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A Very Special Love
''A Very Special Love'' is a 2008 Filipino comedy romance film produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films and starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. The film was directed by Cathy Garcia Molina and had received an “A” rating from the Cinema Evaluation Board. The film was released on the 30th day of July 2008 and ran for eight weeks on cinemas in the Philippines. It was also released in the United States on August 15 of the same year. This movie is the first movie of Sarah Geronimo under Star Cinema in a lead female character after ''Sarah: The Teen Princess'' 13 years ago. A sequel entitled ''You Changed My Life'' was released on February 25, 2009, and a second sequel entitled ''It Takes a Man and a Woman'' which was released on March 30, 2013. Now, it currently holds the title of the seventh highest grossing Filipino film of all time. Plot Laida Magtalas is a modern-day Belle. "Miggy" is the youngest member of the Montenegro clan – a well-established family in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Garcia Molina
Catherine Rosales Garcia-Sampana (; formerly Molina; born November 28, 1971) is a Filipino film and television director best known for directing romantic comedy and family drama films produced and distributed by Star Cinema. She has also directed a few TV series, which aired on ABS-CBN, where she is one of the resident directors. Her films have frequently become some of the highest-grossing films in the Philippines. Her 2019 film, ''Hello, Love, Goodbye'', starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, became the highest grossing Philippine film of all time. The film displaced Garcia-Sampana's other film ''The Hows of Us'' (2018), which used to hold the record, and which is now the 2nd highest grossing Filipino film of all time. Major films ''One More Chance'' (2007) In 2007, Sampana worked with John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo for the second time in the film '' One More Chance'' (first time was in the film '' Close to You''), released by Star Cinema. It differed from her prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joross Gamboa
John Ross Sanchez Gamboa (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Joross Gamboa, is a Filipino actor and model who was a 2nd runner-up in the 1st season of Star Circle Quest. Career After four years of being with ABS-CBN Star Magic, ''Joross Gamboa'' is asked to be released and signed a two-year contract under the management of Becky Aguila. He was seen in the comedy segment ''Kaya Mo Ba To?'' in 2005 followed by ''Maynila'' in 2007 of the GMA Network, which became the reason for rumors of ''Joross Gamboa'' moving to the said Network. After signing a contract with Becky Aguila, he will stay with ABS-CBN as his new talent manager still has issues with GMA Network. Ending the contract of ''Joross Gamboa'' with ''Becky Aguila'', he is now under the management of Noel Ferrer since late 2009. Noel Ferrer also manages other famous actors like ''Bayani Agbayani'' and ''Ryan Agoncillo'' who are both with TV5. Currently a freelance artist, since he left his former kapamilya netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. '' The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to '' The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of '' Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting '' The Incredible Hul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Award For Box-Office Queen
The Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen is an award presented annually by the Memorial Scholarship Foundation, led by Corazon Samaniego. It was first awarded at the 1st Box Office Entertainment Awards ceremony in 1971. Nora Aunor was the first recipient of the Box Office Queen award. Sharon Cuneta is the only actress to be elevated to the Box Office Queen Hall of Fame for winning the box-office queen title nine times. Winners Multiple awards for Box Office Queen Throughout the history of Box Office Entertainment Awards The Box Office Entertainment Awards, sometimes known as the GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards is an annual award ceremony held in Metro Manila and organized by Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The award-giving body honors s ..., there have been actresses who have received multiple awards for Box-Office Queen. Notes References {{GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards Film awards for lead actress Box Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards
The Box Office Entertainment Awards, sometimes known as the GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards is an annual award ceremony held in Metro Manila and organized by Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The award-giving body honors stars and performers simply for their popularity and commercial success in the Philippine entertainment industry, regardless of their excellence in their particular fields. During the first months of each year, mostly during March or April, the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation board of jurors will deliberate for the year's winners, which will be chosen from the Top 10 Philippine films of the past year, top-rating shows in Philippine television, top recording awards received by singers, and top gross receipts of concerts and performances. The list will then be released prior to the awards night, which is held during April or May. History Ferdie Syquia Villar, the person who launched the " Miss Republic of the Philippines" c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards
The 40th Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office Entertainment Awards (GMMSF-BOEA) is a part of the annual awards in the Philippines held on June 21, 2009. The award-giving body honors Filipino actors, actresses and other performers' commercial success, regardless of artistic merit, in the Philippine entertainment industry. The yearly event is supposed to be 39th this year, but they believe that it is an unlucky number. Thus they skipped the 39th and renamed the event the 40th instead. Winners selection The winners are chosen from the Top 10 Philippine films of 2008, top-rating shows in Philippine television, top recording awards received by singers, and top gross receipts of concerts and performances. Awards ceremony On June 21, 2009 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Ayala Avenue in Makati, Philippines, the 40th Box Office Entertainment Awards night was held. The event was then aired on June 28 on ABS-CBN. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Records
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Liang
Ronnie de Guzman Liang is a Filipino singer, actor, model, and influencer. He is also an Army Reservist and a licensed private pilot. He is currently studying as a commercial pilot and instructor pilot training at the Pilipinas Space and Aviation Academy Incorporated, and Master's Degree in Management Major in National Security and Administration at the Philippine Christian University. He is the former finalist of the popular reality-talent search franchise in the Philippines, ''Pinoy Dream Academy''. He was the second runner-up next to Jay-R Siaboc and grand star dreamer Yeng Constantino. He sang the popular OPM hit "Ngiti" and was once a mainstay of ABS-CBN's Sunday variety show ''ASAP 08''. He is currently one of the "JukeBosses"/Judges of TV5's Sing Galing, airing every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Biography Liang is the youngest of the seven children of a low-income family. He supported himself through college by working in a fast food outlet and a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Cayabyab
Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab (born ; May 4, 1954), known professionally as Ryan Cayabyab, is a Filipino musician, composer and conductor. He was the Executive and Artistic Director for several years for the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was named as National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 2018. His works range from commissioned full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, a Mass set to unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to commercial recordings of popular music, film scores and television specials. Famous for composing the Da Coconut Nut Song performed by his Smokey Mountain band, Cayabyab's current project includes the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS), a group of seven young adult singers comparable to Smokey Mountain in the early 1990s. After FreemantleMedia decided not to renew the ''Philippine Idol'' franchise, Cayabyab transferred to rival show '' Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2),'' replacing Jim Paredes as the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen McGovern
Maureen Therese McGovern (born July 27, 1949) is an American singer and Broadway actress, well known for her renditions of the songs " The Morning After" from the 1972 film '' The Poseidon Adventure''; " We May Never Love Like This Again" from '' The Towering Inferno'' in 1974; and her No. 1 ''Billboard'' adult contemporary hit " Different Worlds", the theme song from the television series ''Angie (TV series), Angie''. Biography Early life McGovern was born in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, the daughter of James Terrence McGovern and Mary Rita (née Welsh). She has Irish-American, Irish ancestry. As a child, McGovern would listen to her father's singing quartet rehearse in their home. She was told by her elders that she began singing at the age of three, and would sometimes sing herself to sleep with things she heard on the radio. She decided at age eight that she wanted to be a professional singer. Her influences include Barbra Streisand, Judy Collins, and Joni Mitchell. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lloyd (music Producer)
Michael Jeffrey Lloyd (born November 3, 1948) is an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician. After working with Mike Curb, Kim Fowley and others in the mid-to-late 1960s on musical projects including the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and Steven Spielberg's first short film, '' Amblin''', he became a producer of such teen idol pop stars as the Osmonds, Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett in the 1970s. During the 1980s, Lloyd supervised the music soundtrack for the movie ''Dirty Dancing'', including production of the hit "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", and worked with Belinda Carlisle, Barry Manilow and many others. By his own account, Lloyd has earned over 100 gold and platinum records. Early life and musical career Born in New York City, Lloyd learned classical piano and guitar as a child. By the age of 13, he had formed his own band at Beverly Hills High School, at the same time continuing to take lessons in music theory and composition. He also star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Weigmann
Valerie Clacio Weigmann (born March 13, 1990) is a Filipino-German actress, TV Host, fashion model, and beauty pageant titleholder of Danish descent who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2014. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2014 pageant held in London, England and finished as a Top 25 semifinalist. She first gained popularity from appearing as one of the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus housemates and became a household name as a co-host of the Philippines' longest-running noontime variety show, Eat Bulaga!. Early life and education Weigmann is of Filipino, German and Danish descent born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany. Her father was a German chef and her mother is a Filipino (née Clacio) from Albay. Weigmann graduated at Werner-von-Siemens Realschule, Wiesbaden. Weigmann co-owns Manila's first German-Turkish restaurant named, bamm located at The Collective, in Makati. On May 2017, she was engaged to her businessman-lawyer boyfriend, Bodie Pulid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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