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Volta (TV Series)
''Volta'' is a Philippine television series on ABS-CBN, which was broadcast from January 26 to March 15, 2008. The series is a serialization of the 2004 film, '' Volta'', produced by Star Cinema. It was a regional semi-finalist for the 2008 International Emmy Awards under the Comedy Program category. This series was streaming on Jeepney TV YouTube Channel every 7:00 pm and was replaced by Princess Sarah. Synopsis Volta, the Queen of Lightning kicks bad guys with her two children, 220 (Salty) and 110 (Pepper). Her husband, Mark, does not have superpowers and is unaware that his wife Perla is the superheroine Volta on whom he has a crush. The family live a complicated life of secrecy and double-secrecy as Volta tries to balance her life as a superheroine and a homemaker. Aiding her in her complicated life are her best friends Din-Din and Nancy. Complications rise when a villainous "family" surfaces to darken Volta's days and move in on Perla's neighborhood as their next door ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Imperial
Dino Ricardo Kilates (born April 9, 1988), known professionally as Dino Imperial, is a Filipino actor, Club MC, commercial model and radio disk jockey. He was a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic, ABS-CBN's Talent Management & Development Center and starred in Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv. In 2010, Imperial left Star Magic and joined Viva Artists Agency. Enrique Gil Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V (; born March 30, 1992) is a Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model. Gil has appeared in various films and television shows such as ''Mula Sa Puso'', ''Budoy'', '' Princess and I'', '' Muling Buksan Ang Puso'' an ... took over his spot in Star Magic's Gigger Boys segment in ASAP XV. In his radio career, Imperial currently works with radio station Wave 89.1. In music, he works under his alias DZ SVG, and is part of the hip-hop collective Bawal Clan. Filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Imperial, Dino 1988 births De La Salle–Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and Elizabeth Peña. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the film follows Bob and Helen Parr, a couple of superheroes, known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who hide their powers in accordance with a government mandate, and attempt to live a quiet suburban life with their three children. However, Bob's desire to help people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan-turned-foe. Bird, who was Pixar's first outside director, developed the film as an extension of the 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and personal family life. He pitched the film to Pixar after Warner Bros.' box office disappointment of his first feature, ''The Iron Giant'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, California, United States. Since 2006, Pixar has been a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is another studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Pixar started in 1979 as part of the Lucasfilm computer division, known as the Graphics Group, before its spin-off as a corporation in 1986, with funding from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder. Disney purchased Pixar in January 2006 at a valuation of $7.4+ billion by converting each share of Pixar stock to 2.3 shares of Disney stock. Pixar is best known for its feature films, technologically powered by RenderMan, the company's own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan Interface Specification image-rendering API. The studio's mascot is Luxo Jr., a desk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charo Santos
María Rosario Navarro Santos-Concio (born October 27, 1955), popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos (), is a 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 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 assistant with the pre-martial law ABS-CB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenn Deramas
Wenn or WENN may refer to: *WENN (AM), a radio station (1320 AM) licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, United States *''Remember WENN'', a television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on American Movie Classics *World Entertainment News Network, an entertainment news wire service based in London, England *Former callsign of WERC-FM, a radio station (105.5 FM) licensed to Hoover, Alabama, United States *Former callsign of WACT, a radio station (1420 AM) licensed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States *St Wenn, village and parish in the Restormel district of mid-Cornwall, United Kingdom *Stuart Wenn, an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League In German-language music: *Wenn du da bist *Wenn alle untreu werden *''Wenn Der Letzte Schatten Fällt'', album by L'Âme Immortelle *Wenn der Himmel brennt See also *Wenns Wenns () is a municipality in the Imst district 7.30 km south of Imst at the Pitze river. Due to its central location in the Pitztal va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Abunda
Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. (; born October 29, 1960), popularly known as Boy Abunda, is a Filipino professor, television host, publicist and talent manager. Early life and education Boy Abunda was born as Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. in Borongan. He attended Ateneo de Manila University, where he took up Business Management. However, he did not finish that course because of his father's death. He left Ateneo and worked in odd jobs to support himself. He graduated from Philippine Women's University with degrees Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts in 2009, Master of Arts in Communication Arts in 2011, and Doctor of Philosophy in Social Development in 2016. Personal life Abunda is openly gay and has been in a relationship with partner Elmer "Bong" Quintana since 1983. Although Abunda is a practicing Catholic and Marian devotee, he is a supporter of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, expressing disagreement with the Church's stand on homosexuality. He denounced the 2016 Orl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessy Mendiola
Jessy Mendiola-Manzano (born Jessica Mendiola Tawile, ; December 3, 1992) is a Filipino actress. Early life Mendiola was born in Dubai, where her father used to work. She is the second of three siblings of a Filipino mother and a Lebanese father. She was three years old when her mother moved and brought her and her elder sister Pamela to the Philippines. Her mother left her father due to his infidelity. Jessy's younger sister Megan was born in Mexico, where her parents reconciled but eventually separated again for unknown reasons. She remains in contact with her father, who works overseas as a marine anthropologist. She studied mass communication at Far Eastern University. Career Jessy Mendiola was one of the 18 new talents launched by ABS-CBN under Star Magic Batch 15. She, along with Megan Young, Alfonso Martinez, Carlo Guevarra and her Star Magic batchmates, joined the cast of ''Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv'', when it was revamped to '' Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2'' in 2007. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Durano
Thaddeus Presbitero Durano Jr. (born August 17, 1974), also known as his stage name DJ Durano, is a Filipino actor, television personality, singer and recording artist. His career in entertainment started as part of '' That's Entertainment'' of German Moreno German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director. Early .... He has been the lead vocalist of bands like "Intense", "Musik Jive", "Frontline" and "Next Level". Filmography Television Movies References * https://web.archive.org/web/20110724093108/http://telebisyon.net/Deejay-Durano/artista/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20110426031714/http://www.filipinomusica.com/dj-durano.html External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durano, Dj 1974 births Living people 21st-century Filipino male singers That's Entertainment Wednesday Group Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Morales (actor)
Carlin Craig Woodruff Jr., known by his stage name Carlos Morales, is a Filipino actor and director. Personal life Morales was born in Olongapo City, Philippines to Lilia and Carlin Woodruff and is the youngest of four children. His father was an American Navy serviceman previously based in Subic. When he was six years old, his parents separated and has since both remarried. Morales attended high school at St. Joseph in Olongapo. He attended Centro Escolar University before transferring to San Sebastian College, where he finished his third year as a broadcasting major. He also attended Sacramento City College Sacramento City College (SCC) is a public community college in Sacramento, California. SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had an enrollment of 25,307 in 2009. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community ... to study Nursing. Career Morales' performance in the Philippine Educational Theater Association play ''Mga Pusang Gala'' wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Lou Blanco
Jacqueline Lourdes Blanco-Davao (born February 11, 1964) is a Filipina actress and aerobic instructor. During the 1980s and the 1990s, she appeared in different film genres including ''Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'', (1991), ''Si Aida, Si Lorna, o Si Fe'', (1989) ''Misis mo, Misis ko'', (1988) and ''Palabra de honor'' (1983). Blanco is the daughter of famous Filipino Music composer and actress Pilita Corrales. She has a half-brother named Ramon Christopher Gutierrez. She is married to Philippine actor Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou .... They have three children. Blanco co-hosted the noontime show ''Student Canteen'' on GMA-7 from 1982 until the show's cancellation in 1986. She was also a regular fixture on the Sunday musical extravaganza "GMA Supershow" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokoleit
Jonathan Aguilar Garcia (June 25, 1970 – March 9, 2019), better known by his stage name Chokoleit, was a Filipino comedian, actor, and TV host. He was best known for his role as Pearly Shell in the Philippine television series ''Marina''. Education Chokoleit attended Ateneo de Davao University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication. Career Chokoleit's showbiz career started in 1994 when he was discovered by movie director/ talent manager Maryo J. de los Reyes. His contemporary was fellow stand-up comedian Gil "Ate Gay" Morales. Not soon after, he became a bit player in the GMA Network sitcom ''Haybol Rambol'', sharing screen time with lead stars Dennis Padilla, Benjie Paras and Nida Blanca. He managed to stay with the sitcom until it was cancelled in 1995. He also became part of the talk show ''Brunch'' as comic relief to main hosts Bing Loyzaga and Michelle van Eimeren from 1998-1999 and started to appear in movies also as a bit player, while continuing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
