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The Legal Wife
''The Legal Wife'' is a 2014 Philippine drama television series directed by Rory B. Quintos and Dado C. Lumibao, starring Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales, Maja Salvador and JC de Vera. The series aired on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from January 27, 2014 to June 13, 2014, replacing '' Maria Mercedes''. Plot The story follows the lives of two best friends, Monica Santiago (Angel Locsin) and Nicole Esquivel (Maja Salvador). Friends from childhood, both yearn for a father’s love. Monica’s mother Eloisa (Rio Locsin) escapes a controlling, jealous and violent husband but is only able to take her baby daughter. Her two sons are left behind. They are saved from the streets by her childhood sweetheart Dante Ramos (Mark Gil) who brings them to Daet, Camarines Norte, a beautiful province in the northern region of the Philippines. Dante raises Monica as if she were his child. Meanwhile, Dante leaves his girlfriend Camille Esquivel fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Television Drama
Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television) and "''sérye''" (series). ''Teleseryes'' share characteristics with and have roots similar to soap operas and ''telenovelas''. They have evolved into a genre with unique characteristics, however, and often reflect Filipino social reality. ''Teleseryes'' are aired in the afternoon and prime time, five days a week. Their audience crosses age and gender lines, and they have the highest advertising rates in the Philippine television industry. Series last from three months to a year or longer, depending on ratings. Philippine TV dramas also include serials and anthologies, usually shown weekly. These dramas have a finite number of episodes and usually last one season, again depending on ratings. History 1940s-1980s Soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matet De Leon
Matet de Leon-Estrada (born October 4, 1984 as Maria Theresa Villamayor) is a Filipina actress who began her career as a child star. She is an adopted daughter of Christopher de Leon and Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (born May 21, 1953), professionally known as Nora Aunor (), is a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is known as Ph .... Filmography Film Television External links * References {{DEFAULTSORT:De Leon, Matet 1983 births Living people ABS-CBN personalities Actresses from Manila M Filipino film actresses Filipino women comedians GMA Network personalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Del Prado
Janus Renato Robles Mateo III (born 19 November 1984), better known by his screen name Janus del Prado, is a Filipino actor. He is a former talent of Star Magic. Early life He is the youngest son of veteran action star Renato del Prado and actress Amelia Robles. Career He started in showbusiness at age of 5 doing bit roles. His mother refused to use his father's influence in the industry to get in so she trained him herself and his other two siblings to act and regularly brings them to auditions. He has been in the industry since 1990 and has done a variety of roles. Despite the popular belief that he was a member of 1992 variety/gag show ''Ang TV'', he was not. He auditioned a bunch of times but never got cast. Some of his movies are ''Pulis Probinsya'', ''Pulis Probinsya 2'', ''Magic Kingdom: Ang Alamat ng Damortis'', '' One More Chance'', ''Catch Me, I'm in Love'', '' Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay'', '' A Second Chance'', '' How to Be Yours'', and TV shows are ''G-mik'', ''Qpids'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Isabel Lopez
Maria Isabel Pagunsan Lopez—Melrod (born 19 August 1957), is a Filipina movie and television actress. Lopez was the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 titleholder and represented the Philippines in the 31st Miss Universe Pageant in Lima, Peru. She became controversially known as a Filipina beauty queen and an actress provocatively known for acting Sex in film. Lopez was previously married to a Japanese national, Hiroshi Yokohama, later annulled. Lopez then married Jonathan Melrod in the United States. She is a mosaic artist and a professional member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists and acts in various roles in Philippine cinema. Pageantry Lopez is from Cagayan de Oro City and was born to ''Benjamin Lopez and Crescencia Pagunsan''. Prior to becoming a beauty queen titleholder, she worked as a fashion designer at The SM Store and Rustan's department store as well as a sexy model for various fashion salons, namely by gay fashion designer, Rodolfo Fuentes (1950—2011) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahron Villena
Ahron Villena (born Roche Ahron Villena on March 10, 1987) is a Filipino actor. He was formerly a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents Star Magic and is currently a freelance artist. Career In 2004, he joined and won the ABS-CBN noontime show MTB: Ang Saya-Saya's talent search called ''TV Idol Ur D’ on August 21, 2004. Since then, he has appeared in local television dramas, anthology series and movies. In 2010, he moved from ABS-CBN's rival station GMA Network to join Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown. He currently serves as a Sangguniang Kabataan's Chairman in Brgy. San Jose Sico, Batangas City. Villena attends the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City with fellow actors Megan Young, Alfred Navarro, Che Tolentino, Charles Christianson, Kontin Roque, Sugar Mercado, Sophia Montecarlo, Erich Gonzales, Alvin Aragon, Eslove Briones, Shey Bustamante, Joe Vargas and Marco Aytona. After ''Survivor Philippines ''Survivor Philippines'' is a Philippine tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joem Bascon
Joseph Emmanuel Bascon, popularly known by the stage name Joem Bascon, (born August 29, 1986) is a Filipino actor. He is currently a freelance actor under Regal Entertainment and Viva Artists Agency. Career Bascon's first relevance in the entertainment industry came due to his supposed resemblance to established entertainers Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby. However, he has since tried to create his own image. Speaking to the Philippine Star Supreme, he says, "To be compared with Piolo and Sam is really flattering especially when I was just starting, but I want now to be known as myself, as Joem Bascon, to finally have my own identity." Bascon is into weightlifting, boxing and kettle bell training. Education He graduated from high school at Don Bosco Technical College in Mandaluyong, an exclusive school for boys. He served as a basketball varsity player then. After graduating from high school in 2003, he attended the University of Santo Tomas to study Electrical Engineering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher De Leon
Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956) is a Philippine film actor and politician. He is recognized as the “''King of Philippine Drama''” has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s. Regarded as an "acting genius" and one of the pillars of the industry, De Leon is a recipient of the prestigious “Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 27th PMPC Star Awards. He has won 7 FAMAS Awards including five "Best Actor" wins and a Hall of Fame trophy. He has also won 2 Gawad Urian Awards, 4 FAP Awards and an MMFF Hall of Fame plaque. On June 30, 2010, he was sworn into office as the board member of the 2nd district of Batangas. Early life and education De Leon is the son of Gil de León and Lilia Dizon. He is of German Jewish descent from his maternal grandfather. On May 11, 1999, he was given a US Certificate of Citizenship. The U.S. Certificate of Citizenship says that the holder was a U.S. Citizen at birth. His citizenship was passed throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
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] |
Camarines Norte
Camarines Norte ( bcl, Amihanan na Camarines; fil, Hilagang Camarines), officially the Province of Camarines Norte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet, Camarines Norte, Daet. The province borders Quezon to the west, Camarines Sur to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the north. It has historically been a Bikol speaking region. However, there has been a language shift in recent years to Tagalog, which is more commonly used nowadays. History In 1573, Bicol Region, Bicol province was founded. From Bicol, the province of Camarines was created in 1636, which was divided in 1829, creating Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 into Ambos Camarines (''ambos'' is Spanish for "both"). They were merged into Ambos Camarines once again in 1893. The province was divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur once again in 1917. When Camarines Norte was separated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daet
Daet (), officially the Municipality of Daet ( bcl, Banwaan kan Daet; tl, Bayan ng Daet), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,700 people. The municipality is a popular surfing spot among surfers worldwide. It is also home to the annual Daet International Aerosports Show which is first held in 2013. Daet is from Manila. Etymology The name ''Daet'' was derived from the Bikol word ''dai-daitan'' which means, ''close to each other''. ''Daet'' also originated from ancient Bicol term ''daet'' which, according to the first Bicol Spanish Dictionary ''Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol'' authored by Fray Marcos de Lisboa, would mean "to make friend" or "to be reconciled". History Pre-colonial period Daet was already an old community even before the discovery of the Philippines by Ferdinand Magellan, Magellan in 1521. An anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gil
Raphael John "Ralph" Gil Eigenmann (25 September 1961 – 1 September 2014), better known by his screen name Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late 80s to the early 2000s. Gil was also widely known for playing the protagonist of the critically-acclaimed 1982 film ''Batch '81'' and the role of Lorna Tolentino's former Filipino-American boss-lover-killer in the drama-suspense thriller ''The Elsa Castillo Story: The Chop-Chop Lady'', the script of which is inspired by true events. He also appeared in several drama series, the last of which was the ABS-CBN drama ''The Legal Wife'', starring Angel Locsin and Jericho Rosales. Personal life He was the middle child of actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, and brother of actors Michael de Mesa and Cherie Gil. He is the father of singer/actor Gabby Eigenmann and Katherine "Ira" Eigenmann by model/actress and then-girlfriend Irene Celebre. He was si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
