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Prima Donnas
''Prima Donnas'' () is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gina Alajar, it stars Jillian Ward, Althea Ablan and Sofia Pablo in the title roles. It premiered on August 19, 2019, on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing ''Bihag''. The series concluded on April 30, 2022 with a total of 2 seasons and 311 episodes. It was replaced by '' Apoy sa Langit'' in its timeslot. Cast and characters ;Lead cast * Jillian Ward as Donna Marie "Mayi" M. Escalante * Althea Ablan as Donna Belle "Ella" S. Claveria * Sofia Pablo as Donna Lyn "Len-Len" S. Claveria ;Supporting cast * Katrina Halili as Lilian Madreal-Claveria * Wendell Ramos as Jaime Antonio Claveria * Chanda Romero as Lady Primarosa "Prima" Antonio-Claveria * Benjie Paras as Agaton Salazar * Aiko Melendez as Maria Kendra Fajardo-Claveria * Elijah Alejo as Brianna Elaine F. Dimaculangan * James Blanco as Ruben Escalante * Sheryl Cruz as Bethany "Betty" Fajardo-Howards / Maria Kendra F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Melendez
Mary Aiko Shimoji Melendez (born December 16, 1975), known professionally as Aiko Melendez (), is a Filipina actress and politician. Her father, Jimmy Melendez (born Jim Shinoji), was an actor. Her half-brother, Jam Melendez (son of Jimmy Melendez and Deborah Sun), also entered showbusiness. Aiko Melendez started as a child star in the early '80s under Regal Films among them, ''Santa Claus is Coming to Town'' in 1982 and she was billed simply as Aiko. In the late '80s, the same movie outfit, launched her together with Ruffa Gutierrez and Carmina Villaroel as teen actresses. From the late '80s through '90s, she became a blockbuster leading lady to big actors such as Richard Gomez, Jomari Yllana and Aga Muhlach. She received multiple awards for ''May Minamahal'' in 1993 and ''Sa 'yo Lamang'' in 1995. Her 1997 film, ''Kahit Kailan'', received several awards at the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). The movie was produced by Lily Monteverde. In the late 2000s, she starred in TV shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th PMPC Star Awards For Television
The 34th PMPC Star Awards for Television honors the best in Philippine television programming from 2019 until 2020, as chosen by the Philippine Movie Press Club. The ceremony is held virtually on October 17, 2021 and to be broadcast on STV at 6:00 pm. The ceremony is hosted by Sanya Lopez and Alfred Vargas. The nominations were announced by the Press on July 19, 2021. Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold: Networks Programs Personalities Special Awards Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award *Boy Abunda Excellence in Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award *Korina Sanchez German Moreno Power Tandem Award *Seth Fedelin and Andrea Brillantes Most major nominations Most major wins Performers References See also *PMPC Star Awards for TV PMPC Star Awards for Television is an annual award-giving body recognizing the outstanding programming produced by the several TV networks in the Philippines. It was founded by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the List of presidents of the Philippines, second president of the Philippines. The city was intended to be the Capital of the Philippines, national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12, 1949, and several government departments and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enhanced Community Quarantine In Luzon
The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon was a series of stay-at-home orders and ''cordon sanitaire'' measures implemented by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on the island of Luzon and its associated islands. It is part of the COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines, a larger scale of COVID-19 containment measures with varying degrees of strictness. The "enhanced community quarantine" (ECQ) is the strictest of these measures and is effectively a total lockdown. There were three instances of the ECQ being implemented in Luzon. The first ECQ and first MECQ were implemented between March 17 and May 31, 2020. This was announced on March 16, two days after the government of the Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte placed Metro Manila under a "community quarantine" on March 14. It was implemented throughout Luzon from March 17 until May 15, and remained in areas with a moderate to high risk of infection until May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miggs Cuaderno
Miggs Cuaderno (; born August 8, 2004) is a Filipino actor and model. He is a recipient of several accolades including his best actor in Chéries Chéris Film Festival Paris, Famas Awards Movie Child Performer of the Year And the First Child Actor to be awarded A Balanghai Trophy for Best Supporting Actor on Cinemalaya X 2014 and known in the Philippines as a TV host in GMA's ''Tropang Potchi'' and as an actor in GMA television series, Ang Munting Heredera as Ton Ton, ''Second Chances'', which stars Jennylyn Mercado, Raymart Santiago, Camille Prats, and Rafael Rosell. He was also known for ''Poor Señorita'' as Apol, ''Prima Donnas'' as Coco, ''Destiny Rose'' as Young Joey, ''Quick Change'' and ''Asintado''. In the Chéries-Chéris Chéries-Chéris (Festival du Film Lesbien, Gay, Bi, Trans & ++++ de Paris) is an annual international LGBT film festival held in Paris in October or November. Original titled "Festival of Gays and Lesbians of Paris", it was founded in 1994 by Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diva Montelaba
Hyacienth Diva Mantalaba, better known as Diva Montelaba (born January 14, 1991 in Cebu City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She was one of the Final Five in the fifth season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines and finished as first runner-up (''First Princess''). Early life She lived in Minglanilla, Cebu before moving to Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop .... Filmography Television Television anthologies As Herself Movies References External linksDiva MontelabaaiGMA.tv* 1991 births Living people Filipino child actresses Filipino television actresses People from Cebu City Actresses from Cebu Visayan people Participants in Philippine reality television series StarStr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Che Ramos
Cheryl Ramos-Cosio, known as Che Ramos, is a Filipinos, Filipino actress and a fitness trainer. Ramos is known for her association with the Philippine New Wave Cinema and starring in Jerrold Tarog's ''Mangatyanan'' (2009), ''Senior Year (2010 film), Senior Year'' (2010) and ''Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral'' (2018), and Brillante Mendoza's ''Captive (2012 film), Captive'' (2012). She also starred in ''Prima Donnas'' as Darcy. In 2022, Ramos portrays the role of Dra. Katie Enriquez in the Philippine television medical drama, ''Abot-Kamay na Pangarap''. Early life and family Cheryl Ramos graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Career Ramos-Cosio began her career under the screen name Cheryl Cosio, appearing in the 2004 Laurice Guillen film ''Santa Santita''. In 2009, she played her first role in a Jerrold Tarog film, as the lead character in ''Mangatyanan''. She later played "Ms. Joan" in Tarog's short film ''Faculty'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Paner
Kristina "Tina" Paner (born August 2, 1971) is a Filipino actress and singer. Early life At a very young age, Paner's parents noticed her interest in music. Her adoptive parents were prominent celebrities as well. Her father Manny Paner was a well known basketball player while her mother Daisy Romualdez was an actress in the 1960s. Paner is the sister of Danita Paner, who is also a singer. Career Paner's parents convinced her to try singing at the age of nine and the song "Sana" was popularized by her. She tried acting too at age of 10 when she starred in the film ''Sinasamba Kita'' as the young Lorna Tolentino who played the character role of Nora. She also did a Colgate commercial called "Colgate Winterfresh Gel" with fellow Triplets members Manilyn Reynes and Sheryl Cruz in the 1980s. By that time her mother, having seen her acting potential, presented Kristina, then only 12, to Regal Films owner and producer Mother Lily Monteverde. She was soon offered a contract. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunice Lagusad
Eunice Michaella Lagusad (; born May 18, 1998) is a Filipino actress and vlogger. She is popularly known as Charming, since playing the character Charming in the hit drama series ''Bakekang''. She is currently a freelance actress but is mostly seen in GMA Network. Career Lagusad was 8 years old when she became famous for her role as young Charming in GMA 7's ''Bakekang'' (2006), starring Sunshine Dizon. She played the daughter of Ogie Alcasid in the QTV 11 sitcom ''Ay, Robot!'' with Sam Bumatay. She starred in '' Princess Charming'' (2007) with Krystal Reyes as Princess. She also appeared in ABS-CBN's TV adaptation of ''Princess Sarah'' (2007), starring Sharlene San Pedro; ''Goin' Bulilit''; and '' Aryana'', starring Ella Cruz Gabriela Annjane Umali Cruz (; born August 17, 1996) and is professionally known as Ella Cruz, is a Filipino actress, product endorser, host, commercial & promotional model, and dancer. She played the title character in the 2012 fantasy dra .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glaiza De Castro
Glaiza Castro Galura-Rainey (born January 21, 1988), known by her stage name Glaiza de Castro, is a Filipino actress, recording artist and advocate. She is recognized as the industry's "''Drama Royalty''" for her acting prowess and versatility. Regarded as an acclaimed actress, she won "Best Actress" at the 37th Film Academy of the Philippines Luna Awards. She has also earned multiple nominations at the prestigious FAMAS Awards & Gawad Urian Awards. In 2016, de Castro won her first acting award as the "Teleserye Actress of the Year" at the 3rd PEP List Awards. In 2017, she was honored with a Gawad Filipino's Media People's Choice Award for being an advocate for women's rights. The following year, de Castro has once again won "Best Actress in a TV Series" at the 8th EdukCircle Awards. In 2019, she bagged another "Best Film Actress" award at the 5th Platinum Stallion Media Awards. In 2021, she received the "Best Film Award" for her movie “''Midnight in a Perfect World''” i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
