La Visa Loca
''La Visa Loca'' is a 2005 Filipino comedy-drama film directed by Mark Meily, produced by Sharon Cuneta, and starring Robin Padilla, Rufa Mae Quinto and Johnny Delgado. The plot concerns a taxi driver who dreams of going to the United States. Plot Jess Huson ( Robin Padilla) is a Filipino taxi driver who dreamed of obtaining a visa to be able to go to the United States. Jess meets his ex-girlfriend (Rufa Mae Quinto) and her young son Jason (Kurt Perez) who might actually be his. However, his visa application was denied. Jess's aging but randy diabetic father (Johnny Delgado) spends his days watching TV. One day, the famous TV host Nigel Adams came to the Philippines and Jess becomes his guide. He learns Nigel's brother was the one who operated one of the biggest nursing aid agencies in the US East Coast. Cast * Robin Padilla as Jess Huson *Johnny Delgado as Papang *Rufa Mae Quinto as Mara *Paul Holme as Nigel Adams *David Shannon as David *Kurt Perez as Jason *RJ Padilla as Yo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Meily
Mark A. Meily is a film director, producer and a film educator who started his career in the Philippines. He has directed campaigns for Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, DocuSign, and FICO. His feature films have been presented at the film festivals of Deauville, Hawaii, Seattle, Goteborg, Marrakech, Montreal, Busan, Fukuoka and Brussels. He was the chair of the Filmmaking program of the De La Salle-College St. Benilde in Manila. He became the Dean of the School of Design of iAcademy until 2019. In May 2019, his tenth feature, Maledicto, the first film produced by Fox International in the Philippines opened in cinemas. He now lives in San Francisco, California. Early life Meily was born in Manila. He studied at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, the Mowelfund Film Institute.Faculty profile, Asia Pacific Film Institute, June 2007. and at the Ecole Supérieure d'Etudes Cinématographiques as French Government Scholar. Personal life Mark is the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robin Padilla
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla (; born November 23, 1969), known professionally as Robin Padilla, is a Filipino politician, television personality, martial artist, actor and director currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since June 30, 2022. He is known as the "Bad Boy" of Cinema of the Philippines, Philippine cinema for portraying Antihero, anti-hero gangster roles in films such as ''Anak ni Baby Ama'' (1990), ''Grease Gun Gang'' (1992), ''Bad Boy'' (1990), and ''Bad Boy 2'' (1992). He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema. Padilla placed first in the 2022 Philippine Senate election, 2022 Senate election, garnering 27 million votes. He assumed office in the Senate of the Philippines, Senate on June 30, 2022, becoming the first Muslim senator of the Philippines since Nina Rasul, Santanina Rasul, who served in the Senate until 1995. As a lawmaker, Padilla vowed to promote and work for peace not only among Muslims but among all Filipino ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sharon Cuneta
Sharon Gamboa Cuneta-Pangilinan ( , ; born January 6, 1966) is a Filipino actress, singer, television host, and socialite. Regarded as one of the most successful and highest-earning individuals in the Philippine entertainment industry, she has grown into a household name and has been Honorific nicknames in popular music, referred to as the "Megastar". Cuneta has starred in over 60 films, hosted over 10 television shows, and recorded over 40 albums. She has held numerous accolades as an actress, host, and recording artist, including multiple FAMAS Awards, FAMAS, Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress#2000s, MMFF, and Awit Awards. Cuneta has judged several televised singing competitions, including ''Star Power (TV series), Star Power: Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar'', ''Your Face Sounds Familiar (Philippine TV series), Your Face Sounds Familiar'', ''Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids'' and as a coach in ABS-CBN's ''The Voice Kids (Philippine TV series), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philippines
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]   |
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Filipino Language
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 sy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rufa Mae Quinto
Rufa is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Rufa Mae Quinto (born 1978), Filipina actress, comedian, television host, and singer *Rufa Mi Maria Krista Aguilar (born April 8, 1988), known professionally as Rufa Mi, is a Filipina comedian, presenter, actress, and singer. Rufa Mi is known for impersonating actress Rufa Mae Quinto. Career Rufa Mi began as a band singer, joining cont ... (born 1988), Filipina comedian, presenter, actress, and singer {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Johnny Delgado
Juan Marasigan Feleo (February 28, 1948 – November 19, 2009), better known as Johnny Delgado, was a Filipino television and movie actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his television work on the TV gag show ''Goin' Bananas''. Other roles include the films '' Kakabakaba Ka Ba?'' and ''Tanging Yaman''. The latter won him the FAMAS Award and the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actor in 2000. Personal life He was born as Juan Marasigan Feleo on February 29, 1948 in Manila. He is the son of Ben Feleo, a film director, and Victorina Marasigan, an educator. Johnny had his formal education at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He was the husband of actress-director Laurice Guillen and the father of actresses Anna Feleo and Ina Feleo. Besides his work in film and television, he also appeared in the Philippine version of Coca-Cola's TV commercial for Cherry Coke. He was posthumously inducted to the Philippines Eastwood City Walk of Fame in December 2010 one year afte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kurt Perez
Kurt Isaiah Perez (born December 1, 1997) is a Filipino former child actor. He became famous for being the Ultimate Male Survivor of StarStruck Kids, the reality-based talent search show of GMA in the Philippines. Personal life Kurt Isaiah Perez was born on December 1, 1997, in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He is the youngest of the three children of Arlene Marcelo and Erwin Perez. He studied in Angelicum College. Kurt migrated to Australia. He studied in Brisbane, Australia. Career In 2003, Perez did commercials with Sharon Cuneta for Colgate toothpaste and Ai-Ai delas Alas for Swift Sweet n' Juicy Hotdog. He joined the contest in StarStruck Kids (2004) with 14 finalists. He won as the Ultimate Male Survivor while Sam Bumatay won as Ultimate Female Survivor. He played as the young Aguiluz in Mulawin TV series, older Aguiluz played by Richard Gutierrez, also stars Angel Locsin and Dennis Trillo, among others. In 2006, Perez was nominated as FAMAS Best Child Actor for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RJ Padilla
Ronnel Jake Antonio Padilla (; born January 22, 1989) is a Filipino former actor and comedian. He starred in the 2014 film ''Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina, at mga Anak, Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina at Mga Anak'' and also appeared in ''La Visa Loca''. He is the son of Rommel Padilla and Annabelle Antonio, brother of Matt Padilla and Roanna Padilla and half-brother of Daniel Padilla. Career and personal life Padilla's career began in 2005, where he first appeared in Robin Padilla's movie, ''La Visa Loca''. In 2011, he became one of the participants in ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN's reality show ''Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited''. Padilla transferred to GMA Network in 2012. he worked with Dennis Trillo and Marian Rivera in the Temptation of Wife (Philippine TV series), Philippine adaptation of Korean drama ''Temptation of Wife (South Korean TV series), Temptation of Wife''. Before joining the gag show ''Bubble Gang'', his final project in ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN is ''Apoy Sa Dagat'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning Latin pop, Pop music, pop, Dance music, dance, reggaeton, and Salsa music, salsa genres. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music#M, King of Latin Pop", the "King of Latin Music", and the "Latin Pop God", he is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials at age nine and began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo (group), Menudo. He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, ''Ricky Martin (1991 album), Ricky Martin'' (1991) and ''Me Amaras (album), Me Amaras'' (1993), both of which were focu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Livin' La Vida Loca
"Livin' la Vida Loca" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fifth studio album and English-language debut, ''Ricky Martin'' (1999). The song was written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, while the production was handled by the latter. It was released to radio stations by Columbia Records as the lead single from the album on March 23, 1999. A Latin pop song, it is about an irresistible, particularly sinister, wild woman who lives on the edge, seducing others into her crazy world. The song received acclaim from Music journalism, music critics, who complimented its lyrics and danceable rhythm. It was ranked as the best 1990s pop song by ''Elle (magazine), Elle'', and was listed among the Best Latin Songs of All Time by ''Billboard (Magazine), Billboard''. "Livin' la Vida Loca" was also commercially successful, reaching number one in more than 20 countries. It is considered to be Martin's biggest hit and one of the best-selling singles of all time. In the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Films
2005 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy stated on his website, "Despite films like “Crash,” which deals with racism in contemporary America, and geopolitical exposes like ''Syriana'' and ''Munich'', the 2005 movie year may go down in film history as the year of sexual diversity." He went on to emphasize, "It's hard to recall a year in which sex, sexuality, and gender have featured so prominently in American films, both mainstream Hollywood and independent cinema. I am deliberately using the concepts of sexual diversity and sexual orientation, rather than gay-themed movies, because the rather new phenomenon goes beyond homosexuality or lesbianism. For decades, American culture has been both puritanical and hypocritical as far as sexual matters are con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |