2016 09/14-09/20

SCENES IN THE CITY

(NEW YORK) - Touted (and tweeted) by Guy Lodge, Chief UK Film Critic of Variety Magazine as the next Oscars Best Actress frontrunner for "The Woman Who Left" or in Tagalog: "Ang Babaeng Humayo," (one of the very rare woman-centric movies these days and awarded as this year's Best Film at the recently-concluded 73rd Venice International Film Festival), former ABS-CBN President Charo Santos-Concio entertains Fil-Am admirers (Manila Mail's Columnist Bradford Adkins and Photo Journalist Richard Lao included) during ASAP NY media blitz at Marriott Brooklyn Thursday, September 1.

(VENICE, ITALY) - The victorious team of 'Ang Babaeng Humayo' (The Woman Who Left), Charo Santos-Concio (left), Director Lav Diaz and John Lloyd Cruz (right) grace the red carpet of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival last Friday, September 9, 2016. Photo by REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

(ONTARIO, CANADA) - Charo Santos-Concio (leftmost) attends the Toronto International Film Festival screening of of "Ang Babaeng Humayo" last Monday night, September 12, 2016 with ABS-CBN Global Head of Carriage and Regional Marketing head for North America Jun Del Rosario (4th left) and ABS-CBN Managing Director North America Olivia 'Chinky' De Jesus (3rd left), among others. Photo by Baby K. Jimenez

(LAS VEGAS, NV) - The Philippine International Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) held its biennial milestone event, 2016 PICPA International (US-RP) MRA Global Convention on September 5 to September 9 at The Orleans Casino Resort attended by Filipino CPAs from all over the globe - Canada (Manny Felicio, Rex Perin), Qatar (Greg Loayon, Emma Victor, Sharon dela Cruz, Warren Molas), United States (Roland Ditan, Rusty Bernardo, Rey Aquino, Rey Bejerano, Danny Abuan, Chito Lopez), Dubai (Lyndon Magsino), Philippines, (Tita M Ampo-Caluya, Gladeys Jill A. Cua-Santos, Chris Ismael), among others.

(MARIN COUNTY, CA) - A Novena In Celebration of Nativity of the Blessed Mother, the Patroness of Calbayog City, was held at the palatial residence of Paul & Jane Clarke last August 27, 2016 in Kentfield, CA. The Calbayog Association of America, Inc celebrated with a gala dinner-dance highlighted by the coronation of Little Mr. and Miss Calbayog in Concord, CA on September 3, 2016. Photo by Richard Lao, CPA, MSMOT

CHARO SANTOS IS NOW ‘OSCARS’ FRONTRUNNER!

SEEN IN THE CITY:

(TORONTO, CANADA) – Her latest movie being bestowed the highest honor (Golden Lion Award aka Best Picture honor) in the 73^rd Venice International Film Festival and being hailed as this year’s Oscars Best Actress frontrunner by critics, notably by Variety Magazine’s UK Chief Critic Guy Lodge, Charo Santos-Concio who is currently traveling and staying in Ontario for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is overwhelmed by all the good developments, according to her good friend, now Canada-based Baby K. Jimenez, interviewed by the this Columnist via long distance phone call Tuesday morning.

Charo’s official statement, which she posted on Facebook on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 1:13AM reads: “Finally got to talk to my family this morning! My husband reminded me that God works in mysterious ways. When I accepted the project, my only motivation was to work with Lav DIAZ. I truly wanted to understand his cinema. He told me to just have fun! And oh! What great fun I'm having!

To Lav and his team, my costars, to Ronald and Cinema One, thank you for the honor of working with you. The film is a celebration of Philippine Cinema. And to everyone else who shares in my happiness ...THANK YOU! Maraming, maraming,maraming Salamat po sa inyong lahat!”

Baby narrated that when Charo saw her at ASAP New York in Brooklyn last Thursday, September 1, 2016, and Charo asked her to fly with her to Venice (Charo paid for her air, hotel and everything!) she immediately said yes, as Baby considers her to be “a jewel of a friend” and “gem of a person.”

Although, it was farthest on their minds that her movie, “Ang Babaeng Humayo” (filmed in only 12 days in her hometown in Mindoro, months after she retired as the President of ABS-CBN) will be received so well. The critics loved and adored her – calling her in heavily accented first name, they can’t believe she is so beautiful and charming in person, very different from her unglamorous role as a revengeful ex-convict in the movie.

The same reception was also experienced by Charo in the recent TIFF – as foreign critics mobbed her in every opportunity they see her.

According to online postings, a Venice film entry can only win one prize. Apparently, “Humayo” was heavily favored to win in four categories, namely, directing (Lav Diaz), actress (Charo Santos-Concio), actor (John Lloyd Cruz as a transvestite) and film. The judges in matter of minutes, decided to give their film the highest honor – Best Picture. No questions, no deliberations, so unlike during the previous years.

Buoyed by the Venice win and favorable critics reviews, already, talks are getting louder that Philippines should show the film commercially this September for it to qualify in the next Oscar awards. The Philippines has never won any Oscar award for Best Foreign Language Film, ever! Not even an acting award. Will “Humayo” and Charo be it? Stay tuned.

Congratulations to Charo and the “Humayo” team! Good luck on the Oscar quest!

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