2012 Star Awards for Movie Winners

The recognition of the best performers and behind the scenes professionals in the Philippine cinema  kicked off this year with the holding of the 28th Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies at the Meralco Theater in Pasig City on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

Aga Muhlach

In this awards night, ER Ejercito got his wish by winning the movie actor of the year for his lead role in Manila Kingpin together with Aga Muhlach for In the Name of Love. 

ER must be in euphoria because the movie which was showed only at the end of the year during the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) also gathered most of the major awards. These awards are:

1) Movie of the Year

2) Movie Director of the Year - Darryl dela Cruz
3) Movie Supporting Actor of the Year  - Baron Geisler
4) Movie Cinematographer of the Year - Carlo Mendoza
5) Movie Editor of the Year - Jason Canapay & Ryan Orduna
6) Movie Production Designer of the Year - Fritz Silorio, Mona Soriano & Ronaldo Cadapan
7) Movie Musical Scorer of the Year - Jessie Lasaten
8) Movie Original Theme Song of the Year - Hari ng Tondo

Angel Locsin

On the other hand, aside winning the Movie Actor of the Year for Aga Muhlach, In the Name of Love also recognized Angel Locsin as Movie Actress of the Year. The movie also awarded the following:

Jake Cuenca

1) Movie Supporting Actor of the Year - Jake Cuenca 
2) Movie Original Screenplay of the Year - Olivia Santos & Enrico Santos
3) Movie Sound Engineer of the Year -  Albert Michael Idioma



Also recognized in the Star Awards for Movies are those films using digital media or what we commonly called Indie Films. Raking most of the awards for this category is the film Thelma which were awarded the following :

1) Digital Movie of the Year
2) Digital Movie Director of the Year - Paul Soriano
3) Digital Movie Cinematographer of the Year - Odyssey Flores
4) Digital Movie Screenplay of the Year - Froilan Medina & Paul Soriano


PMPC also gave praise to the talents of the following performers and movies:

Lovi Poe

1) Movie Supporting Actress of the Year - Lovi Poe (Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow)
2) Movie Child Performer of the Year - Jillian Ward (Aswang)

Solenn Heussaff

3) New Movie Actress of the Year -  Solenn Heussaff (Temptation Island)

Rocco Nacino

4) New Movie Actor of the Year - Rocco Nacino (Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Paa)

Some of the awards for the Digital Movie category include the following:

1) Editor of the Year - Ike Veneracion (Ang Babae sa Septic Tank)
2) Production Designer of the Year - Laida Lim (Nino)
3) Scorer of the Year - Vincent de Jesus (Ang Babae sa Septic Tank)
4) Sound Engineer of the Year - Ditoy Aguila (Patikul)
5) Original Theme Song of the Year - Ikaw ang Pag-ibig

Eddie Gutierrez

Meanwhile, Eddie Gutierrez was awarded the Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award while Director Marilou Diaz-Abaya was recognized as Ulirang Alagad ng Pelikula sa Likod ng Camera.

Marilou Diaz-Abaya

To the winners, congratulations!

8 Half-Filipino Male Celebrities - Cut or Not?

Carlos Agassi  (Amir Carlos Damaso Vahidi Agassi) Filipino-Iranian

The Philippine entertainment industry including sports and modelling are saturated with half-Filipino male and female celebrities.

Patrick Garcia (Franz Patrick Velasco Garcia) Filipino-Spanish

With their good looks, they easily entered the world of showbiz. modelling and sports arena.

Andrew Wolff (Andrew James Penaflorida Wolff) Filipino-British

With regard to half-Pinoy male celebrities, since most of them are born overseas, I am wondering if all of them had undergone the "initiation to manhood" which most native Filipinos underwent before they reached high school.

Gerald Anderson (Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr.) Filipino-American

Circumcision or "tuli" might not be  as important in the lands where they were born. In the Philippines, it is a big deal. Pagpapatuli had its cultural and religious reference in Philippine history.

Jake Cuenca (Juan Carlos Leveriza Cuenca) Filipino-Spanish

Filipinos going to adulthood are mocked and teased if they foreskin are still intact when they are already  in high school. They are oftentimes called as "supot".

Jon Avila (Jonathan Mullaly) Filipino-British

It this reason that Pinoy adolescent has to go through this ritual either by the   "pukpok" method or by a licensed doctor. Nowadays, most go to the doctors to have their foreskin slit or cut.

Phil Younghusband (Phillip James Placer Younghusband) Filipino-British

Spread in this post are 8 of the most hot half-Filipino male celebrities. Who among them are "cut" or not?

Sam Milby (Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby) Filipino-American

I do not know how the Filipina fans will take the fact that their idols might have an unpeeled banana.

ABS-CBN's GREEN ROSE, a Korean Telenovela Adaptation

Umarangkada na nitong linggo ang bagong (pero luma ng istorya) telenovela ng ABS-CBN na Green Rose. Ito ay pinagbibidahan ng matinik (sa chicks) na si Jericho Rosales at seksing (at mahilig kumantang) si Anne Curtis. Bagong programa ngunit ang istorya ay hango sa Korean telenovela na mayroon ding kaparehong titulo. Una itong iniere sa nasabing bansa noong Marso 2005 sa SBS. Dahil sa mainit na pagtanggap ng publiko, tumagal nang 23 episodes ang telenovela gayong 16 lang ang karaniwan. Ang serye ay pinagbibidahan nina Go Soo, Lee Da Hae, Lee Jong Hyuk at Kim Suh Hyung.

Sa Pilipinas, pinagbibidahan din ang Green Rose nina Jake Cuenca, Alessandra de Rosi, Gardo Versoza, Ricardo Cepeda, Susan Africa at Kitkat.

Ang buod ng istorya:

Karaniwang empleyado lamang si Jericho Rosales na umibig kay Anne Curtis, anak ni Ricardo Cepeda -chairman ng SR company. Tutol ang chairman dahil ang gusto nito ay si Jake Cuenca, isang director ng kumpanya. Tinawagan ni chairman si Jake dahil may nadiskubre ito sa ginagawa ng binata ayon na rin sa report ni Gardo Versoza, ninong ni Anne at isa pang director sa SR na napipinto ring humalili kay chairman. Bago pumunta sa bahay-bakasyon, tinawagan ni Jake ang lover na si Alessandra de Rossi , executive secretary ni chairman, upang tawagan nito si Jericho at papuntahin sa bahay-bakasyonan.

Nakita ni Jericho ang duguang katawan ni chairman at tinulungan niya itong iligtas sa nasusunog na bahay. May dumating na tulong subali't pinukpok pa nito ang ulo ni Jericho. Sa ospital na nagising si Jericho at ilang panahon lamang ay namatay rin si chairman. Napagbintangan at nakulong si Jericho. Nagtangkang magpakamatay si Susan Africa upang makalaya pansamantala ang anak na si Jericho at patunayan nito ang kawalang-sala. Tinulungan si Jericho ni Gardo Versoza. Nang makorner, tumalon si Jericho sa ilog at pinaniwalaang namatay na.

May isang lalaking umaruga at kumandili kay Jericho. Naging chairman din siya ng isang kumpanya sa tulong ng kanyang guardian. Bumalik si Jericho sa pinanggalingan kasama ang kanyang guardian. Kahit iniba niya ang kanyang pangalan, nakilala pa rin siya ni Anne na noon ay girlfriend na ni Jake Cuenca, ang bagong chairman ng SR. 

Sino ang pumatay kay Ricardo Cepeda? Sino ang pumukpok kay Jericho Rosales?

Basahin nyo rito: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Rose