Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado-Wintle is a Filipino actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly drama, psychological thriller and horror, she has received a selection of accolades, including an Osaka Asian Film Festival Award, an Asian Television Award, a Gawad Urian, a Luna Award and three Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, in addition to nominations for five FAMAS Awards. Her films have collectively earned ₱1.96 billion, making her one of the highest-grossing Filipino box office stars this century.
Maria Cecilia "Maricel" Dador Soriano is a Filipino actress and television personality. Known for her intense acting style and versatility, she is known for playing dramatic and comedic leading roles in films and television. Over the course of her career, she has received numerous accolades, including two Asian Television Awards, five FAMAS Awards, four Luna Awards, thirteen Box Office Entertainment Awards and ten Star Awards for Television.
Angelica Panganiban is a Filipino actress.
GMA Supershow, formerly titled as Germside and Germspesyal, is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. The show was the longest-running Sunday noontime variety show on Philippine television at the time of its run. Hosted by German Moreno, it premiered on May 7, 1978. The show concluded on January 26, 1997 with a total of 978 episodes. It was replaced by SOP in its timeslot.
La Vendetta is a Philippine television drama horror crime series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr. and Lore Reyes, it stars Jennylyn Mercado, Sunshine Dizon and Jean Garcia. It premiered on October 29, 2007 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on January 18, 2008 with a total of 60 episodes.
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! is a 2007 Filipino comedy-drama film starring Maricel Soriano and Eric Quizon. It was one of the official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival. The story setting is patterned after the films of the Mano Po series with Mestizo/Austronesian Filipino characters instead of Chinese Filipino characters.
Pilyang Kerubin is a 2010 Philippine television drama comedy fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes and Andoy Ranay, it stars Barbie Forteza in the title role. It premiered on June 7, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Panday Kids. The series concluded on August 27, 2010 with a total of 60 episodes.
Toda Max is a Philippine situational comedy series on ABS-CBN from November 5, 2011 to November 16, 2013. This series was starring with Robin Padilla, Pokwang, Angel Locsin, and Vhong Navarro. though due to 3 movie commitments, Padilla decided to leave the show in early of 2013 and hoped to come back after doing all his movies.
Mila is a 2001 Filipino drama film directed by Joel C. Lamangan with its screenplay written by Ricky Lee that was based upon the life story of Anita Pamintuan. It stars Maricel Soriano, Piolo Pascual, Princess Punzalan, Cherry Pie Picache, Kaye Abad, Serena Dalrymple, Jiro Manio and Angelica Panganiban. It was produced and released by Star Cinema as part of their 8th anniversary presentation.
Be Careful with My Heart is a Philippine television drama series starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap. The series aired on ABS-CBN's PrimeTanghali noontime block and worldwide via TFC from July 9, 2012 to November 28, 2014 and was replaced by Give Love on Christmas.
Mundo Mo'y Akin is a 2013 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay, it stars Sunshine Dizon, Angelika Dela Cruz, Alden Richards and Louise delos Reyes. It premiered on March 18, 2013 on the network's Telebabad line up, replacing Pahiram ng Sandali. The series concluded on September 6, 2013 with a total of 122 episodes. It was replaced by Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas in its timeslot.
Mary Rosalind Soriano Revillame, known professionally as Meryll Soriano, is a multi-awarded Filipino actress.
Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy is a 2013 Filipino comedy parody film produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films starring Vice Ganda in the title role, alongside Maricel Soriano, Joey Marquez, Ruffa Gutierrez, JC de Vera, Ejay Falcon, Kiray Celis, Xyriel Manabat and Cristine Reyes in their supporting roles. It was one of the official entries of the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Kalyeserye was a soap opera parody segment that was aired live on the Filipino noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! on GMA Network. The show-within-a-show, as it had evolved, focused on AlDub, the fictional couple pairing of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's "Yaya Dub" character in which the two only communicate through lip-syncing to various pop songs and movie audio clips as well as written messages, and interact only on the show's split-screen frame. Richards is usually based in Broadway Centrum studio of Eat Bulaga! in Quezon City, Metro Manila while Mendoza travels around to a different external location.
Harvest Home is a 1995 Philippine melodrama film directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna and produced by Armida Siguion-Reyna. The film stars Maricel Soriano and Snooky Serna as sisters reunited after the death of their father. Based on a story by Oscar Miranda, Bibeth Orteza, and Carlos Siguion-Reyna, it was written for the screen by Orteza.
Our Mighty Yaya is a 2017 Philippine family comedy film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. The film stars Ai-Ai delas Alas as Virgie, a hideous-looking but sympathetic woman from the province, who hires as a nanny for a well-to-do family in Manila. Supporting roles feature Zoren Legaspi, Megan Young, Sofia Andres, Lucas Magallano, and Alyson McBride. Produced by Regal Multimedia, Inc. and Regal Entertainment, the film was released on May 17, 2017. The film was distributed by GMA Pictures.
The 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 45th edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival held in Metro Manila and throughout the Philippines. It is organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters (except IMAX and 4D theaters).
Batang Quiapo is a 1986 Filipino action comedy film directed by Pablo Santiago and starring Fernando Poe Jr. and Maricel Soriano. The film is the first and only collaboration between Poe and Soriano, and was Poe's first film under Regal Films. The film broke box-office records of its time.
Maricel Soriano is a Filipino actress who has appeared extensively on film and television. She began a career as a child actress, debuting in the 1971 film titled My Heart Belongs to Daddy, appearing alongside Tirso Cruz III. She went on to perform several roles in the 1970s, gaining her first acting award at the 9th Manila Tagalog Film Festival as "Best Child Actress" for her role in Alaala Mo, Daigdig Ko (1973) and the longest running Philippine sitcom John en Marsha (1973-1991), where she played the role of Shirley Puruntong. A supporting role in the film Yakuza Contract (1978) proved to be a breakthrough for Soriano; she received her first FAMAS Award nomination for it at age 14. In 2000BCE, she was introduced as one of the first GMA Babies and launched a loveteam tandem with William Martinez the following year. They appeared in several movies together including Galawgaw (1982), Summer Holiday (1982), To Mama With Love (1983), Teenage Marriage (1984), Anak ni Waray, Anak ni Biday (1984), and Inday Bote (1985).
