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Roy Alvarez
Leandro Delantar Alvarez (March 23, 1950 – February 11, 2014), better known by his screen name Roy Alvarez, was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter for film, television and theater in the Philippines. Biography He was born on March 23, 1950 in Pagbilao, Quezon, Philippines as Leandro Delantar Alvarez. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Commerce at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. He lived for some time in the United States. He was also a lecturer and speaker on Consciousness Development, Inner and Outer Ecology, Healing Mother Earth and Zero Waste Management. In March 1989, he signed an eight-picture deal with Viva Films, and was set to star in the film ''Imortal'' alongside Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon; however, he eventually dropped out of the project. Personal life He was married to Nieves Campa and they have a daughter, Miren Alvarez who is married to Paolo Fabregas, a son of his friend and fellow actor Jaime Fabregas. Death Alv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagbilao
Pagbilao, officially the Municipality of Pagbilao ( tgl, Bayan ng Pagbilao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,700 people. It is located on the northern shore of Tayabas Bay on Luzon, just east of Lucena, the provincial capital. Pagbilao is from Lucena and from Manila. Geography Barangays Pagbilao is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Climate Demographics Economy Most of the vast lands of Pagbilao are mainly used for agricultural. These agricultural land are mostly coconut, rice and poultry farms. But some of these lands became industrial areas. Most of these industrial lands are ice plants, rice and oil mills which can be seen along the highway. The Province of Quezon announced that they are planning to make an industrial park or economic zone in the Barangays of Alupaye and Bantigue of Pagbilao. It will really help the employment of the people of Quezon Province. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake, Rattle & Roll VI
''Shake, Rattle & Roll VI'' (titled onscreen as ''Shake Rattle and Roll 6'') is a 1997 Filipino horror anthology film and the sixth installment of the ''Shake, Rattle & Roll'' film series. It was distributed by MAQ Productions. It is directed by Maurice Carvajal, Anton Juan, and Frank Rivera. The film is not an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival unlike other installments, but it was meant to be an entry in the 1996 Metro Manila Film Festival. The seventh installment, ''Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k5'', was released in 2005. Plot "Ang Telebisyon" Jennifer and her family live in a neighborhood full of cases with missing children. Her parents, Emil & Madel, are way too busy at work to notice Jennifer at home, so she feels neglected. On a Friday, Jennifer and her nanny Lucy, are all alone at home while Jennifer's parents are away. That day, a man who works for a company named Boo Enterprises shows up outside their home. He offers them a television after Jennifer's father gets c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayani (TV Series)
''Bayani'' () is a Philippine educational television series produced by ABS-CBN in cooperation with the Philippine Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). The show revolves around two Grade 4 to 6 school children who discovers a cave where they meet an old man who tasks them to go back in time to relive certain events to witness the heroism of select figures in Philippine history. During its original run, the show airs every weekends (formerly Wednesday) on ABS-CBN from 1995 to 2002. The Department of Education has endorsed ''Bayani'', together with the other educational television shows developed by ABS-CBN Foundation (formerly ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation), as part of regular class activities. Background Bayani dramatizes historical events and the lives of Filipino historical heroes as well as their accomplishments from the perspective of two elementary/middle school students named Noli and Aya/Ana and later replaced by Manuel and Lisa, who magically tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Television Network
People's Television Network ( fil, Telebisyon ng Bayan; abbreviated PTV) is the flagship State broadcasting, state broadcaster owned by the Government of the Philippines. Founded in 1974, PTV is the main brand of People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), one of the attached agencies under the Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)#Presidential Communications Office, Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). PTV, along with government-owned media companies Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation and the Philippine Broadcasting Service-Bureau of Broadcast Services, forms the media arm of the OPS and acts as a primary state television broadcaster that focuses on news, information and public service programming. Its head office, studios and transmitter are located at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Barangay Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City. As a government-run station, PTV receives funding from the General Appropriations Act (Annual National Budget) and sales from blocktimers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hot Box
''The Hot Box'' is a 1972 women in prison film from Joe Viola and Jonathan Demme, who had previously made ''Angels Hard as They Come'' (1971) for New World Pictures. It was shot in the Philippines and was originally known as ''The Prescription Revolution''.Christopher T Koetting, ''Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures'', Hemlock Books. 2009 p 38 Plot Four American nurses working in the Republic of San Rosario are kidnapped by a band of guerillas. Cast *Carmen Argenziano as Flavio *Andrea Cagan as Bunny Kincaid *Margaret Markov as Lynn Forrest * Rickey Richardson as Ellie St. George * Laurie Rose as Sue Pennwright * Zaldy Zschornack as Ronaldo Montoya *Jose Romulo as Crao * Rocco Montalban as Carragiero *Charles Dierkop as The journalist Garcia, also known as Major Dubay * Gina Laforteza as Florida *Ruben Ramos as Mimmo *Ruben Rustia Production The film came about because Roger Corman had a production deal in the Philippines with a young produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma'am May We Go Out?
Ma'am May We Go Out? is a 1985 Filipino comedy film written and directed by Mike Relon Makiling. It stars comedic trio Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon. Plot Soriano brothers Dennis, Chipipoy/Chip, and Jeff are bums who do odd jobs to earn a living, including driving a jeepney. Their lives take a different turn after meeting Atty. Aga Agaton, who told them that they are long-lost heirs of a US-based millionaire. Per the millionaire's will, the brothers would claim his inheritance as long as they finish high school or else the lawyer will take it all. The brothers enroll at the Rajah Putih High School where their age turns them into the butt of their classmates' jokes. The brothers eventually befriend a group of students after saving them from thugs. They also seek help from Einstein, the class' resident genius, in order to get away with the most difficult subjects. Trouble starts when the Soriano brothers become involved in different mishaps happening in the school (in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop
''Kapag Puno Na ang Salop'' () is a 1987 Filipino action film directed by Arturo San Agustin and starring Fernando Poe Jr. (also producer), Eddie Garcia, Paquito Diaz, Jose Romulo, Dencio Padilla, Roy Alvarez, and Rowena Moran. Produced by FPJ Productions, the film was released on November 26, 1987. Critic Luciano E. Soriano of the ''Manila Standard'' gave the film a positive review, praising the dialogue and Poe and Garcia's performances which elevate its formulaic plot. ''Kapag Puno Na ang Salop'' was followed by two sequels: ''Ako ang Huhusga'' in 1989, and ''Hindi Ka Na Sisikatan ng Araw: Kapag Puno Na ang Salop Part-III'' in 1990. Cast *Fernando Poe Jr. as P/Sgt. Isagani Guerrero *Eddie Garcia as Judge Rodrigo Valderrama *Paquito Diaz as Paquito Maraman *Jose Romulo *Dencio Padilla as Sgt. Sibal *Roy Alvarez as Dante * Rowena Moran *Lito Anzures as Mang Porong, Dante's uncle * Jimmy Fabregas as a doctor *Augusto Victa *Ernie Zarate *Nanding Fernandez *Delia Razon *Rudy Meye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Mistica
''Rosa Mistica'' is a 1988 Filipino romantic fantasy anthology film directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza and written by Orlando B. Nadres. Based on the Pilipino Klasiks comic by Pablo S. Gomez, the film is composed of three segments, with Snooky Serna starring in the lead role in each segment. Produced by Regal Films, it was released on March 3, 1988, and was a commercial success. Critic Luciano E. Soriano of the ''Manila Standard'' gave the film a positive review, and considered the final segment to be the film's highlight. Plot Mga Puting Rosas ni Rosalie Rosalie Leynes, a young woman from a rich family, is engaged to Mike, but on their wedding day, Rosalie dies and goes to heaven. She implores a woman who looks similar to the Virgin Mary to return her to Earth in order to settle some unfinished business, which the woman grants. Three years after her death, Rosalie returns to find Mike about to poison her sickly mother Donya Natalia in order to inherit her wealth and support hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Inday And The Golden Bibe (1988 Film)
''Super Inday and the Golden Bibe'' () is a 1988 Filipino superhero comedy film directed by Luciano B. Carlos, written by Jose Javier Reyes, and starring Maricel Soriano and child actress Aiza Seguerra as the respective titular characters, alongside Eric Quizon, Manilyn Reynes, Janno Gibbs, and Melanie Marquez. Produced by Regal Films, it was released on June 23, 1988. Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a positive review, praising the costumes of the villains but criticizing the lack of distinction between right and wrong in a scene involving theft by children. Cast * Maricel Soriano as Super Inday / Inday *Aiza Seguerra as the Golden Bibe / Snow White *Eric Quizon as Henzel, a reporter *Manilyn Reynes as *Janno Gibbs *Melanie Marquez as Babaeng Alakdan () * Nova Villa *Jimmy Santos as Brutus, the stepfather of Inday *Mel Martinez *Michael Roberts *Palito * Ramil Rodriguez * Roy Alvarez *Flora Gasser *Evelyn Vargas *Bomber Moran *Jack Fajardo Release ''Super Inday and the Golden B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dangerous Life
''The Four Day Revolution'' (broadcast in the Philippines as ''A Dangerous Life'') is a 1988 Australian television film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by David Williamson. The story is about the journey and the love affair of an American foreign correspondent set during the final years of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship in the Philippines, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983 to the People Power Revolution in 1986, as well as other key events that led to the ouster of Marcos. The film stars Gary Busey as American news correspondent Tony O'Neill, and Rebecca Gilling as his estranged journalist wife Angie. It also stars Tessie Tomas as Imelda Marcos and Laurice Guillen as Corazon Aquino, whose performances received critical acclaim. It was shot on location in Manila, Philippines, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, Australia. Plot After being informed by Fabian Ver of Senator Ninoy Aquino's arrival, Imelda Marcos informs her husband Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black & White
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s). Photography Contemporary use Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white. Computing In computing terminology, ''black-and-white'' is sometimes used to refer to a binary image consisting solely of pure black pixels and pure white ones; what would normally be called a black-and-white image, that is, an image containing shades of gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
