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Mumbaki (film)
''Mumbaki'' is a 1996 Philippine action drama film co-written and directed by Butch Perez. Its title refers to a native shaman or ritual specialist in Ifugao culture. The film stars Raymart Santiago, and Albert Martinez, and Angel Aquino in her first film role. Plot Joseph, a doctor, returns to his hometown of Lidum in Ifugao, along with his girlfriend and fellow doctor Nancy, to attend the funeral of his father Dangunay, a tribal healer (mumbaki) and leader who was killed in a dispute with the villagers of Alimit led by Atiwan. Joseph makes friends with Felix, the community doctor, while Nancy explores Lidum and the origins of its feud with Alimit. Joseph learns that his fellow villagers, led by his uncle Ginoldang, who is also a ''mumbaki'', have passed off his father's death as an accident to authorities to prevent them from interfering. At an unsuccessful attempt at mediation, Joseph encounters Atiwan's niece Dolores, who was betrothed to Joseph before he left to pursu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymart Santiago
Raymond Martin Legaspi Santiago (born July 20, 1973) is a Filipino, TV host, actor, and comedian. Career After making his movie debut in Viva Films' youth comedy ''Estudyante Blues'' (''Student Woes''), Santiago became a Viva contract artist and began making guest appearances on television programs while continuing in high school. Among the comedy movies he appeared in were ''Wooly Booly: Classmate kong Alien'', ''Wooly Booly 2: Ang Titser kong Alien'' and ''Paikot-ikot''. Not long after, Viva launched him as a junior comedian in the movie ''Rocky en Rolly'', in which he starred opposite Jimmy Santos. The movie was a success, and he went on to ''Tootsie Wootsie'', where he worked with Herbert Bautista and Keempee de Leon. Sometimes afterward, Santiago transitioned to action films with ''Angelito San Miguel: Batang City Jail'', and went on to star in ''Magnong Rehas'', ''Pita: Terror ng Kalookan'', ''Noel Juico, Batang Kriminal'', and ''Dillinger ng Dose Pares''. His last major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consistently ranks among the most prestigious universities in the United States and the world. The university was named for its first benefactor, the American entrepreneur and Quaker philanthropist Johns Hopkins. Hopkins' $7 million bequest to establish the university was the largest Philanthropy, philanthropic gift in U.S. history up to that time. Daniel Coit Gilman, who was inaugurated as :Presidents of Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins's first president on February 22, 1876, led the university to revolutionize higher education in the U.S. by integrating teaching and research. In 1900, Johns Hopkins became a founding member of the American Association of Universities. The university has led all Higher education in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Action Drama Films
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] |
Filipino-language Films
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 syl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Action Films
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 400 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Tinio
Rolando Santos Tinio (March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997) was a Filipino poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator."Philippine Theater", Nicanor G. Tiongson (ed.), CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Volume VII, 1994 Biography Rolando Tinio is a Philippine National Artist for Theater and Literature. He was born in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila on March 5, 1937. As a child, Tinio was fond of organizing and directing his playmates for costumed celebrations. He was an active participant in the Filipino movie industry and enjoyed working with Philippine celebrities who he himself had admired in his childhood. Tinio himself became a film actor and scriptwriter. He is often described as a religious, well-behaved and gifted person. Tinio graduated with honors (a magna cum laude achiever) with a degree in Philosophy from the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas at age 18 in 1955 and an M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing: Poetry from the University of Iowa. In I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pen Medina
Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television shows. He became well-known after getting the role of the villainous Hagorn in the 2005 fantasy television series ''Encantadia''. He has won the Nora Aunor Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award during the 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies, the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 62nd FAMAS Awards, and the Best Actor Award at the 6th Cinema One Originals Film Festival. He is also the second KFC Filipino Colonel as well as a model and painter. He is also an activist who joins rallies against those in power as well as participates in anti-vaccination and anti-mask protests amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal life Pen Medina was born to Eliseo Medina Sr. and Trinidad Parungao in Arayat, Pampanga on August 27, 1950. He graduated high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Ventura (actor)
Ray Ventura (January 3, 1944 – October 24, 2001) was a Filipino character actor. He died on October 24, 2001 following a surgery at University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. But three days after operation, his condition worsened and his skin became yellowish and returned to confinement. Due to high cost of treatments, some of his former colleagues volunteered for the payment, and notable of them was Edu Manzano. Acting credits * Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004) as Ka Harim (as Rey Ventura) * Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991–2001 TV Anthology Series, 26 episodes) * Sa iyong mga haplos (2001) as Mang Mulong * Syota ng bayan (2001) as Tandang Ponso * Kakabakaba (2000, TV Series 1 episode) * Kagat ng dilim (2000, TV Series) as Tatay (1 episode) * Ping Lacson: Super Cop (2000) as Colonel Rolando Abadilla * Deathrow (2000) as Mio * Kailangan ko'y ikaw (2000) as Tatay * Ipinanganak na ang taong papatay sa iyo (2000) as Ruben * Saranggani (2000) as Nelso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Aquino
Angel Aquino (born Angelita Velasquez Aquino on February 7, 1973) is a Filipino film and television actress. She is currently part of ABS-CBN's contract talents. She is mostly known for her lead antagonist roles such as Ether in '' Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas'' in 2006, Vera Cruz in '' Magkaribal'' in 2010, and Adrianna Lamayre in '' Apoy sa Dagat'' in 2013. She became very popular due to her role in Series ''Ang Probinsyano''. She first gained fame when she became a TV host for '' F!'', the longest running lifestyle show of ABS-CBN from 1999, and its successor ''Us Girls'' in 2006. Personal life She graduated from the University of the Philippines Baguio with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She has two daughters: Iana (born 1993) and Thea (born 1995). Her daughter, Iana Bernardez, is a producer and actress. Iana also stars on ''Marry Me, Marry You ''Marry Me, Marry You'' is a 2021 Philippine drama romantic comedy television series broadcast by Kapamily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Alejandro
Rachel Jingco Alejandro (born February 18, 1974) is a Filipino singer and actress. Biography Early life Alejandro's mother and father separated when she was four. Her mother then remarried and moved to the United States. Together with her father Hajji and his new partner, Rio Diaz, Alejandro and her sister Barni spent time in Manila and the US. Her theater experience began with ''The Sound of Music'' at eight years of age, then ''Peter Pan'' at 15, '' Noli Me Tangere'' at 18, then ''Alikabok'' at 21, followed by ''Sino Ka Ba Jose Rizal'', ''Larawan'', ''Fire Water Woman'', and more recently Career Rachel Alejandro first entered the world of showbiz at the age of 12, when she was a host on the popular TV show '' That's Entertainment''. At 15 from Pangasinan Province, following her successful TV stint, Alejandro recorded her first album, ''Just a Minute'', for Alpha Records. The album spawned several hit songs including the No. 1 single "Mr. Kupido", as well as "K.S.P. (Kulang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Torre
José Rizalino "Joel" de León Torre (born June 19, 1961) is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film ''José Rizal'' (1998), crime thriller film '' On the Job'' (2013) and the historical drama ''Amigo'' (2010), with the latter winning him the Best Actor Award at the 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. Torre studied at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod, Philippines. The Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital of Bacolod City was named in honor of Torre's uncle. Early career At age seven, Torre was a member of the Bacolod-based Masskara theater group ran by director Peque Gallaga, where his passion for acting started. He was the youngest member in the group which composed of 13 people. He then played a small role in Lino Brocka's ''Gumising ka, Maruja'' which was shot in Bacolod in 1978. A few years later, Gallaga tasked Torre to play a role for his 1982 film ''Oro, Plata, Mata''. Personal life Torre' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
