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The Story Of Us (TV Series)
''The Story of Us'' is a 2016 Philippine romantic drama television series starring Kim Chiu and Xian Lim. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from February 29, 2016 to June 17, 2016, replacing '' On the Wings of Love''. Synopsis Tin and Macoy are childhood friends turned lovers who grew up together in El Nido, Palawan and dreamed of a better life for them and their family. Circumstances will drive them apart as Tin goes to the United States. Separated from each other, the two are forced to work on their own, driving them further apart until their relationship crumbles. Cast and characters Main cast * Kim Chiu as Cristine "Tin" Manalo ** Alyanna Angeles as young Cristine "Tin" * Xian Lim as Ferdinand "Macoy" Sandoval, Jr. ** Zaijian Jaranilla as young Ferdinand "Macoy" Supporting cast * Shaina Magdayao as Lucia "Cia" Cristobal * Princess Punzalan as Clodette Lowery * Zsa Zsa Padilla as Myra Simbulan * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word '' play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardo Versoza
Mennen Torres Polintan (born July 8, 1969), known professionally as Gardo Verzosa, is a Filipino actor and comedian. Career He started out in roles such as Sabik Sa Halik, Machete II, Halimuyak Ng Babae and Kirot. He was known as "NINO ESPEDILLA" in true life. Later, he went on to star in action movies such as ''Cesar Climaco'', ''Mison'', and ''Ka Hector''. He has also appeared in critically acclaimed movies such as the 1998 Marilou Diaz-Abaya version of ''Rizal'' where he played the role of hero Andres Bonifacio and ''Sisa'' where he played the role of Jose Rizal / Pepe. He has recently even tried his hand in comedy starring in ''Pinoy Blonde''. His success is not limited to movies alone. He also has starred of some of the highest rated shows in Philippine television including ''Mula sa Puso'' where he portrayed Domingo, ''It Might Be You'' as Camilo San Carlos and ''Sugo'' where he was Apo Abukay. At the onset and during his heyday, Gardo Versoza was tagged "Asia's Sexies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Africa
Susan Africa (born August 20, 1959) is a veteran Filipino film, television and theatre actress. Recognised as a legend in the Philippine cinema, Africa won "Best Supporting Actress" at the 13th Metro Manila Film Festival for her performance in 'Olongapo, The Great American Dream'. In 2016, she attended the 66th Berlin International Film Festival as part of the acclaimed 'Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis' where it won Alfred Bauer Prize. Superstar Meryl Streep was so impressed and complimented Africa for her exceptional performance in the film saying: "''There you are! How wonderful to see you in person''". Africa studied Fine Arts and Advertising where she graduated ''cum laude'' at the University of Santo Thomas. She is an associate director of Alumni Relations at Asian Institute of Management (AIM). She is also an Associate Editor of AIM's alumni leadership magazine. Before AIM, she was Ballet Philippines’ Corporate Development Director for 16 years. Career Beginnings Africa ... [...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 show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Punzalan
Bernadette Vela Punzalan-Field (born November 20, 1968), known professionally as Princess Punzalan, is a Filipino actress. She began her career starring in '' Lovingly Yours: The Movie'' (1984) and ''Lovingly Yours, Helen'' (1992-96) and was nominated of PMPC Star Awards for Television in 1987. Her profile continued to grow when she starred as antagonist Selina Pereira-Matias in ''Mula sa Puso'' (1997–99) with Claudine Barretto, and won Best Actress in 1998. Career Princess Punzalan started out her career as one of the regular co-host in now defunct GMA Network Sunday noontime musical variety show ''GMA Supershow''. Soon after she was launched in her own afternoon TV drama anthology entitled "Princess" in 1987 which was produced by her mom Helen Vela's production outfit Hyper Vision. To avoid a possible collision with RPN's ''Coney Reyes on Camera'' (headline by her mom's best friend Coney), her drama anthology was aired at a later timeslot. While her TV career began to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaijian Jaranilla
Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla (born August 23, 2001) is a Filipino actor and dancer who is best known for his role as the orphan Santino in the 2009–2010 religious-themed teleserye, '' May Bukas Pa''. Zaijian was also a cast member in the children's sketch comedy show ''Goin' Bulilit''. He currently portrays ''"Ding"'', the brother of the iconic Filipino superhero Darna in the ongoing TV series of the same name under ABS-CBN. Personal life Jaranilla was born on August 23, 2001, to Glendelle Lara Jaranilla and Zenon Louis Jaranilla. He is the oldest in the family and has two younger brothers, Zildjian Godweevil and Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla. His parents separated in 2006 when he was only five years old, and residing currently with his father. He was a student of General Roxas Elementary School in Quezon City until 2009. He stopped entering regular school for a year due to his schedule of taping of the drama series '' May Bukas Pa''. As a result, he attended activities at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Nido, Palawan
El Nido, officially the Municipality of El Nido ( cyo, Banwa i'ang El Nido, tgl, Bayan ng El Nido), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,494 people. It is about south-west of Manila, and about north-east of Puerto Princesa, capital of Palawan. A managed resource protected area,Destination: El Nido Accessed 24, 2008. it is known for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and limestone cliffs, as well as for being the gateway to the Bacuit archipelago. History El Nido has been inhabited by humans since early 2680 BC, or even up to 22,000 years ago. This was confirmed by the fossils and burial sites, dating back to the Late ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel, commonly known as TFC, is a 24-hour global subscription television network based in Daly City, California with studios in Redwood City, California and offices in Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, UAE, Ethiopia, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by the Filipino media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. Its programming is composed primarily of imported programs from Filipino cable channel Kapamilya Channel and programs produced and distributed by ABS-CBN Entertainment (entertainment) and ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs (news and current affairs), while the ABS-CBN television network is currently inactive due to its shutdown. TFC is available globally on direct-to-home satellite, cable, Internet Protocol television, online streaming, video on demand and on other over-the-top content platforms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
