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Soltera (film)
''Soltera'' is a 1999 Filipino film produced by Star Cinema, starring Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo and Ms. Maricel Soriano. The film was directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng. Barretto and Ocampo reunited since ''Mula sa Puso'' (both two-year run drama series and movie version released in February). Plot Sandra (Maricel Soriano) is a wedding planner whose sisters Lorraine (Rita Avila), Bessie (Maila Gumila) are now married. On the wedding day of her sister Cathy (Julia Clarete), she met a young real estate agent Eric Robles (Diether Ocampo). With the help of her gay friend Jojo (Raymond Bagatsing), the two started a budding relationship despite their age gap and live-in. However, Sandra's family are not-so agree with Eric because he is too young for Sandra. Eric then became close to Sandra's employee Lisa (Claudine Barretto). When Sandra decided to go to the United States, Eric confessed that he loves Lisa, but Lisa rejects Eric's love because it's not right. When Sandra came ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charo Santos-Concio
María Rosario Navarro Santos-Concio (born October 27, 1955), popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos (), is a Filipino people, Filipino media executive and actress. She is the host of ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', the longest-running television drama anthology in Asia. From 2012 to 2016, she was the chief executive officer of ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. Currently she serves as chief content officer and president of ABS-CBN University. Santos-Concio plays a powerful role in TV and film production in the Philippines. On March 3, 2008, she was promoted as the fifth president of ABS-CBN Corporation and in charge of the company's total business portfolio, taking over from interim president Eugenio Lopez III, Eugenio López III. She took over as CEO after López retired on December 31, 2015. Career Santos-Concio was first noticed by the media as Baron Travel Girl in 1976. She also worked as a production assist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Alonzo
Germelina Viana Hernandez (born June 1, 1946), better known by her stage name Alicia Alonzo, is a Filipina actress in movies and television in the Philippines. She is the sister of action star Anthony Alonzo. Career She was a flight stewardess of Philippine Air Lines whose fate took a dramatic turn when her younger brother, actor Anthony Alonzo†, saw an advertisement by Lea Productions searching for a new star. She joined showbiz from 1967 in ''Kapag Puso'y Sinugatan'', ''Together Again'', ''So Happy Together'', ''Kwatang: A Star Is Born'' and ''Karate Kid''. She appeared in more than 140 movies and television shows up to date including ''Donata'' (1968), ''Marahas Ang Daigdig'' (1970), ''Kamay Na Gumagapang'' (1974), ''Kutong Lupa'' (1976), and ''Roberta'' (1979), among others. In 1980's, Alonzo appeared in ''Uhaw Sa Kalayaan'' (1980), ''Bakit Bughaw Ang Langit?'' (1981) starring Nora Aunor and Dennis Roldan, ''Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!'' (1982) with Robert Arevalo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine LGBT-related Films
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Tagalog-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Cinema Films
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light. The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. The observable universe contains an estimated to stars. Only about 4,000 of these stars are visible to the naked eye, all within the Milky Way galaxy. A star's life begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material composed primarily of hydrogen, along with helium and trace amounts of heavier elements. Its total mass is the main factor determining its evolution and eventual fate. A star shines for most of its active life due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuh Ledesma
Maria Socorro "Kuh" Hashim Ledesma (born March 16, 1955) is a Filipino singer and actress. Born in Manila, Philippines with a Lebanese lineage and Ilonggo parents, she moved to Bacolod for college where she met some of her future Music and Magic band mates. Ledesma has had a more than 40-year presence in the Philippine music industry, involving more than 1,000 concerts in various parts of the world, with numerous awards in the Philippines and 20 albums. In 1997 she released her international debut album, ''Precious'', in collaboration with American and Filipino songwriters, arrangers and musicians. Bolandrina, Gretheline. Kuh Ledesma at Boston's John Hancock Hall, Inquirer.net, June 15, 2007 Retrieved June 17, 2007 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Records (Philippines)
Universal Records Philippines, Inc. is a Filipino record label founded in 1977 as part of Warner Music Group. Since 1992, it is an independent label. The label is currently a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry. History URPI was founded in 1977 as WEA Records Philippines Inc. The company was the licensee of WEA in the Philippines for 15 years. However, the latter still decided to put its own office, the precursor of what is now Warner Music Philippines. In 1992, the company adopted a new name, Universal Records Philippines Inc., and since then it has risen as one of the Philippines' best and biggest record labels. Universal Records officially distributed K-pop albums from September 2009, to be followed by some J-pop albums which were announced in late May 2011. Currently, it is the leading independent recording company in the country, being home to best-selling OPM artists. In 2018, the company launched Mustard Music, a sublabel focusing on the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edu Manzano
Eduardo "Edu" Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino American, Filipino-American actor, fashion model, TV commercial model, comedian, politician, United States Air Force veteran and television game host. He was previously the host of game shows ''The Weakest Link'', ''Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?, Pilipinas, Game KNB?'', ''1 vs. 100 (Philippine game show), 1 vs. 100'' and ''Asar Talo Lahat Panalo!''. Early life Eduardo Manzano was born on September 14, 1955, in San Francisco, California, USA to Filipino people, Filipino parents. Due to his parentage (''jus sanguinis'') and the place of his birth (''jus soli''), he is a Multiple citizenship, dual citizen of the Philippines and the United States, as per the laws of both countries. Edu Manzano studied at De La Salle University in Manila. Acting career Manzano moved to the Philippines to pursue a full-time career with the local film industry. He was president of the actors’ group ''Katipunan ng mga Artista ng Pelikulang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Clarete
Edda Giselle Rosetta Nuñez Clarette (born September 24, 1979), better known by her screen name Julia Clarete (), is a Filipina singer, actress, television host, and performer. She is best known as one of the co-hosts of ''Eat Bulaga!'', the longest actively running noontime TV show in the Philippines. Clarete was introduced as a member of Star Circle (now Star Magic) Batch 4 in 1996. Personal life Julia is the youngest child with two older brothers; all of them studied at Casa Del Nino Montessori and attended high school in San Pedro Laguna. In May 2007, she gave birth to a son named Sebastian, fathered by Stephen Uy. She is married to Gareth McGeown, Coca-Cola’s Commercial Director for Malaysia and Singapore. In January 2016, Clarete, now based in Kuala Lumpur, resigned as one of the hosts of ''Eat Bulaga! ''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Lana
Rodolfo R. Lana Jr. (born October 10, 1972), known professionally as Jun Robles Lana, is a Philippines, Filipino filmmaker. The winner of 11 Palanca Awards, Palanca Awards for Literature, he became the youngest member of the Palanca Awards#Palanca Hall of Fame, Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2015, he directed the actual one-shot film, ''Shadow Behind The Moon'', which won the Best Director, NETPAC and FIPRESCI awards at the 13th Pacific Meridian Film Festival. At the 20th International Film Festival of Kerala, he won the Best Director award for the same film. Writing career He was born Rodolfo Lana Jr. in Makati, and attended local schools. Interested in writing from an early age, he began to write and submit plays in Filipino language to competitions. He has adopted Jun Lana as his pen name. At age 19, he received an "Honorable Mention" citation in the 1991 Palanca Awards in the category ''Dulang May Isang Yugto'' (One-Act Play in Filipino language, Filipino), for his play '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
