2016 06/01-06/07
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(QUEZON CITY) - 69th Cannes Film Fest's Best Actress (first in Southeast Asia, first in the Philippines) Jaclyn Jose (from Brillante Mendoza's "Ma' Rosa") appears on GMA Network's media launch, just a few days after her win, for her new comedy series on TV, "A1 Ko Sa Yo" (starts Thursday, June 2, 2016) with May 28 birthday celebrant, Mrs. Estelita "Lita" Eubank (right) of Tracy, CA. Photo by Richard Lao, CPA, MSMOT
The very first Cannes Film Fest Best Actress from the Philippines and Southeast Asia - Jaclyn Jose with this Journalist at the prescon for her newest TV show at GMA Network , "A1 Ko Sa 'Yo." Photo by Richard Lao, CPA, MSMOT
(LOS ANGELES) - GMA Network’s The Millionaire’s Wife's Sid Lucero, who plays Jaclyn Jose’s (she also won Best Actress on another festival - the 69th Cannes Film Fest) son in the Kapuso drama, was named Best Actor at the 19th Los Angeles Comedy Festival for his role in the indie film, "Toto." The movie also bagged the Best Foreign Film award in the international competition. Congratulations! Photo by GMA Network Corporate PR
(REDWOOD CITY, CA) 2014 Miss Teen Philippines Earth USA Hannah Nicole Tolentino (leftmost) of Denver, CA and 2012 Binibining Pilipinas-Tourrism Katrina Jayne Dimaranan (2nd right) join Austin Castro as new co-hosts of Sunday's Adobo Nation, shown here with Cheena Crab & Tet Hernandez. Photo lifted from Hannah's Facebook
(MILPITAS, CA) Twelve-year old Franchesca Lazaro portrays 'Mulan' in Center Stage Performing Arts' Disney's Mulan, Jr still playing June 1-3, 2016 at the Milpitas Community Center located at 457 E. Calaveras Blvd. Mulan Jr's Director is MeiWan Chai; Musical Director is Mitch Suarez and Choreographer is Gina Harris. Photos by parents, Marie & Chito Lazaro of San Jose, CA.
(MAKATI CITY) - Canada based Ramon "Chito" B. Antonio III, SVP of International Sales of Century Properties welcomes US-based Robert Eubank, birthday celebrant (May 14) during the latter's visit in his executive offices at Pacific Star Building. Mr Eubank is a proud owner of an Azure (South) condo unit in the Philippines, together with his Filipina wife, Lita.
CANNES BEST ACTRESS JACLYN JOSE: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
SEEN IN THE CITY:
(MANILA) – Just a day after winning the history-making Best Actress at the 69thCannes Film Festival held in Southern France, Kapuso star Jaclyn Jose (who appears in The Millionaire’s Wife), the very first Filipina Best Actress (and also the first from Southeast Asia!) at Cannes Film Festival jetted to Manila and went straight to the 17th Floor of the GMA Network’s Main Building last Tuesday, May 24, 2016 to face a grand welcome celebration prepared for her by her home network.
Manila Mail’s Scenes In The City was initially invited to the grand launch of their new comedy TV show, “A1 Ko Sa ‘Yo” which coincidentally stars Jaclyn together with Roi Vinzon, Gardo Versoza, Benjamin Alves, Ervic Vijandre, among others when it was announced the early Monday morning (may 23rd, Manila time) that Jaclyn won!
Immediately, Filipinos all over the world celebrated with Kapuso star Jaclyn Jose as she bested Charlize Theron, Marion Cotillard, among other heavyweights for the Best Actress Award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. GMA Network cannot help it but adjust to all the hoopla surrounding the return of Jaclyn in the Philippines right after the festival win.
Even the French Embassy congratulated her during the 21st French Film Festival held in Manila on May 26th. “We would like to congratulate the Philippines once again for making its mark internationally,” Laurent Legodec, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of France said, per Inquirer.net. “Not only did Brillante Mendoza participate once again in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival with his film, “Ma’ Rosa,” but for the first time, an actress from the Philippines – and I could say an actress from Southeast Asia – was named Best Actress. We are really pleased to congratulate Ms Jaclyn Jose for receiving this honor.”
The award came as a shock to Jaclyn, who is among the Philippines’ most respected actresses. The star, who has walked down numerous red carpets, was visibly stunned when her name was announced. “I am so surprised. I just went to have the red carpet walk with my daughter, my real-life daughter and my daughter in the movie also,” she said as she received the award on stage. “To Cannes, thank you so much, thank you to the Jury, thank you that you liked our film!”
While it was not her first Cannes experience, Jaclyn says it was even more significant because she got to share the experience with her daughter and co-star in the movie, Andi Eigenmann.
“I would also like to share this recognition to all the Filipinos who are here now, to my daughter, to Brillante (director), to my countrymen, to the Philippines. Thank you, Mr. President, thank you to all the jury. Thank you so much for loving our work. Thank you so much,” she said during her acceptance speech.
During the prescon, when asked by this Journalist to describe her ‘winning scene’ as most of the media and prescon audiences haven’t seen “Ma’ Rosa,” Jaclyn said the Festival jurors praised her performance saying she “broke everybody’s hearts” and she deserved the win. “Alam ko, in my heart, meron ako nagawa na mapapatinag ko ang damdamin nila [I know in my heart that I did a scene that would really move them],” she says of the film’s closing scene where she was seen eating fishballs (I can’t wait to see this scene!).
With the huge interest drummed up by her milestone win in the international scene, Jaclyn hopes that the local viewers will also have a chance to watch the film. “We’re hoping na mapanood ng mga tao ito para naman mapakinabangan yung essence ng pelikula [We’re hoping that people will be able to watch it so that we can benefit from the essence of the film],” she expresses.
Now that she is back in the country, Jaclyn is preparing to return to the small screen via the new sexy comedy series on GMA, A1 Ko Sa ‘Yo, where she plays the lead role of a tactless and frustrated beauty pageant aspirant and owner of A1 Talent Agency who is relentlessly in search of the perfect beauty queen.
Catch the light, funny and naughty series as it premieres on June 2 on GMA Network’s flagship international channel, GMA Pinoy TV.
Again, congratulations to Ms Jaclyn Jose for this extreme honor and making its mark internationally
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TFC@theMovies Brings JaDine to International Screens via “This Time”
It’s back to the theaters for movie fans this weekend as TFC@theMovies presents the much awaited international debut of the James Reid-Nadine Lustre big screen starrer, This Time. Directed by Nuel Crisostomo Naval, a veteran director for hit TV shows shown on ABS-CBN TFC like “Maala-ala Mo Kaya” and “Magkaribal” and blockbuster films like “A Love Affair”, This Time is already a huge hit in the Philippines where it opened last May 4. Now, fans of the reel and real “JaDine” love team and everyone interested in a good, solid romantic comedy in general get the chance to go on a romantic or family date night (or day) at the movies and enjoy one of the top Philippine entertainment couples in the world today.
