Judy Ann Santos was a big winner at the recently-held Cairo International Film Festival 2019 in Egypt after winning the Best Actress award for her outstanding performance in Mindanao, an official entry to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. In Mindanao, a film by directed Brillante Mendoza, the 41-year-old actress plays the role of a Muslim mother who struggles to take care of her cancer-stricken daughter while she awaits the return of her military medic husband. On Saturday, Juday took to Instagram to express how grateful she was for the award. Wondering why she was receiving a lot of congratulatory…
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Eerie and Birdshot director Mikhail Red will helm the third season of HBO Asia’s dark action fantasy series Halfworlds. Produced by HBO Asia in partnership with Cignal TV, the series will start filming for its eight-part new season in January 2020. The show, which will see returning cast from previous seasons, will be shot entirely in the Philippines for the first time. Halfworlds Season 3 is set to premiere exclusively on HBO GO and HBO in 2020. Mikhail feels honored to be taking on the directorial job for the series. On Friday, he tweeted, “We’re not yet done 2019! Honored to be…
Blackpink will be coming back in your area early in 2020, YG Entertainment confirmed on Friday. Korean media outlet News1 first reported that the global Kpop girl group has begun recording a new song for a comeback early next year. The report was also posted on YG Entertainment’s official website. “The exact date is not yet set, but we are aiming to come back early next year,” an official of YG Entertainment was quoted as saying. This will be the group’s return to the scene after its hit song Kill This Love was released April this year. Earlier this month,…
It truly is a “blessing after blessing” for Bea Alonzo. The Kapamilya star was featured by US-based magazine Variety for being selected as one of the Asian Stars Up Next awardees at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM). The award recognizes talents “who have the skills to become something much bigger in the entertainment industry.” Variety described Bea as “a TV and film actress with a number of popular primetime soap operas and box office hits under her belt.” The feature also mentioned some of Bea’s multiple acting awards from the iconic movies she starred in, including The…
They weren’t wearing their red suits, just wide smiles. Ex-Darna met the present Darna in this one epic moment as Marian Rivera and Jane De Leon crossed each other’s path during a Belo beauty event on Tuesday. Kapamilya actress Jane De Leon took to Instagram to share her encounter with the Kapuso primetime queen Marian Rivera during a Belo event on Tuesday. “Happy to finally meet you po @marianrivera”, Jane said along with a beaming photo of her with Marian. The new Darna also hopes to have a project with the former Darna in the future. “Thank you for all…
It’s Showtime host Vhong Navarro just got married to his longtime girlfriend Tanya Winona Bautista. Vhong and Tanya, a creative writer for ABS-CBN, were together for 11 years prior to tying the knot at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kyoto, Japan Thursday afternoon. Vhong’s It’s Showtime family who attended the intimate wedding ceremony shared clips from the event on Instagram. In a video posted by Kuya Kim Atienza, Tanya was seen being walked to the altar by some family members when Vhong cupped his bride’s face and jokingly wanted to kiss her already at the start of the ceremony. The…
The “fashion darling” of the Philippines continues to make us proud. Heart Evangelista will be hopping on to her next fashion journey as she made it to Vogue’s 100 list. The renowned global fashion and lifestyle magazine on its website describes Vogue 100 as a “curated list of distinctive creative voices from around the globe, encompassing actors, artists, musicians, athletes, among many other fashion inspirations.” The 34-year-old actress made the announcement through an Instagram post on Tuesday. “Some news that I’ve been holding in for a while now that I can finally reveal — I was chosen to be part…
TV host Joyce Pring just revealed her engagement with boyfriend Juancho Trivino. In fact, the two Kapuso artists, both 26, had kept it a secret for the past three months already, but finally decided to let the good news out. Joyce shared how Juancho popped the question to her via an Instagram post on Wednesday. “Last August 3, 2019, Juancho proposed in Boracay during my mom’s birthday trip,” she revealed. The couple’s family and close friends helped out in carrying out Juancho’s surprise which Joyce called as the “sweetest pakulo, out of all the pakulos he’s ever pulled.” “Although we…
There’s more to James Arthur than just being the solo music artist that he is. The Say You Won’t Let Go hitmaker recently came to the Philippines for a series of mall shows from November 22 to 24. The British singer-songwriter got real on his life, music and career during an interview with the Philippine media. James has had huge up and downs after rising to fame when he triumphed as the X Factor UK winner in 2012. Two years after being named the X Factor champ, James got into a series of controversies which led him to lose his…
She’s had enough. Period. Bea Alonzo is very certain that she would never be getting back together with an ex-boyfriend. In an episode of Gandang Gabi Vice aired last Sunday, Bea together with close friend Angelica Panganiban were interviewed by Vice Ganda about their recovery from heartaches, and the lessons they’ve learned from failed relationships. Despite her recent heartbreak, Bea said she still believes in love. “You are loved. You’re supposed to give it out to people and feeling ko wala rin point mabuhay kung walang pagmamahal. Nadapa ka man, may dahilan,” the actress said. “Sabi nga nila, everything happens…