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Once Upon A Time In Manila
''Once Upon a Time in Manila'' is a 1994 Philippine action comedy film co-written and directed by Tony Y. Reyes. The film stars Vic Sotto, who co-wrote the story, and Cynthia Luster. Plot Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents and papers. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues as everyone gets swept up in a tale of international espionage with a dash of love and romance thrown into the crazy mix. Cast * Vic Sotto as Jet Lagman * Cynthia Luster as Lt. Cynthia Wang *Gloria Sevilla as Amparo Lagman * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Sotto
Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto (; born April 28, 1954), professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian known far and wide for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA, TV5, and ABS-CBN. He is one of three pioneer hosts of ''Eat Bulaga!'', which is the longest-running Philippine noontime variety show. Sotto is also a veteran actor and host in the entertainment industry. He owns the film and TV production company M-Zet Productions. Sotto won four consecutive titles for Philippine Box Office King from 2004 to 2006 awarded by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Awards, and received three nominations for Best Actor at the Metro Manila Film Festival. Early life Vic Sotto was born as Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto on April 28, 1954. He is the youngest son of Marcelino Antonio Ojeda Sotto Sr. and Dr. Herminia Castelo. He studied at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Career Early career He star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Rodriguez
Ruby Rodriguez (born January 10, 1966) is a Filipino actress and one of the former hosts of the Philippine noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!''. Career Rodriguez originally started her career as a preschool teacher, later appearing in a recurring role in ''Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!'' alongside Vic Sotto and Aiza Seguerra. She has been starring as one of ''Eat Bulaga!s hosts since 1991 and has since then become a regular host. Rodriguez joined ''Eat Bulaga!'' at the age of 25, replacing Helen Vela, who left the show due to medical and health reasons that would result to her death a year later. However, in 2021, she officially left ''Eat Bulaga!'' after 30 years as a co-host, counting her hiatus in hosting the program due to the pandemic, due to her focused time to take care of her son who has dyslexia, and then, her relocation to the United States to be with her daughter. As of 2021, she is now living in Los Angeles, California and currently works at the Philippine Consulate Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Action Comedy Films
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1994 Films
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1994 Action Comedy Films
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 400 Rwandan genocide rect 300 200 600 400 Nelson Mandela rect 0 400 200 600 1994 FIFA World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Davao
Charles Wahib "Charlie" Valdez Davao (October 7, 1934 – August 8, 2010) was a Filipino actor known for roles in film and television. Early life Born Carlos Wahib Davao y Valdez in Iloilo City of a Filipino mestizo of Spanish and Arab descent ( Jordanian). He moved to Manila in 1954 to pursue a degree in commerce student at the University of the East. He became involved in commercial and print ad modeling as a student. Career Although he was attentive in school, his main goal was to engage in film acting, which he realized after a friend told him about an audition at the Sampaguita Pictures. He did not miss the chance and passed the audition with flying colors. In 1959, he was introduced in Isinumpa, a drama film that also starred Dolphy, and topbilled by Rick Rodrigo and Barbara Perez. Among his most memorable performances were in 1962 film ''Kaming Mga Talyada'', where he played gay with matinee idols the late Juancho Gutierrez and Jose Mari Gonzales, and Trudis Liit wit ... [...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 |
Mely Tagasa
Abimaela Palomo Tagasa (April 16, 1935 – March 24, 2018), better known as Mely Tagasa, was a Filipino actress, screenwriter and dubbing producer. She was widely known for playing Miss Tapia in the sitcoms ''Baltic & Co.'' ( GMA) and ''Iskul Bukol'' ( IBC). Early life and career Tagasa was raised in La Paz, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija, Philippines. At age 9 her family moved to Manila following the end of World War II. She was already enamored with radio. Once, she joined some friends and auditioned in a singing contest, which she won. At 17, Tagasa was playing roles on radio and set aside her college studies. Personal life Tagasa had three daughters and one son. Her eldest daughter Gina Marissa Tagasa is a writer for movies and television in the Philippines. Filmography Television Film Death Under a month shy of her 83rd birthday, Tagasa died of stroke on 24 March 2018, aged 82, after being in a coma A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyoy Villame
Roman Tesorio Villame (November 18, 1932 – May 18, 2007), better known as Yoyoy Villame, was a Filipino singer, composer, lyricist, actor and comedian. Early life A native of Calape, Bohol Province, Villame was the youngest of ten children of a fisherman father and fishseller mother. He started composing songs for the Boy Scouts in his elementary days. Dropping out after his second year in high school, Villame enlisted to become a soldier-trainee of the Philippine Army. Being unhappy in his post in Pampanga, he asked for a discharge after the surrender of rebel leader Luis Taruc. He became a passenger jeepney driver plying the Baclaran-Pasay Taft-Santa Cruz-Dimasalang route. During the ten years of driving jeeps, he would compete in amateur nights held at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo only to lose, reportedly due to his strong Visayan accent. In 1965, Villame went back to Bohol to become a bus driver, where he formed a rondalla band with some fellow drivers; he sang and played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie D'Horsie
Ricardo Reyes (September 13, 1956 – April 17, 2015), professionally known as Richie D'Horsie (), was a Filipino actor and comedian. Early life Reyes was born in Manila, Philippines on September 13, 1956. Career Reyes rose to fame as a sidekick to Tito, Vic and Joey. He made his television debut on ''Discorama''. The comedian also became part of ''Iskul Bukol'' in 1978 and joined ''Eat Bulaga!'' in 1979. He was also in '' T.O.D.A.S.: Television's Outrageously Delightful All-Star Show'' from 1981 to 1986. Pepsi Paloma gang rape case 15-year old actress Pepsi Paloma accused Reyes and fellow comedians Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon of gang raping and taking photos of her on June 21, 1982 in a room at the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City. On July 31, Paloma's manager Rey dela Cruz lodged a formal complaint with Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. On August 18, 1982, Paloma filed charges of rape and acts of lasciviousness against the three television personalities before the Quezon City fiscal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Silva
Hilarion "Larry" Cuenca Silva (October 21, 1937 – April 27, 2004), also known as Pipoy, was a Filipino comedian, film actor, television personality, boxer and politician. He started as an amateur boxer before being discovered in the show business and appearing in numerous films. Beyond acting and being a prominent comedian, he also ventured into politics, wherein he was elected as a member of the Manila City Council multiple times from 1995 to 2004 and briefly as acting vice mayor in 1998. Political career He was elected as a councilor of the 3rd District of Manila in 1995. In 1998, he briefly became vice mayor under Lito Atienza, who ascended to the post of mayor after Alfredo Lim resigned to run for president. That same year, he was reelected as councilor and again in 2001, serving until his death in 2004. Filmography Film *''Mga Daliring Ginto'' (1964) *''Geron Busabos: Ang Batang Quiapo'' (1964) *''Baril Na Ginto'' (1964) *''Salonga Brothers'' (1965) *''Sa Kamay ng Mga K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Sotto
Valmar Castelo Sotto (born March 23, 1945), better known as Val Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer, composer, and comedian. He was one of the lead vocalists of the Filipino band VST & Company. He appeared as the lead actor in '' Agila'' aired from 1987 to 1992 on RPN and ABS-CBN produced by TAPE Inc. Personal life Sotto is a great-nephew of former Senator Filemon Sotto and grandson of former Senator Vicente Sotto of Cebu City, Philippines. He is the eldest brother of Senator Tito Sotto, Marcelino Antonio "Maru" Sotto Jr. (former husband of actress Ali Carag-Sotto) and Vic Sotto. He is an uncle of actresses and actors Ciara Sotto, Danica Sotto-Pingris, Oyo Sotto and the late Miko Sotto. He has been married to Theresa Marco-Sotto since December 14, 1969 and the couple have four children (including Viktor Eriko "Wahoo", the councilor of Parañaque) and they have 7 grandchildren. Political career He served as councilor in the second district of Parañaque from 2004 to 2013.http ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
