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John Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model and occasional TV host. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumnus of Batch 5. He starred in the teen drama '' Tabing Ilog'', and is best known for his works in soap operas such as '' It Might Be You'', '' Maging Sino Ka Man'', ''I ♥ Betty La Fea'', and '' Imortal''. Throughout his career, Cruz has collaborated with numerous actresses including Kaye Abad, Bea Alonzo, Angel Locsin, Toni Gonzaga and Sarah Geronimo. Cruz finished his education at Marikina Catholic School. He attended his secondary education until third year at ABS-CBN Distance Learning Center.Yes! magazine, July 2010 issue. He used to reside in Santolan, Pasig, and also owned a house in Valle Verde, an exclusive subdivision in Pasig. As of 2017, Cruz currently resides in Cebu City. He is currently managed by Maja Salvador's Crown Artist Management. On November 9, 2021 he signed a contract with GMA Network Inc as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the American colonial period. History Early history In local folk history about the period before the arrival of Spanish colonizers, Pasay is said to have been part of Namayan (sometimes also called Sapa), a confederation of barangays which supposedly controlled territory stretching from Manila Bay to Laguna de Bay, and which, upon the arrival of the Spanish, eventually became known as Santa Ana de Sapa (modern day Santa Ana, Manila). According to these legends, the ruler of Namayan bequeathed his territories in what is now Culi-culi, Pasay, and Baclaran to one of his sons, named Pasay, explaining the origin of the name. In another version of the legend, it was Rajah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas. It is the regional center of Central Visayas and seat of government of the province of Cebu, but governed separate from the province. The city and its metropolitan area exert influence on commerce, trade, industry, education, culture, tourism, and healthcare beyond the region, over the entire Visayas and partly over Mindanao. It is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port and is home to about 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu City is bounded on the north by the town of Balamban and the city of Danao City, on the west by the city of Toledo, on the east b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Soy Betty, La Fea
''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (English: I am Betty, the Ugly one), often referred to simply as ''Betty, la fea'', is a Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán which was broadcast from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 by RCN. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made in other countries due to the popularity of the plot. American comedy-drama hit '' Ugly Betty,'' Mexican telenovela ''La fea más bella'', South African comedy ''uBettina Wethu,'' and Indian series ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' are all based on this Colombian telenovela. ''Betty, la Fea'' re-aired on Spanish-language U.S. network TeleFutura in January 2009. Eight years after the telenovela's original run, the highly anticipated return of the original version of ''Yo Soy Betty, La Fea'' delivered impressive ratings for the network, attracting over one million viewers, more than half a million of which were adults aged 18–49. In addition, the premiere episode doubled and in some cases nearly tripled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Milby
Samuel Lloyd Milby (; born May 23, 1984) is a Filipino-American actor, musician, guitarist, model, recording artist, and businessman. In 2005, Milby decided to seriously pursue a career in show business and modeling. Biography Samuel Lloyd Milby was born on May 23, 1984 in Troy, Ohio, the youngest child of Elsie Ronquillo Lacia (born March 15, 1958, Tago, Surigao del Sur), and Lloyd William Milby (born October 21, 1934, Dayton, Ohio – died November 1, 2021, Tipp City, Ohio), an entrepreneur. Milby was raised in Tipp City, Ohio. At age 9, he trained and lived with his ice-skating coach, and was home schooled until he was 15. He competed in numerous major ice skating competitions, including the Junior Nationals. He and his skating partner of four years won silver and other awards in the course of his serious skating stint. Returning to the Philippines in 2005, Milby decided to seriously pursue a career in show business and modeling. He landed bit roles in some ads before obt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Curtis
Anne Curtis-Smith(; born 17 February 1985) is a Filipino-Australian actress, model, television host, entrepreneur and recording artist. She is dubbed as the "''Multimedia Superstar''" for her talent and influence. Curtis has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two FAMAS Awards, a Luna Award, two Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, and five PMPC Star Awards for Television. Additionally, she has also been nominated for two Gawad Urian Awards, and eight PMPC Star Awards for Movies. Regarded as one of the most influential celebrities in the Philippines, '' Forbes Asia'' named her as one of the top 100 digital stars in the Asia-Pacific region. As of 2021, she remains as the Philippines' top Instagram personality with over 17 million followers, and is also the 4th most followed Filipino celebrity on Facebook with over 18 million followers. She was also the first Filipino to reach 14 million followers on Twitter, and is currently the second most followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin
''Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin'' (International title: ''Only You'' / ) is a 2005 Philippine melodrama romantic soap opera television series directed by FM Reyes and Jerome Chavez Pobocan. The series stars Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, Angelika Dela Cruz, John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, and Shaina Magdayao, with an ensemble cast consisting of Geoff Eigenmann, Jaclyn Jose, Tirso Cruz III, Hilda Koronel, Carmi Martin, Nonie Buencamino, Kathleen Hermosa, Rayver Cruz, Vanna Garcia, DM Sevilla, Glaiza de Castro, Kiko Matos, Pia Moran, and Marita Zobel in their supporting roles. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block, replacing '' 'Til Death Do Us Part'' and was replaced by ''Panday'' from May 16 to November 4, 2005. Plot Nea Cruz Fontanilla (Claudine Barretto) and Jasmin Cruz Fontanilla (Bea Alonzo) are sisters, although they haven’t seen each other since Nea was five years old and Nea’s father Larry (Noni Buencamino) abandoned both her and her mother Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay
''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay'' (International title: ''The Long Wait'' / ) is a Philippine soap opera, produced by ABS-CBN and Star Cinema. It started on July 8, 2002 and ended on November 14, 2003, replacing ''Your Honor''. The critically-acclaimed drama won the CMMA Best Drama Series and the PMPC Star Awards Best Primetime Drama Series. It is the first Philippine soap opera that nominated to the Best Drama Series category of the International Emmy, International Emmy Awards. The series was re-aired internationally in 2012 via Cinema One Global 8 years after its release and its first re-run in 2004 on the same channel. On January 17, 2022, the series re-airs internationally and is available via iWantTFC with a total of 130 episodes. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Plot Lorrea and Lorrinda Guinto (Lorna Tolentino) are twins. Lorrea accidentally takes the place of her twin sister in the world of the drug lords. After many trials and tribulations she finds her missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Solis
''Ang TV'' ( en, The TV) was a youth-oriented comedy variety show in the Philippines. The show's format was inspired by its predecessor ''Kaluskos Musmos'', (a popular Philippine kiddie gag show in the 1970s) and its foreign counterpart ''The Mickey Mouse Club''. Prior to 1992, TV executive Freddie Garcia and ace TV director Johnny Manahan organized the ABS-CBN Talent Center and enlisted a group of kids and pre-teens to create the first ever youth-oriented comedy-variety show in the Philippines. Its phenomenal success in 1993 had ABS-CBN develop provincial versions for ''Ang TV'' in Cebu, Bacolod and Davao. Many of the Philippines' current artists are from ''Ang TV''. Active Filipino artists from ''Ang TV'' include Jolina Magdangal, Roselle Nava, Jan Marini, Gio Alvarez, Angelica Panganiban, Claudine Barretto, Rica Peralejo, John Prats, Angelu de Leon, Camille Prats, Shaina Magdayao, Kaye Abad and Patrick Garcia. Cast First season (1992–1993) Second season (1993–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Geisler
Baron Frederick von Geisler (; born June 5, 1982) is a Filipino actor, businessman, occasional model, resource speaker, amateur artist, and aspiring poet of German-American descent. As a child actor and later as a teen idol, Geisler's career has been characterized by critical and popular notoriety, followed by a period of alcohol abuse and legal troubles, before a resumption of critical repute and resurgence of commercial success in middle age as a character actor. Several of Geisler's acting accolades includes winning the Best Actor award in the 4th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival on July 20, 2008 and the 2005 PMPC Best Single Performance of an Actor in '' Maalaala Mo Kaya'' ("''Would You Remember?''"). Geisler's performance in the 2022 Netflix film ''Doll House'' has also earned him praise from critics, audiences, and fellow actors. Early life Geisler was born in Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga to Gracia Cantor Bayonito of Bicol, Philippines and Donald David G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvento Files
''Calvento Files'' is a Philippine crime and investigative documentary drama series which aired on ABS-CBN from December 1, 1995, to October 2, 1998. It was hosted by broadcast journalist Tony Calvento and was replaced by ''Katapat: Mayor Fred Lim''. This series is currently streaming on Jeepney TV YouTube Channel every 2nd quarter of the month, 5:00 pm together with '' Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo'' and '' Star Drama Theater Presents''. Movie version In 1997, Star Cinema released a movie version of the show. It starred Diether Ocampo and Claudine Barretto in the ''"Balintuwad"'' (Upside Down) episode directed by Laurenti Dyogi, while John Estrada John Anthony Siason Estrada (born June 13, 1973) is a Filipino film and TV actor who has starred in a number of roles as a leading man, comedian and villain. He is a contract actor of ABS-CBN, where he remained there from 1990 to 2018 and ..., Sharmaine Arnaiz and Cris Villanueva starred in ''"Inay, May Momo"'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compañero Y Compañera
''Compañero y Compañera'' () is a Philippine television public affairs talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN, GMA Network and Radio Philippines Network. It run from 1997 to 2001. Airing History As a radio program DZMM (1994-1997) On June 24, 1994, Renato Cayetano, a lawyer and senior partner of the Ponce-Enrile, Cayetano, Bautista, Reyes law firm, often known as PECABAR, started hosting a regular segment for ''Relos Reports'', a program hosted by Gel Santos-Relos on DZMM. This is when the idea for ''Compañero y Compañera'' was born. Cayetano and Relos spoke about the legal issues of the week's top news. Cayetano's appearance as a guest on the show also opened the stage for what would become one of his most enduring contributions: providing free legal assistance to listeners in need of information and guidance. The segment grew in popularity and eventually took up a significant daily portion of the program. As a TV program ABS-CBN (1997-1998) ''Compañero y Compañera'' began to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
