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Mara Clara
''Mara Clara'' is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Starring Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes, it aired on the network's afternoon line up from August 17, 1992 to February 14, 1997, replacing ''Sebya, Mahal Kita'' and was replaced by '' Esperanza''. It is the second longest running drama series of ABS-CBN (after ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano''). The title is derived from María Clara, the ''mestiza'' heroine of José Rizal's . It is a first release from Dreamscape Entertainment upon its establishment in 1992. This series was streaming online on YouTube. Premise Book 1 Mara and Clara were switched at birth, and the details of this event were recorded by Kardo ( Dan Fernandez), a hospital staff, in his diary. At the beginning of the story, both Almira and Susan gave birth to their children. Tragically, Susan’s twin baby died accidentally at the hands of Kardo. Desperate to cover up the incident, Kardo secretly switched Almira’s and Susan’s daughters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Clara
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YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Contis
Paolo Enrico Tusi Contis (born March 14, 1984) is a Filipino actor, host, singer, and comedian of Italian descent. Contis debuted as a child actor in the ABS-CBN show ''Ang TV'' during the 1990s. A GMA Network artist for 20 years, he has won several acting awards. Biography and career Contis was born to an Italian father and a Filipino mother. He was a popular child actor who appeared in several films during the mid-1990s. Despite being cast in the popular drama series ''Mara Clara'', Contis is better known for being part of kids-oriented program ''Ang TV'', and the primetime sitcom ''Oki Doki Doc''. In his teenage years, he was launched as a member of Star Circle (now Star Magic) Batch 3 in 1996. Contis rose to fame for his appearance in the youth-oriented teen drama ''Tabing Ilog''. Contis moved to GMA Network in 2004. He ventured into more mature roles and played supporting and comical roles in numerous GMA dramas and shows, and has also found his :wikt:niche, niche in po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wowie De Guzman
Jeffrey Camangyan (born September 22, 1976), known professionally as Wowie de Guzman, is a Filipino dancer and a stage, film and TV actor. He was one of the top matinee idols from the 1990s. His break came as a member of dance group Universal Motion Dancers (UMD). He was nominated as Best Actor for FAMAS Award 1998 in '' Paano Ang Puso Ko?''. Career De Guzman was a famous member of dance group Universal Motion Dancers along with Brian Furlow, Jim Salas, James Salas, the late Gerard Faisan, Marco McKinley, Norman Santos, Gerry Oliva and Miggy Tanchanco. He was the first love team of Judy Ann Santos. The Juday-Wowie love team became the number one screen tandem in the mid to late '90s. They paired in movies which were box office hits such as ''Sana Naman'', ''Kung Alam Mo Lang'', ''Wow Multo'', ''Mara Clara: The Movie'', ''Esperanza: The Movie'', '' Paano Ang Puso Ko?'', ''Muling Ibalik ang Tamis ng Pag-ibig'', ''Kasal-Kasalan, Sakal-Sakalan'', ''Dito Sa Puso Ko'' and many othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Africa
Susan Africa (born August 20, 1959) is a Filipinos, Filipino screen and stage actress, writer, painter, beauty queen and former television host with a career spanning four decades. After placing first runner-up at the Binibining Pilipinas, 1980 Binibining Pilipinas pageant, she pursued a career in showbusiness. A prominent figure in Soap opera, soap operas, she rose to fame in the television series ''Mara Clara'' (1992) and is noted for playing impoverished maternal characters. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 1987 Metro Manila Film Festival for her portrayal in ''Olongapo... The Great American Dream'' and has been involved in several international productions such as ''Noriega: God's Favorite'' (2000), ''Blood Surf'' (2000) and ''Under Heavy Fire'' (2001). Africa also served as the host of PTV4's ''For Art’s Sake'' (1989) and ''Batibot, Sesame'' (1984). Among her acclaimed performances include ''A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery, Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis'' (2016) which co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Martinez (actor)
William Pineda Martinez (born May 31, 1966) is a Filipino actor who belongs to the first batch of Regal babies whose movie career was launched in the early 1980s. He initially starred in drama films, ''Manila by Night'' (1980), ''Bilibid Boys'' (1981), ''Tambay sa Disco'' (1980) until his studio paired him with Maricel Soriano in ''Oh My Mama'' (1981) and the result was a box-office success. Their tandem spawned many hits for Regal Films, mostly comedy movies that defined and cemented their ''Taray and Kulit'' loveteam. In 1984, William was given a title role in the 10th Metro Manila Film Festival with the thriller, ''Alapaap'' as a drug-crazed writer. He got best actor nominations from award-giving bodies the following year. He is also known for his role as Ton-Ton in '' Bagets & Bagets 2''. Early life William Pineda Martinez was born in Manila on May 31, 1966, to Bert Martinez, a Filipino Mestizo, and Margarita Pineda. He is of Spanish and Filipino descent. As a young boy, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Rodrigo
José Dante P. Pascual, known professionally as Juan Rodrigo, is a Filipinos, Filipino stage, film and television actor, singer and model. Personal life and career Rodrigo was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia. He started as a dancer, became a ''Karilagan'' model and stage actor, then became a film actor. He is the first actor that was launched in the telenovelas like ''Mara Clara'' and ''Mula sa Puso''. Rodrigo did films with Nora Aunor like ''Annie Batungbakal'' (1979), ''Bongga Ka Day'' (1980), and ''Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.'' (1992), among others. He also appeared in movies such as ''Kisapmata'' (1981) with Charo Santos, ''Haplos'' (1982) with Vilma Santos, ''Ang Babaeng Nawawala Sa Sarili'' (1989) with Dina Bonnevie, ''Hindi Palulupig'' (1989) starring Lito Lapid, ''Bawal Na Gamot'' with Romnick Sarmenta, and ''Mga Batang Bangketa'' (2006) with Camille Prats. He received an award of 31st FAMAS Awards, FAMAS Best Supporting Actor 1982 for the movie '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikka Valencia
Sharon Rosenfeld (born July 28, 1976 in Makati, Philippines), better known by her screen name Nikka Valencia, is a Filipino film, television and theater actress. Early life Valencia was born to a Filipino mother from Mindanao and a father from Haifa, Israel. She is of patrilineal Jewish descent. Career Valencia's first television appearance was in ABS-CBN's '' Ang TV'' in 1993. That same year, she played the sister of Aga Muhlach's character in '' May Minamahal''. In 1995, Valencia became one of the original hosts of the noontime musical variety program ''ASAP''. She appeared in films such as ''Pare Ko'' with Mark Anthony Fernandez, Jomari Yllana and Claudine Barretto, ''Mangarap Ka'' with Claudine Barretto, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Kier Legaspi and Gio Alvarez, both in 1995, and in ''Radio Romance'' starring Gelli de Belen, Jolina Magdangal and Rico Yan in 1996. In 2012, Valencia portrayed Lorena Alvarez in ''Precious Hearts Romances Presents ''Precious Hearts Romances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piolo Pascual
Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (, born January 12, 1977) is a Filipino actor, model, singer, television host, comedian and film producer. Pascual began a career in 1993 after landing a bit role in the film ''The Vizconde Massacre Story (God Help Us!)'' and made his first television appearance in youth-oriented talent and variety show, '' That's Entertainment''. He rose to fame after he was chosen as the leading man of Judy Ann Santos in the 1997 classic soap opera, Esperanza. They went on to star in several other television series and films including '' Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka'' (2001-2003), '' Sa Piling Mo'' (2006), ''Bakit Di Totoohanin'' (2001), '' Till There Was You'' (2003) and '' Don't Give Up on Us'' (2006). In 2002, Pascual starred in period film '' Dekada '70'' alongside Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor wins at the 2003 PMPC Star Awards for Movies, FAMAS Awards, and Gawad Urian Awards. In 2008, Pascual top billed the accl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glydel Mercado
Flordeliza Sanchez-Gutierrez (born March 10, 1975), known professionally as Glydel Mercado, is a Filipino singer and actress. She began her career in the late 1980s through the variety show '' That's Entertainment'' and has since played supporting roles in numerous film and television productions. She is one of the few performers to win the Grand Slam for Best Supporting Actress, having won all four major Philippine film awards for her performance in the romantic drama '' Sidhi'' (1999). Career She appeared in movies such as ''Alyas Baby Chino'' (1989), ''Teenage Mama'' (1993), ''Bikini Watch'' (1995), ''Anak ng Yakuza'' (1997) and ''Ambisyosa'' (1997) with Tonton Gutierrez, Emilio Garcia, Rita Magdalena, Roy Rodrigo and Ronaldo Valdez. She would do more acclaimed films such as Sidhi with Nora Aunor and Albert Martinez (1998) and Azucena with Alessandra De Rossi in 2000 Sana Totoo Na in 2002. In 2008, she played as Marlina in drama film ''Lukaret'', a story of a woman whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wowie De Guzman
Jeffrey Camangyan (born September 22, 1976), known professionally as Wowie de Guzman, is a Filipino dancer and a stage, film and TV actor. He was one of the top matinee idols from the 1990s. His break came as a member of dance group Universal Motion Dancers (UMD). He was nominated as Best Actor for FAMAS Award 1998 in '' Paano Ang Puso Ko?''. Career De Guzman was a famous member of dance group Universal Motion Dancers along with Brian Furlow, Jim Salas, James Salas, the late Gerard Faisan, Marco McKinley, Norman Santos, Gerry Oliva and Miggy Tanchanco. He was the first love team of Judy Ann Santos. The Juday-Wowie love team became the number one screen tandem in the mid to late '90s. They paired in movies which were box office hits such as ''Sana Naman'', ''Kung Alam Mo Lang'', ''Wow Multo'', ''Mara Clara: The Movie'', ''Esperanza: The Movie'', '' Paano Ang Puso Ko?'', ''Muling Ibalik ang Tamis ng Pag-ibig'', ''Kasal-Kasalan, Sakal-Sakalan'', ''Dito Sa Puso Ko'' and many othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Yan
Ricardo Carlos "Rico" Castro Yan (; March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino actor renowned for his roles in popular romance and comedy films, as well as television shows during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Yan started as a commercial model in 1995 and was launched as a pioneer of Talent Center's Star Circle Batch 1, now known as ABS-CBN's Star Magic, in November of the same year. He became a household name with his roles as Ricky Salveron in ''Gimik'' (1996) and Gabriel Maglayon in '' Mula Sa Puso'' (1997). Yan starred in commercially successful television shows and films, often paired with Judy Ann Santos and Claudine Barretto. He solidified his matinee idol status through films such as '' Paano Ang Puso Ko?'' (1997), '' Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita'' (1998), '' Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay'' (1998), '' Mula sa Puso: The Movie'' (1999), '' Gimik: The Reunion'' (1999), and '' Got 2 Believe'' (2002). In 2014, twelve years after his death, Star Cinema ranked him No. 5 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
