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Child Of Sorrow (film)
''Child of Sorrow'' ( tl, Anak Dalita; subtitled ''The Ruins'') is a 1956 Philippine crime drama-tragedy film written by Rolf Bayer and directed by Lamberto V. Avellana. Set in the slums of Manila, recovering from the aftermath of the Second World War, the story follows Cita, a prostitute with good intentions and Vic, a war hero who served in the Korean War under PEFTOK, living together in the ravaged capital but when they were involved with Cardo's nasty plans, they, along with Father Fidel, join forces to stop him to succeed. It was theatrically released by LVN Pictures on March 20, 1956, but it did not do well at the box office despite the failure, it became Avellana's cinematic masterpieces and one of the greatest Filipino films ever made due to its acclaim at the awards and positive reviews and given importance by film critics and scholars in modern times. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards, but was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamberto V
Lamberto is an Italian male given name taken from the name Lambert. It may refer to: * Lamberto Alvarez, Artist - Contemporary *Lamberto Antonio, Philippine writer *Lamberto V. Avellana (1915–1991), prominent Filipino film and stage director *Lamberto Bava (born 1944), Italian film director, specializing in horror and fantasy films * Lamberto Bergamini (1885–1957), Italian tenor from Pisa *Lamberto Cesari (1910–1990), Italian mathematician naturalized in the United States *Lamberto da Cingoli, inquisitor in 14th century Italy * Lamberto Dalla Costa (1920–1982), Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s *Lamberto Dini (help·info) (born 1931), Italian politician and economist * Lamberto Gama (born 1992), football player *Lamberto Gardelli (1915–1998), Italian conductor, especially of the works of Giuseppe Verdi *Lamberto Grimaldi (1420–1494), Lord of Monaco from 1458 *Lamberto I da Polenta (died 1316), Lord of Ravenna from 1297 until his death *Lamberto II da Pole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Bacani
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): Ciudad barcelonesa, cabeza del partido judicial situada cerca de los ríos Ter y Méder, en la Plana de Vich.») is the capital of the '' comarca'' of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Vic is located from Barcelona and from Girona. Geography Vic lies in the middle of the Plain of Vic, equidistant from Barcelona and the Pyrenees. Vic has persistent fog in winter as a result of a thermal inversion, with temperatures as low as -10 °C, an absolute record of -24 °C and episodes of cold and severe snowstorms. For this reason the natural vegetation includes the pubescent oak typical of the sub-Mediterranean climates of eastern France, Northern Italy and the Balkans. Names Originally known as ''Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Academy Of Movie Arts And Sciences Awards
The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (also known as the FAMAS Awards) are the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of award-winning writers and movie columnists, for achievements in Philippine cinema for a calendar year. Members of the academy including avid movie viewers, fans or enthusiasts cast their votes on who should win the statuettes in the different categories they were nominated. Established in 1952, it is the oldest existing film industry award-giving body in the Philippines (as of 2013) and one of the oldest in Asia. The FAMAS Award, from 1952 to 1982, was the highest Filipino film award a filmmaker or artisan could receive in the local movie industry. In 1982, after the inception of the Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna) Awards, the Philippine equivalent of the Oscars (where academy members are film professionals who nominate and choose awardees of the year) was mandated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The 6th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on March 15, 1958, at Fiesta Pavilion of the historical Manila Hotel. This is for the Outstanding Achievements in films for the year 1957. ''Kalibre .45'' a film directed by Cesar Gallardo under Premiere Productions was the most nominated (8 nominations) and the most awarded (5 wins) film of FAMAS 1958 including the FAMAS Award for Best Picture. Awards Major Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Special Awardee *International Prestige Award of Merit **Anak Dalita (LVN Pictures) References External linksFAMAS Awards {{FAMAS Awards FAMAS Award FAMAS FAMAS The FAMAS (''Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne'', "Assault Rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory") is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS in 1978, a year after the Austrian Steyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Pacific Film Festival
The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (abbreviated APFF) is an annual film festival hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific. The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954. History The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954 as the Southeast Asian Film Festival. In addition to Japan, Hong Kong, the Federation of Malaya, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ... participated. The festival was subsequently held in a different country each year, and its name was changed to the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Best Film winners References External links Asia-Pacific Film Festivalon IMDb Asian film awards Film festivals held in multiple countries Film festivals established in 1954 Awards establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN Philippines
CNN Philippines (abbreviated as CNN PH) is a commercial broadcast, cable and satellite television network in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) as the main content provider, under license from Warner Bros. Discovery. Replacing 9TV, CNN Philippines was launched on March 16, 2015. CNN Philippines is the fifth local franchise of CNN in Asia, after CNN Indonesia, CNN Türk, CNN Arabic and CNN-IBN (now CNN-News18 in India). CNN Philippines' local programming is produced from the Upper Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Mandaluyong. The channel maintains its analog transmitter located at the RPN Compound, #97 Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City; while digital transmission facilities are located at the Crestview Subdivision, Barangay San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal. On October 14, 2014, Turner Broadcasting System with Nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BusinessWorld
''BusinessWorld'' is a business newspaper in the Philippines with a nationwide circulation of more than 117,000 (as of March 2014). Founded in 1967 as ''Business Day'', it is Southeast Asia's first daily business newspaper. History ''Business Day'' Raúl Locsin, then a reporter for the business section of the now-defunct '' The Manila Chronicle'', took out a ₱5,000 loan to start ''Business Day'', the paper's forerunner. ''Business Day'' released its debut issue on February 27, 1967. It was the first business daily in Southeast Asia, and it was dedicated to “competent and responsible reporting of the news.” On March 1, 1971, ''Business Day'' published a record of the previous year's highest-grossing Philippine firms. Eight years later, the Securities and Exchange Commission and ''Business Day'' launched ''1000 Top Corporations in the Philippines'' gazette. This effort laid the foundation for what is now known as BusinessWorld Top 1000 Corporations in the Philippines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project
ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project or also known as Sagip Pelikula, was a digital film restoration project of ABS-CBN Corporation in partnership with Central Digital Lab. The project is headed by Leo Katigbak of ABS-CBN Film Archives and Manet Dayrit of Central Digital Lab. The goal of the project is to digitally restore and remaster select Filipino films from the archives of ABS-CBN. Since the beginning of the project in 2011, the project has successfully digitized, restored, and remastered over one hundred Filipino films into a 1080p or 2K Digital Cinema Package format with a maximum resolution of 2048x1080 pixels at 24 frames per second. These films have been released through a wide array of platforms including limited theatrical runs, film festivals, free-to-air and cable television, DVDs, pay per view, and over-the-top content platforms such as iTunes. All of the restoration process are done by Central Digital Lab in the Philippines with the exception of '' Kakabakaba Ka Ba?' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Moran
Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Brazilian football (soccer) player * Arturo Brachetti (born 1957), Italian quick-change artist *Arturo Bragaglia (1893–1962), Italian actor *Arturo Bravo (born 1958), Mexican racewalker *Arturo Casadevall (born 1957), American physician *Arturo Castro (Mexican actor) Arturo Castro Rivas Cacho (March 21, 1918 – March 6, 1975) Retrieved January 8, 2011. was a Mexican |
Eddie Rodriguez
Luis Clemente Enriquez (August 23, 1932 – October 12, 2001), better known by his stage name Eddie Rodriguez, was a Filipino film actor and director. Early life Enriquez was born on August 23, 1932 in Zamboanga City. He spent his childhood and teen years in Sta. Ana, Manila. During the Japanese occupation, with his parents and two siblings, he moved temporarily to Ragay, Camarines Sur which was the birthplace of his mother, Rufina Clemente-Enriquez. Personal life In the 1970s, Rodriguez was in a relationship with Carmen Soriano, a popular Filipino singer. He was married to Araceli Hernandez with 3 children: Sheena Natassha H. Enriquez (born 1985), Dominique Louise Enriquez, and Bianca H. Enriquez. Career With his wife, the actress Liza Moreno (Louise de Mesa), the couple formed Virgo Film Productions. Rodriguez was paired with practically all the queens of Philippine movies from Gloria Romero, Nida Blanca, Rita Gomez, Charito Solis, Amalia Fuentes, Nora Aunor and Vilma Santo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Reyes
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include: People Johnny * Johnny Adams (born 1932), American singer * Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer * Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player * Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic * Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician * Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer * John Laurinaitis, (born 1962) also known as Johnny Ace, American wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Carvajal (actor)
Monang Carvajal (born Patrocinio Tagaroma Carvajal; June 30, 1898 – 22 June 1980) was a Filipina film actress best known for her roles in thriller and horror movies. She was dubbed the "Queen of Horror Pictures." Biography Carvajal was born in Manila on June 30, 1898, the daughter of Spanish Zarzuela actors Don Jose Carvajal and Patrocinio Tagaroma de Carvajal. By the age of 4, she was appearing on stage, appearing alongside her parents. In her teens, she was touring the bodabil circuit together with Manuel Silos as a comedy duo known as "Monang & Sano." Silos would later become a prominent film director. Carvajal made her film debut in 1920, in the silent film ''El Trust de los Tenorios''. Soon, she found herself frequently cast in horror films, often as a monster, a witch (''mangkukulam'') or some other supernatural being. Along her roles in this vein were in such films as ''Sumpa ng Aswang'' (1935), ''Gamu-Gamong Naging Lawin'' (1937), ''Halimaw'' (1941), and ''Malaya, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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