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Charito Solis
Rosario Violeta Hernández Solís (October 6, 1935 – January 9, 1998), professionally known as Charito Solís, was a Filipino film actress. She was considered among the major dramatic film actresses in the Philippines, with a career spanning five decades until her death in 1998. She also starred in various television series such as ''Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!'', ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', ''Ipaglaban Mo!'', ''Mula sa Puso'' and ''Tierra Sangre'' before her death. Her authenticity as an actress paved way for her dramatic roles in the 1970s to the 1990s. Early life and background Rosario Violeta Solís Hernández was born in Manila. At age 19, she was introduced by her uncle, the film director F. H. Constantino to Narcisa de León, Doña Narcisa de León, the head of LVN Pictures, who cast her to star in her initial film ''Niña Bonita'', an adaptation of Frank Capra's ''It Happened One Night''. The film was a success, and marked the beginning of Solís' 43-year career in film, lasting u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mowelfund
Mowelfund, or the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation, is an organization in the Philippines that provides for the welfare of marginalized and undeserved workers in the film industry. As well as helping film workers in times of need, it provides support to various organizations including the Mowelfund Film Institute. History Mowelfund is a non-stock, non-profit social welfare, educational and industry development foundation established in 1974 by Joseph Estrada, at that time Mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and President of the Philippine Motion Picture Producers Association. In addition to supporting the welfare of movie industry workers, Mowelfund reorganized the Board of Censors to become the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board and created the Film Academy of the Philippines. Mowelfund handled the Metro Manila Film Festival until the People Power Revolution in 1986, when the government assumed responsibility. In December 2011 Francis Tolentino, chair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malvarosa (film)
''Malvarosa'' is a 1958 Filipino family melodrama film directed by Dr. Gregorio Fernandez from a screenplay by Consuelo P. Osorio, based on a comic serial of the same name (serialized via Espesyal Komiks) written by Clodualdo del Mundo Sr. The film tells the story of a poverty-stricken nuclear family living on the nearby railroad tracks whose members carry their burdens that need to be resolved. It stars Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Carlos Padilla Jr., Vic Diaz, Rey Ruiz, and Eddie Rodriguez as the children of Rebecca del Rio's character, Sinforosa, and Leroy Salvador as Candido, Rosa's fiancé. Produced and released by LVN Pictures, the film was theatrically released on May 19, 1958. In 2019, the film was digitally scanned and restored by ABS-CBN Film Restoration. Plot Rosa, a beautiful young woman, lives in the slums at the nearby railroad tracks with her mother and five older brothers. By the time her alcoholic father died in a train accident, her mother Sinforosa fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya (née Diaz; March 30, 1955 – October 8, 2012) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was posthumously conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022, she was the founder and president of the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center, a film school based in Antipolo, Philippines. She was the director of the 1998 film ''José Rizal'', a biographical film on the Philippines' national hero of the same name. She was part of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. Early life Diaz was born in Quezon City in 1955. She was one of seven children of lawyers Conrado Diaz and Felicitas Correa Diaz. She grew up quite privileged. Her father is from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, and is related to Valentín Díaz, who was one of the founding signatories in 1892 of the nationalist association La Liga Filipina with José Rizal, whom her famous film was about. Diaz and her siblings grew up in a house fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Brocka
Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. His filmography often addressed the country's societal issues, and despite his initial closeness with the Marcos family, his work eventually grew to have anti-authoritarian themes in opposition to the Marcos dictatorship. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy. He directed landmark films such as '' Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang'' (1974), ''Manila in the Claws of Light'' (1975), '' Insiang'' (1976), '' Bona'' (1980), '' Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim'' (1984), and '' Orapronobis'' (1989). His body of work consisted of popular and political melodramas. After his death in a car acci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinugot Sa Langit
''Hinugot sa Langit'' (English: ''Wrenched from Heaven'') is a 1985 Philippine melodramatic film directed by Ishmael Bernal from a story and screenplay written by Amado L. Lacuesta Jr. A film that tackles issues about abortion, sexuality, and Philippine Catholic society, it revolves around a young woman with an unwanted pregnancy (played by Maricel Soriano) and her decision to consider abortion as the solution to her problem. Produced and distributed by Regal Films, the film was theatrically released on June 6, 1985. It is considered a classic in Philippine cinema and picked up four Gawad Urian Awards. Plot Carmen Castro (Maricel Soriano) is a young woman who has an affair with a married man, Gerry (Al Tantay), who wants Carmen to abort the baby. She confides to Stella (Amy Austria), who tells her to control her own destiny. Cast * Maricel Soriano as Carmen Castro * Al Tantay as Gerry *Rowell Santiago as Bobby *Charito Solis as Juling *Amy Austria as Stella *Dante Rivero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila By Night
''Manila by Night'' (initially released as ''City After Dark'') is a 1980 Filipino drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal from a script by Bernal and Ricky Lee, and stars Gina Alajar and Charito Solis. Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Manila by depicting the ugly aspects of life in the city – unemployment, prostitution, drug addiction and lack of decent housing. Considered one of Bernal's masterpieces, it is an epic multi-narrative of people who have shady pasts and are trying to exist in an unforgiving world. Plot The film's events take place in the course of several nights, involving various protagonists and the city itself. Cast Production Lily Monteverde of Regal Films approached Ishmael Bernal to direct a large-scale production to commemorate the second anniversary of the production outfit. Bernal had previously directed ''Salawahan'' for Monteverde's Regal Films. For the production, Bernal came up with a sequence list, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishmael Bernal
Ishmael Bernal (September 30, 1938 – June 2, 1996) was a Philippines, Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as ''A Speck in the Water, Nunal sa Tubig'' (1976), ''Manila by Night, City After Dark'' (1980), ''Relasyon'' (1982), ''Himala'' (1982), and ''Hinugot sa Langit'' (1985). Considered one of the greatest filmmakers in the Philippines, he was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001. Biography Born in Manila on September 30, 1938, Bernal was the son of Elena Bernal and Pacifico Ledesma. He studied at Burgos Elementary School, Victorino Mapa High School, and at the University of the Philippines where he finished his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1959. After graduation he worked with Lamberto Avellana's documentary outfit before proceeding to France where he earned his Licentiate in French Literature and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batch '81
''Alpha Kappa Omega Batch '81'' (also known as ''Batch '81'' or ''ΑΚΩ 81'') is a 1982 Filipino psychological drama film directed by Mike de Leon from a screenplay he co-written with Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio. The film depicts the titular fraternity's harsh initiation of new batch members as seen through the eyes of pre-med student Sid Lucero, played by Mark Gil in what is generally recognized as his breakout role. The film premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival during the Directors' Fortnight, screened alongside de Leon's 1981 film '' Kisapmata''. The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Critics) included it on their list of the Ten Best Films of the Decade. In 2017, the film was digitally restored with the support of every Filipino in country as part of the Venice Classics section. Plot Sid Lucero (Mark Gil), a university student, is pushed by his mother to take up zoology so that he may later go on to medical school. He is attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisapmata
''Kisapmata'' (Filipino language, Filipino for "in the blink of an eye") is a 1981 Philippine psychological horror film directed by Mike De Leon, Mike de Leon from a screenplay he co-wrote with Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. and Raquel Villavicencio. It stars Vic Silayan, Charo Santos-Concio, Charo Santos, Jay Ilagan, and Charito Solis. The plot was inspired by the crime reportage "The House on Zapote Street" written by Nick Joaquin. The piece chronicles the events leading to the highly publicized familicide committed by Pablo Cabading, a retired policeman. Considered as a pioneer of psychological horror film genre in the Philippines, its subject matter and themes, especially drawn inspirations and parallels from true crime stories, marked the first major treatment of incest in Philippine cinema, while its message has been viewed as a commentary against the patriarchy and List of films about martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, the regime of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. The film p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Romero
Edgar Sinco Romero, (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013), commonly known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter. Early life Romero was born on July 7, 1924. His father was José E. Romero, the first Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. His mother was Pilar Guzman Sinco, a schoolteacher and the sister of University of the Philippines President Vicente G. Sinco who signed the Charter of the United Nations, United Nations Charter in 1945 on behalf of the Philippines. His brother was Jose V. Romero Jr., former Philippine Ambassador to Italy. He studied at Silliman University. Romero's paternal grandparents were Francisco Romero Sr., mayor of Tanjay, Negros Oriental from 1909 to 1916 and later a member of the Negros Oriental Provincial Board, Provincial Board of Negros Oriental, and Josefa Calumpang Muñoz, daughter of Tanjay gobernadorcillo Don José Teves Muñoz and Doña Aleja Ines Calumpang, a great-granddaughter of Fernando Vé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo De Leon
Gerardo de Leon (September 12, 1913 – July 25, 1981) was a Filipino film director and actor. He was posthumously conferred as a National Artist of the Philippines for Film in 1982. Biography De Leon, who was born Gerardo Ilagan, was a member of the Ilagan clan of Philippine motion pictures, which includes Robert Arevalo, Conrado Conde, Angel Esmeralda, Eddie Ilagan, musical scorer Tito Arévalo, and his daughter Liberty Ilagan. De Leon was a medical doctor by profession, but his ultimate love for film won him over. He made his acting debut in the 1934 film ''Ang Dangal''. He acted in eight other films before becoming a director. The first film he directed was ''Bahay-Kubo'' (1939), starring Fely Vallejo, an actress whom he later married. De Leon produced a number of anti-American propaganda films during World War II, in collaboration with the occupying Japanese forces and Japanese director Yutaka Abe, who personally chose De Leon for the projects. De Leon was arrested and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
