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Esang De Torres
Telesa Marie Castillejo de Torres (born February 12, 2007), better known as Esang De Torres, is a Filipina teen singer, songwriter and stage actress best known for portraying Lea Salonga's 'MiniMe' on ABS-CBN's '' It's Showtime'', and joining the second season of ''The Voice Kids Philippines'', ultimately picking Lea Salonga as her coach. At age 9, De Torres became the ''youngest artist to stage a major solo concert in the Philippines.'' At that time she released her first solo album, ''Ako ay Kakanta."'' In 2016, she had her professional musical theatre debut as Little Cosette in the Manila run of the musical ''Les Misérables''. De Torres played the same role in the musical's Singapore run. In 2017, De Torres played her first lead role as Matilda in the Manila run of Broadway's ''Matilda the Musical''. She was also a contestant on ABS-CBN's fourth season of '' Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids (season 2)'' where she finished as 3rd placer. "I believe my music is always based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tondo, Manila
Tondo is a district located in Manila, Philippines. It is the largest in terms of area and population of Manila's sixteen districts, with a Census-estimated 631,313 people in 2015 and consists of two congressional districts. It is also the second most densely populated district in the city. Etymology The name Tondo can be derived from its Old Tagalog name, Tundun as inscribed in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription of 900 AD, the earliest native document found within the Philippines. Dutch anthropologist Antoon Postma, the first to translate the copperplate, believes the term ''tundun'' originated from the old Indian language Sanskrit, which was used alongside Old Malay as a language of politics and religion in the area at the time. Before this landmark discovery, several theories (however incorrect now) existed. Philippine National Artist Nick Joaquin once suggested that it might be a reference to a high ground ("tundok"). On the other hand, French linguist Jean-Paul Pote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
