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Wait Untill the Dark in the Philippines – Theater thriller
Repertory Philippines is back on track to be the leading company of the Philippines.
Get ready to stick on your chair as you get totally embedded, abducted, integrated in the play, coz you will be on track 100% of the time!
Liesl Batucan plays a blind woman with her eyes totally opened and visible for the audience, and she’s totally believable. At the same time she can act all her character’s emotions and thoughts, and those are a lot! So hands down to Miss Liesl Batucan, Rep’s veteran actress.
I can’t reveal much of the plot coz I’ll spoil it for you and you want to watch and experience this good theater production for your self!
Nice raining effect happening on set… watch it 😀
Arnel Carrion was playing the husband’s role and jumped into the interesting role of … OMG, I cannot tell youuuuuu.
The most interesting thing is that it’s so well directed by Miguel Faustmann that you can’t take your eyes off the stage. You can’t expect what’s going to happen next.
A delight to watch all veteran actors on stage, also there for you doing a great job Robbie Guevara, Joel Trinidad, Lorenzo Martinez and the young Dani Gana.
That’s it. Catch it ON STAGE at Greenbelt 1, Makati, Manila.
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Articles mentioning Amor y Muerte film – Cinemalaya 2013
Here goes a list of articles commenting on Amor y Muerte film screenings and some comments on the acting.
This was a great project and I’m so proud of portraying Padre Santiago here 🙂
http://www.wazzuppilipinas.com/2013/07/kuya-manzano-stars-as-spanish-priest-in.html
http://misterplummy.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/cinemalayas-amor-y-muerte.html
http://radlontoc.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/the-cinemalaya-2013-experience-part-3.html
http://backtothefryingpan.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/cinemalaya-2013-final-recap/
http://www.pep.ph/photos/3907/cinemalaya-2013-follows-the-theme-cinesthesia-synergy-of-the-senses
http://www.juice.ph/movies/movie/amor-y-muerte?icid=jmc-r11448a
http://theultimatefan.blogspot.com.es/2013/06/cinemalaya-indie-film-fest-2013-list-of.html
http://tochs.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/cinemalaya-freeing-mainstream.html
http://cool2013movies.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/watch-amor-y-muerte-online-2013.html
http://tvseriescraze.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/markki-stroem-goes-daring-in-erotic.html
http://aliwanavenue.com/2013/07/05/cinemalaya-2013/
http://commuterexpress.nowplanet.tv/guide-to-cinemalaya-2013/
http://jeesalxz.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/markki-stroem-goes-daring-in-erotic.html
http://tadonggeniuskuno.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/cinemalaya-2013/
http://e-revs.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/amor-y-muerte-e-review.html
http://www.showbiznest.com/2013/07/amor-y-muerte-full-trailer-cinemalaya.html
http://ohohleo.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/amor-y-muerte.html
http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/detail/Zj5Bw4/amor-y-muerte
http://cornerstonetalents.net/amor-y-muerte-starring-markki-stroem
http://inghinyero.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/amor-y-muerte-trailer-cinemalaya-2013.html
http://voicepoints.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/meet-new-indie-bold-star-althea-vega.html
http://scoopboy.com/cinemalaya-2013-film-entries-synopses-and-trailers/#_
http://heygarch.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/cinemalaya-2013-film-synopses-and.html
http://www.mangoes-bananas.com/2013/07/cinemalaya-2013.html
http://www.kristn.com/index.php/movies/moviegallery/amor-y-muerte
http://www.threesticksofwatusi.com/2013/cinemalaya-2013/
http://www.dalebacar.com/2013/07/cinemalaya-2013-complete-list-of-entries.html
http://whynotcoconut.com/2013/07/05/amor-y-muerte-movie-trailer-revealed/
http://mymovieworld-coolman0304.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/amor-y-muerte-trailer-cinemalaya-2013.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3031014/
http://madhousemnl.com/magazine/uncategorized/amorymuerte/
http://normannorman.com/2013/07/14/amor-y-muerte-for-cinemalaya-2013/
http://browse.feedreader.com/c/Starmometer/493248232
http://shelf3d.com/Search/Cinemalaya
http://www.haszysz.net/tag/cinemalaya
http://pinoyentertainmentnews.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/amor-y-muerte-movie-trailer-revealed/
http://phnews.net/althea-vega-indie-bold-star-goes-nude-on-films/
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july2513/showbiz_others02.htm#.UsbcafRdWa9
http://www.comedymov.com/movie/3031014-love-and-death-2013/
http://www.mharvalicious.com/2013/07/cinemalaya-2013-amor-y-muerte.html
http://www.pinoymovieblog.com/2013/02/amor-y-muerte-stars-althea-vega-markki-stroem/
Follow the FB page for updates ty https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amor-Y-Muerte/370017196451552
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Grease the musical in the Philippines by 9 Works theater company
9 Works Theatrical brings us the original High School musical: Grease!
Got in excited to watch a classic we all know very well. I guess it’s hard to revisit a play that everyone knows so well. Tho I guess the younger audiences still didn’t even watch the movie probably 😀The producer Santi Santamaría told me before entering that it was a bad show haha. He used some irony but for a second I believed him and thought I was going to watch something he wasn’t convinced about. But not at all.I was offered a back seat and requested for the front row. I always say I want to have the actors spitting at me as they sing 😀Total blast of energy from the company as curtain goes up! Dancing, singing and really enjoying the classic musical.Congrats director Robbie Guevara for achieving this in an original way. Glad ‘coz I’ve seen Grease the musical in several countries and it’s always different and fresh like this time. He really sharpened up the intentions of individual actors. I really appreciate that! Some would say… duh! But I can tell you it’s just some directors who do this and give consistency to the whole play.Lucky enough I don’t know who are celebrities and who not in the cast (promise to catch up with that some day) there are some actors that super stand out.Reb Atadero does a great job from the beginning. While dancing, singing and acting he always has his character. And you can see how he enjoyed mooning us, oh yes, showing his butt to the whole world many times hahaha. Had seen him before perform in the Woman in Black where he was also great.And the female Oscar goes for Carla Dunareanu. German and now for good Filipina actress, radio host, model and anything she feels like ‘coz she is a true performer and determined person who takes her job super seriously. Just check any of her works. She starred in Repertory Philippines’ Boeing Boeing last season and totally stole the show.Her role in Grease was Marty and she really squeezed the life out of it, including deep motivations that were probably not required and only a very observant audience member will catch. That’s why I love being in the first row JGreat energy from actress Ciara Sotto, daughter of the politician I was told. Good performing family! She can make you laugh with her original contributions, congrats!Iya Villania has a beautiful singing voice for musicals, solid! And as an actress she really had the character from the beginning. Hope I can work together in some moment. Seems like a strong personality to deal with, at least on stage haha. Scary and powerful.Musical direction by Joseph Tolentino. Another bravo! Risky to visit a classic and hard to direct from behind the singers and with the orchestra divided on both sides of the stage. Sounded great.Congrats all company and crew!December 2013, Manila.
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Total support for Freddie Aguilar, my new hero! – Love has no age or gender
Everybody is shocked because 60 year old celebrity singer loves a 16 year old girl. I say, so what? Better for them!
Philippine hypocrisy or envy is showing.
She loves him, he loves her. What else matters and why does it affect all the people criticism him for it?
Wanna see her happily talking about it? Check http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/18/13/excl-freddie-aguilars-teen-gf-speaks-mahal-ko-siya
Many grandparents couples in the Philippines started life together when under legal age.
Many Philippine women have children when still under legal age.
Many old men have sex with under age girls everyday in Manila, Angeles City and all over the Philippines thru those bars… it’s known by everyone.
So the scandal comes coz it’s a celebrity I guess. Coz it’s public.
Well, this is the third possible wife of Freddie Aguilar. He already had another underage girlfriend before.
The daughter of Freddie Aguilar is OK with their love.
So who are you to even think you have the right to tell them what to do?
I would also love to have a teenager as a lover when I’m 60! Why not? Everyone likes teenagers, go to the magazine shop and model sites check what sells.
Kudos to Freddie Aguilar for being brave enough!
Get morals and double standards out of love!
Age gap? So what! Envious!
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Achieving your goals – How to achieve your goals for sure
What motivates me to do and accomplish things? – Answering the Twitter question by @kateeputhputh
I move searching pleasure. What gives me happiness and makes me feel good is what I aim for.
Accomplishing it or not totally depends on us, that’s what I believe.
If I put enough effort and concentrate with something I’ll most probably achieve it.
As my dad in law says. Make a plan and follow your plan.
The first thing you need to know is where you want to go.
So I say. First ask myself what will make me happy?
Then how can I achieve that? What are the steps I need to walk to get there?
Not meaning a super general step like “work hard ’till you get it”.
The plan has to be concrete and meditated. A real action plan. With steps and dates to achieve each step. Realistic dates.
Step 1: say 2 weeks for example, step 2: say another week… and so on ’till you walk that final step and you achieve.
So after writing down your plan, you’ll know how long it can take you to achieve your goal.
Knowing how long it takes will make it become more realistic to achieve for you, you’ll be more motivated and happier.
Write down your progress and check your achievements.
Review the plan and show it to people you respect and who can maybe guide you thru some of the steps to make it even faster or easier.
Whatever they tell you, you are the owner of the plan and the project, and you believe and defend it ’till the end. ‘Coz even if others don’t believe in it, it will take you to your goal if it’s well planned.
If some of the steps are big or complicated, break them down in pieces. Define mini steps for of how to achieve it. Also with the dates to do each thing.
I post in my FB my step by step progress as a proof of achievement. Imagine you are driving a car to go to another province to see your auntie.
From the moment you sit behind the stirring wheel, you still can’t see the house of your auntie, right?
You know anyway that if you keep on driving, recharging fuel, stopping to eat, etc… you’ll arrive approximately at certain time to your auntie’s house. Right?
And you get there ‘coz you know the way or checked a map. You know what path to follow, what steps to take. See? It’s the same process!
You just have to follow kilometer after kilometer, step after step, and you will arrive your destination.
I hope this inspires you and helps you achieve and you come back to me to tell me about it with a comment below.
Career page https://www.facebook.com/kuyafanclub
Personal profile https://www.facebook.com/kuyamanzano
Twitter https://twitter.com/kuyamanzano -
Am I heartbroken or what?
She just wrote in her FB status she is in an open relationship with me and another guy. OMG!
I was ok when she wrote we were in an open relantionship. But now with me and another guy at the time… I’m bothered and I don’t know how to react.
I guess it’s a fullspoon of my own medicine. I pushed to much till this happened and hard to repair now.
I don’t know how to feel about it. I encouraged her to date other people and wanted to do myself even.
The thing is I want to, I need to meet other people and have sex around and be open to nice human relations oportunities there might me out there.
Being in an open relationship is not having 2 open relationships at the same time. Or is it? Well, I guess it’s ok to have it that way also. So let her enjoy naman.
I love her. Want to be best friends and do some activities together.
Guess now it’s gonna be akward. We’ll see.
The truth is I was getting suffocated with too much 24h together and the jealousness on her side. So I needed time alone and she never understood that. She’s always frowned and I end up feeling upset coz I make her unhappy.
I regularly had the feeling I wasn’t making her happy. Coz regularly she would be depressed thinking that her dreams of a future family and kids together would never happen.
And it’s true I don’t look forward to a regular formal life. I’m focused on business and career right now and those plans are not in my horizon.
So I think if we separate it will be better for her in the long term. She has the chance to find someone who will give her what she desires so much ever since.
I’m so sorry for her parents, who I love so much and back and they’ve taken me in from the beginning. I’m part of the family now. OMG, what to do?
Well. I just need some space and no pressure to think well.
What I need and always told her is a happy person who gives me constant happiness. With her I can get it and a while after I get a drama moment.
So it just doesn’t fit in my life right now. When I have a drama moment I can’t work properly coz the drama reduces my energy and concentration.
We have a lot of drama moments coz of jealousy or coz I need my personal time or coz I take a picture with fans.
I need those moments and pictures. I’m a public relations at our business. And as an actor I need to be very outgoing and socialize a lot, it’s part of the job.
OK, sleep time. Lets see what tomorrow brings us. TY for listening 🙂
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Spit organizes the 2nd improv festival in Manila
Went the other day to the presscon of the 2nd Philippine International Improv Festival. Bonga!
All organized by SPIT, the leading improv group of the country with my friend Dingdong Rosales as the festival director.
Happy to find also friend Keneth Keng from the Filipino Free Thinkers as a member of the group.
I was invited by Mr. Toots Tolentino, thank you so much for a presscon with such good food at Aristocrat restaurant in Jupiter street.
There was an improv show, raffle of tickets to Singapore by Cebu Pacific, raffle of Tshirts, and a bag full of freebies for each of us.
I might even join an improv training with them soon.
They are inviting international groups. So we’ll have English and Tagalog improv groups.
All at the PETA theater, where SPIT drank from originally.
For more details and updates, you may check out SPIT via
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spitmanila
Twitter: @spitmanila
Website: http://spitmanila.com/
For ticket and Workshop inquiries contact:
Meann Espinosa of PETA
Tel: 410-0822 loc 14 to 15
mobile number 0906 211 5003
Tickets are also available at Ticketworld or the PETA Theater Center. -
Why to watch RED theater with Bart Guingona?
Coz thanks to this brave efforts of producers like Bart Guingona we can enjoy Broadway titles with Broadway quality productions.
Coz Bart Guingona is a theater legend of the Philippines and leads, directs and produces the play.
Coz it’s the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Play written by American writer John Logan about the famous abstract expressionist painter artist Mark Rothko.
Coz TV host Joaquin Valdes plays the role of the assistant and is great as an actor. I didn’t know him before and know I have to say I respect him and look forward to new works.
Coz u have to rush. Only 4 shows in Manila. ‘RED’ is set to open on February 22, 2103 – 7:30 P.M. at CSB – SDA Theater, 5/F College Of St. Benilde School of Design And Arts located at Pablo Ocampo St., Malate, Manila. The other playdates are on Feb. 23; March 1 and 2, 2013.
Coz I really enjoyed it. Intense. No fall down in rhythm. Always interesting, and very educating about painting 😀
Coz if you are into the arts, this is your theme. The mental fight of an artist between being true to himself or sell art for commercial purposes.
I wonder how they get the money back with such nice productions and such short runs with theater in the Philippines. Bravo for the guts!
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Why watch They’re Playing Our Song the musical, in Manila?
Coz Nikki Gil is a fabulous actress and singer and she’s really proving it here! She was super full of energy and super confident with her character. You can really see she worked on it deeply and makes it seem effortless.
Coz Robbie Guevara, the director does a very good job. Not for no reason he comes from Repertory Philippines where he learned everything as he said several times.
Coz it’s very brave for 9Works theater company with Santi Santamaria as the executive producer to produce Broadway musicals one after the other, so we Filipinos can enjoy them. Thank you.
Coz the chorus has well seasoned thespians and friends who have been proving themselves for so many years.
Coz the many sets are fantastic as you can see in these pics. I’m amazed of how productions that run for such a short time (the normal thing in the Philippines) can make back the money having such good sets, and props, and costumes and artists.
Coz the musical director Jo Tolentino is super energetic and coordinated perfectly even when he had the orchestra divided in each side of the stage!
And check the ushers, they’re sexy thespians too!For details go http://www.facebook.com/9workstheatricalCongrats 9Works for a good good production! Looking forward for Grease.
