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Gawad Urian Awards
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (), a film critic organization composed of critics, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the highest award for a film given by critics in the Philippines and is seen as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle. The name "Gawad Urian" is from Tagalog terms ''urian'' (a standard for gold) and ''gawad'' (award). It is the only major award-giving body in the Philippines to use the vernacular in awards shows and in the presentation of the awards. The official name for the Best Film category is ''Pinakamahusay na Pelikula'', for example. History The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino was formed by a host of scholars, film writers and other award-winning writers on May 1, 1976, as a critics' voice to rival the then-only award-giving body in the Philippines, which is its Oscars, the FAMAS Awards. Three years earlier, what woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Cinema
The cinema of the Philippines began with the introduction of the first film, moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the ''Salón de Pertierra'' in Manila. The following year, local scenes were shot on film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Auguste and Louis Lumière, Lumiere Cinematograph. While most early film director, filmmakers and film producers, producers in the country were mostly wealthy enterprising foreigners and expatriates, on September 12, 1919, ''Dalagang Bukid'' (Country Maiden), a film based on a popular ''Zarzuela#Zarzuela in the Philippines, zarzuela'', was the first movie made and shown by Filipino filmmaker José Nepomuceno. Dubbed as the "Father of Philippine Cinema," his work marked the start of cinema as an art form in the Philippines. Even with the problems currently facing motion pictures around the world, films are still considered one of the popular forms of entertainment among the Filipino people, directly employi ... [...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] |
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] |
The Fatima Buen Story
''The Fatima Buen Story'' is a 1994 Philippine biographical crime drama film directed by Mario O'Hara. The film stars Kris Aquino as the title role. The film is based on the actual case of Fatima Buen, a woman jailed for illegal recruitment. The film is streaming online on YouTube. Cast * Kris Aquino as Fatima Buen **Charlotte Lugo as Young Fatima * Zoren Legaspi as Oscar Kintanar * John Regala as Leslie Baron * Janice de Belen as Batman * Gina Pareño as Frank * Perla Bautista as Corazon * Leni Santos as Irene * Shintaro Valdez as Date of Fatima * Bob Soler as Mr. Dalo Periquet * Naty Mallares as Lolal Felisa * Noni Mauricio as Jake * Carmen Enriquez as Aling Caring * Dante Balois as Informer * Brando Legaspi as Date of Fatima * Josie Galvez as Comadrona * Nonong de Andres as the Omen * William Thayer as Mayor * Judy Teodoro as Recruiter of Japayuki * Gil Arceo as Warden * Frank Rivera as Lawyer * Enrico Salcedo as Lawyer * Ruben O'Hara as Judge * Yolly Palma as Asuncion * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo Salcedo
Leopoldo Ganal Salcedo Sr. (March 12, 1912 – June 11, 1998) was a Filipino film actor dubbed as "The Great Profile" who specialized in portraying dramatic heroes. Early life Salcedo was born in Cavite. His father was of Spanish descent whose family immigrated in the Philippines years prior. His mother was a Filipina. In his youth, he had entered the seminary with aspirations towards priesthood, but he left after a year. Instead, he joined the bodabil troupe of Lou Borromeo in 1929. By 1934, Salcedo had broken into films, starring in José Nepomuceno's ''Sawing Palad''. He was playing leading roles by the late 1930s, and signed up with the newly formed LVN studio. Among his most prominent roles during this period was as Macario Sakay, in Lamberto Avellana's debut film ''Sakay'' (1939). Film production in the Philippines was halted after the Japanese invasion in 1941, and Salcedo returned to bodabil. He would perform at the Avenue Theater for the duration of the war. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Celerio
Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002) was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997. He is also known for using the leaf as a musical instrument which led to being recognized as the "only man who could play music using a leaf" by the Guinness Book of Records. This led to him making guest appearances on television shows recorded outside the Philippines. Aside from being a musician, Celerio was also a poet and a film actor who appeared in various Philippine films of the 1950s and 1960s. Early life and education Levi Celerio was born on April 30, 1910 in Tondo, Philippines to Cornelio Cruz and Juliana Celerio and was born to a poor family. Celerio's affinity for music was a result of influence from his mother who is a harpist and a member of a church choir. He was estranged from his father who was involved in real estate and jewelry bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikaw Pa Lang Ang Minahal
''Ikaw Pa Lang ang Minahal'' () is a 1992 Filipino drama film directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna and produced by Armida Siguion-Reyna. The screenplay by Raquel Villavicencio is based on the 1949 drama film ''The Heiress'', itself an adaptation of Henry James' 1880 novel '' Washington Square'', directed by William Wyler and starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift. It stars Maricel Soriano as Adela, the sheltered daughter of a renowned doctor, played by Eddie Gutierrez, while Richard Gomez stars as her suitor, David. The film was the second production of Reyna Films, after ''Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'', reuniting director Siguion-Reyna with screenwriter Villavicencio and actor Gomez. In 2018, the film was digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project and Central Digital Lab, Inc. Plot Adela (Maricel Soriano) is a plain and pitifully awkward young woman whose father, the emotionally detached Maximo ( Eddie Gutierrez), makes no secret how disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Walter
Mary Walter (September 10, 1912 – February 25, 1993) was a Filipino actress whose eight decade-long film acting career saw her transformation from a romantic lead in the silent film era into a wizened fixture in horror movies in the late 1980s and early 1990s. For her body of work accomplished in an especially long career, she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from both the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences and the Gawad Urian. Biography Walter was born to a German father in what is now Sorsogon City, Sorsogon. As a teen, Walter appeared on the Manila bodabil circuit as a chorus girl in the stage shows of Katy de la Cruz. She began her film career as a bit player. Walter first came into fame in 1928, when she starred in ''Ang Lumang Simbahan'', staged from the popular novel by Florentino Collantes. Her leading man in that film was Gregorio Fernandez, with whom she would be romantically paired in a succession of silent films, constituting perhaps t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak
''Gumapang Ka sa Lusak'' ( English: ''You Crawl in the Mud''), also known internationally as ''Dirty Affair'', is a 1990 Filipino political thriller crime drama film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Ricardo Lee. Starring Dina Bonnevie, Eddie Garcia, Charo Santos, Christopher de Leon, and Allan Paule, the film tackles the abuse of power and evil acts committed by Edmundo Guatlo and his cruel wife Rowena in which Rachel, a movie actress who is his mistress, and her friends try to expose his scandals and violent acts done by him and his wife and even his henchmen to the public. This was one of the two films of that year where Brocka collaborated with cinematographer Pedro Manding Jr. before the latter's murder; the other is ''Biktima''. Produced and distributed by Viva Films, the film was theatrically released on May 17, 1990, and was later screened through international film festivals including in France and Japan in 1994. In 2010, the film was rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Abelardo
Richard Velayo Abelardo (29 September 1902 – 27 August 1993) was a Filipino film director. Early life Abelardo was born to Juan Henson Abelardo, a painter, and Cecilia Velayo in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan. At a young age, he boarded a ship destined for California. Upon arriving, he jumped ship and was later hired as a service painter in theaters with the Flag Company. He secured a painting job at Universal Studios. Proving himself at Universal, he was given work at Warner Brothers and MGM. Career He married an embroiderer from Malate, Salud (née Carmona), and had two daughters, Louise and Rita. In 1935, the whole family went back to the Philippines due to the Depression. Abelardo's most famous films were: *''El Diablo'' – starring Leopoldo Salcedo and Rebecca Gonzales, script written by him based on the story, ''Faustus'', one of the first Filipino movies that had the main lead die. Many trick shots were displayed here. *''Mutya ng Pasig'' – based on the music of his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Rosal
Florence Danon-Gayda (born Florence Lansang Danon; October 16, 1927), better known as Rosa Rosal (), is a FAMAS award-winning Filipina film actress dubbed as the "original femme fatale of Philippine cinema." She is also known for her work with the Philippine Red Cross (formerly Philippine National Red Cross). For her humanitarian activities, she received the 1999 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service, an award widely considered as Asia's Nobel Prize. She is the mother of TV host Toni Rose Gayda. Early life Rosal was born Florence Lansang Danon in Manila. Her mother Gloria Lansang hailed from Santa Rita, Pampanga, while her father Julio Danon was of French and Egyptian descent. Her half-brother, actor-director Don Danon, once acted as a stand-in for the Hollywood actor Rudolph Valentino.CCP Encyclopedia, p.309 During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Rosal worked as a newsreader in a Japanese-run radio station. Shortly after the end of the war, Rosal worked par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tito Arévalo
Eustacio Ylagan (; March 29, 1911 – December 4, 2000), better known by his stage name Tito Arévalo, was a Filipino actor and musician. Personal life He grew up in Tondo, Manila. He was married to Guadalupe Francisco Ylagan, a woman who hails from Manila and they are the parents of Cora Ylagan Evangelista, Deanna Ylagan Rathbun and actor Robert Arevalo. He is the uncle of actors Jay Ilagan and Liberty Ilagan and was also related to Filipino director Gerardo de Leon. He made his film debut in 1934 in ''Dasalang Pilak''. Filmography *''Dasalang Pilak'' (1934) *''Sa Paanan ng Krus'' (1936) *''Nasaan Ka, Irog'' (1937) *''Anak ng Kadiliman'' (1937) *''Dasalang Perlas'' (1938) arlatone*''Isang Halik Lamang'' (1938) arlatone*''Ama at Anak'' (1939) arlatone*''Lihim ng Dagat-Dagatan'' (1939) arlatone*''Yaman ng Mahirap'' (1939) arlatone*''Prinsesa ng Kumintang'' (1940) VN*''Ang Tiktik'' (1941) ssociated Theaters*''Ang Iyong Ina'' (1946) alaris*''Ikaw Na!'' (1946) alaris*''Hang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
