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Muslim .357
''Muslim .357'' (or ''Magnum Muslim .357'') is a 1986 Philippine action film directed by and starring Fernando Poe Jr. as an undercover officer of the Philippine Constabulary. The film was both a box-office and critical success, earning nominations from various award giving bodies in the Philippines, twice winning the Best Actor award for Poe's performance. This, along with Poe's earlier portrayal of a Muslim hero in ''Zamboanga'' (1966), endeared Poe even more to Muslim audiences who are known to be passionate about the outcome of Poe's movies story-wise. Synopsis When his superior sends him to Manila to unmask a powerful syndicate, 1st Lt. Jamal Razul (Fernando Poe Jr.), an undercover cop, takes a job posing as the bodyguard of an influential police major. But when the syndicate's cronies uncover his motives, Jamal finds himself running for his life. Meanwhile, his Muslim faith has him doing everything in his power to avenge the deaths of two innocent teens who helped him conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Poe Jr
Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and successful career as an action star earned him the nickname "Da King" (i.e. the "King of Philippine movies"). He also wrote, directed, and produced several of the films he starred in—under the pseudonyms Ronwaldo Reyes and D'Lanor. Poe appeared in around 300 films spanning from 1955 to 2003. The teenage Poe joined the film industry as a stuntman after the untimely death of his father, actor Fernando Poe Sr. His film debut was ''Anak ni Palaris'' (1955), a sequel to a film that starred his father. His breakout came in the 1956 film ''Lo Waist Gang'' and went on to star in action films that portrayed him as the "champion and defender of the poor and oppressed". His notable films include: ''Only the Brave Know Hell'' (1965), Lino Brocka's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Garcia
Eduardo Verchez Garcia (; May 2, 1929 – June 20, 2019), known colloquially as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, film director and producer. With almost 600 film and television roles and a career spanning seven decades, he is widely regarded as the "greatest Filipino actor of all time". He had the highest number of appearances in Philippine films, portraying a variety of roles which include gay, antihero, and villain roles. Garcia's best regarded works as an actor include ''Beast of the Yellow Night'' (1971), ''The Woman Hunt'' (1972), '' Deathrow'' (2000), '' The Debut'' (2001), '' Abakada... Ina'' (2001), ''Bwakaw'' (2012), and ''Rainbow's Sunset'' (2018), which marked his last film appearance in his lifetime. Later in his career, he starred in television programs including ''Little Nanay'' (2015–2016) and ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (2016–2019). Garcia received numerous awards throughout his career, garnering a total of 43 wins and 38 nominations fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 FAMAS Awards
The 34th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1987 in the Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1986. Magdusa ka won the most awards with four wins but it was Gabi na Kumader that won FAMAS Award for Best Picture both were produced by Viva Films. On the other hand, Nora Aunor earned her 15th consecutive nomination from FAMAS Awards Major Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Special Awardee *Lou Salvador, Sr. Memorial Award **Pilita Corrales *Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award **Alfie Lorenzo *Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award **Eddie Romero *Gregorio Valdez Memorial Award **Manuel Morato - Censor's Chairman References External linksFAMAS Awards {{FAMAS Awards FAMAS Award FAMAS FAMAS The FAMAS (''Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne'', "Assault Rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory") is a bullpup assault r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Publishing
This is a list of subsidiaries owned by ABS-CBN Corporation, a Philippine media and entertainment conglomerate based in Quezon City. This also includes business segments that are owned and operated by the company including its blocktime agreements with other television networks like ZOE Broadcasting Network (A2Z) and TV5. Subsidiaries Affiliates Here is a list of companies where ABS-CBN holds economic interest: Corporate social responsibility * ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. * ABS-CBN ''Bayan'' Foundation, Inc. * 71 Dreams Foundation, Inc. Defunct subsidiaries *ABS-CBN Consumer Products, Inc. (consumer products) *ABS-CBN Europe Societa Per Azioni (financial services) *ABS-CBN Interactive, Inc. (online and interactive media) *ABS-CBN Hong Kong, Ltd. (services) *ABS-CBN Multimedia, Inc. (online video games distribution and publishing) *Cinemagica, Inc. (theatrical and amusement services) *Culinary Publications, Inc. (print publishing, merged to ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc.) *Creativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival was the edition of the annual film festival that is held in Metro Manila, Philippines and is organized by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the film festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine cinemas and theaters (except IMAX theaters) in order to showcase locally produced films. The film festival began on December 23, 2014 and was kicked off by the yearly Parade of Stars' float parade starting from the Quirino Grandstand. It is expected to run until January 7 of the following year. The awards night commenced on December 27, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center, and was hosted by Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino. It was also aired via delayed telecast on ABS-CBN. Entries Official entries The official list of entries were announced on June 21, 2014. From the 13 submissions, 8 were chosen for the festival; New Wave entries MMDA started to accept entries for the New Wave category until October 7, 2014. ... [...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] |
Rey Langit
Reynante Magat Langit (; born September 20, 1948) is a Filipino journalist. He is a longtime columnist for Philippine newspapers ''Tempo'', ''Balita'', ''People's Tonight'', and ''Pilipino Mirror''. He is also the main anchorman for the nationally-aired program over AM radio station DZRJ 810 kHz in Mega Manila. He currently hosts two weekly public affairs television programs , ''Kasangga Mo Ang Langit'' and ''Biyaheng Langit'', which airs every Saturday afternoon on RJ DigiTV (even his surname means "sky" or "heaven" in Tagalog). Early life A man of truly humble beginnings, Rey expressed his dynamism at a very young age. He would pull the weeds in a Chinese neighbor's garden for ten centavos a bundle, drove a pedicab, sell comics magazines to his classmates, and would even sell native foods like "kakanin" and "matamis na bao" to them at snack time to support his schooling expenses. He finished his primary education at the F.G. Caldreon Elementary School, a public s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Del Prado
Renato del Prado (January 26, 1940 – November 1, 2013) was a Filipino film actor. Early life Born Renato Natividad-Mateo on March 17, 1940 in Manila. Personal life He was married with 6 children. His youngest son, Janus is also both a film and television actor. Career Renato Del Prado was discovered by Sampaguita producer Jose Vera-Perez in the 1960s. Among his films were ''Tansan vs. Tarsan'' with Dolphy, ''Ang Mahiwagang Mundo ni Lola Sinderella'' with Amalia Fuentes and ''My Beloved'' with Nora Aunor. The older Del Prado was best known for his role as Guido in the GMA Network soap ''Anna Liza'' in the 1980s. His last film was ''Lapu-Lapu'', which starred Lito Lapid in 2002. Filmography Actor *1964 ''Umibig Ay Di Biro'' *1964 ''From Tokyo with Love'' *1964 ''Kumander Judo'' *1964 ''Anak ni Kamagong'' *1965 ''Isinulat sa Dugo'' *1965 ''Hamon sa Kampeon'' *1965 ''Walis ni Tenteng'' *1965 '' Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story'' *1965 ''Magnificent Bakya'' *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruel Vernal
Ruel is a surname of French language, French origin. It may refer to: People * Antoine Ruel, Magic: The Gathering player * Claude Ruel, hockey coach * Jean Ruel, French botanist * Muddy Ruel, baseball coach * Olivier Ruel, Magic: The Gathering player * Pat Ruel, football coach * Paul Durand-Ruel, French dealer in Impressionist art * Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville, French Revolutionary Wars general * Ruel (singer), Australian singer-songwriter Places * Ruel, Ontario See also * Ruelle (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Diaz
Victor Sunico Diaz'', popularly known as Vic Diaz, (July 29, 1932 – September 15, 2006) was a Filipino character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He was also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The Dawn. Career Diaz first part in front of the camera was an uncredited role as a Japanese General in ''American Guerrilla in the Philippines'' (1950) directed by Fritz Lang. He appeared in ''The Big Bird Cage'', ''Black Mama White Mama'' and played Satan in Eddie Romero's ''Beast of the Yellow Night''. He appeared in a number of other Filipino horror films in the 70s such as '' Blood Thirst'', ''Beyond Atlantis'', ''Daughters of Satan'' and ''Night of the Cobra Woman''. Personal life Diaz was married to Kit Diaz who have 3 children: Teddy (1963-1988), Loren and Carl Diaz. He is not related to Paquito Diaz and Romy Diaz. Death Diaz died on September 15, 2006 at the age of 74. His remains were shared with his son at Santuario de San Antoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romy Diaz
Jose Romeo Bustillos Diaz (November 28, 1940 – May 10, 2005) was a Filipino actor. He performed in films such as ''Ang Maestro'' (1981), ''The Impossible Kid'' (1982), ''Gising Na... Ang Higanteng Natutulog'' (1995) and ''Si Samson at Si Delilah'' (1983). people.theiapolis.com Other notable roles were in films like ''Kalawang sa Bakal'' (1987), ''Don Pepe'' (1988), ''Pambato'' (1993), ''Tunay na Magkaibigan Peksman'' (1994) and ''Jacob C.I.S.'' (1997). Biography His father was a Mexican American of Spanish descent. Diaz was the younger brother of |
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