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Rosa Maria Velasco
Rosa Maria Velasco (; born 12 March 1983) is a Hong Kong stage and film actress. She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the Hong Kong Film Awards with her performance in the drama film ''Time Still Turns the Pages'' (2023). Biography Velasco was born on 12 March 1983, in Taiwan, to a Spanish American father and Taiwanese mother. She grew up in Hong Kong and attended the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study acting. After graduating with first class honours in 2007, Velasco turned down an offer from television and joined the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre to feature in stage plays. Velasco received her first role in the play Trojan Woman and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in the Hong Kong Drama Awards. She later also appeared in the 2019 stage play ''No News Is True News'' and won Best Actress in the Hong Kong Drama Awards with the role. In 2023, Velasco was cast in the lead role alongside Endy Chow and Peter Chan in the comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the island a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven In The Dark
''Heaven in the Dark'' is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film directed by Steve Yuen and starring Jacky Cheung and Karena Lam. The film is adapted from the play, ''French Kiss'' by Candace Chong. Plot After a drunken night out, well respected pastor Marco (Jacky Cheung) shares a kiss with Michelle (Karena Lam), a parishioner at his church who he had been growing close to. A seemly consensual kiss turns scandalise after Marco is accused of sexual harassment and a court case ensues. Cast *Jacky Cheung as Reverend Marco To *Karena Lam as Michelle *Lan Law as Prosecution Lawyer * Anthony Wong as Barrister Francis Lee *Wong He as Reverend Cheung *Edmond So as Mr. Lam *Michelle Wai as Yee *Tyson Chak as Praetor *Catherine Chau as Wong Yuen-yuen *Cheuk Wan-chi as Cheung Oi-wah *Rosa Maria Velasco as Susanna *Chu Pak-him as Paul *Dayo Wong as Court audit *James Li as court audit Soundtrack Featured song Reception At the Hong Kong box office, the film took US$410,040 with less than favo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Actresses
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong' ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazism, Nazi war crime, war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for 1983 Australian federal election, elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macbeth
''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, ''Macbeth'' most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sons Of The Neon Night
''Sons of the Neon Night'' is an unreleased Hong Kong crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Juno Mak and starring an ensemble cast led by Takeshi Kaneshiro, Sean Lau, Louis Koo, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Gao Yuanyuan. Production for the film began in June 2017 and wrapped up in March 2018. It was set for release in 2019. Plot A sudden explosion which killed a wealthy Hong Kong businessmen has drawn the wrestle between drug traffickers and those against drugs. The heir of the drug trafficking syndicate does not hesitate to create social chaos, with his sole reason for believing "a world without drugs", which is actually more terrible and more chaotic than imagined. Director Juno Mak had mentioned that, "A land free of drugs depicts utopia, or so they say - Yet only those who have been there would know the eternal flames that burn in that place called Hell. It was with his creation of medicine that men began deluding himself about the illusive power to ordain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisis Negotiators
''Crisis Negotiators'' () is a 2024 Hong Kong crime film directed by Herman Yau and produced by Andy Lau. It is a remake of the 1998 American film '' The Negotiator'', with Sean Lau and Francis Ng leading as police negotiators based on Samuel L. Jackson's Danny Roman and Kevin Spacey's Chris Sabian, along with an ensemble cast including Michael Miu, Philip Keung, Kent Cheng, Michael Chow, Chu Pak Him, Cherry Ngan, Yeung Wai Lun, Kenneth Lo and Timmy Hung. The film centers around police negotiator Cheuk (Lau) who accidentally becomes a murder suspect and is forced to take over a police station to clear his name with the help of his former colleague Tse (Ng). The film premiered in China on 24 May 2024, followed by a theatrical release on 13 June in Hong Kong. Synopsis Tse Ka Chun, a police negotiator, along with junior negotiator Cheuk Man Wai and crime unit inspector Bun, are tasked with handling a hostage situation. A mentally unstable couple has taken over the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Cheng
Carol Cheng Yu Ling (Traditional Chinese: 鄭裕玲; born 9 September 1957), is a Hong Kong film/television actress and host. Arguably one of the most famous celebrities to have emerged during the British colonial period, Cheng made her break in TVB Cantonese TV series, Man in the Net. In the 1980s, she was commonly referred to by her nickname Do Do. She is one of the richest TV actresses in Hong Kong who turned her career to films. Cheng is regarded as a "living Hong Kong Cinema legend" who has brought to fame previous unknowns such as Jackie Chan, Jackie Cheung and Andy Lau. She also has won numerous acting awards in both film and television genres, as well as hosting awards. In October 2022, Cheng announced she would not be renewing her contract with TVB after 44 years with the company. Biography Cheng was born in Hong Kong. She is of Sichuanese heritage and her native language is Northern Mandarin. Cheng's family taught her Cantonese at a young age, in which she is equall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita (2021 Film)
''Anita'' () is a 2021 Hong Kong biographical musical drama film about Cantopop star Anita Mui directed by Longman Leung, with a script written by Leung and Jack Ng. Louise Wong, in her screen role debut, stars as the titular singer, depicting her life from childhood until her last moments before her death of cervical cancer in 2003. The film features an ensemble cast, including Fish Liew, Gordon Lam and Louis Koo in supporting roles. Production of the biopic began in the 2010s when Bill Kong, president of Edko Films, initiated the project to commemorate Mui's legacy. Leung signed on the project and took over a year to write the script with Ng, as well as finalize the cast. Principal photography took place in 2018. Although its initial 2020 release date was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic, ''Anita'' was released in Hong Kong on 12 November 2021, followed by some Southeast Asia countries in the same month. The film received mixed to positive reviews, and made its HK$12M box- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
77 Heartbreaks
''77 Heartbreaks'' is a 2017 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Herman Yau. It was released in Hong Kong on 15 June 2017. The sequel ''77 Heartwarmings'', starring Charlene Choi, Pakho Chau and Mario Maurer will be released in Hong Kong on 14 May 2021. Plot Eva is frustrated by her boyfriend Adam's irresponsible habits. One evening when he is late for a date, she visits a small shop and browses a display of notebooks which appear to be designed with artistic and philosophical themes. She becomes attracted to a notebook called 77 Heartbreaks, which the shopkeeper explains is based on the number of times that a reasonable person can be expected to forgive someone for hurting them. Before long, Eva manages to fill the notebook completely with examples of Adam's annoying behavior. After Eva leaves, Adam eventually comes to understand why their relationship ended. Cast *Charlene Choi *Pakho Chau *Michelle Wai * Anthony Wong *Kara Hui *Lawrence Cheng *Yumiko Cheng *Candy Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings
Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited also known as HKET Group, is a Hong Kong publisher. Its main product was '' Hong Kong Economic Times'' and its website ''hket.com''. The company also publishes book and magazines. Publications Apart from ''HKET'', other publications under the printed media segment of the group include: *''Sky Post'', a free newspaper (Mondays to Fridays) Launched on 27 July 2011. *'' e-zone'', a mass market IT magazine (Mondays) (For retail sale) A mass market IT weekly magazine that focuses on trends in information and communications technology. It features application of PC hardware and software, tablet and smartphones how-to, digital AV products highlights and analysis on corporate IT strategies. e-zone was spun off from HKET for total retail sale in late 2003. *''U Magazine'' () – A weekly travel magazine. *''iMoney'', a financial retail weekly (Saturdays) (For retail sale) ''iMoney'' was a financial weekly launched on 27 October 2007. Its content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
