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List Of Philippine Films Of 2021
This is an incomplete list of Filipino full-length films, both mainstream and independently produced, released in theaters and cinemas in 2021. Some films are in production but do not have definite release dates. Top grossing films The highest-grossing Filipino films released in 2021, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: Highest-grossing films of 2021 January–March April–June ;Color key July–September ;Color key October–December ;Color key Awards Local The following list shows the Best Picture winners at the four major film awards: FAMAS Awards, Gawad Urian Awards, Luna Awards, and Star Awards; and at the three major film festivals: Metro Manila Film Festival, Cinemalaya The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival is a film festival in the Philippines held annually during the month August at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex and various cinemas. Its aim is the development and prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of The Philippines
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 arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alma Moreno
Venesa Moreno Lacsamana (born; May 25, 1959), professionally known as Alma Moreno, is a Filipina actress and politician. Early life Moreno was born in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur to her parents Frank Lacsamana, from Pampanga, and Jean Moreno. Acting career She appeared in her first movie as a Darna in ''Urduja'' with Amalia Fuentes, while her first starring role was in ''Ligaw na Bulaklak Part 2'' ("''Lost Flower''") with Vic Silayan, which was her breakout film. The 1976 film was directed by National Artist for Film Ishmael Bernal. From then until the late 1980s, Moreno starred in a number of revealing movies that were box office hits, earning her the title "Sex Goddess of Philippine Movies" of the 1970s and 1980s. Bernal had also directed her in the acclaimed film, ''City After Dark'', that premiered in 1980. Her other notable films include the 1993 Gawad Urian Best Picture, ''Makati Avenue Office Girls'' (directed by José Javier Reyes) and the 1977 ''Mga Bilanggong Birhen'' ("' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai Cortez
Carizza Cortez-Rkhami (born July 1, 1988 in Taytay, Rizal Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal ( fil, Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The p ...) is a Filipina actress, comedian, model and endorser. Life Carizza Cortez was born on July 1, 1988 in Taytay, Rizal, a densely populated municipality of Rizal. She is the daughter of the actor Rez Cortez. She took up Theatre Arts at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. She has two children with her husband Wissem Rkhami. Filmography Television Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortez, Cai Living people 1988 births People from Rizal Actresses from Rizal Filipino television actresses Filipino film actresses 21st-century Filipino actresses GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Kinis
Richardson dela Cruz (born April 22, 1986), better known by his stage name Chad Kinis, is a Filipino actor comedian and YouTuber. He is an artist under Viva Entertainment Inc. Career He first joined ''It's Showtime'''s segment "Miss Q and A". Despite not winning the Miss Q and A crown, Chad's appearance in "Miss Q and A" led to his career as a performer as well as a part of the vlogging collective Beks Battalion with MC and Lassy. On March 6, 2020, he released his debut single "Basta Panget" under Viva Records. Personal life Kinis lives in Quezon City. In March 2021, Kinis revealed in a vlog that he along with fellow Beks Battalion members were tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ..., by which they eventually recovered from. Filmography ... [...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] |
Gina Pareño
Gina Pareño (; born Geraldine Acthley; October 20, 1947) is a Filipina actress. Early life Pareño was born to a German American father and a Filipina mother. Career She started her career in the 1960s as an extra in several films and then later on became one of the artists of Sampaguita Pictures. In 2006, she gained international recognition for her role in '' Kubrador'' (''The Bet Collector'') wherein she won the Best Actress award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival. Pareño also won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress as an outspoken and brash mother in the movie ''Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo'' and then later on received accolades for the same film and category in the FAMAS Awards as well as the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards in that same year. Pareño and co-actress Jaclyn Jose were cited in the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for their performance in Brillan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardo Versoza
Mennen Torres Polintan (born July 8, 1969), known professionally as Gardo Verzosa, is a Filipino actor and comedian. Career He started out in roles such as Sabik Sa Halik, Machete II, Halimuyak Ng Babae and Kirot. He was known as "NINO ESPEDILLA" in true life. Later, he went on to star in action movies such as ''Cesar Climaco'', ''Mison'', and ''Ka Hector''. He has also appeared in critically acclaimed movies such as the 1998 Marilou Diaz-Abaya version of ''Rizal'' where he played the role of hero Andres Bonifacio and ''Sisa'' where he played the role of Jose Rizal / Pepe. He has recently even tried his hand in comedy starring in ''Pinoy Blonde''. His success is not limited to movies alone. He also has starred of some of the highest rated shows in Philippine television including ''Mula sa Puso'' where he portrayed Domingo, ''It Might Be You'' as Camilo San Carlos and ''Sugo'' where he was Apo Abukay. At the onset and during his heyday, Gardo Versoza was tagged "Asia's Sexiest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyah Mina
Iyah Mina is a Filipino actress. Career In 2009, Mina started working as a stand up comic in Punchline, where she would eventually meet Vice Ganda. Vice Ganda would later on cast Mina as one of her jesters/sidekicks in the late-night comedy talk show '' Gandang Gabi, Vice!''. In 2018, Mina appeared in the 2018 Cinema One Originals entry '' Mamu; And a Mother Too'', playing an aging transgender sex worker forced to take the responsibility of being a mother to her sister’s orphaned transgender daughter, for which she awarded Best Actress in the Cinema One Originals Film Festival and became the first transgender to win such award in the said festival and the first transgender to win a Best Actress award in the Philippines. The following year, Mina appeared in '' Wagas Presents: Throwback Pag-ibig''. In 2020, she appeared in the iWant miniseries ''My Single Lady'' and appeared in the coming-of-age romantic drama ''The Boy Foretold by the Stars '' The Boy Foretol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayuda Babes
''Ayuda Babes'' is a 2021 Philippine comedy film directed by Joven Tan. It stars Gardo Versoza, Ate Gay, Joey Paras, Negi, Juliana Pariscova Segovia, Brenda Mage and Iyah Mina. The film is about what people doing in their community while having a COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Synopsis A hilarious look at the altered lifestyles of people in quarantine in need of doleouts. Cast * Gardo Versoza as Kapitana * Ate Gay as Tet * Joey Paras as Mama Rita * Negi as Alma * Juliana Parizcova Segovia as Marie * Brenda Mage as Jean * Iyah Mina as Pinky * Marlo Mortel as Jun * Zeus Collins as Dave * Marc Logan as Marc Logan (himself) * Petite as Lily * Christi Fider as Jenny * Bernie Batin as Tinderang Masungit * Dan Delgado as Jr * Japh Bahian as Talent Release The film was released in iWantTFC and Ktx.ph on March 5, 2021. Reception JE CC of ''MSN MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Labrusca
Anthony Angel Labrusca Jr. (; born August 7, 1995), professionally known as Tony Labrusca, is an American actor, model, and singer based in the Philippines. Labrusca first gained his popularity via a McDonald's Philippines TV ad in 2016, ''Tuloy Pa Rin''. In 2016, he joined the Philippine reality search ''Pinoy Boyband Superstar'' but did not make the cut to be part of the band. He was part of horror-fantasy drama series ''La Luna Sangre''. The trailer of his latest film ''Glorious'' reached more than 5 million views on its first day of release. Early life Labrusca was born on August 7, 1995 in Houston, Texas in the United States. He is the son of Filipino actor Boom Labrusca and Filipina singer Angel Jones. He grew up in Los Angeles, California with his mother, step father (Boom Dayupay) and sister. When he was 9, his family moved to Vancouver, Canada. He then flew to the Philippines to pursue his career in show business. Career Before Labrusca auditioned for ''Pinoy Boyba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Doria
Dexter Doria is a Filipino veteran actress. She has appeared in more than 175 films and several television programs from ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Career In 1977, she appeared in such movies as ''Elektrika Kasi, Eh!'', ''Tisoy'', ''Babae!'', ''Iligpit Si Pretty Boy'', and ''Burlesk Queen'', starring Vilma Santos and Rosemarie Gil, among others. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1978 FAMAS Award for the movie ''Inay''. She also received the nominations for Best Supporting Actress Gawad Urian Awards The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP, "the Filipino Film Critics") and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Fi ... in ''Moral'' (1982) and ''Mga Munting Tinig'' (2002). Filmography Film Television series Television anthologies http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/222851/showbiz/igma-can-love-overcome-betrayal-in-gma-7-s-sinner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Lamangan
Joel Lamangan (born September 21, 1952) is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. His award-winning films includes '' The Flor Contemplacion Story'', ''Sidhi'', '' Deathrow'', ''Hubog'', '' Aishte Imasu 1941'', '' Blue Moon'' and ''Mano Po''. On August 19, 2008, Lamangan directed his first indie movie "Walang Kawala" produced by DMV Entertainment. It stars Polo Ravales and Joseph Bitangcol, with the special participation of Jean Garcia. Joel also directs '' Obra'' and will soon start shooting ''Desperadas 2''. He started production for the next Sine Novela: ''Una Kang Naging Akin'' starring Angelika dela Cruz, Wendell Ramos, and Maxene Magalona. In 2013 Elections he ran as congressman for Cavite's 1st District under the Lakas-CMD/United Nationalist Alliance/ Partido Magdalo. However he backed out in the race. In 2013, Lamangan was named as the artistic director of Gantimpala Theater Foundation. Lamangan will direct an original musical titled "Katipunan: Mga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
