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Gangland (1998 Film)
''Gangland'' is a 1998 Philippine action gangster film directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes. The film stars Ryan Eigenmann, Jason Salcedo, Junell Hernando and Justin Simoy. Cast ;Main cast * Ryan Eigenmann as Kano * Jason Salcedo as Orson * Junell Hernando as Tinto * Justin Simoy as Dodge * Lara Fabregas as Tessa Tulfo * Blakdyak as Banjo * Gabby Eigenmann as Dicky * Jeffrey Tam as Leo * Mad Killah as Clayton * Erwin Mendoza as Kirk * Michelle Rufo as Egay * Mai-Mai Montelibano as Barbara * Charmaine Palermo as Mahal * John Arceo as Rock * Angela Zamora as Lara * Niño Muhlach as Angie * Sylvia Sanchez as Gigi * Tess Dumpit as Mitos * Mario Taguiwalo as Tiyo Lino * Noel Trinidad as Chua * Josie Galvez as Rock's Mother * Madeleine Gallaga as Orson's Grandma * Jomari Uy as Nestor * Aiza Marquez as Dodge's Sister * Boy Salvador as Berting * Amy Robles as Tinto's Mother * Michael Arguelles as Tinto's Brother * Dianne Sandico as Girl in the Rain * James Montelibano as Alice ;G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peque Gallaga
Maurice Ruiz de Luzuriaga Gallaga (August 25, 1943 – May 7, 2020), better known as Peque Gallaga, was a multi-awarded Filipino people, Filipino film-maker. His most significant achievement in film was ''Oro, Plata, Mata'', which he directed after winning a scriptwriting contest sponsored by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. He has received an award from the International Film Festival of Flanders-Ghent, Belgium in 1983; a Special Jury Award from the Manila International Film Festival; and the 2004 Gawad CCP Para sa Sining. Education Gallaga spent his elementary and high school years at De La Salle University in Manila, City of Manila, then finished his bachelor's in commerce and liberal arts at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Negros Occidental Province, Visayas. He taught theater and film at the University of St. La Salle. Career Rise to prominence Upon moving back to Manila, he got involved in television musicals and eventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gil
Raphael John "Ralph" Gil Eigenmann (25 September 1961 – 1 September 2014), better known by his screen name Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late 80s to the early 2000s. Gil was also widely known for playing the protagonist of the critically-acclaimed 1982 film ''Batch '81'' and the role of Lorna Tolentino's former Filipino-American boss-lover-killer in the drama-suspense thriller ''The Elsa Castillo Story: The Chop-Chop Lady'', the script of which is inspired by true events. He also appeared in several drama series, the last of which was the ABS-CBN drama ''The Legal Wife'', starring Angel Locsin and Jericho Rosales. Personal life He was the middle child of actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, and brother of actors Michael de Mesa and Cherie Gil. He is the father of singer/actor Gabby Eigenmann and Katherine "Ira" Eigenmann by model/actress and then-girlfriend Irene Celebre. He was si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Films Films
Neo or NEO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Neo (''The Matrix''), the alias of Thomas Anderson, a hacker and the protagonist of the Matrix film series * Neo (''Marvel Comics'' species), a fictional race of superhumans * Neo Saiba , a character from ''Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01'' * Mettaton NEO, a character in ''Undertale'' * Spamton NEO, a character in ''Deltarune'' * NEO, a character from ''Digimon Next'' * Neo, short for Neopolitan, a character from the animated series ''RWBY'' Music * N.E.O. (band), a Lithuanian band * Neo (British band), a post-punk band * Neo (Hungarian band), a Hungarian group * Neo (Italian band), a prog-jazz group * Ne Obliviscaris, sometimes abbreviated NeO, an Australian heavy metal band * ''Neo'' (album), a 1979 album by Ian North * NCT (band), Neo Culture Technology, a K-pop boy band *"N.E.O.", a song by Chai Other entertainment * ''Neo'' (magazine), an anime, manga and Asian film magazine published in the UK * Neo ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Gangster Films
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Action Films
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...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] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edu Manzano
Eduardo "Edu" Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino American, Filipino-American actor, fashion model, TV commercial model, comedian, politician, United States Air Force veteran and television game host. He was previously the host of game shows ''The Weakest Link'', ''Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?, Pilipinas, Game KNB?'', ''1 vs. 100 (Philippine game show), 1 vs. 100'' and ''Asar Talo Lahat Panalo!''. Early life Eduardo Manzano was born on September 14, 1955, in San Francisco, California, USA to Filipino people, Filipino parents. Due to his parentage (''jus sanguinis'') and the place of his birth (''jus soli''), he is a Multiple citizenship, dual citizen of the Philippines and the United States, as per the laws of both countries. Edu Manzano studied at De La Salle University in Manila. Acting career Manzano moved to the Philippines to pursue a full-time career with the local film industry. He was president of the actors’ group ''Katipunan ng mga Artista ng Pelikulang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael De Mesa
Michael Edward Gil Eigenmann (; born May 24, 1960), better known by his screen name Michael de Mesa (), is a Filipino film and television actor, and director. Early life Born as Michael Edward Gil Eigenmann to performer Eddie Mesa and actress Rosemarie Gil, he and his siblings, Mark and Cherie, grew up steeped in the arts. He is the uncle of Gabby Eigenmann, Tim ″Sid Lucero″ Eigenmann, Max Eigenmann, and Andi Eigenmann. De Mesa is of Swiss, Spanish, and Filipino descent. Career De Mesa began acting at age 16 in 1975 in ''Araw-araw, Gabi-gabi'', and he remains active in film and television. Since 2016, he appeared as Pat. Ramil "Manager" D. Taduran in ABS-CBN TV series, ''Ang Probinsyano'' while serving as one of the series' directors. Personal life De Mesa wed actress Gina Alajar in 1978. Their marriage lasted 23 years before they separated in 2001. Their marriage was annulled in 2006, but bore three children, all of whom are in show business: Ryan, Geoff, and AJ Eigen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Veneracion
Stephen Ian Lopez Veneracion (; born February 7, 1975) is a Filipino athlete, actor, pilot, and singer. He was a former talent of GMA Network and is currently an artist of ABS-CBN and TV5. Personal life and career His father is renowned painter Roy Veneracion, while his mother is Susan Lopez-Veneracion. He grew up in Manila but spent many of his childhood summers in Liloan, Cebu where his mother originally came from. He is married to Pam (''née'' Gallardo), an industrial engineer, with whom he has three children. Primarily known as an action star, he regained fame in 2015 due to the popularity of his loveteam with Jodi Sta. Maria. His career started in 1982 as first appeared in RPN 9's show, ''Joey and Son''. in 1986, Veneracion joined GMA Network's That's Entertainment, hosted by German Moreno. Throughout the 1990s, he starred in several action films. Veneracion's first drama appearance is '' Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin'' since 2001. He later transferred to ABS-CBN in 2003, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Sanchez
Jossette Campo-Atayde (born May 19, 1971), better known as Sylvia Sanchez, is a Filipina actress and comedian. She is the wife of Art Atayde and the mother of actors Arjo Atayde and actress Ria Atayde. Personal life Sanchez was born and raised in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. Her father, a retired seafarer, abandoned their family when she was 10. At this early age, she realized she would need to be the breadwinner. She worked so that she could send her siblings to school. She has four children with husband Art Atayde: Arjo, Ria, Gela, and Xavi. She also has another daughter named Pia Marie from a previous relationship. On March 31, 2020, Sylvia announced that she and her husband Art Atayde have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease. Career Sanchez first started as a sexy actress before transcending into one of the country's best known actresses. In 1997-1999 she starred in the critically acclaimed primetime soap opera ''Esperanza'' as the main anti-heroine. In the 2000s, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Matti
Erik Matti (born December 21, 1970) is a Filipino filmmaker. He is known for directing '' On the Job'' (2013), ''Honor Thy Father'' (2015), ''Seklusyon'' (2016), ''BuyBust'' (2018), and '' On the Job: The Missing 8'' (2021). Matti co-founded the production company Reality Entertainment with Dondon Monteverde, son of film producer Lily Monteverde. Matti and Monteverde also co-founded the streaming service Upstream. Early life and education Matti hails from Bacolod. He is the sixth (and youngest) children of Enrique, an atheist and custom's agent, and Julieta, a government employee raised in a family "considered to be gangsters". Of his deceased father, Matti reminisced that he was "an intellectual and never really saw work as something to devote himself into. He was a dreamer and a debater." Matti graduated from elementary and high school at Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod. He studied college at the University of St. La Salle initially as a biology major but eventually shifted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
