|
Charito De León
Charita de León (born 1939) is a Filipina actress who made movies under her mother studio Lvn Pictures, then later, Sampaguita Pictures. She started out as an extra, then became a principal dancer, with Bayani as choreographer. She landed her first pivotal role of Aurora in "El Robo" when she was only seventeen years old. She co-starred with Armando Goyena, Deliah Razon and Carlos Padilla, Jr. By the mid-1950s she was hailed as the Philippines' answer to Marilyn Monroe, proving that one could both be a serious actor and alluring at the same time! Miss de León made numerous films, including: '' Basta Ikaw'' ("As Long As It's You") with Emma Alegre, '' Tingnan Natin'' ("Let's Look at It") with Nida Blanca and Nestor de Villa, ''Tuloy ang Ligaya Tuloy (russian: Тулой; alt, Толый, ''Tolıy'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Turochaksky District, the Altai Republic, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino People
Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines; each with its own language, identity, culture and history. Names The name ''Filipino'', as a demonym, was derived from the term ''Las Islas Filipinas'' ("the Philippine Islands"), the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spanish explorer and Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain (Spanish: ''Felipe II''). During the Spanish colonial period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known by the generic terms ''indio'' ("Indian") or ''indigenta'' ("indigents"). However, during the early Spanish colonial period the term ''Filipinos'' or ''Philipinos'' was sometimes used by Spanish writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basta Ikaw
Basta may refer to: Places * Basta, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia * Basta, Greece, now Kryoneri * Basta, Shetland, Scotland * Basta, Jordan ** Basta (archaeological site), prehistoric archaeological site * Bașta, Romania, a village in Secuieni, Neamț People * Basta (rapper) (born 1980), Russian rapper * BASta!, solo moniker for Joris Vanvinckenroye * Adrian Basta (born 1988), Polish footballer * Dušan Basta (born 1984), Serbian footballer * Giorgio Basta (1544–1607), Italian general * Jan Bašta (1860–1936), Czech engineer * Jaroslav Bašta (born 1948), Czech politician and diplomat * Ricardo Basta, Argentinian-American jewelry designer Art, entertainment, and media * ''Basta'' (album), a 1969 album by Quilapayún * Basta, a fictional character in the ''Inkheart'' series by Cornelia Funke * ''Basta'' (TV series), a Flemish program by Neveneffecten * ''Basta'' (film), a 2021 Indian Marathi-language film Other uses * Basta (herbicide) or glufosinate, a herbicide * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Alegre
Emma Alegre (born 1933) is a Filipina retired actress, who worked from 1954 to 1957, mostly for LVN Pictures. She first appeared in '' Dalaginding''. Her third movie was '' Damong Ligaw'', where she was billed second (behind Tessie Quintana). In her fourth movie, '' Dambanang Putik'', she played the friend of Delia Razon. Career Alegre developed her acting career as a drama queen with an "aloof personality". In 1955, she starred opposite Rogelio de la Rosa in the acclaimed drama ''Higit sa Lahat.'' For her performance, she was one of five nominees for the FAMAS Best Actress award that year, but lost to Rosa Rosal. That year, she also starred in "''Pilipino Kostum: No Touch''" with Mario Montenegro Mario Montenegro (born Roger Collin Macalalag; July 25, 1928 – August 27, 1988) was a Filipino film actor best known for his heroic leading roles. Early life Montenegro was born in Pagsanjan, LagunaCCP Encyclopedia, p. 279 Montenegro was a F ..., a rom-com directed by Manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nida Blanca
Dorothy Guinto Jones (January 6, 1936 – November 7, 2001), popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. After a successful acting career in films during the 1950s, many of which are with actor Nestor de Villa, she gained further prominence in television for her role in the sitcom John en Marsha (1973–1990). Blanca starred in over 163 movies and 14 television shows during her 50-year career and was named one of 15 Best Actresses of all Time by ''YES!'' magazine. Biography Born as Dorothy Guinto Jones on January 6, 1936, in then municipality of Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (then a U.S. territory) to an American soldier father of mestizo descent named John William Jones, Jr. (1916-1942) and a local Filipina mother with Tagalog roots named Inocenia Vélez Guinto (1913-2006), she appeared in her first film at age 15. Actress Delia Razon successfully urged the head of LVN Pictures, Doña Sisang de Leon to hire Blanca. She was screen tested on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestor De Villa
Gines Francisco Soriano (July 6, 1928 – February 21, 2004), also known as Nestor de Villa, was a Filipino actor frequently cast in musical films. He was a gifted dancer, often paired with frequent on-screen partner Nida Blanca in both movies and television. His dancing talent led some people to call him the "Fred Astaire of the Philippines", though the same moniker had also been given to Bayani Casimiro. Early life and later career De Villa was born Gines Francisco Soriano on July 6, 1928 in then municipality of Cabanatuan in the province of Nueva Ecija. He was a pre-medical student when he was signed by LVN Pictures. His father was disappointed by his decision to become an actor, and the two became estranged. However, they were reconciled by LVN President Doña Sisang de Leon, who arranged to have de Villa's father secretly attend one of his movie premieres. He made his first movie with LVN, ''Amor-Mio'' (''My Love''), in 1951. The following year, he teamed up with ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuloy Ang Ligaya
Tuloy (russian: Тулой; alt, Толый, ''Tolıy'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Turochaksky District, the Altai Republic, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig .... The population was 196 as of 2016. There are 5 streets. Geography Tuloy is located 35 km south of Turochak (the district's administrative centre) by road. Verkh-Biysk is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Turochaksky District {{AltaiRepublic-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy Salvador
Leroy or Le Roy may refer to: People * Leroy (name), a given name and surname * Leroy (musician), American musician * Leroy (sailor), French sailor Places United States * Leroy, Alabama * Le Roy, Illinois * Le Roy, Iowa * Le Roy, Kansas * Le Roy, Michigan * Le Roy, Minnesota * Le Roy (town), New York ** Le Roy (village), New York * Leroy, Indiana * Leroy, Texas * LeRoy, Wisconsin, a town * LeRoy (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan * Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan * LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio * Leroy Township, Pennsylvania * LeRoy, West Virginia Elsewhere * Leroy, Saskatchewan, Canada * Rural Municipality of Leroy No. 339, Saskatchewan, Canada * 93102 Leroy, an asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Leroy'' (film), a 2007 German comedy film * Leroy (''Lilo & Stitch''), a character in ''Leroy & Stitch'' * Leroy (''South Park''), a ''South Park'' character * "Leroy", a 1958 song by Jack Scott Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> 1939 Births")