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Northern California's largest Filipino American newspaper in circulation since 1990, the Manila Mail is the Bay Area's most read Fil-Am weekly publication distributed free in major cities of Northern California. Community is a B Section page that contains the weekly column of Bradford Adkins 'SCENES in the city'. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
Malai Cantiveros & Jason Francisco topbill ABS-CBN's "The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles" to be shown in 7 US Cities 09/29/2011 to 8/18/2011.
Nora Aunor, right with BFF Suzette Ranillo at the Los Angeles International airport minutes before they boarded the PAL Flight PR103 for Manila last Sunday night. Exclusive photo by Tim Evans
The San Francisco Host Lions Club members, together with the Fil-Am LC, their Leos and the Hispanic LC, conducted a Health Fair at St. Finn Barr Catholic Church at Edna St., San Francisco last July 31, 2011.
Adriana Andal stars as Mulan & Julian Pascual as Captain Shang in NorCal Academy of Performing Arts' Disney's Mulan Jr. directed by Mei-Wan Chai to be shown at The Point in San Jose starting Thursday, Aug 11, 2011.
(L-R) San Jose's Suneera Sharma, Kerlyn Horn & Union City's Melissa Sokukawa (2010 Miss Philippines Earth-USA) are some of the female models who has to practice 700 exits in the BAY AREA FASHION WEEK - happening on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at SJSU at 8PM.
(L-R) San Jose's Getty Santos, Scott Embry, Hayward's Fabian Salazar & Leo Reyes, are some of the male models who has to be oriented to model/wear 40 designers' creations w/ 700 exits in the BAY AREA FASHION WEEK - happening on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at SJSU at 8PM.
San Jose's Community Leader & Philanthropist, Susan Pacifico celebrated her 74th birthday, with guest of honor - Milpitas Mayor Joe Estevez at her Silver Creek Country Club residence last Saturday, July 30, 2011.
Melai & Jason’s movie - Now Showing in the US
(The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles will be shown in Milpitas, Union City & San Francisco & other key US cities)
SEEN IN THE CITY
What does a simple girl do after being the runaway winner of the wildly popular reality show Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up? Team up with her TV sweetheart and leap from small screen success to the big one.
Starting last July 29 in the U.S, the Philippines’ Comedy Princess Melai Cantiveros and her former PBB housemate and real-life love Jason Francisco can be seen dishing their unique brand of humor in the latest offering from ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema and Cine Screen: The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles. The movie will be shown this July and August in San Francisco, Union City, Milpitas, Los Angeles and San Diego, California and in Clifton and Bergenfield, New Jersey.
Pitted against the likes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Green Lantern, The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles didn’t beat them, of course (what did you expect?). But talk about confidence and charm! It landed on the top 10 box-office drawers in the Philippines during its opening weekend last mid-July.
In The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles, Melai is Pura Buraot, kindhearted, bubbly lass who is a loving, adoptive sister to her brother, Ulam. They live in the poorest conditions, literally along the riles (railways). Her dream is to put her brother through college so he can have a better life. She takes on odd jobs, jumping from being a vendor of balut (fertilized duck egg) and tahong (mussel) to Ati-Atihan (a tribal dance in Kalibo, Aklan province) performer, and even a nun, among others.
Jason is Ruben Padilla, Pura’s dependable friend who is hiding his true feelings for her.
One day, Ulam needed a large sum from Pura supposedly for tuition. Knowing that not any of her odd jobs would enable her to raise that amount, Pura took a different route: when a Brazilian model goes missing, Pura – with her, uh, exotic looks – steps into her shoes and transforms into a South American model named Pureza Mayriles. Suddenly, Pura’s world changes from being surrounded by railways to ramps, savoring sudden fame and fortune.
However, trouble begins when she realizes that the Brazilian model she pretends to be actually has an issue with money launderers: the model took off with their money and jewels. And now, the center of their criminal ire is none other than Pureza Mayriles!
Will simple Pura be able to escape safely from the fantasy turned nightmare world that she got herself into? Will she still be able to support her brother? And what about knight in shining armor, Ruben – just what has he been doing?
Helmed by veteran actor-writer-director Soxy Topacio, Melai and Jason are joined in the film by Bianca Manalo, Martin Del Rosario, Bekimon, Nico Antonio, Joem Bascon and Ms. Gina Pareño.
“The loveteam of Melai and Jason has gained a global following and their debut foray into film is definitely being awaited by their fans,” said ABS-CBN International Head of Theatricals Kerwin Du. “There is something about Filipinos who cheer in seeing ordinary folks rise from practically rags to riches and this couple is on its way to claiming their place in the entertainment industry. The fact that they are really funny actors help make The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles a thoroughly good film to watch with family.”
Catch Melai and Jason The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles in the following cities and dates:
July 29-August 4
LOS ANGELES
Cerritos Stadium Cinema
12761 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos, CA 90701
July 29-August 18
NEW JERSEY - CLIFTON
Clearview Allwood Theatre
96 Market Street
Clifton, NJ 07012
NEW JERSEY - BERGENFIELD
Clearview Bergenfield Cinemas
58 South Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
August 5-11
SAN DIEGO
UA Horton Plaza
475 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
SAN FRANCISCO
UA Stonestown Twin
501 Buckingham Way
San Francisco, CA 94132
August 5-18
UNION CITY
Century 25
32100 Union Landing
Union City, CA 94587
MILPITAS
Century Great Mall
1010 Great Mall Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
For more information, please visit www.abs-cbnglobalmovies.com.
TO-BE SEEN IN THE CITY
Disney’s Mulan Jr Opens In San Jose
NorCal Academy of Performing Arts presents Disney's Mulan Jr. showing on Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 6:30pm; Friday, August 12, 2011 6:30pm & Saturday, August 13, 2011 2:30pm and 6:30pm at The Point, San Jose, CA.
NorCal Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) proudly presents Disney's Mulan Jr. This Musical Play is directed by Mei-Wan Chai Starring Adriana Andal as Mulan and Julian Pascual as Captain Shang. Since the dawn of recorded history, in every clan, in every culture - from ancient Greece to China, Egypt, the Americas and Polynesia - heroes have embarked on life-altering journeys. One of the most renowned and beloved of these "wandering heroes" is a young woman named Mulan. In Asia, the story of Mulan is as familiar as the story of Cinderella is in Western cultures. The story of this brave Chinese woman has been told for nearly two thousand years, and many believe that Mulan was a real person. Adapted from a Walt Disney feature film released in 1998, the musical has enjoyed great success. We hope that you enjoy our production and we truly feel that you will join us on Mulan's journey. With an ensemble cast and crew from various backgrounds and ages, they've spent their summer working hard dedicated to putting on a great show for all who attend.
Please check the listing for the dates and times and other information. Call (408) 223-1888 or (408) 775-1102 to inquire about discounts for groups. Preview Night Tickets (August 11th Only) $12.00 Adult Ticket $15.00 Children's Ticket $13.00
Briefs & Shorts
Milestones
Confirmed – the one and only Superstar, Nora Aunor boarded the Philippine Airlines flight PR 103 from Los Angeles to Manila last Sunday night, July 31, 2011. She is scheduled to arrive in Manila, with Suzette Ranillo, on Tuesday, August 02, 2011 at 3:40am. The Superstar is scheduled to do a movie (with ER Ejercito’s production) & a 20-episode drama show with TV5.
Congratulations to the brand new set of officers of the San Francisco Marina-North Beach Lions Club on the occasion of their 73rd Anniversary & Installation of Officers held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Burlingame last Saturday, July 23, 2011. This Columnist became one of the new members that night and I am very much honored to join.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"HSBC is cutting 30,000 jobs worldwide," by spokesman Patrick Humphris. Just when you thought it’s over, the economic situation gets worse as the British Banking group announced just a few days ago that it’s laying off employees around the world at a rate of 30,000 by 2013, reeling off from its subprime loans losses when it acquired Household International in 2003.
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