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Shaina Magdayao
Shaina Garcia Magdayao (; born November 6, 1989) is a Filipino actress, dancer, singer and model. She is currently working for Star Magic and a talent of ABS-CBN. Magdayao is recognized as one of the country's premiere actresses and prettiest faces in showbiz. With a career spanning of over 25 years, she is recognized as the industry's "''Gold Queen''" of Philippine television and the "''Dance royalty''" of her generation. She has won countless accolades for her acting prowess including a FAMAS Award, MMFF Award for ''Best Supporting Actress'' and Gawad PASADO Award for ''Best Supporting Actress''. Magdayao has starred in multiple blockbuster films in a lead role including: ''Four Sisters and a Wedding'' (₱145 million), Villa Estrella (₱50 million), and Shake, Rattle and Roll XII (₱60 million). Shaina Magdayao also starred in the 2020 critically acclaimed film "''Tagpuan''" which won for "Best film" at ''Wallachia International Film Festival'' in Romania and "Best feat ... [...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] |
Villa Estrella
''Villa Estrella'' is a 2009 Philippine horror film directed by Rico Maria Ilarde and starring Shaina Magdayao, Jake Cuenca, Maja Salvador, Geoff Eigenmann, and John Estrada. It was produced by Star Cinema for its 16th anniversary offering. Plot How come people who go there were never seen again? Does the villa "eat" people alive? The film tells the story of Anna (Shaina Magdayao) who has been having nightmares about certain people getting killed. Things became scarier when her ex-boyfriend Alex (Jake Cuenca) brings her to Villa Estrella where she met a girl named Gisele (Maja Salvador) who seems to be very familiar to her One day, Anna meets a little girl named Jenifer (Celine Lim) who lives in Villa Estrella. After meeting Jenifer, she then encountered Suzy (Rubi Rubi) who said that the little girl who lived there was a ghost. They also found out that that Alex mimicked on their love affair but Anna was very cruel. One night, Eddie (John Arcilla) talked to Dave about the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin
''Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin'' (International title: ''Only You'' / ) is a 2005 Philippine melodrama romantic soap opera television series directed by FM Reyes and Jerome Chavez Pobocan. The series stars Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, Angelika Dela Cruz, John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, and Shaina Magdayao, with an ensemble cast consisting of Geoff Eigenmann, Jaclyn Jose, Tirso Cruz III, Hilda Koronel, Carmi Martin, Nonie Buencamino, Kathleen Hermosa, Rayver Cruz, Vanna Garcia, DM Sevilla, Glaiza de Castro, Kiko Matos, Pia Moran, and Marita Zobel in their supporting roles. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block, replacing '' 'Til Death Do Us Part'' and was replaced by ''Panday'' from May 16 to November 4, 2005. Plot Nea Cruz Fontanilla (Claudine Barretto) and Jasmin Cruz Fontanilla (Bea Alonzo) are sisters, although they haven’t seen each other since Nea was five years old and Nea’s father Larry (Noni Buencamino) abandoned both her and her mother Elen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ang Tanging Ina
''Ang Tanging Ina'' () is a 2002 Filipino comedy film, starring Ai-Ai delas Alas and Eugene Domingo. The movie was the highest grossing Filipino film until it was surpassed by ''Sukob'' in 2006. Each film was produced or co-produced by Star Cinema. The film's success spawned a television series of the same name and three sequels entitled ''Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat'', ''Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!)'', and '' Enteng ng Ina Mo''. Plot Ina Montecillo (Ai-Ai delas Alas) meets Tony (Edu Manzano), whom she considers "the man of her dreams". They both have four children, but Tony dies shortly after falling from a stool. Trying to find a replacement father for her children, she meets Alfredo (Tonton Gutierrez), and they have four more children. Alfredo dies after falling from a pedestrian overpass while fleeing with a crowd from a cinema due to false alarms shouted by an intoxicated patron, and Ina meets Kiko (Jestoni Alarcon), who fathers her other four children. On their weddin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Academy Of Movie Arts And Sciences Awards
The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (also known as the FAMAS Awards) are the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of award-winning writers and movie columnists, for achievements in Philippine cinema for a calendar year. Members of the academy including avid movie viewers, fans or enthusiasts cast their votes on who should win the statuettes in the different categories they were nominated. Established in 1952, it is the oldest existing film industry award-giving body in the Philippines (as of 2013) and one of the oldest in Asia. The FAMAS Award, from 1952 to 1982, was the highest Filipino film award a filmmaker or artisan could receive in the local movie industry. In 1982, after the inception of the Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna) Awards, the Philippine equivalent of the Oscars (where academy members are film professionals who nominate and choose awardees of the year) was mandated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanging Yaman (film)
''Tanging Yaman'' (International Title: ''A Change of Heart'') is a 2000 Filipino religious-family drama film produced by Star Cinema. Directed by Laurice Guillen, the film garnered several awards, especially at the 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress. The film's title came from a liturgical composition by Manoling Francisco, SJ and sung by Carol Banawa. Gloria Romero, who portrayed the loving and devout Lola Loleng, previously collaborated with director Laurice Guillen in the 1980 film ''Kasal'' where she played Elisa, Grace's mother and the 1990 drama film adapted from a radio drama, ''Kapag Langit ang Humatol'' where she played the abusive and violent matriarch Octavia Villaroel. The success of this religious-family drama film was followed ten years later by '' Sa 'yo Lamang'', also directed by Laurice Guillen. The film was digitally restored and remastered in high-definition in 2014 by the ABS-CBN Film Archives and Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Records
Star Music (stylized in lowercase as starmusic; formerly known as Star Records), is a record label in the Philippines owned and operated by media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. It was formerly a separate company operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN until 2013 when it was merged to ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. It is now a division of ABS-CBN Music, a division of ABS-CBN for its music. Its publishing and distribution subsidiary in the country is Star Music Publishing (formerly Star Songs, Inc.) and has over one thousand songs in its catalog including the classic song "Anak" by Freddie Aguilar. It is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), a non-profit and private trade organization, that represents the recording industry distributors in the Philippines. Star Music also released video karaoke VCDs versions of the label's songs in the Philippines. History Star Music was founded on February 20, 1995, as Star Recording, Inc. with Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinella (TV Series)
''Marinella'' is a Philippine television series by ABS-CBN. It premiered on February 8, 1999 replacing '' Cristy Per Minute'' when it moved to its new timeslot. The series ended on May 11, 2001 and it was replaced by ''Recuerdo de Amor''. Starring Camille Prats, Shaina Magdayao and Serena Dalrymple and was aired every afternoon (1:30 pm from February 8, 1999 until March 9, 2001; later at 2pm from March 12, 2001 until May 11, 2001) after '' Magandang Tanghali... Bayan!''. The series is currently streaming online on Jeepney TV YouTube channel every 2:00 pm & 2:30 pm replacing ''Recuerdo de Amor''. Premise The lives of three friends, Marie de Guzmán, Rina Fuentes, and Ella Domingo are intertwined. After a huge fire separated the girls from their respective families, they decided to band together as a unit they can call a family. They have overlooked one big obstacle: Katrina Rodriguez will never allow the three to live in peace. Katrina is out to destroy each of them because Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family of Iloilo, López family. The network is headquartered at the ELJ Communications Center and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu, Davao City, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in ABS-CBN Soundstage, Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the ''Kapamilya'' Network; the branding was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo. It is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter, Tower of Power, is located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City with regional stations and offices strategically located in over 9 major cities across the country. The original meaning of the GMA acronym was Greater Manila Area, referring to the initial coverage area of the station. As the network expanded it changed into Global Media Arts. The flagship television station of GMA is DZBB-TV (GMA-7 Manila) which carries VHF Channel 7 (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyra (TV Series)
''Lyra'' is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. It stars Shaina Magdayao in the title role. It premiered on April 8, 1996. The series concluded on January 3, 1997 with a total of 200 episodes. Cast and characters ;Lead cast * Shaina Magdayao as Lyra Monteverde ;Supporting cast * Eula Valdez as Gina Monteverde * Lolit Solis as Marcia * Vina Morales as Edene * German Moreno as Kwaro * Krista Ranillo Cristalle Lauren Tupaz Ranillo-Lim (born 10 December 1984), known professionally as Krista Ranillo, is a Filipino actress. She comes from a "showbiz family" and earned her degree in 2007. In 2010 she married businessman Nino Jefferson Lim in a J ... as Shayne Accolades References 1996 Philippine television series debuts 1997 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
