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Luv Text
''Luv Text'' is a 2001 Philippine romantic comedy film directed by Rowell Santiago. The film stars Judy Ann Santos and Wowie de Guzman. This is the first film produced by Maverick Films after being acquired by a group of investors when it was called Millennium Cinema. Cast * Judy Ann Santos as Melissa * Nida Blanca as Cielito ** Karen Navarrete as Young Cielito * Wowie de Guzman as Banjo * Carlo Muñoz as Pablo * Joonee Gamboa Joonee Gamboa (born Jose Espineli Gamboa Jr.; August 7, 1936) is a Filipino actor. As veteran actor, he appeared in more than 145 movies and television shows. Life and career Gamboa won the Best Supporting Actor in the 1977 Metro Manila Film F ... as Nanding ** Luis Alandy as Young Nanding * Wilma Doesnt as Ebony * Russell C. Mon as Ivan * Mel Kimura as Ms. Asuncion * Manuel Aquino as Debate Class Professor * Jenny Rances as Tricia * Iyan Adewuya as Angel * Gloria Tenchavez as Soling * Rowell Santiago as Ryan References External links *{{IMDb titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Lee
Ricardo Lee (born as March 19, 1948) is a Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright. He was conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022. Starting in 1973, he has written more than 180 film screenplays. Aside from the Order of National Artists, which is the Philippines' highest recognition for individuals who have contributed significantly to the classical arts, his work has earned him more than 70 trophies from various award-giving bodies. This includes three life achievement awards from the Cinemanila International Film Festival, the Gawad Urian, and the PMPC. He was also the recipient of the 2015 UP Gawad Plaridel and one of the Gawad CCP awardees for 2015. In 2018 he was a Gawad Dangal ni Balagtas awardee, an Apolinario Mabini Achievement Award recipient, a recipient of a Special Citation for ABS-CBN's Walk-On-Water Awards, and was one of the recipients of the CAMERA OBSCURA awards from the Film Developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Ann Santos
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the early 1990s, she is known for her comedic and dramatic roles in independent films and blockbusters, as well as for her portrayals of oppressed and impoverished women. She has received various accolades, including a Cairo International Film Festival Award, a Gawad Urian, two Luna Awards, two Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, and three FAMAS Awards. Santos began her career as a child with supporting roles in film. At the age of ten, her first leading role was the title character in the children's television series ''Ula, Ang Batang Gubat'' (1988). Santos became more recognized when she and Gladys Reyes starred in the soap opera ''Mara Clara'' (1992). Her starring roles in the drama series '' Esperanza'' (1998), ''Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka'' (2001), and ''Basta't Kasama Kita'' (2003) established her as a leading actress on primetime t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wowie De Guzman
Jeffrey Camangyan (born September 22, 1976), known professionally as Wowie de Guzman, is a Filipino dancer and a stage, film and TV actor. He was one of the top matinee idols from the 1990s. His break came as a member of dance group Universal Motion Dancers (UMD). He was nominated as Best Actor for FAMAS Award 1998 in '' Paano Ang Puso Ko?''. Career De Guzman was a famous member of dance group Universal Motion Dancers along with Brian Furlow, Jim Salas, James Salas, the late Gerard Faisan, Marco McKinley, Norman Santos, Gerry Oliva and Miggy Tanchanco. He was the first love team of Judy Ann Santos. The Juday-Wowie love team became the number one screen tandem in the mid to late '90s. They paired in movies which were box office hits such as ''Sana Naman'', ''Kung Alam Mo Lang'', ''Wow Multo'', ''Mara Clara: The Movie'', ''Esperanza: The Movie'', '' Paano Ang Puso Ko?'', ''Muling Ibalik ang Tamis ng Pag-ibig'', ''Kasal-Kasalan, Sakal-Sakalan'', ''Dito Sa Puso Ko'' and many others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Ocampo
Louie Ocampo (born Jose Luis Ocampo on June 21, 1960) is a Filipino composer and arranger best known for his association with Martin Nievera. His numerous hits, mostly collaborations, include ''Tell Me'', ''Kahit Isang Saglit'', and ''You Are My Song''. Ocampo also created the theme song and music for various media, including: *''Batibot'', a children's television show *"Babalik Ka Rin", a theme song composed by himself with lyrics by Chot Ulep, performed by Gary Valenciano for Duty Free Philippines in 1994 *''Eat Bulaga!''s 25th Anniversary in 2004 *"Closer, You and I", used in the commercials of toothpaste Close Up, popularized by Gino Padilla *"Tell Me", a song originally performed by Joey Albert, also covered by Lea Salonga, Side A, Janet Arnaiz, Thalía, David Pomeranz, and a duet by Ariel Rivera and Regine Velasquez *"GMA Kapuso Jingle", a theme song of 2002 GMA Network Song performed by Regine Velasquez (1st version) and The Company (2nd version) *One of the musical di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maverick Films
Maverick Films is a Philippine film production company owned by Jinggoy Estrada. History 1999-2001: Millennium Cinema The film company was established in 1999 by actor-politician Jinggoy Estrada and producer Eric Cuatico as Millennium Cinema, serving as a sister company of Jesse Ejercito's Crown Seven Ventures. ''Pepeng Agimat'', its maiden movie starring Bong Revilla, was one of the entries in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival. 2000 saw the film company producing several films, such as '' Eto Na Naman Ako'', ''Minsan Ko Lang Sasabihin'', FPJ's ''Ang Dalubhasa'' and ''Ayos Na ang Kasunod'', and biopics ''Col. Elmer Jamias: Barako ng Maynila'' and ''The Ping Lacson Story''. In January 2001, amid the impeachment of then President Joseph Estrada, Millennium Cinema, along with Crown Seven Ventures, closed down. At that time, ''Walang Iwanan, Peksman'' and ''Kaaway Hanggang Hukay'' were the film company's two remaining projects. The former was still under post-productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Film
The Cinema of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Pelikulang Pilipino'' or ''Sine Pilipino'') began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the ''Salón de Pertierra'' in Manila. The following year, local scenes were shot on film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Lumiere Cinematograph. While most early filmmakers and producers in the country were mostly wealthy enterprising foreigners and expatriates, on September 12, 1919, ''Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden)'', a movie based on a popular musical play, was the first movie made and shown by Filipino filmmaker José Nepomuceno. Dubbed as the "Father of Philippine Cinema," his work marked the start of cinema as an art form in the Philippines. Even with the problems currently facing motion pictures around the world, films are still considered one of the popular forms of entertainment among the Filipino people, directly employing some 260,000 Filipinos and generating ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philippine Star
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution. The newspaper is owned and published by Philstar Daily Inc., which also publishes the monthly magazine ''People Asia'' and the Sunday magazines ''Starweek'' and ''Let's Eat''. As part of the Philstar Media Group, its sister publications include business newspaper '' BusinessWorld''; Cebu-based, English-language broadsheet '' The Freeman''; Filipino-language tabloids '' Pilipino Star Ngayon'' and ''Pang-Masa''; Cebuano-language tabloid ''Banat'', online news portals Interaksyon (formerly with News5), LatestChika.com, Philstar Life and Wheels.ph, and TV/digital production unit Philstar TV. In March 2014, the newspaper was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nida Blanca
Dorothy Guinto Jones (January 6, 1936 – November 7, 2001), popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. After a successful acting career in films during the 1950s, many of which are with actor Nestor de Villa, she gained further prominence in television for her role in the sitcom John en Marsha (1973–1990). Blanca starred in over 163 movies and 14 television shows during her 50-year career and was named one of 15 Best Actresses of all Time by ''YES!'' magazine. Biography Born as Dorothy Guinto Jones on January 6, 1936, in then municipality of Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (then a U.S. territory) to an American soldier father of mestizo descent named John William Jones, Jr. (1916-1942) and a local Filipina mother with Tagalog roots named Inocenia Vélez Guinto (1913-2006), she appeared in her first film at age 15. Actress Delia Razon successfully urged the head of LVN Pictures, Doña Sisang de Leon to hire Blanca. She was screen tested on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Muñoz
Carlo Muñoz (; born 24 February 1978) is a Filipino-born American actor. Early life Muñoz is the middle child of Louie Muñoz and Patricia García. Muñoz's older brother is actor Leandro Muñoz. His younger brother Angelo also appeared in some TV shows in the Philippines. His father is a brother of actress Tita Muñoz. Career While in college, Muñoz started working as a commercial model and appeared in local TV ads including Del Monte and Coca-Cola. In 1996, he joined ABS-CBN's Talent Center and was one of the new actors introduced under Star Circle Batch 6. Muñoz played the titular character of the "Hello, Billy" advertising campaign by PLDT. The series followed the romance of Billy and Gracia in the United States, revealed through overseas telephone conversations with his nosey mother in the Philippines, and the couple's eventual homecoming and marriage. The advertising campaign, which later expanded to radio and print, ran between 2000 and 2001. He has played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joonee Gamboa
Joonee Gamboa (born Jose Espineli Gamboa Jr.; August 7, 1936) is a Filipino actor. As veteran actor, he appeared in more than 145 movies and television shows. Life and career Gamboa won the Best Supporting Actor in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival for the movie ''Burlesk Queen''. He did movies such as Enter the Ninja (1981), Bayaning 3rd World (1999) with Ricky Davao and Cris Villanueva, and Feng Shui (2004) starring Kris Aquino. His other film credits include ''Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After'' (2008) and Ang Panday (2009) played by Bong Revilla. Gamboa's TV projects include '' Ful Haus'' (2007) with Vic Sotto and Pia Guanio, and '' Totoy Bato'' (2009) played by Robin Padilla. He was included in the cast of Philippine TV series' ''Kahit Konting Pagtingin'' starring Angeline Quinto, Sam Milby and Paulo Avelino, premiered in ABS-CBN on January 28, 2013. He is a resident of Malolos City. He has been part of Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc. community theater in Malolos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alandy
Adrian Louis Castro Alandy (born February 7, 1980), formerly known as Luis Alandy, is a Filipino actor and model. His first acting role was as David in the TV series ''Pangako Sa 'Yo''. Biography Alandy completed an intensive course in computer at AMA Computer University-East Rizal, in the Philippines. He then studied psychology at San Sebastian College, but dropped out in his third year to follow a career as an actor. Alandy started out as a GMA Network artist, before transferring to ABS-CBN. He has since appeared in several soap operas, as well as in theater, appearing in the stage musical ''All About Men'', in which he was naked on stage. After this he began showing more skin in his work, as well as playing gay roles on screen. He has appeared in several TV series in the Philippines, including ''Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas'' (2003), ''Vietnam Rose'' (2005) and ''Gulong ng Palad'' (2006). He has also starred in a number of hit movies like ''Pacquiao: The Movie'' (2006) and ''Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
