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Green Bones
''Green Bones'' is a 2024 Philippine prison drama film directed by Zig Dulay from a screenplay written by Ricky Lee and Anj Atienza, based on a story concept by JC Rubio. Starring Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid. The plot follows Xavier Gonzaga, is still grieving his sister's death, fights against the release of the criminal Domingo Zamora. The film was released theatrically on December 25, 2024, as an official entry of GMA Pictures to the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival in its 50th year. Cast ;Lead cast * Dennis Trillo as Domingo "Dom" Zamora, a criminal accused of murdering his own sister and niece. * Ruru Madrid as Xavier Gonzaga, a prison guard. ** Enzo Osorio as young Xavier ;Supporting cast * Alessandra De Rossi as Betty * Michael de Mesa as Juanito Velasquez * Ronnie Lazaro as Edgardo Sevilla * Sofia Pablo as Ruth Pineda ** Sienna Stevens as young Ruth * Wendell Ramos as Jonathan Cruz * Pauline Mendoza as Elise Gonzaga, Xavier's sister * Victor Neri as Carlos Pined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zig Dulay
Zig Madamba Dulay (born January 2, 1987) is a Filipino independent filmmaker, TV director, producer, screen writer, film editor and cinematographer. He is known for directing and writing several acclaimed Indie films such as '' The Bit Player'', ''Black Rainbow'', ''Missing'', '' Bambanti'' and ''Bagahe''. Dulay has directed and written several television series for GMA Network, where he serves as one of the head-writers and resident director. He has gained nationwide recognition after directing a fantasy drama series '' Maria Clara at Ibarra'' and the award-winning movies '' Firefly '' and ''Green Bones''. Early life and education Zig Madamba Dulay was born on January 2, 1987, in Santiago, Isabela, to a family of farmers. He is the 10th of 11 siblings. He pursued college as a scholar at the University of the Philippines Baguio and earned his degree in Communication, majoring in Journalism. He later obtained his Master of Arts in Creative Writing and Film from the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Ramos
Carlino Xavier Reyes Ramos (; born August 18, 1978) is a Filipino actor. He is best known as one of the original cast members of the GMA Network comedy show ''Bubble Gang''. Career Ramos started his showbiz career in 1995 when he joined the cast of ''Bubble Gang'' along with his long time best friend Antonio Aquitania. He got into "matinee idol" status when he joined '' Click''. He then had roles with female stars like Ara Mina and Diana Zubiri, among others, in different films during the 2000s. He then moved to GMA Network shows including '' Sinasamba Kita'', ''La Vendetta'', '' Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap'' and '' Tasya Fantasya''. His biggest break came when he played the role of Harvey in '' Ako si Kim Samsoon''. Ramos is also one of the models of Bench along with famous stars such as Richard Gomez, Richard Gutierrez, and Francine Prieto. In 2015, Ramos moved to ABS-CBN and stayed until 2018, when he decided to return to GMA Network. Politics Ramos ran for councilor of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SB19
SB19 is a Filipino boy band formed in 2018, consisting of Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin. They are noted for their contributions to the contemporary Pinoy pop scene and became the first Southeast Asian act to be nominated on the Billboard Music Awards, as well as the first Southeast Asian act to make an appearance in the top 10 of the Billboard Social 50. For their significant contributions in pioneering Philippine pop music to the global scene, SB19 has been dubbed the "Kings of P-pop" by the public and various media. The group promotes its music as part of Pinoy pop, a sub-genre of Original Pilipino Music. Career 2018–2020: Formation and first album In 2016, ShowBT Philippines, a subsidiary of the Korean company ShowBT Group, conducted a talent search for performers, with the aim of localizing K-pop in other Asian countries. The candidates went through a difficult South Korean-inspired training camp, including physical training and "personality development". Trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyebe
"Nyebe" ( is a song by Filipino boy band SB19, released as a single on December 12, 2022. A ballad, "Nyebe" is written by John Paulo Nase who also produced it with Thyro Alfaro. Pablo is the music video creative director for "Nyebe". It premiered on YouTube on December 12, 2022. The music video visualizer is an emotional series of images and photo-highlight of SB19's journey during its 2022 Where You At World Tour where they discuss substantial questions about happiness, worries and living in the moment. It was inspired by the calming and relatability vibe of inspirational gospel songs. ''Nyebe'' was featured on the soundtrack of the movie ''Green Bones'' in 2024. Background and composition John Paulo Nase wrote "Nyebe" and co-produced it with singer-songwriter and producer, Thyro Alfaro. Thyro Alfaro mixed the song with Heo Chan-goo by Knob Sound Korea and also did the mastering. "Nyebe" is five minutes and forty-seven seconds long. Media outlets described "Nyebe" as a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripples") is a Mass media in the Philippines, Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and convicted cyberlibelist Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Government of the Philippines, Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philippine Star
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution. Its sister publications include business newspaper '' BusinessWorld''; Cebu-based, English-language broadsheet '' The Freeman''; Filipino-language tabloids '' Pilipino Star Ngayon'' and ''Pang-Masa''; Cebuano-language tabloid ''Banat'', online news portals Philstar.com, PhilstarLife.com, Interaksyon (formerly with News5), LatestChika.com, Wheels.PH, PropertyReport.PH, Multiverse.PH and TV/digital production unit Philstar TV. In March 2014, the newspaper was acquired by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., a media conglomerate subsidized by the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, after the company purchased a majority stake in Philst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefly (2023 Film)
''Firefly'' is a 2023 Philippine fantasy film written by Angeli Atienza and directed by Zig Dulay. The film stars Alessandra De Rossi and Euwenn Mikaell in his theatrical debut. It was one of the entries in the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival, where it won as Best Picture. Premise Set in 1999, ''Firefly'' is told from the perspective of an adult Tonton (Dingdong Dantes) who reminisces about his childhood. A ten-year old Tonton (Euwenn Mikaell) goes on a search for the "Island of Fireflies", a mystical island of Ticao he learned from Elay, his mother (Alessandra De Rossi) during bedtime stories. Cast *Alessandra De Rossi as Mariela "Elay" Alvaro, Tonton's kind and late mother who introduced him the fireflies *Euwenn Mikaell as Anthony "Tonton" Alvaro, a child who learns about a mystical island of fireflies **Dingdong Dantes as adult Tonton Role is billed as a special participation. *Yayo Aguila as Carmen, a kind woman who joins the young Tonton in his journey. **Racquel Villavic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age requirement is 14 years. , Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. , Facebook ranked as the List of most-visited websites, third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonie Buencamino
Anthony Buencamino, known professionally as Nonie Buencamino, is a Filipino character actor known for his television and theater work. He is strongly associated with Philippine New Wave Cinema, playing roles such as Mayor Bartolome in Jun Lana's '' Barber's Tales'' and Felipe Buencamino in Jerrold Tarog's '' Heneral Luna''. Education and Early Career Buencamino joined Tanghalang Ateneo as a college student and decades later fondly remembered his start with the company. Personal life He is a grandnephew of seminal Kundiman Kundiman is a genre of traditional Filipino ballads, predominantly with romantic themes. The lyrics of the kundiman are written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundima ... composer Francisco Beltran Buencamino Sr. and the brother of composer Nonong Buencamino. He is a descendant of Felipe Buencamino. He married actress Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, and the couple had fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iza Calzado
Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado-Wintle (born August 12, 1982) is a Filipino actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly drama, psychological thriller and horror, she has received a selection of accolades, including an Osaka Asian Film Festival Award, an Asian Television Award, a Gawad Urian, a Luna Award and three Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, in addition to nominations for five FAMAS Awards. Her films have collectively earned ₱1.96 billion, making her one of the highest-grossing Filipino box office stars this century. Calzado, daughter of choreographer and actor Lito Calzado, initially played bit roles in two films as a child actress, including Lino Brocka's ''Kung Tapos Na Ang Kailanman'' (1990). She took a long break from the show business and returned in the early 2000s through stints in commercials. She played a supporting role in the soap opera '' Kung Mawawala Ka'' (2002) and landed her first leading role in the romantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royce Cabrera
John Rocell Cabrera (; born September 5, 1996), professionally known as Royce Cabrera is a Filipino actor, model, and engineer. He is currently an exclusive talent of GMA Network under Sparkle GMA Artist Center. Early life and education John Rocell Cabrera was born on September 6, 1996 in Manila. In the mid-2020s, Cabrera graduated with a degree in BS Construction Engineering and Management from Mapúa University. Career In 2017, Cabrera was the grand winner of the search for Mr. Mapua Cardinals. In the same year, he was introduced in the movie ''Baklad''. In 2019, he was one of the lead actors in the LGBT film '' Fuccbois'' under the helm of Eduardo Roy Jr.. He became a talent in ABS-CBN's Star Magic talent agency. He guested in television anthologies and series ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', '' Ipaglaban Mo'', and '' A Soldier's Heart''. In 2020, he signed an exclusive contract and became an actor under Sparkle GMA Artist Center, with his first debut GMA Network in '' My Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikoy Morales
Vincent Marco Chu Morales (born December 11, 1993), professionally known as Mikoy Morales, is a Filipino actor, model, singer, comedian, and television personality. Along with Ruru Madrid, Zandra Summer and Elle Ramirez, he is a runner-up on '' Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break''. Morales was a mainstay of gag show ''Bubble Gang'' from 2015 until 2022, and is known for his roles in '' Pepito Manaloto'', '' Sirkus'', and ''Lolong''. Early life Morales was born on December 11, 1993 in Roxas, Capiz, Philippines, as Vincent Marco Chu Morales. Majority of people know him as a television personality who has featured in various television programs and films. Although he hasn't disclosed anything about his high school education, he studied Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas. When he decided to venture into the show business, he shifted to another course at Meridian International in McKinley, where he studied Music Business Management. Career Morales' first T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
