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Kidlat
''Kidlat'' ( ''Lightning'') is a 2013 weekly Philippine television drama that broadcast on TV5, which was aired from January 7 to May 3, 2013, replacing ''Enchanted Garden'' and was replaced by '' Cassandra: Warrior Angel''. It stars Derek Ramsay and Gene Castro. Synopsis Voltaire was the son of the couple Dulce and Mario. At a young age, he and his mother were assailed by a "perfect storm" where lightning 'struck' Voltaire, but left him unharmed. He discovered he had power afterwards but he kept it from his mother. As he grew, he felt alone because of his secret, but everything changed when he met Lara. Follow the life of Voltaire, an ordinary person, who acquired a strange power after being hit by lightning from the "perfect storm". Witness the journey of Voltaire as he learns to control and use his power to protect his family and his community from dangerous opponents. Derek Ramsay stars in this thrilling saga of love and resurrection as Kidlat. Cast and Characters Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Ramsay
Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976) is a British-Filipino model, actor, and host. As of 2019, he is an exclusive talent of GMA Network. In 2021, he file for indefinite leave and is currently inactive in showbiz to attend personal life. Early life and education Ramsay was born on December 7, 1976, in Enfield, England, and he was raised in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines. His Filipina mother, Remedios Paggao, was the head of the housekeeping unit of 11 Cadogan Gardens in England, and his British father, Derek Arthur Ramsay Sr. was an inspector for the Metropolitan Police Service stationed in Scotland Yard. He was educated in the Philippines at Maria Montessori High School and a boarding school in England. He studied for an undergraduate degree in Marketing in New Hampshire and Boston. Career Modelling Early in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor. Television and film Ramsay first came into wider public attention in ''Eat Bula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Weigmann
Valerie Clacio Weigmann (born March 13, 1990) is a Filipino-German actress, TV Host, fashion model, and beauty pageant titleholder of Danish descent who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2014. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2014 pageant held in London, England and finished as a Top 25 semifinalist. She first gained popularity from appearing as one of the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus housemates and became a household name as a co-host of the Philippines' longest-running noontime variety show, Eat Bulaga!. Early life and education Weigmann is of Filipino, German and Danish descent born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany. Her father was a German chef and her mother is a Filipino (née Clacio) from Albay. Weigmann graduated at Werner-von-Siemens Realschule, Wiesbaden. Weigmann co-owns Manila's first German-Turkish restaurant named, bamm located at The Collective, in Makati. On May 2017, she was engaged to her businessman-lawyer boyfriend, Bodie Puli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda Romero
Chanda V. Romero (born February 26, 1954) is a Filipina actress. She is mostly seen on GMA Network. She played supporting roles and leading roles in many films during the early and late 1970s. Her prolific work in sexy comedies and dramas caught the attention of many directors, and in the 1980s, showed her serious work as an actress in the Ishmael Bernal's ''Working Girls'' and ''Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?'', both in 1984. She showed a different side in what may be considered as her most underrated work in ''Kapag Tumabang ang Asin'' with Daria Ramirez, and ''Pag-ibig na Walang Dangal'' with Dindo Fernando and Charo Santos. Biography Chanda Romero is the daughter of Enrique Romero, son of Francisco Romero Jr. and Gloria Villanueva of Negros Oriental, and Remedios Valenzuela, daughter of Ramiro Valenzuela and Josefina de la Victoria of Cebu. Her father Enrique, also known as Bobby, was the paternal grandson of Francisco Romero Sr., mayor of Tanjay, Negros Oriental from 1909 to 1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Samonte
Nadine Burgos Eidloth-Chua (born March 2, 1988), known by her stage name Nadine Samonte, is a Filipino-German actress and model. She participated as an Avenger of the first season of '' StarStruck''. Career Samonte first ventured into show business when she auditioned and became part of the first batch of the talent search '' StarStruck''. She appeared in the third season of '' Love to Love'' as well as in the series ''Kissing Beauty''. She followed this with the role of Sophia in the afternoon daily soap '' Ikaw Sa Puso Ko''. Samonte later starred in '' Leya, Ang Pinakamagandang Babae Sa Ilalim Ng Lupa'' (''Leya: The Most Beautiful Woman Underground''). She received the "Most Promising Actress" award from the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation. She was included in the second installment of GMA's seasonal afternoon soap, '' Now and Forever'' with their plot entitled '' Ganti'' (''Revenge''). Then, she made another film teen-romance flick, ''Say That You Love Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Padilla
Erika Padilla (born November 22, 1986) is a Filipino actress, TV host, model and sideline reporter. Early life Padilla's father is General Ricardo Ilagan Padilla, a former regional director of Region 4 Calabarzon and the incumbent Mayor of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. Her mother is a businesswoman and a former dancer and singer. Career In 2008, Padilla joined the Miss Bikini Philippines pageant where she won the Miss Photogenic award. She and the other contestants of the pageant made a guest appearance on the TV show ''Wowowee''. In the show, she met Johnny Manahan, who offered her to audition for Star Magic. Before signing up with Star Magic, and eventually launching as a member of Star Magic Batch 16, Padilla did several modelling stints. She was part of Metro magazine's top 10 models in the Philippines. Padilla appeared as a court side reporter for the PBA on TV5, her first project outside the Kapamilya network. She was the backstage host of ''Killer Karaoke: Pinoy Naman''. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritz Azul
Ritz Azul-Guy (born Ritz Ann Riggie Villafuerte Alzul on January 11, 1994), is a Filipina actress and television hostess known for her work as a talent of TV5 and later ABS-CBN through Star Magic. Early life and career Although born in Pampanga, Azul later moved to Quezon City. She initially gained notice through TV5's talent search program ''Star Factor'', where she ended up being the 4th Final Star. She took up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, but took a break from her studies to concentrate on her showbusiness career. Today, she is one of TV5's ''Primetime Princesses'', along with Danita Paner, Arci Muñoz, Jasmine Curtis and Eula Caballero. But in 2016 she inked her 2-year exclusive contract under Star Magic and ABS-CBN Management, guesting on the hit prime time TV series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano topbilled by Coco Martin. She is also currently a star on her first ever teleserye on ABS-CBN titled The Promise of Forever alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Ramos
Wendell Xavier Ramos (born August 18, 1978) is a Filipino actor and model who is currently under GMA Network after ABS-CBN and TV5. Biography and early career Ramos started his showbiz career in 1995 when he joined the cast of ''Bubble Gang'' along with his long time best friend Antonio Aquitania. He got into "matinee idol" status when he joined '' Click''. He then had roles with female stars like Ara Mina and Diana Zubiri, among others, in different films during the 2000s. He then moved to GMA Network shows including ''Sinasamba Kita'', ''La Vendetta'', '' Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap'' and ''Tasya Fantasya''. His biggest break came when he played the role of Harvey in ''Ako si Kim Samsoon'' which starred Regine Velasquez, Mark Anthony Fernandez and Nadine Samonte. Current career Ramos is also one of the models of Bench along with famous stars such as Richard Gomez, Richard Gutierrez, Dingdong Dantes, Alessandra de Rossi and Francine Prieto, to name a few. Wendell moved to ABS- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaira Diaz
Shaira Mae Dela Cruz (born May 3, 1995) is a Filipina actress. She is under GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ... after signing an exclusive contract. Filmography TV series Reality shows Guest appearances Film Discography References * Anarcon, James Patrick (January 24, 2017) https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/25431/tv5-actress-shaira-mae-joins-emtrops-emwill-she-be-transferring-to-gma-7?ref=site_search External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Shaira Living people Filipino film actresses 1995 births Tagalog people GMA Network personalities TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities Filipino television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Ballesteros
Paolo Elito Macapagal Ballesteros IV (born November 29, 1982) is a Philippines, Filipino actor, comedian, TV host, model, drag queen, and impersonator. He has appeared in films and several TV shows, and has been one of the co-hosts of longtime noontime show ''Eat Bulaga!'' since 2001. Personal life Paolo Elito Macapagal Ballesteros IV is related to Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo, his great-grandfather, and fellow celebrity Eula Valdez, who is his aunt. He was romantically involved with Katrina Nevada, with whom he has a daughter, Keira Claire. Although Ballesteros initially didn't directly confirm his sexual orientation publicly, there was already a strong indication that he was gay through his Instagram posts, his acceptance of gay roles in film and television, and his jokes about his sexuality as a host on ''Eat Bulaga!''. He was romantically linked to several men, occasionally sharing romantic photos of them together from his own Instagram account. In April 2017, he up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juris Fernandez
Julie Iris Fernandez-Lim (née Julie Iris Valles Fernandez; March 18, 1978), also known by her stage name "Juris", is a Filipino singer and songwriter. From 2001 to 2009, she was the lead singer of acoustic group MYMP. In late 2009, she left MYMP due to "irreconcilable differences" and signed with Star Music as a solo artist. Her solo debut album, '' Now Playing'' was released in February 2010. Biography Fernandez was born on March 18, 1978 in Davao City, Philippines. She is the daughter of an engineer father, and an obstetrician-gynecologist mother. Her older sister is also an obstetrician-gynecologist. She went to high school at the Ateneo de Davao University. She studied college at Miriam College in Manila, finishing Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is presently taking up a Master's degree at the Ateneo de Manila University. In November 2011, she married Gavin Lim. Career 2003–2009: MYMP Debut Fernandez started her recording career as the lead vocalist of the acou ... [...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 Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topel Lee
Topel Lee is a Filipino film director, TV director and music video director known for the cinematography in his movies and his strong female characters. Filmography as director Television * 2019 Bukas May Kahapon * 2018 Spirits: Reawaken * 2017-2018 Hanggang Saan * 2015-2016 Parang Normal Activity * 2014 Elemento * 2014 Confessions of a Torpe * 2013 Kidlat * 2013 Dormitoryo * 2013 Undercover * 2012 Third Eye * 2011-2012 Regal Shocker * 2011 Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum * 2011 Carlo J. Caparas' Bangis * 2011 Mistaken Identity * 2009 Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin * 2009 Dear Friend * 2009 Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang * 2008 Obra * 2008 Gagambino * 2007 My Only Love * 2007 Kamandag * 2007 La Vendetta Film * 2018 The Hopeful Romantic *2017 Bloody Crayons * 2014 Basement * 2012 Amorosa (''director'') * 2011 Tumbok * 2010 Shake, Rattle & Roll 12 (segment: "Isla") * 2010 White House * 2009 Wapakman * 2009 Sundo * 2008 Shake, Rattle & Roll X (segment: "Class Picture") * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |