Coca-Cola's Hottah Hottah Summer Ad with Paolo Paraiso and Brian Tan. In 2003, he, along with Paolo Paraiso and Brian Tan, was cast in ''Tabing Ilog''. He later joined in Studio 23's first VJ search. He was picked along with Kat Alano, Beau Canlas and Ayanna Oliva. In 2007, he portrayed a small role in '' Rounin'' and at the same time appeared in '' Pinoy Mano-Mano: The Celebrity Boxing Challenge'', a boxing reality show featuring celebrities. He had to leave the show due to a joint injury in one of the undercard In sports, a card lists the matches taking place in a title match combat-sport event. Cards include a main event match and the undercard listing the rest of the matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epi Quizon
Jeffrey Smith Quizon (born January 23, 1973), professionally known as Epy Quizon, is a Filipino actor, television host and the son of comedian Dolphy. He is known as the antagonist, role as Jepoy / Stryker in the 2003 film '' Lastikman''. Early life Born Jeffrey Smith Quizon on January 23, 1973. He is the youngest of 4 siblings. He is the son of comedian, Dolphy, and Pamela Ponti. Filmography Films Television *'' That's Entertainment'' (1989-1996) Himself/Thursday group member & co-host *''Gabi Ni Dolphy'' (1992) *''Purungtong'' (1992) *''Lovingly Yours'' (1993) *''Mikee'' (1995) *''Spotlight Drama Specials'' (1995) *''Mikee Forever'' (1995) *''GMA Love Stories'' (1996) *''Dear Mikee'' (1998) *''Lihim Ng Gabi'' (1998) *''Mula sa Puso'' (1998) *''Campus Romance'' (1999) *''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' (1999) *''GMA Telecine Specials'' (2000) *''Kagat Ng Dilim'' (2000) *''Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol'' (2001-2002) *''Daboy en Da Girl'' (2002) Emoks *''Road Trip'' (2003) - co-host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lapus
Jonathan Anthony Solis "John" Lapus (born July 7, 1973), also known as Sweet, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and film and television director. Lapus is known for his various roles in films such as '' Shake, Rattle & Roll''. He was a headwriter at Showbiz Linggo at ABS-CBN in the early to late '90s he hosted Philippine Showbiz talk shows such as '' Entertainment Konek'', '' The Buzz'', ''S-Files'' and ''Showbiz Central'' for GMA-7 he would later score more success in films such as '' Temptation Island'', ''Moron 5 and the Crying Lady'' for Viva Films as the main antagonist its sequel '' Moron 5.2: The Transformation'' as Becky Pamintuan In 2021 he returns to the web streaming film '' Barumbadings'' in 2021. Biography Stiph Oblina (Screen Name: John Lapus) is son of showbiz columnist, the late Jojo Lapus (1943–2006). Lapus started his career in 1993 and worked as a researcher of ABS-CBN's ''Showbiz Lingo''. He is also an alumnus of University of Santo Tomas, where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mura (actor)
Allan Padua (born March 26, 1969), known professionally as Mura, is a Filipino actor and comedian who has dwarfism. Early life Allan Padua was born in Guinobatan, Albay. He spent most of his childhood in Guinobatan with his 13 siblings. Born with dwarfism, his father believes that he inherited his small stature from the doll his mother used to play with through the folk belief of lihi. Allan Padua received ridicule growing up in elementary school and by his neighbors due to his small stature. Career Padua capitalized on his condition by working as a ball juggler for five years as a means to financially support his family. He aspired to be an actor, and sang as a pastime. In 2002, he went to Manila for better job opportunities securing a role as a backup dancer. He was then scouted by a talent manager who asked him to play a bigger role in a show. Later adopting the screenname "Mura", Padua had break in his entertainment career in 2003, when he became associated with Mahal, an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uma Khouny
''Pinoy Big Brother'', retroactively known as ''Pinoy Big Brother: Season 1'' is the first season of the Philippine reality show, ''Pinoy Big Brother''. The season ran for 112 days with Willie Revilliame, Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez hosting the show. It premiered on August 21, 2005, on ABS-CBN. The finale aired on December 10, 2005, with Nene Tamayo being named the show's first ever ''Big Winner'' over Jayson Gainza and two other finalists. Development At the time of the launch of the franchise, the local version was the 31st version being broadcast among all the ''Big Brother'' franchises in the world. It was the second in Asia after Thailand. Auditions The show's producers stated that the housemates were chosen from 25,000 people who auditioned in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao. However, there were allegations that some of them did not audition at all and were chosen by network management. Prizes The winner of this season took home the grand prize worth PHP6 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
