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'Wag Na 'Wag Kang Lalayo
''Wag na Wag Kang Lalayo'' (lit. Don't Go Away Anymore) is a 1996 Philippine action film co-written and directed by Jose N. Carreon. The film stars Rudy Fernandez and Vina Morales. It is named after Vina's song from her 1995 album ''Easy to Love''. The film is available for stream online on YouTube. Plot Genner (Rudy) is jailed for bank robbery. Just as he is about to be paroled, he is tapped by Mr. Villaroman (Robert), a corrupt parole officer, to be part of a bank robbery. During the robbery, Raquel (Vina), a bank employee, is held hostage. Upon realizing that both of them will get executed, Genner and Raquel escape from Villaroman's group. Cast * Rudy Fernandez as Genner Ramirez * Vina Morales as Raquel Garcia * Tonton Gutierrez as Lawrence * Eddie Rodriguez as Superintendent * Robert Arevalo as Mr. Villaroman * Efren Reyes Jr. as Sonny * Dick Israel as Pidyong * Juan Rodrigo as Mike * Maila Gumila as Bank Auditor * Rebecca Bautista as Mike's Wife * Katrina Aguila as Raq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jojo Lapus
Canuto "Jojo" M. Lapus (April 12, 1943 – September 20, 2006), was a Filipino showbiz columnist and screenwriter. He was known for directing ''Pepeng Shotgun'' (1981), '' Kahit Buhay Ko...'' (1992), and ''Leonardo Delos Reyes: Alyas Waway''. He was the father of John Lapus. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lapus, Jojo 1943 births 2006 deaths 20th-century screenwriters Filipino screenwriters Filipino LGBTQ writers 20th-century Filipino LGBTQ people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Rodriguez
Luis Clemente Enriquez (August 23, 1932 – October 12, 2001), better known by his stage name Eddie Rodriguez, was a Filipino film actor and director. Early life Enriquez was born on August 23, 1932, in Zamboanga City. He spent his childhood and teen years in Sta. Ana, Manila. During the Japanese occupation, with his parents and two siblings, he moved temporarily to Ragay, Camarines Sur which was the birthplace of his mother, Rufina Clemente-Enriquez. Personal life In the 1970s, Rodriguez was in a relationship with Carmen Soriano, a popular Filipino singer. He was married to Araceli Hernandez with 3 children: Sheena Natassha H. Enriquez (born 1985), Dominique Louise Enriquez, and Bianca H. Enriquez. Career With his wife, the actress Liza Moreno (Louise de Mesa), the couple formed Virgo Film Productions. Rodriguez was paired with practically all the queens of Philippine movies from Gloria Romero, Nida Blanca, Rita Gomez, Charito Solis, Amalia Fuentes, Nora Aunor and Vilma San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Action Films
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino-language Films
Filipino ( ; , ) is the national language of the Philippines, the main lingua franca, and one of the two official languages of the country, along with English. It is only a ''de facto'' and not a ''de jure'' standardized form of the Tagalog language, as spoken and written in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago. The 1987 Constitution mandates that Filipino be further enriched and developed by the other languages of the Philippines. Filipino, like other Austronesian languages, commonly uses verb-subject-object order, but can also use subject-verb-object order. Filipino follows the trigger system of morphosyntactic alignment that is common among Philippine languages. It has head-initial directionality. It is an agglutinative language but can also display inflection. It is not a tonal language and can be considered a pitch-accent language and a syllable-timed language. It has nine basic parts of speech. Background The Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Action Films
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane 1996 Air Africa crash, crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9–January 20, 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Prime Minister of Italy, Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included '' Scream'', ''Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', '' The English Patient'', '' Twister'', '' Space Jam'', '' Mission: Impossible,'' '' Mars Attacks!'', '' Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019) which grossed $1.054 billion. However, adjusting for inflation, Independence Day in 2019 grossed $1.324 billion. * '' Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Context The theatrical year of 1996 achieved a $5.8 billion do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Tolentino
Victoria Lorna Perez Aluquin-Fernandez (born December 23, 1961), better known by her stage name Lorna Tolentino, sometimes known as ''L.T.'', an abbreviation of her screen name, is a Filipino actress, model, film producer and television personality. Dubbed as the "Prime Star", she is known for her dramatic roles in film and television and was the fourth actress to achieve the '' Grandslam'' status for her performance in the film '' Narito ang Puso Ko'' (1992). With a career spanning five decades, she has already appeared in 100 motion pictures and is cited by critics as one of the greatest Filipino actresses in Philippine cinema. She has received numerous accolades including seven FAMAS Awards, four Luna Awards, a Gawad Urian Award and two commendations from Asian Television Award. Early life Lorna Tolentino was born as Victoria Lorna Perez Aluquin on December 23, 1961, in Concepcion, Tarlac and later moved to Manila. Her father is from Liliw, Laguna. She is also the step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Enriquez
Miguel "Mike" Castro Enriquez (September 29, 1951 – August 29, 2023) was a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. He started his career as a radio broadcaster in 1969, and after signing with GMA Network in 1995, he became an anchor for ''Saksi'', ''GMA Network News'' and ''24 Oras''. He was also the Consultant for radio operations of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional and radio subsidiary, RGMA Network Inc., and the Station Manager of Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM. Enriquez was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the Philippines and a "pillar" of the Philippine broadcasting industry. Early life Miguel Castro Enriquez, the first of three siblings, was born on September 29, 1951, in Santa Ana, Manila. He used the term "destructive to a certain extent" to describe his curiosity-filled, active childhood. Enriquez initially wanted to become a priest, which was rejected by his parents. Enriquez finished his elementary and high schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Del Prado
Renato del Prado (January 26, 1940 – November 1, 2013) was a Filipino film actor. Early life Born Renato Natividad-Mateo on January 26, 1940 in Manila. Personal life He was married with 6 children. His youngest son, Janus is also both a film and television actor. Career Renato Del Prado was discovered by Sampaguita producer Jose Vera-Perez in the 1960s. Among his films were ''Tansan vs. Tarsan'' with Dolphy, ''Ang Mahiwagang Mundo ni Lola Sinderella'' with Amalia Fuentes and ''My Beloved'' with Nora Aunor. The older Del Prado was best known for his role as Guido in the GMA Network soap '' Anna Liza'' in the 1980s. His last film was ''Lapu-Lapu'', which starred Lito Lapid in 2002. Filmography Actor *1964 ''Umibig Ay Di Biro'' *1964 ''From Tokyo with Love'' *1964 ''Kumander Judo'' *1964 ''Anak ni Kamagong'' *1965 ''Isinulat sa Dugo'' *1965 ''Hamon sa Kampeon'' *1965 ''Walis ni Tenteng'' *1965 '' Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story'' *1965 ''Magnificent Bakya'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Rodrigo
José Dante P. Pascual, known professionally as Juan Rodrigo, is a Filipinos, Filipino stage, film and television actor, singer and model. Personal life and career Rodrigo was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia. He started as a dancer, became a ''Karilagan'' model and stage actor, then became a film actor. He is the first actor that was launched in the telenovelas like ''Mara Clara'' and ''Mula sa Puso''. Rodrigo did films with Nora Aunor like ''Annie Batungbakal'' (1979), ''Bongga Ka Day'' (1980), and ''Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.'' (1992), among others. He also appeared in movies such as ''Kisapmata'' (1981) with Charo Santos, ''Haplos'' (1982) with Vilma Santos, ''Ang Babaeng Nawawala Sa Sarili'' (1989) with Dina Bonnevie, ''Hindi Palulupig'' (1989) starring Lito Lapid, ''Bawal Na Gamot'' with Romnick Sarmenta, and ''Mga Batang Bangketa'' (2006) with Camille Prats. He received an award of 31st FAMAS Awards, FAMAS Best Supporting Actor 1982 for the movie '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Israel
Ricardo Vizcarra Michaca (December 10, 1947 – October 11, 2016), known by his stage name Dick Israel, was a Filipino character actor who played mostly Khazar villain and sidekick roles in many Filipino movies. He later branched out in television. Death On October 11, 2016, Israel suffered blood vomiting and bleeding from his rectum, and later died in his home, according to actress Vivian Velez, a member of the Damay Kamay Foundation. He was 68. His wife, Marilyn Michacha, died four days later due to unrelated circumstances. Before his death, Israel was seeking help after his residence in Bagong Barrio, Caloocan was damaged in a fire in July of the same year. Filmography Film 1970s *''Bobby Jerrylito Cañada Boy Habal ni Tonet'' (1975) *''Mga Uhaw na Bulaklak'' (1975) *''Ligaya Mo'y Inagaw Mo'' (1976) *''Makamandag si Adora'' (1976) *''Escolta: Mayo 13, Biyernes ng Hapon'' (1976) *''Ikaw... Ako, Laban sa Mundo'' (1976) *''Walang Bakas na Naiiwan'' (1977) *''Bloody Hero'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efren Reyes Jr
Efren or Efrén is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Efrén Echeverría (born 1932), musician guitarist, composer, and compiler from Paraguay *Efrén Pérez Rivera (born 1929), former college professor and noted Puerto Rican environmentalist leader *Efrén Rebolledo (1877–1929), Mexican poet and diplomat *Efrén Vázquez (born 1986), Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer in the 250 cc World Championship riding a Derbi *Efren de la Cruz (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito *Efren Herrera (born 1951), former American football place-kicker and wide receiver in the National Football League *Efren Peñaflorida (born 1981), teacher and social worker in the Philippines *Efren Ramirez (born 1973), American actor *Efren Reyes (born 1954), Filipino professional pool player from Angeles City and a two-time world champion * Efren Reyes Jr. (born 1962), Filipino actor *Efren Saldivar (born 1969), American serial killer who murdered patients while work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
