CRISTINE TO ARA: LET'S MEET; ATE GUY'S NEW INDIE
MOVIE, TAWI-TAWI
MANILA, APRIL 30, 2012
(MALAYA) Written by MARIO E. BAUTISTA - 'She already texted Ara
saying she wants them to meet, but Ara chose not to answer her, an indication
that she's really mad at Cristine.'
THE loyal fans of Nora Aunor lobbying for her to be proclaimed a National
Artist are understandably upbeat since their idol is now finally shooting a new
movie in Tawi-Tawi. This is an indie film from Cannes best film director
Brilliante Mendoza. Entitled "Thy Womb," Ate Guy plays a native Badjao woman who
works as a midwife in their community.
Her followers are hoping that it will be entered in international film
festivals, just like the previous films of Mendoza, and would give Ate Guy
another international best actress award like "Flor Contemplacion Story" that
won her the 1996 Cairo filmfest best actress award.
Working with her in the film's cast are Lovi Poe, Mercedes Cabral and Bembol
Roco.
Ate Guy's last mainstream film was "Naglalayag" (2004) that won her the
Brussels filmfest best actress award. While she was hiberating for eight years
in the US, she did a couple of indie flicks like "Care Home" and "Ingrata" but
these sloppily made flicks didn't help forward her career at all.
Noranians are now hoping "Thy Womb" will really help boost Ate Guy's film
career. It'll be a fitting birthday gift for her as she turns 59 on May 21.
After this movie, they hope she'll do a new teleserye for TV5 then the long
planned big concert she's aiming to do, hopefully in October.
***
Kris Bernal obviously gained some weight when we interviewed her at the press
visit of "Hiram na Puso" at Damar Village, but she feels insecure about it.
"Kasi parang ang laki ng mukha ko on screen," she says.
We tell her it's actually very becoming and she looks prettier than before
when she looked anorexic. "I continue to work out sa gym to make myself more fit
and improve my posture kasi nakukuba ako," she adds.
She's happy viewers warmly accepted her teamup with Mark Herras in "Hiram na
Puso." "We first worked together in 'Time of My Life,' pero kay Rocco Nacino ako
napunta roon. Masarap katrabaho si Mark kaya masaya kami sa set. Ever since,
wala kaming naging problema. I also enjoy working with Direk Gina Alajar as my
mom. She's very helpful in giving tips to improve our acting ni Mark. At
nakakatuwa na extended daw kami until the middle of June dahil sa mataas na
ratings ng 'Hiram na Puso.'"
How does she feel now that ex-boyfriend Jay Perillo is lovey-dovey with
Gretchen Espina and very demonstrative in expressing his love for the singer
openly on Twitter?
"Wala. I'm not affected. Happy nga ako kasi happy sila."
How about her? What's the score after her aborted romance with Jolo Revilla?
"Ewan ko. Walang nanliligaw. Pangit ba ko?" she laughed.
Aside from "Hiram na Puso," Kris is shooting a new movie, a remake of "Ben
Tumbling," which will launch to stardom Jerico Ejercito, the son of Gov. ER
Ejercito who was introduced in "Manila Kingpin: Asiong Salonga."
"They requested for me sa GMA Artist Center at pinayagan naman ako," says
Kris. "This is directed by Joven Tan and to be shown in September."
Is it true her next soap is a reunion with Aljur Abrenica, "Sana Dalawa ang
Puso Ko"?
"Direk Maryo de los Reyes, who helmed us in 'Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin,' told me
nga he'll direct us in our next show. But there's no official notice yet from
GMA-7 so ayoko munang angkinin. Saka, hindi pa tapos itong 'Hiram sa Puso,' so
focus muna ako rito."
***
Gwen Garci is making a comeback in the horror flick, "Basement," and Viva
Films hosted a pocket presscon for her. She said she returned to Manila in April
of last year yet. "But paalis-alis ako as I did foto shoots for top
photographers in Singapore and for a magazine in Dubai," she says.
She left Manila three years ago after doing a series of sexy flicks like
"Butas," "Bigasan" and "Dreamboys." She fell in love with the executive chef of
EDSA Shangri-la, Niccola Coccia, and when he was transferred to Shenzhen and
Beijing, she went with him. They had a baby girl, Naima, born on June 16, 2010,
who looks so much like her dad.
"She's now staying with my mom in Baguio." What happened to her and Niccola?
"Four years din kami together. The problem with guys kasi is when they know
you love them, they take you for granted. So I decided to leave him and return
here. Mahirap din ang buhay roon. Dito, you have a yaya. Doon, I have to do
everything myself. Also, malungkot doon and I missed showbiz. So nang
magbakasyon ako rito, 'di na ko bumalik doon."
But does she have communication with Niccola?
"Yes, we're friends, for the sake of our daughter. Also, he helps me in
supporting her."
What's her role in "Basement"?
"I play a pregnant woman who gets trapped inside a building na merong aswang.
It's directed by Topel Lee. I'm hoping hindi na sexy flicks ang pagagawa nila
sa'kin as I have a baby na. I also started guesting on the shows of TV5."
Is it true she's feuding with former Viva Hot Babe colleague Andrea del
Rosario?
"Sumama lang ang loob ko kasi she's the one who revealed in public that I was
preggy. Nasa China na ako noon. Hindi ko naman tinatago, kaya lang I have
endorsements na bawal ako magbuntis. Kung nademanda ako dahil dun? Nagkita na
kami sa isang affair, pero di ko siya kinausap."
***
To escape from the TV shows and reporters who want to interview her about her
tiff with her Ate Ara Mina, Cristine Reyes went to Boracay on Saturday morning
with two non-showbiz friends. She didn't even grant an interview with her own
home station, ABS-CBN, as she said she's not ready to talk.
In her tweets, she said she went to Boracay for the "sky, beach, white sand
and good vibes." She later sent Instagram pictures of her in a sexy bikini taken
on the beach. She doesn't mention anything about her feud with Ara. Someone
close to her said she'd rather talk directly to Ara first. She already texted
Ara saying she wants them to meet, but Ara chose not to answer her, an
indication that she's really mad at Cristine.
***
PAGCOR Entertainment head Bong Quintana is proud of the first batch of
singers they discovered in their nationwide singing contest held last year.
"Collectively, they're called the PAGCOR 5, but they also perform
individually," he says. "Grand winner Marie Joyce Tanana is packaged as the
Diva, second placer Charles Kevin Tan is the crooner, third placer Renz Robosa
is the little boy with the big voice, the runners-up Steve Fernandez and Hadasa
Von Camporaso are the balladeer and pop rocker, respectively. They not only won
cash prizes but got regular jobs singing in several Casino Filipino branches
nationwide."
We've known Bong from way back as the longtime companion of TV host non
pareil Boy Abunda. Born on Aug. 9, 1966, he finished grade school at St.
Joseph-Pandacan then took high school and college in EARIST. He was an HRM
senior when he applied at PAL and was hired as flight attendant. "My first
international flight was to Sydney on New Year's Eve of 1988. Naiyak when I
looked down and so all the fireworks below habang paalis naman ako. I stayed
with PAL for 11 years. Then I went back to school and little by little, I got my
degree, then they got me to be their commencement speaker."
When did he meet Boy?
"I was then 17, fresh from high school, on Nov. 3, 1983, which is what we
consider our anniversary. So almost three decades na kami at tuloy-tuloy 'yun,
walang split 'yan o kahit cool off. When PAL got me, he was warned na maraming
guwapo dun, papalitan ka na niyan, but we're still together."
What does he appreciate most in Boy? "He encourages me all the time to be the
best that I can be. I got into directing concerts and shows upon his
encouragement. I miss it nga now that I'm totally devoted to PAGCOR."
He had to make lots of adjustments being in a government office like PAGCOR.
"Maraming procedures na inaral ko talaga, like the procurement law. But I'm
enjoying what I'm doing now. My dream is for us to be able to put up world-class
spectacular shows in our casinos, like those of the Cirque du Soleil and
Thailand's Siam Niramit, based on Pinoy folklore like 'Ibong Adarna' or 'Malakas
at Maganda.' But for now, we call on all amateur singers to join PAGCOR and the
Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit's second Search for the Total OPM
Performer, open to all Pinoys from 18 to 30 years old. You can submit your
application until May 7 at Casino Filipino in Cebu, May 9 at Casino Filipino
Bacolod, May 11 at Casino Filipino Davao, May 15 at Tagaytay, May 19 at Angeles
and at the Airport Casino from May 22 to 25. Walk in audition is welcome, just
bring all the requirements with you."
For details, check their website at pagcor.ph or opm.org.ph, or call OPM at
576-5069 or PAGCOR at 852-7760, 852-7752.
***
"Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Teens 4" will last for only two months so they
already had their first elimination night after two weeks. The nominees are Kit,
Mariz, Claire and Vince. Based on what their housemates say about them, we
gather that they don't like Kit (he's the highest pointer with 9 votes) as he's
"sobrang mayabang, nakaka-offend ang mga sinasabi niya, he uses harsh words."
Mariz, Claire and Vince got 7 points each. According to her housemates, Mariz
"doesn't exert effort to get to know more of the other housemates and she's
always crying as she misses the outside world."
Claire is "selosa and an emotional attention seeker." Vince is "tamad, hindi
tumutulong sa gawaing bahay."
Kuya is really trying his best to teach good values to the teen housemates.
In one exercise, he asked them to write down their own daily expenses. This
turned out to be an eye-opener for them. Kit is the top big spender, spending
P11,840 a week as he earns a lot as a model. He spends a lot for his clothes and
shoes. In contrast, Mariz spends only P119 a week. Roy, a working student,
spends P2,000 and he even shares part of that with his family to help his
siblings. With this exercise, they learned more about the value of money. Among
all of them, it's Alec Dungo from Laguna who's emerging as the most responsible
leader, even at the time the boys were given the go signal to mess up and
ransack the girls' room to get something from each girl as part of the task
assigned by Kuya.
Watch "PBB Teen Edition 4" with Toni Gonzaga after "Dahil sa Pag-ibig" in
Primetime Bida and "PBB Teen Edition 4 Uber 2012" hosted by Bianca, Robi, and
John after "Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo" in Kapamilya Gold, and "PBB Teen Edition 4
Updates" with Robi during "Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo" and "Princess and I" on
ABS-CBN.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
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