Tuesday, December 26, 2006

LOURDES MEDEL

Lourdes Medel

Lourdes Medel BIOGRAPHY

Lourdes Medel


Lourdes Medel—She appeared in Walang Pangalan with Lilia Dizon, Bernard Bonnin, Robert Campos and Hector Reyes which was directed by Fred Daluz. She also appeared opposite Bernard Bonnin in Alyas Palos, a movier series about a porchclimber. Both films were produced by LVN Pictures , Inc.

She won the Famas Best Supporting Actress for Salamisim (1968).

She migrated to Australia with her family but decided to return to Davao, where Lourdes’ family owns a vast farm. Their two sons have opted to stay put in Australia.

"They have good paying job there," said Lourdes. Her elder son is a builder.

# Bandana (1968)
# Salamisim (1968)
# Durango (1967)
# Napoleon Doble and the Sexy Six (1966)
# Crossfire (1966/I)
# Doble trece (1966)
# Lady Killer (1965)
# Cosa nostra (1965)
... aka Kaaway ng lipunan (Philippines: Tagalog title)
# Lihim ni gagamba, Ang (1964)
# Target Max (1964)
# Aninong bakal (1963)
# Mga lawin, Ang (1963)
# Palos kontra gagamba (1963)
# Kilabot maghiganti (1963)
# Bakas ng gagamba (1962)
# Jam Session (1962)
# Filibusterismo, El (1962)
# Mga tigreng taga-bukid (1962)
# Alyas Palos (1961)

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

MIRIAM JURADO

Biography of MIRIAM JURADO



Miriam Jurado—Another Miss PPP finalist (in 1958), she appeared in James Bandong with comedian Chiquito who portrayed a secret agent.

"For a long, long time, I've been coming and going to the States," volunteered Miriam, "because since 1944 nandito na ang Tatay ko. My father, Francis Eisenman, was American so even if I was born in the Philippines, my citizenship has always been American. Jurado is my mother's surname. Her name was Concepcion and she used to appear in LVN movies as a mataba at matapang na tiyahin."

Miriam started as a child star at LVN Pictures, playing the little Lilia Dizon in Kandelerong Pilak. She was discovered by Lamberto Avellana. From 1957 to 1959, she did several LVN movies, most of them with Marita Zobel, Chona Sandoval, Luz Valdez and Lou Salvador Jr., and then she moved to Premiere Productions where she achieved stardom. Her first-starring picture was Pautang ng Langit, followed by those starring Eddie Mesa (Aawitan Kita, etc.), several costume pictures (Apat na Agimat, etc.) and dramas.

When she turned free-lancer, Miriam starred in action films, such as Ikaw O' Ako (in which she did an erotic love scene with Romeo Vasquez who left her lips bleeding from a passionate kiss).

"My most memorable film was Somewhere My Love, starring Eddie Rodriguez and Carmen Soriano. That's where their romance started. Maliit lang ang role ko pero markado."

She quit showbiz in the early '70s and has been living in Sacramento since then, working as a pharmacy-technician until she retired a few years ago, and is now leading a leisurely life. She never married.

# Crackdown (1967)
# Dolls for Hire (1967)
# Durango (1967)
# Sabotage (1966)
# Blackmail (1966)
# Trapped (1966)
# Deadline Agosto 13 (1966)
# Mastermind (1965)
# Pasko ng limang Magdalena (1965) .... Vera
# Contra señas (1965)
# Limbas: Walang gulat! (1965)
# 7 Mata-Hari (1965)
# Interpol: Hadlang sa manlulupig (1965)
... aka Interpol (Philippines: English title: short title)
# Kalaban ng sindikato (1965)
# Tres bravos (1964)
# Pitong Desperada (1964)
# Anak ni Dyesebel (1964)
# Agent 69 (1964)
# Bakas ng dragon (1964)
# Daigdig ng matatapang (1964)
# James Ban-dong (1964)
# Dakpin si Pedro Navarro! (1963)
# Kung gabi sa Maynila (1963)
# Samahang siyete (1962)
# Dead or Alive (1962)
# Apat na agimat (1962)
# Apat na kilabot (1962)

# Anak ng bulkan (1959)
# Aawitan kita (1959)

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Sunday, October 01, 2006

CHRISTOPHER DE LEON

Christopher de Leon BIOGRAPHY

Christopher+de+ Leon


Born Christopher Strauss de Leon to showbiz couple Gil de Leon and Lilia Dizon on 31 October 1956 in Manila, Philippines, he is dubbed as the Drama King.

Elder sister is Pinky de Leon. Younger sister is Melissa De Leon.
Highly regarded as one of the greatest Filipino actors of all time, he's nicknamed "The Drama King" in honor of his versatility as a movie actor in drama. He is popularly known as Boyet when he married the Superstar Nora Aunor to whom he has a son who is also an Actor, Ian de Leon. The adopted children of the two are Lotlot De Leon, Matet De Leon, Kiko and Kenneth.

Recently, he married Sandy Andolong, another movie actress to whom he has children in their years of living together.

He became a U.S. citizen in 1999 by virtue of his maternal grandfather, who immigrated from Germany to the U.S. and became a naturalized U.S. citizen himself.

Filmography
# "Now and Forever"2006,# Tulay (2006),# Nasaan si Francis (2006),# Blue Moon (2006),# Faces of Love (2006),# "Darna" (2005) TV Series,# Anak ni Brocka (2005) .... (special appearance),Mano po III: My love (2004),# "Hanggang kailan" (2004) TV Series
# Mano po 2: My home (2003),# Pangarap ko ang ibigin ka (2003),# Dekada '70 (2002),
# Magkapatid (2002),# American Adobo (2001),#Alas dose (2001),# Sugatang puso (2000),
# Yakapin mo ang umaga (2000),# Ika-13 kapitulo (2000),# Tunay na mahal (2000),
# Bulaklak ng Maynila (1999),# Higit pa sa buhay ko (1999),# Wansapanataym: The Movie (1999),# Katawan (1999),#Sambahin ang ngalan mo (1998),# Pahiram kahit sandali (1998)
# Ama namin (1998),# Tumutol man ang tadhana (1998),# "Hiwalay kung hiwalay" (1998) TV Series,# Halik (1998),# Nasaan ang puso (1997),# Hanggang ngayon ika'y minamahal (1997),# Sa aking mga kamay (1996),# Madrasta (1996),# Wanted Perfect Mother (1996),e
# Eskapo: The Serge Osmena-Geny Lopez Story (1995),# Sa ngalan ng pag-ibig (1995)
# Nag-iisang bituin (1994),# Bakit ngayon ka lang? (1994),# Vampira (1994),# Gaano kita kamahal (1993),# Kung mawawala ka pa (1993),# Dahil mahal kita (1993),# Mahal kita walang iba (1992),# Hiram na mukha (1992),# My Other Woman (1991),# Biktima (1991),# Dinampot ka lang sa putik (1991),# Ipagpatawad mo (1991),# Huwag mong salingin ang sugat ko (1991),# Kislap sa dilim (1991),# Makiusap ka sa Diyos (1991),# Leon at ang Kuting, Ang (1991),#Gumapang ka sa lusak (1990),# Babangon ako't dudurugin kita (1989),# Bakit iisa lamang ang puso (1989),# Tatlong mukha ng pag-ibig (1989)
# Magkano ang iyong dangal (1989) .... Paolo
# Imortal (1989)
# Kapag napagod ang puso (1988)
# Maging akin ka lamang (1987)
# Walang karugtong ang nakaraan (1987)
# Magdusa ka (1986)
# I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa (1986) .... Papa
# Beloved (1985)
# Hindi nahahati ang langit (1985) .... Noel
# Bituing walang ningning (1985) .... Nico Escobar
# Kay dali ng kahapon, ang bagal ng bukas (1985)
... aka Kay dali ng kahapon, ang bagal ng umaga (Philippines: English title)
# Kailan sasabihing mahal kita (1985)
# Kung mahawi man ang ulap (1984)
# Minsan pa nating hagkan ang nakaraan (1984)
# Bad bananas sa puting tabing (1983)
# Paano ba ang mangarap? (1983)
# Broken Marriage (1983)
# Sugat sa ugat (1983)
# Cain at Abel (1982) .... Loren
... aka Cain and Abel (International: English title)
# Relasyon (1982)
... aka Affair (International: English title)
# Tinimbang ang langit (1982)
# Sinasamba kita (1982)
# Haplos (1982)
# Pakawalan mo ako (1981)
# Kamakalawa (1981)
# Taga sa panahon (1980)
# Kung ako'y iiwan mo (1980)
# Kasal? (1980)
# Iwahig (1980)
# Kakabakaba ka ba? (1980)
... aka Will Your Heart Beat Faster?

# Alamat ni Julian Makabayan, Ang (1979)
... aka A Peasant's Legend (informal English title)
... aka The Legend of Julian Makabayan
# Aguila (1979) .... Jose Mari
# Kasal-kasalan, bahay-bahayan (1979)
# Isang milyong at isang kasalanan (1979)
# Bakit may pag-ibig pa? (1979)
# Pinay, American Style (1979) .... Chris
# Ikaw ay akin (1978) .... Rex
# Disco Fever (1978/II)
# Lagi na lamang ba akong babae? (1978)
# Sapagkat kami'y tao lamang, Part 2 (1978)
# Kung kaya mo, kaya ko rin (1978)
# Mahal mo mahal ko (1978)
# Nakawin natin ang bawat sandali (1978)
# Garotte: Jai alai king (1978)
# Kung mangarap ka't magising (1977) .... Joey
... aka It Was a Dream (Philippines: English title)
... aka Moments in a Stolen Dream
# Masarap, masakit ang umibig (1977)
# Masikip, maluwang... paraisong parisukat (1977) .... Al
# Bato-bato sa langit (1977)
... aka Stone in Heaven (Philippines: English title)
# Tatlong taong walang Diyos (1977) .... Masugi
... aka Three Godless Years (International: English title)
... aka Three Years Without God (Philippines: English title)
# Tisoy (1977)
... aka Whity (literal title)
# My Brother, My Wife (1977)
# Ganito kami noon, paano kayo ngayon (1976) .... Nicolas 'Kulas' Ocampo
# Hide and Seek sa Quiapo, Cubao at Makati (1976)
# Relaks lang mama, sagot kita (1976)
# Tag-ulan sa tag-araw (1976)
... aka Summer Rains
# Banaue (1975) .... Sadek
# Tinimbang ka ngunit kulang (1974) .... Junior
... aka You Are Weighed in the Balance But Are Found Wanting
... aka You Have Been Weighed and Found Wanting (Philippines: English title)

# Kapag puso'y sinugatan (????)
# Sana'y ikaw na nga (????)
# God Saves Me (????)
# Huwag mo kaming isumpa (????) .... Francis
# Ayokong tumungtong sa lupa (????) .... Dodong
# Higit na matimbang ang dugo (????)

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA


Christian Joseph Morata Bautista was born in Imus, Cavite on October 19, 1981.

Christian Bautista, a runner-up in the Star's in a Million is a singing sensation in the Philippines. He has not only established a name for himself in the music scene in his home country, but also in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

After winning the contest, he signed up with hit-making label Warner Music Philippines. With chart-topping hits like "Colour Everywhere," "Hands to Heaven," and “The Way You Look At Me,” Christian's fame soared and life was never the same again for the 24-year old Landscape Architecture graduate. Christian’s self-titled album reached Multi-Platinum status in the Philippines and Indonesia.



Christian’s “The Way You Look At Me,” is very popular in the Indonesia that it is getting frequent airplay in Indonesian radio stations. The song became an instant hit among the country’s young music lovers, even if they had yet to see the artist behind the ballad. The song, penned by American composers Andrew Fromm and Keith Follese, became so popular that record label Warner Indonesia decided to bring Christian there, to the great delight of the fans whose support for the Filipino singer has been steadily growing and even spreading to neighboring countries.

Last February 2006, Indonesia’s largest TV station, RCTI, aired “Completely — Christian Bautista,” the young balladeer’s first-ever Indonesian TV special. Christian performed with the biggest names in the Indonesian music scene — the famous 40-piece Magenta Orchestra, the young musical genius Andi Rianto, and the country’s two female divas, Krisdayanti and Titi D.J.

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BEA ALONZO



Profile
Screen Name: Bea Alonzo
Showbiz debut: 2001

Real Name: Phylbert Angellie Ranollo
Nickname: Tisay (pronounciation: Tee-säy)
Birthday: October 17, 1987
Height: 5′7″
Heritage: British-Filipina, Philippine-born and raised
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Mom, stepfather, younger half-brother

Filmography

* Pacquiao: The Movie (2006) .... Jinky Pacquiao
* All About Love (movie) (2006) .... Casey
* Close To You (movie) (2006) .... Marian
* Dreamboy (2005) .... Cyd
* Now That I Have You (2004) .... Betsy Rallos
* My First Romance .... Bianca (2003)


TV Shows & Appearances

* Maging Sino Ka Man (2006) .... Jackie
* Komiks (TV series) episode: Mga Kamay ni Hilda (2006) .... Hilda
* Komiks (TV series) episode: Bampy (2006) .... Vampire
* Bea's Wildest Dreams at 18: Birthday TV Special (2005) .... as herself
* Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin (2005) .... Jasmin Cruz
* It Might Be You (2003) .... Cielo San Carlos
* Dolphy: A Diamond Life (2003) .... as herself
* Kay Tagal Kitang Hinintay (2002) .... Katrina Argos
* K2BU (2002) .... Dianne
* ASAP (1995) .... as herself

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Monday, September 11, 2006

BENTOT,SR. RIP



Bentot was born as Ben Cosca in 1928. A comedian, he spent most of his career under Lvn Pictures. He made many box office hits with his father in part of the movie Pugo.

He made his first movie appearance in 1947's Musical of Sampaguita Pictures with Angel Esmeralda. He made his second movie and last for Sampaguita is 1951's Batas ng Daigdig aka Rule of the World. Then he moved to the rival studio of Sampaguita the Lvn and stayed in LVN until the film studio closed in 1961.

The eternal child of Tangtarangtang, he played the Tatang in
a failed revival of the series in 1982.

He is the father of former child star Bentot, Jr.

Bentot (1928-1986) was a Philippine comedian and vaudevillian who spent most of his career under LVN Pictures. He made many box office hits with another famed comedian Pugo who portrayed his father. He also appeared on the Manila vaudeville circuit in its heyday in the fifties and early sixties.

He made his first movie appearance in 1947's Maria Kapra, a musical by Sampaguita Pictures with Angel Esmeralda. He made his second and last movie for Sampaguita in 1951's Batas ng Daigdig aka Rule of the World. Then he moved to the rival studio of Sampaguita, LVN, and stayed until the film studio closed in 1961.

Bentot had a second life in radio and television, appearing in the radio and later TV comedy series Tang Tarang Tang with Pugo, Rosa Aguirre and Marita Zobel.

He is the father of former child star Bentot Jr.

Born Arturo Medina in San Simon, Pampanga, he is also known as Ben Cosca in stage shows (Some also say it is his real name). It was also revealed that he is one of the sons of Philippine actor Lou Salvador, Sr., which makes him the brother of actor Lou Jr. and actor/director Leroy

* 1947 -Maria Kapra [Sampaguita]
* 1951 -Batas ng Daigdig [Sampaguita]
* 1957 -Phone Pal [Lvn]
* 1957 -Sebya, Mahal Kita [Lvn]
* 1958 -Alembong [Lvn]
* 1958 -Mr. Kuripot [Lvn]

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Thursday, August 24, 2006

ARMANDO GOYENA

ARMANDO GOYENA

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MOVIE actor Armando Goyena had to play a woman in the '50s before he could become a star.

The part was the title role in the 1953 comedy "Tiya Loleng" with Tessie Quintana, which was filmed at least three decades before Dustin Hoffman made "Tootsie" and Robin Williams played "Mrs. Doubtfire."

"They imitated us," Goyena chuckles. "The movie became a big hit, and that's how I made some money to marry."

Goyena, now 80, was married to Francisca Roses, also called Paquita, the first Camay soap model, with whom he had seven daughters and a son. Two of these daughters first became movie stars themselves-Maritess Revilla, who was also a soap model, and Tina Revilla, who later became a television host.

He has 28 grandchildren, four of whom have also become celebrities -- Bianca Araneta, her brother Carlo, Bernard "BJ" Palanca and his brother Mico.

A portrait of Paquita is prominently displayed in Goyena's suite in a condominium unit at the Ortigas Center. He gazes at his wife's face and sighs.

"She was beautiful," he says, almost in a whisper.

Paquita died from an obscure disease, whose name Goyena could not recall. He also could not recall exactly when she died, "oh, about four or three years ago," he says. How old was she when she died? "Let me see, she was 11 years younger than I am."

But he remembers how she suffered the pain of her ailment.

"She suffered. Four years of suffering. She was on a bed in that corner of this room." He points at a part of the suite where an antique cabinet holding his acting awards is now displayed.

"It's funny," he says. "All these awards came late in my life. I missed these when I was younger."

He has a total of five awards, mostly tributes from award-giving bodies that gave him recognition for his enduring popularity in an industry that thrives on youth power.

When asked for the names of his 28 grandchildren, he says, "Forget it." He tries to name his eight children, but starts to fumble with the sixth child, saying he has not seen her in 10 years because she lives in the States. He also refers to another daughter only as Mrs. Shultz.

"Why are you asking me these questions?" he blurts out.

Despite the memory lapses and the bags beneath his eyes, Goyena has the build of a 40-year-old man.

"I work out in the gym for two hours, twice a week," he says. "I have been doing this for six years, after I had two open-heart surgeries. I can lift free weights, but not sacks of rice. I have muscles in my arms and I am fit."

He thinks he's lucky he can still do many things, like run a restaurant in Makati and appear in the movies.

His latest role is in the December film fest movie "Captain Barbell," and he is anxious to learn his lines. This has become harder now, he admits, unlike when he played the title role of "Kapitan Kidlat" in 1953, the local version of Captain Marvel.

"It was very different then," he says.

The difference in the movie industry then was the studio system as opposed to the star system of today.

"There was no jealousy among us contract stars," he says. "We were all good friends."

He recalls that as a contract star of LVN, he was part of a big family. He was paid a salary, and a bonus if his movie made money, like "Tia Loleng."