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Ang Padrino
''Ang Padrino'' () is a 1984 Philippine action film co-written, produced and directed by Fernando Poe Jr. The film also stars Poe as the titular ''Padrino'', a local adaptation of the film, ''The Godfather''. The film is notable for the casting of radio personality, Rey Langit (of ''Kasangga Mo ang Langit'' fame) as an antagonist in the film. Cast and characters *Fernando Poe Jr. as Emong Sanchez *Coney Reyes as Chayong Sanchez *Fred Montilla as Atty. Dela Costa *Rey Langit as Hitman *Johnny Delgado as Jimmy *Lito Anzures as Sgt. Quintiliano *Ruel Vernal as Pepeng Tambak *Lucita Soriano Lita Quintiliano *Zandro Zamora as Tony Sanchez *Rez Cortez as Jake *Ricky Davao as Alex dela Costa *Allan Bautista as Frankie *Alex Leviste as Totoy *Amay Bisaya as Donggay *Gigi dela Riva as Selina *Max Alvarado as Tasyo *Daria Ramirez as Alice * Larry Silva as Hilarion *Cesar Montano Cesar Manhilot (born August 1, 1962), known professionally as Cesar Montano (), is a Filipino actor, film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronwaldo Reyes
Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and successful career as an action star earned him the nickname "Da King" (i.e. the "King of Philippine movies"). He also wrote, directed, and produced several of the films he starred in—under the pseudonyms Ronwaldo Reyes and D'Lanor. Poe appeared in around 300 films spanning from 1955 to 2003. The teenage Poe joined the film industry as a stuntman after the untimely death of his father, actor Fernando Poe Sr. His film debut was ''Anak ni Palaris'' (1955), a sequel to a film that starred his father. His breakout came in the 1956 film ''Lo Waist Gang'' and went on to star in action films that portrayed him as the "champion and defender of the poor and oppressed". His notable films include: ''Only the Brave Know Hell'' (1965), Lino Brocka's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Alvarado
Max Alvarado (February 19, 1929 – April 6, 1997) was a FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actor known mainly by his portrayals of villains in a career which spanned six decades. Early life Max Alvarado was born as Gavino Maximo Teodosio in Manila. In his youth, he was a member of street gangs, as well as an itinerant manual laborer. Career He broke into films in 1948 as a bit player in ''Halik sa Bandila''. Soon after, he was frequently cast as a villain in films produced by Premiere Production and its sister company, Larry Santiago Productions, as well as People's Pictures. He first gained critical notice in the 1953 film ''Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo'' directed by Gerry de Leon. For that role, he garnered a FAMAS Best Supporting Actor nomination. Ultimately, Alvarado was nominated for 5 FAMAS Best Supporting Actor nominations, winning the trophy in 1971 for ''Ang Kampana ng Sta. Quiteria''. Alvarado was also nominated for a FAMAS Best Actor award in 1968 for ''Tatak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Manila
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino-language Films
Filipino (; , ) is an Austronesian language. It is the national language ( / ) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages of the country, with English. It is a standardized variety of Tagalog based on the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago. The 1987 Constitution mandates that Filipino be further enriched and developed by the other languages of the Philippines. Filipino is only used as a tertiary language in the Philippine public sphere. Filipino, like other Austronesian languages, commonly uses verb-subject-object order, but can also use subject-verb-object order as well. Filipino follows the trigger system of morphosyntactic alignment that is also common among Austronesian languages. It has head-initial directionality. It is an agglutinative language but can also display inflection. It is not a tonal language and can be considered a pitch-accent language and a syl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Action Films
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was ''Beverly Hills Cop''. ''Ghostbusters'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (the highest-grossing film worldwide that year); Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed ''Gremlins''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films released i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAMAS Award For Best Supporting Actor
The FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the FAMAS Awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, which are voted on by Palanca Award The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, popularly known as the Palanca Awards, are a set of literary awards for Philippine writers. Usually referred to as the " Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines", it is the country's highest litera ...-winning writers and movie columnists and writers within the industry. It was first awarded in the first FAMAS Ceremony in 1953. Winners and nominees The list may be incomplete. In particular, it may not include some of the names of the nominees and the roles portrayed especially during the early years of FAMAS Awards. In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s References External linksThe Unoffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAMAS Award For Best Actress
The FAMAS Award for Best Actress is one of the FAMAS Awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, which are voted on by Palanca Award-winning writers and movie columnists and writers within the industry. This is the Philippines' equivalent of the Hollywood's Academy Awards or the Oscars. Winners and nominees The list may be incomplete such as some of the names of the nominees and the roles portrayed especially during the early years of FAMAS Awards. In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. *Note – The year indicates the awards for the films of that year when those films were originally released. Please refer to the Academy Awards how they label the awards for the films original release date and not the awards ceremony date. ‡ – indicates the winner 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Superlatives Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAMAS Award For Best Director
The FAMAS Award for Best Director is one of the major FAMAS Awards, given to the film director who has shown great artistic instincts, choices and excellence in assembling his or her motion picture. The FAMAS Best Director is chosen from the Filipino films shown in the previous calendar year that were screened by the FAMAS. As of the 55th FAMAS Awards, four women have picked up the award, namely Fely Crisostomo, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Laurice Guillen and Lupita Aquino (Kashiwahara); and twenty-six men. Winners and nominees The list may be incomplete such as some of the names of the nominees especially during the early years of FAMAS Awards. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives External links FAMAS References {{Philippine film awards Director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAMAS Award For Best Picture
The FAMAS Award for Best Picture is one of the FAMAS Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, which are voted on by Palanca Award-winning writers and movie columnists, writers and people in the film industry (directors, actors, producers, technicians, crew etc.). The Best Picture FAMAS has always been considered the most important and top prize, and has been awarded by Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences ever since the very first ceremony in 1953. (''Work in progress'') The FAMAS Award winner for Best Picture is usually the most prestigious selection of the best Filipino motion picture of the year. The FAMAS Best Pictures are held in high regard as the FAMAS is the equivalent of the Academy Awards in the Philippines. Winners and nominees In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 FAMAS Awards
The 33rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1985 at the Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1984. Ang Padrino'' won the most awards including the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and best director for Fernando Poe Jr. This is also Nora Aunor's 10th straight nominations and 3rd win as best actress for the film ''Bulaklak sa City Jail''. Aunor shared the recognition with Sharon Cuneta for her movie "Dapat ka bang Mahalin", this is only the second time in FAMAS history. FAMAS also gave out the first Best Visual Effects award which was won by "Ang Panday" and Best Sound Effects Awards Major Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Special Awardee *Lou Salvador, Sr. Memorial Award **Bert "Tawa" Marcelo *Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award **Billy Balbastro *Lifetime Achievement Award **Levi Celerio *Hall of Fame Awardee **Charito Solis - Actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
