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My Amanda
''My Amanda'' is a 2021 Philippine romantic drama film directed and written by Alessandra de Rossi in her directorial debut produced under Spring Films and AWOO. It stars de Rossi and Piolo Pascual. Plot The film revolves around TJ "Fuffy" and Amanda "Fream" who are unusually close friends who are often mistaken as a couple. Cast * Alessandra de Rossi as Amanda "Fream" :De Rossi played the role of Amanda. She also had to simultaneously fulfill the role of director and writer which she remarked as "draining". * Piolo Pascual as TJ "Fuffy" :The character was based on a composite of De Rossi's male friends in real life. De Rossi herself cast Piolo Pascual as TJ, due to the actor's sense of humor. De Rossi, in jest, added that Pascual funnier than her ''Kita Kita'' co-star Empoy Marquez. Pascual remarked that his character is the same as him in real life. He had to grow his hair long and wear piercing for the role. Since TJ is largely based on De Rossi's friend in real life, TJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luz Valdez
Milagros Bernardo, better known by her screen name Luz Valdez-Paje (born September 9, 1940) is a Filipina actress. The Valdez screen name was given to her in 1958 by Narcisa de Leon Narcisa may refer to: * ''Narcisa'' (beetle), a genus in the tribe Gymnochilini ; people *Narcisa de Jesús (1832–1869), Roman Catholic saint from Nobol, Ecuador * Narcisa de Leon (1877–1966), Filipino film producer *Narcisa Freixas (1859–1 ..., producer and co-founder of LVN Pictures, as she felt that Milagros Bernardo was too long and wanted her new contract player to have a name that would be easily remembered. Filmography Television Movies References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdez, Luz 1940 births Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Living people People from Olongapo Actresses from Zambales 20th-century Filipino actresses 21st-century Filipino actresses GMA Network personalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino-language Netflix Original Films
Filipino (; , ) is an Austronesian language. It is the national language ( / ) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages of the country, with English. It is a standardized variety of Tagalog based on the native dialect, 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 is only used as a tertiary language in the Philippine public sphere. Filipino, like other Austronesian languages, commonly uses verb-subject-object order, but can also use subject-verb-object order as well. Filipino follows the trigger system of morphosyntactic alignment that is also common among Austronesian 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 syll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Films
2021 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, film festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2021, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "From an artistic perspective, 2021 has been an excellent cinematic vintage, yet the bounty is shadowed by an air of doom. The reopening of theatres has brought many great movies—some of which were postponed from last year—to the big screen, but fewer people to see them. The biggest successes, as usual, have been superhero and franchise films. '' The French Dispatch'' has done respectably in wide release, and '' Licorice Pizza'' is doing superbly on four screens in New York and Los Angeles, but few, if any, of the year’s best films are likely to reach high on the box-office charts. The shift toward streaming was already under way when the pandemic struck, and as the trend has accelerated it’s had a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme Song
Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at some point during the program. The purpose of a theme song is often similar to that of a leitmotif. The phrase theme song or signature tune may also be used to refer to a signature song that has become especially associated with a particular performer or dignitary, often used as they make an entrance. Purpose From the 1950s onwards, theme music, and especially theme songs also became a valuable source of additional revenue for Hollywood film studios, many of which launched their own recording arms. This period saw the beginning of more methodical cross-promotion of music and movies. One of the first big successes, which proved very influential, was the theme song for ''High Noon'' (1952). Celebrities In the early years of radio and telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through The Fire (song)
"Through the Fire" is a song recorded by Chaka Khan from her sixth studio album, '' I Feel for You'' (1984). The David Foster-produced track was the third single from the album and reached number 60 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It was one of the few Khan hits to cross to the Adult Contemporary chart. Foster revealed in his 2011 PBS concert ''The Hit Man Returns'' that this was the only melody that he ever wrote with someone in mind and that the working title of the piece was actually called "Chaka" because he was very confident that Khan would perform the song. Legacy The song was covered by Peabo Bryson in his 1994 album. It was sampled by Kanye West on "Through the Wire", the breakout single from his 2004 debut album, ''The College Dropout''. In 2010, Japanese-American singer Ai covered "Through the Fire" on her studio album ''The Last Ai'' with Khan. Alongside another song Khan was featured on, "One More Try", th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Krapf
Helga Krapf (born Helga Marie Krapf; August 24, 1988) is a Filipino actress. Biography Personal life She was born in Germany to a German father named Hans Krapf, a retired seaman and to a Filipina mother, Agnes Barcena. She has an older sister named Mary Rose. She was 10 years old when her father decided that they should leave Germany and live in the Philippines. Career Helga was a contestant on the first season of Star Circle Quest. She was one of the top 50 questors. Sooner she got booted. Later, she had a minor role on ''Spirits'' and did a cameo on '' Komiks Presents: Bampy''. She was introduced as a Star Magic Talent on Super Inggo as Helga, one of the clan members. She has been a Kapamilya since and has appeared in several ABS-CBN shows. In 2021, Krapf appeared in Alessandra de Rossi's directorial debut film ''My Amanda''. Filmography Television , - , 2022 , , ''Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KC Montero
Casey Wyatt Miller (born June 17, 1978), known professionally as KC Montero, is an American radio DJ and actor currently based in the Philippines. He is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Head of Content at Kumu. Personal life He was born on June 17, 1977. He is the brother of Troy Montero and Colby Miller. He was born to an American father of German and Irish descent and an American-born Filipino mother. He started his career as an MTV VJ in 1999 after winning the MTV VJ Hunt along with Belinda Panelo. He was a former host on GMA 7's Sunday variety show '' SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare)'' and was seen on ''Party Pilipinas'', Studio 23's '' Usi''. He co-produced and hosted the MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards 2006 and is a radio personality on the early morning show called "The KC Show" on Wave 891. He was married to singer-actress Geneva Cruz but now are separated. He tied the knot with Stephanie Dods on September 9, 2019. On June 28, 2020, he was arrested for al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empoy Marquez
Julius Erman "Empoy" Ramos Marquez (born July 3, 1981), also known mononymously as Empoy, is a Filipino actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the male lead in '' Kita Kita'' (2017), the highest-grossing Filipino independent film of all time. After winning the Mr. Suave look-alike contest on ''Magandang Tanghali Bayan'', he was awarded a minor role in the 2003 comedy film '' Mr. Suave''. From 2003 to 2008, he had small roles in several films and television shows, where he was typecast as the comical sidekick. He also appeared in some independent films. Marquez then appeared in TV5's '' Lokomoko'' (2008–2013), '' Tropa Mo Ko Unli'' (2013–2015), and played the titular superhero character in '' Kapitan Awesome'' (2012–2013). He also portrayed Chiz in the 2015 sitcom '' Mac & Chiz''. In 2018, he had a supporting role in the television drama '' Since I Found You'' and also co-starred in the film '' Kusina Kings''. Life and career Julius Erman Ramos Marquez was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Bernal
Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director in the Philippines who started as a film editor for Viva Films in 1994. Career On July 23, 2018, she directed the third State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson .... Bernal was again tapped to direct Duterte's fourth State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2019 and for the fifth State of the Nation Address on July 27, 2020. Filmography Film Television Music videos Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernal, Joyce 1968 births Filipino film directors Filipino television directors Star Circle Quest Living people Filipino film editors Women film editors People from Manila Women television directors Filipin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kita Kita
''Kita Kita'' (''I See You''; キタ キタ) is a 2017 Philippine romantic comedy film written and directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, and starring Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez. Set in Sapporo, Japan, the film follows Lea (De Rossi), a Filipino tour guide living in Japan who goes blind after having witnessed her Japanese fiancé's infidelity. After a while, fellow Filipino and charmer Tonyo (Marquez) makes a sudden appearance and befriends the visually impaired Lea in the best possible ways; eventually, they fall for one another. The film is produced by Joyce Bernal and Piolo Pascual's Spring Films and distributed by Viva Films. ''Kita Kita'' had its world premiere in Japan at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March 2017, before a general release in the Philippines on July 19, 2017. The film received generally favorable reviews and has been deemed a sleeper hit, grossing ₱100 million on its first week and the following week, on a modest budget of . ''Kita K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composite Character
In a work of media adapted from a real or fictional narrative, a composite character is a character based on more than one individual from the story. Use in film *Several characters in the movie '' 21''. *The character Henry Hurt in the docudrama '' Apollo 13'' is portrayed as a NASA public relations employee assigned to the wife of astronaut Jim Lovell, and who also is seen answering reporters' questions. This character is a composite of the NASA protocol officer Bob McMurrey assigned to act as a buffer between the Lovell family and the press, and several Office of Public Affairs employees whose job was to actually work with the press. * Buffalo Bill in '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is a composite based on the serial killers Jerry Brudos, Ed Gein, Ted Bundy, Gary M. Heidnik, Edmund Kemper, and Gary Ridgway. *The character Commander Bolton in the 2017 film '' Dunkirk'' is a composite of several real life people, including Commander James Campbell Clouston and Captain Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
