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Nonie Buencamino
Anthony Buencamino, known professionally as Nonie Buencamino, is a Filipino character actor known for his television and theater work. He is strongly associated with Philippine New Wave Cinema, playing roles such as Mayor Bartolome in Jun Lana's '' Barber's Tales'' and Felipe Buencamino in Jerrold Tarog's '' Heneral Luna''. Education and Early Career Buencamino joined Tanghalang Ateneo as a college student and decades later fondly remembered his start with the company. Personal life He is a grandnephew of seminal Kundiman Kundiman is a genre of traditional Filipino ballads, predominantly with romantic themes. The lyrics of the kundiman are written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundima ... composer Francisco Beltran Buencamino Sr. and the brother of composer Nonong Buencamino. He is a descendant of Felipe Buencamino. He married actress Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, and the couple had fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city. With , Manila is one of the world's List of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities proper. Manila was the first chartered city in the country, designated bPhilippine Commission Act No. 183on July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Hispanic America, Spanish Americas through the Manila galleon, galleon trade. This marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Midnight Dancers
''Sibak: Midnight Dancers'' is a 1994 Philippines film, and the first of a series of three gay-themed movies by Mel Chionglo and Ricky Lee about the lives of macho dancers (strippers) in the gay bars of Manila. The later two are ''Burlesk King'' and '' Twilight Dancers''. All three follow in the tradition of Lino Brocka's 1988 film ''Macho Dancer.'' This movie was banned in the Philippines. Plot The story revolves around the lives of three brothers who work as strippers in a gay bar in Ermita, Manila. The oldest, Joel, has a wife and a boyfriend. Dennis, the middle brother, steals car radios with his friends. The youngest, Sonny, dropped out of college and has a transsexual lover. Cast * Nonie Buencamino as Dave * Lawrence David as Sonny * Gandong Cervantes as Dennis * Alex Del Rosario as Joel * Luis Cortes * Danny Ramos * Richard Cassity * John Mendoza * Leonard Manalansan * Perla Bautista as Mother * Ryan Aristorenas as Bogart * Soxie Topacio as Dominic * Maureen Mauricio as Zen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Small Voices
''Small Voices'' or ''Mga Munting Tinig'' is a 2002 Filipino drama film directed by Gil Portes and Adolfo Alix, Jr. The film set in a public school won 11 awards and was nominated for 11 other including Gawad Urian Awards. It is the first out of seven Filipino films (along with '' Mallari'', '' Under Parallel Skies'', '' Uninvited'', '' Ex Ex Lovers'', '' Eraserheads: Combo on the Run'' and '' P77'') to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Plot Melinda (Alessandra de Rossi) is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties. Melinda goes about her work with daily diligence though, always having a smile, a kind word for her neatly uniformed charges. But her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bagong Buwan
''Bagong Buwan'' () is a 2001 Filipino drama film co-produced and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya from a story and screenplay she co-written with Ricky Lee and Jun Lana. It is about the Muslim rebellion in Mindanao, Philippines and its effect on civilians. It has become one of the director's cinematic masterpieces due to making awareness and highlights of a socio-political issue to the cinematic audience. Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on December 25, 2001, as an official entry of the 27th Metro Manila Film Festival and won seven awards including Best Actor to Cesar Montano, Best Child Performer to Jiro Manio, and Best Original Theme Song to Joey Ayala's ''Walang Hanggang Paalam''. Controversially, the film won the Second Best Picture award, this caused an alarm from Cesar Montano who was dismayed by the winning of the said award to ''Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure''. It received an international release in the United States on July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mila (2001 Film)
''Mila'' is a 2001 Filipino drama film directed by Joel C. Lamangan from a screenplay written by Ricky Lee, based on the life story of Anita Pamintuan. Starring Maricel Soriano in the title role, the film revolves around a public school teacher who joined a strike where she and her fellow educators demanded the government increase their wages and benefits. It co-stars Piolo Pascual, Princess Punzalan, Cherry Pie Picache, Kaye Abad, Serena Dalrymple, Jiro Manio and Angelica Panganiban. Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, it was theatrically released on June 27, 2001, as part of the film studio's 8th anniversary offering. In 2018, the film was digitally restored and remastered by ABS-CBN Film Restoration, in partnership with Central Digital Lab. Plot Set during the administration of Corazon C. Aquino, Mila Cabangon is a public school teacher who deeply loves and cares for her students despite living with her abusive and good-for-nothing husband, whom she later leaves. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Francisco Zubia
Francisco Zubia Jr. is a retired police general and politician. Police career Zubia graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1971 along with notable batchmates Panfilo Lacson, Gregorio Honasan and Edgar Aglipay. Zubia and Lacson later became colleagues at the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission. Zubia and Lacson among other personnel were involved in a shootout with 11 members of Kuratong Baleleng but were subsequently acquitted by a lower court in November 2003 for lack of probable cause. At that time of the incident, Zubia headed the Traffic Management Command (now known as Highway Patrol Group). Zubia served as chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) when Lacson was the Philippine National Police chief Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Senior Superintendent
Senior superintendent, also police senior superintendent or senior superintendent of police, is a senior rank in police forces used in Brunei, Estonia, Germany, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Lesotho, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and formerly in the Philippines and in Japan. Brunei Royal Brunei Police Force use this rank, and it was lower than an assistant commissioner and higher than a full superintendent. File:RBPF OF-5 - SSP (since 2004).gif, Brunei Estonia The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board use this rank, it was below a police lieutenant, but higher than a full superintendent."Politseiametnike teenistusastme tunnused." ''Politsei- ja Piirivalvetamet.'' Retrieved 2020-03-22. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Super Cop
''Police Story 3: Supercop'' (), released as ''Supercop'' in the United States and also known as ''Jackie Chan's Supercop'', is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Stanley Tong. It is the third installment in the ''Police Story'' series, with Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung and Bill Tung reprising their roles from the first two films, and Michelle Yeoh introduced as a new co-lead alongside Chan. In ''Supercop'', series protagonist Chan Ka-kui (Chan) is selected as Hong Kong's "supercop" to work undercover with elite Chinese policewoman Jessica Yang (Yeoh) and take down a drug cartel. It is the last film in the series to feature Cheung, and the first not directed by Chan, although he returns as action director and is now also a producer. Chan, Tung and Tong would return for the direct sequel '' First Strike'' (1996), which would conclude the original series before two reboots in 2004 and 2013; Yeoh would also receive her own spin-off film '' Supercop 2'' in 1993, again direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
José Rizal (film)
''José Rizal'' is a 1998 Philippine historical drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and starring Cesar Montano as José Rizal. The film was based on the true story of Filipino patriot José Rizal, who was imprisoned under the Spanish colonization and tells Rizal's story until the final day of his execution. At the time of its release, the film was an official entry to the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival, swept most of the nominations with seventeen awards, making it the first film with the most MMFF award wins. Plot In 1896, José Rizal is imprisoned in Fort Santiago due to his dissident activities. Meanwhile, in a small field in Balintawak, Andrés Bonifacio and his fellow secret organization, the Katipunan, commence the uprising against the tyranny created by the Spaniards by tearing their cédulas as a sign of freedom from Spanish slavery. A first lieutenant of the Artillery, Luis Taviel de Andrade, visits Rizal. Taviel de Andrade does not waste time to study caref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Magandang Hatinggabi
''Magandang Hatinggabi'' () is a 1998 Filipino comedy horror anthology film directed by Laurenti Dyogi, and released by Star Cinema. The film is divided into three episodes, each consisting of a different set of stories, characters, and settings. The episodes are presented as urban legends as told by the Fatman (Noni Buencamino) to a group of young people. Plot ''Killer Van'' The episode is about a family who unknowingly bought a haunted van. ''Kuba'' This episode is about a woman with a hunched back that harbors a dark secret. ''Fatman'' The Fatman's guests learn the horrible truth about him. Cast and characters ''Killer Van'' *Noni Buencamino as Killer *Eula Valdez as Carla *Allan Paule as Rene *Angelica Panganiban as Myla *Alwyn Uytingco as Carlo/Paolo *Lorena Garcia as Ghost *Fatima Vargas as Lily's Mom *Andy Bais as Car dealer ''Kuba'' * Angelika Dela Cruz as Marianne *Jericho Rosales as Darwin *Jaclyn Jose as Gloria *Boom Labrusca as Darwin's Friend *Lui Villaruz as Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry intended to meet his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. However, given the situation, he agrees to skip the movie and reschedule his act to the 11:00 slot. Jerry first heads to the earlier scheduled comedy act, only to learn that the act was scheduled for 9:15, not 9:50 as Jerry thought, and Buckles ended up filling his spot. Jerry then heads to the movie theater to inform his friends that he won't accompany them. Buckles insists on sharing the taxicab with Jerry, and irrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Milagros (film)
''Milagros'' is a 1997 Filipino drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya from a screenplay written by Rolando S. Tinio, based upon his Carlos Palanca Award-winning screenplay ''Kalapati''. The film stars Sharmaine Arnaiz in the title role. Plot Milagros (Sharmaine), a bar girl, finds out that her father has died, leaving her and her mother Meding (Elizabeth) in considerable debt. To pay for their debt, Milagros accepts the offer to work as a maid in the house of her father’s creditor Nano (Dante) and his three sons. Soon, each of them ends up falling in love with Milagros, causing strain to the family. Cast * Sharmaine Arnaiz as Lagring *Dante Rivero as Nano *Joel Torre as Junie *Raymond Bagatsing as Benneth *Nonie Buencamino as Ramonito *Elizabeth Oropesa as Miding *Mia Gutierrez as Arlene *Rolando Tinio as Fr. Fermin *Joe Jardi as Bebot *Tanya Gomez as Chayong *Jim Pebanco as Pilo *Ramon Reyes as Cirilo Reception Released to Philippine theaters on April 9, 1997, ''Milagr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
