2012 09/12-09/18

MANILA MAIL COMMUNITY

"Walang Hanggan" (ABS-CBN's consistent Number 1 teleserye for almost a year now) male leads Coco Martin & Paulo Avelino are expected to draw record huge crowds at CA Great America Theme Park this Sunday, September 16, 2012 for TFC's annual "One Kapamilya Go". Do you have your tickets, yet? Go!

The American Idol Season 11 Top 10 Finalists (headed by winner Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Heejun Han, et al) will be flying to Manila this Sunday, September 16, 2012 for a concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, September 21, 2012.

The one and only Superstar Nora Aunor of "Thy Womb" (with director Brillante Mendoza), bagged the prestigious Bisato d’Oro Award from the Premio Della Critica Indipendiente, an independent film critics’ group in Italy. This is the first time an actor/actress received such an award, normally given to a Film Director/Producer.

GMA 7's resident actress, Lovi Poe (wearing a show-stopping Cary Santiago black creation at the red carpet) of the official Philippine entry, "Thy Womb" won "Most Beautiful Gown" at the recently concluded 69th Venice International Film Festival.

The Club Royale International Royal Family (headed by President Gil Navarro, Vice President Jett Viray-Navarro & Treasurer Claire Viray) with this year's King and Queen (San Jose's Noel Nuguit and Elizabeth Pasco) pose for posterity last Saturday Coronation night, September 8, 2012 at the Marriott Burlingame.

Champion singer Divo Bayer performed at the Club Royale Coronation Ball held last Saturday night, September 8, 2012 at the Marriott Burlingame, shown here with Doctor Ron Quibilan & wife Mila.

Club Royale International's royal family crowned their newest King and Queen (Noel Nuguit and Elizabeth Pasco) last Saturday at the Marriott Burlingame. Congratulations!

Bon Voyage to San Jose's Elizabeth Chua-Drechsler and her daughter, 2013 Miss Teen San Jose Alexandra Drechsler who are both traveling to the Philippines next week for business/pleasure purposes.

Erratum: Jonathan Aligada, VP for Special Events at Viva Concerts is transferring to ABS-CBN 2 (not ABS-CBN global as reported last week) as VP/Head of Special Events, effective October 1, 2012 (photographed here at Sarah Geronimo's Cache Creek concert with model, Leo Reyes of San Jose, CA, right)

ONE KAPAMILYA GO

VS

MANNY MANY PRIZES

(The Network War rages on as “Walang Hanggan” pits against Manny Many Prizes; ABS-CBN 2 vs GMA 7)

TO-BE SEEN IN THE CITY

On Sunday, September 16, 2012, the network war rages further wider between Northern and Southern California as ABS-CBN brings almost its entire cast of its toprating teleserye, “Walang Hanggan” colliding head on with GMA 7’s Congressman and World Champion Boxer Manny Pacquiao (with his Manny Many Prizes cast, among others).

Santa Clara’s CA Great America Theme Park will be the venue for TFC’s “One Kapamilya Go” where the “Walang Hanggan” cast (Coco Martin, Julia Montes, Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, Melissa Ricks, Joem Bascon) together with WCOPA Champion Singer Jed Madela, Super Funny Pokwang and the latest PBB Champion Slater Young, are scheduled to appear, while Hollywood’s Universal Studios’ Gibson Amphitheater will feature Pacquiao and his GMA 7 group (composed of Dingdong Dantes, Paolo Contis, Rhian Ramos, Glady’s Guevarra, Pekto, Onyok Velasco Solenn Huessaff, Rochelle Pangilinan, Elmo Magalona, Julie Anne San Jose, among others).

SEEN IN THE CITY

La Aunor wins Critics Award in Venice

The One and Only Superstar Nora Aunor, with her legendary acting prowess, enthralled a powerful independent critics group at the recently concluded 69^th Venice International Film Festival that they awarded her the Bisato d’Oro Award (represented by a symbolic golden eel sitting on a plate) from the Premio Della Critica Indipendiente.

She got the award on the eve of the festival’s awards night and for a moment she was touted to be the strongest contenter for The Volpi Cup, the Venice film fest’s best actress prize held on Saturday.

In her latest movie “Thy Womb” (Sinapupunan), La Aunor essayed the quiet role of a barren Badjao midwife who delivers babies on pregnant women, but ironically cannot give her husband her own child. The independent movie, shot for only 11 days, set among the colorful backdrop of Muslim Vintas and costumes, graphically interfacing onscreen against the floating community of almost extinct boat people, caught the elite attention of the festival goers right with its opening up to its closing – both featuring “live” birth scenes.

The movie’s director Brillante Mendoza accompanied La Aunor and other castmates Lovi Poe (she won the festival’s “Most Beautiful Gown”) and Mercedes Cabral.

Shorts and Briefs

Half-Pinoy Spanish Singer Enrique Iglesias was reportedly offered to judge in the next season of American Idol.

After being accused of another plagiarism (imagine copying US President Kennedy’s speech), a third incident of copying is circulating online against Senator Tito Sotto. When will it end?

The Season 11 Top 10 Finalists (namely, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Heejun Han, Colton Dixon, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Deandre Brackensick, Skylar Laine and Hollie Cavanagh) are flying this Sunday, September 16, 2012 to the Philippines to hold their only performance outside the US. They will sing and dance at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, September 21, 2012.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"I didn’t know that US President Kennedy spokeTagalog." – reasoned Senator Tito Sotto when asked about the newest allegations that he or his speech writer copied the late US President’s speech delivered in Tagalog in his latest senate speech.

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