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Indio (TV Series)
''Indio'' is the 2013 Philippine television drama epic fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dondon Santos, it stars Bong Revilla in the title role. It premiered on January 14, 2013 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on May 31, 2013 with a total of 97 episodes. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Cast and characters ;Lead cast * Bong Revilla as Malaya / Simeon / Indio ;Supporting cast * Jennylyn Mercado as Esperanza Sanreal * Michael de Mesa as Juancho Sanreal * Rhian Ramos as Dian Magayon * Jackie Lou Blanco as Victoria Hidalgo de Sanreal * Chinggoy Alonzo as Hernando Pelaez * Dante Rivero as Tarong * Daria Ramirez as Linang * Robert Arevalo as Cosme de los Santos * Sheena Halili as Mayang / Fernando * Vaness del Moral as Elena Decena * Dominic Roco as Tuhay / Cesario * Sam Pinto as Lidagat * Solenn Heussaff as Lalahon * Ehra Madrigal as Lihangin * Rachelle Ann Go as Libulan * Kyle Jimenez as Santonilyo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennylyn Mercado
Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for playing dramatic roles in film and television. She rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition '' StarStruck'' in 2003. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her acting performances on television and film. She starred in multiple commercially successful films, including '' English Only, Please'' (2014), '' The Prenup'' (2015), '' Walang Forever'' (2015), and '' Just the 3 of Us'' (2016). With GMA Records and Viva Records, Mercado has released three albums, which have several popular singles such as "Sa Aking Panaginip", "Moments of Love" in collaboration with Janno Gibbs, "Basta't Nandito Ka", and "Kahit Sandali". In 2017, Mercado top billed the Philippine remake of ''My Love from the Star''. Mercado's success in Philippine cinema has made her one of the top actresses in the country and established her status as the "Asia's Ultimate Star". Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solenn Heussaff
Solenn Marie Adea Heussaff-Bolzico (; born July 20, 1985) is a Filipino actress, model, singer and painter. She was one of the official castaways of '' Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown''. She made it to the final 3. In December 2010, she signed a recording contract with MCA Music, a movie contract with Regal Entertainment, and a television contract with GMA Network and GMA Artist Center. Early life Solenn Marie Adea Heussaff is the second child of Cynthia Adea, a Filipina, and Louis Paul Heussaff, a former sailor in the French Navy from Douarnenez, in Brittany, who is now the head of a service company SOS, for the petroleum industry. She has an older sister named Vanessa and a younger brother named Erwan. Education After graduating from Eurocampus (now European International School), Heussaff went on to study fashion design in Studio Berçot, Paris for three years. She also took a 6-month course in basic beauty/fashion make-up, body painting and prosthetics at L' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Pinto
Samuelle Lynne Acosta Pinto-Semerad (born December 11, 1989) is a Filipino actress, model, singer, and video jockey ( VJ). Career Modelling career Pinto began her career as a print advertisement and television commercial model. At age 10, she landed her first modeling job, appearing in posters for Coca-Cola. Her subsequent campaigns included brands such as Sunsilk, Smart, Voice Combo Sandwich, Colgate, Palmolive, and McDonald's. She later became an endorser for the clothing brand BAYO. ''Pinoy Big Brother'' Pinto gained national recognition after joining the reality television series '' Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up'' in 2009. Initially assigned to House B, she transferred to House A after one week. Surviving multiple eviction votes, she was eventually evicted on January 9, 2010. Early TV appearances Prior to her reality television stint, Pinto appeared in a 2008 episode of GMA Network's drama anthology ''Maynila'' alongside Mark Herras. She was also a finalist in '' Myx V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Roco
Ricardo Dominic Artadi Roco (born April 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor. Personal life Roco is a son of actor Bembol Roco and the twin brother of actor Felix Roco. On October 1, 2022, Roco and four other persons were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City. His last television series was ''False Positive'' in GMA Network before he was arrested. Roco later returned to acting in ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ... in the action-comedy drama series, '' FPJ's Batang Quiapo''. Filmography Film Television References External links * Star Magic personalities ABS-CBN people GMA Network (company) people Living people 1989 births Filipino twins Participants in Philippine reality television series People from Cebu City Male actors fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Network (company)
GMA Network Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. GMA is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media-related businesses. The majority of its profits are derived from publicity and marketing incomes associated with television distribution. GMA is formed by the legal name of Global Media Arts. GMA Network was founded on March 1, 1950 by American entrepreneur Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart as Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. The company launched its first radio station, DZBB on June 14, 1950. Its first broadcast on television was launched on October 29, 1961, and the television station was known as DZBB Channel 7. In 1974, the company became known as Republic Broadcasting System (RBS) after the triumvirate of Gilberto Duavit Sr., Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon due to the changes in media ownership laws. It then changed its corporate name to GMA Netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaness Del Moral
Martha Vanessa Antonio del Moral-Kier, better known by her screen name Vaness del Moral-Kier (born May 23, 1988), is a Filipino actress, dancer, and singer. She started her showbiz career through the interactive reality television show, '' StarStruck''. She is best known for her television roles as Gurna in Encantadia and as Hillary Suarez in '' Widows' Web.'' She is a talent signed under GMA Artist Center. Early life Del Moral was born in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines. Career StarStruck ''StarStruck Season 3: The Nationwide Invasion'' started November 28, 2005, and ended on March 12, 2006 (the Final Judgement) airing on Philippine TV replacing ''Darna''. From millions of hopefuls from different provinces all over the Philippines, only 14 will have the chance to survive. If in the first two seasons, ''StarStruck'' is shown only weekdays having Friday as Elimination Night, this season Mondays to Fridays will be tests and Sundays would be the elimination night. The show held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheena Halili
Sheena Yvette Castro Halili-Manzanero (born January 16, 1987) is a Filipino actress, host, and businesswoman. She is best known for her portrayals as a sidekick to protagonists or antagonists in hit television series. Career Halili entered Philippine showbusiness through the first wave of '' StarStruck'', the reality-based star search of GMA Network. She was one of finalists, dubbed as the Final 14. Halili, together with those who were eliminated during the course of the show, are now known as Starstruck Batch 1 Avengers. She was linked with her co-survivor Rainier Castillo but it was later confirmed that they really dated after the show. She also starred in a commercial for Head & Shoulders where she was partnered with Alvin Aragon. She considers her role in the highly acclaimed remake series '' Marimar'' (2007) as her biggest break on television. She played the role of Monica, the oppressive and ditzy best friend of Angelika, portrayed by Katrina Halili. While Katrina's cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Arevalo
Robert Ylagan Arevalo (; born Robert Francisco Ylagan; May 6, 1938 – August 10, 2023) was a veteran Filipino film and television actor. Early life Robert Arevalo was born as Robert Francisco Ylagan in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental on May 6, 1938. He was the son of Filipino film actor, composer, and musician Tito Arevalo and Guadalupe Francisco. His uncles included actor and director Angel Esmeralda, who was the father of actor Jay Ilagan, Gerardo de León, who was a national artist and an award-winning movie director, and actor and director Conrado Conde. He was also an uncle of actress Liberty Ilagan. He attended the Legarda Elementary School, San Beda College and Ateneo de Manila where he studied Business Administration. Career Arevalo first began acting as a drama actor for Premiere Productions. His major screen debut was in Gerardo de Leon’s ''Huwag Mo Akong Limutin'' (1960), which was banned by censors for perceived immoral themes. He later worked for an advertis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Rivero
Luisito Ramos Meyer Jr., known professionally as Dante Rivero, is a Filipino film and television actor who has won a FAMAS award and nominated for a Gawad Urian Award The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (), a Film criticism, film critic organization composed of critics, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the h .... Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations Film References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivero, Dante Living people ABS-CBN people Filipino male comedians Filipino male film actors GMA Network (company) people Year of birth missing (living people) Kapampangan people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinggoy Alonzo
Ramón "Chinggoy" Alonzo (; July 22, 1950 – October 15, 2017) was a Filipino actor in theater, movies, and television. He was nominated for FAMAS Award Best Supporting Actor in ''Ikaw Naman ang Iiyak'' (1996). Career Alonzo was active in the theater industry since the 1960s as an actor and stage director, including work with repertory group The Company of Players. He appeared in several films such as ''Dito Sa Pitong Gatang'' (1992), ''Sana Pag-ibig Na'' (1998), and ''Linlang'' (1999). He played Don Ramón, the father of Dingdong Dantes' character in the drama series '' Sana ay Ikaw na Nga'' (2002), and the father of Iza Calzado's character in the 2006 film ''Moments of Love''. He was known for portraying the character Evades in the fantasy series '' Encantadia''. Recently, he also appeared in the historical epic series ''Indio'' (2013). His last television appearance was in the revenge drama series ''Wildflower'' (2017), where he played the role of Senator Pablo Alcantar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Lou Blanco
Jacqueline Lourdes Corrales Blanco (born February 11, 1964) is a Filipino actress and aerobic instructor. During the 1980s and the 1990s, she appeared in different film genres including ''Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'', (1991), ''Si Aida, Si Lorna, o Si Fe'', (1989) ''Misis Mo, Misis Ko'', (1988) and ''Palabra de Honor'' (1983). Career Blanco co-hosted the noontime show '' Student Canteen'' on GMA Network from 1982 until the show's cancellation in 1986. She was also a regular fixture on the Sunday musical extravaganza '' GMA Supershow'' on the same network. In 1999, she became a household name when she played the main antagonist in the ABS-CBN primetime drama series '' Saan Ka Man Naroroon''. Her television appearances include a regular co-hosting stint in '' Walang Tulugan'' from 2008 to 2016, and the sitcom '' Vampire ang Daddy Ko'', where she and her mother Pilita Corrales alternated for the role of Sonya Ventura as the older/younger versions. In June 2007, she enrolled in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
