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Philippine Showbiz Today
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Montano to seek Hollywood actors for local movies
Tourism Promotions Board CEO Cesar Montano with Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo ( sixth from left ) and the honorees of Cine Turismo Awards ; Montano sworn in by Teo in 2016
There is a huge possibility that Hollywood and local showbiz will be more connected in the coming years . That is , if actor and Tourism Promotions Board chief executive office Cesar Montano becomes successful in his mission to bring in an A-list Hollywood superstar to join him in a period movie , which of course promotes the country as a gem of a destination .
He already surprised the press with a snippet of Sultan Kudarat : “ The Unconquered Hero ” at the launch of Cine Turismo Awards , his comeback in the directorial chair and which has started shooting as well . Cesar naturally made sure to showcase breathtaking sights of the Philippine islands .
“ We just started filming and we still have a very long way to go , but what I showed was the direction of the movie and hopefully suportahan
talaga ito so that we ’ ll have enough budget to finish it . The goal is to produce these kinds of movie every year and with a foreign actor ,” said the Tourism official and movie director . “ If we want to showcase the Philippines , we want to show the how world how the islands look like in this manner .”
Of course , casting a foreign actor means requiring a foreign budget as well , and Cesar says he is hard at work on it . He also said that if schedule permits , he has asked Bea Alonzo to star in the movie .
“ Maganda si Bea at Pilipinang Pilipina .”
Moreover , since he is finally in good terms with Diego Loyzaga — his son by actress Teresa Loyzaga — he may just invite him be part of the movie too so they can squeeze in some father and son bonding . ●
- MJ Marfori , MT
Is Mikael Daez really Mr . Right for Megan Young ?
“ If you ’ d get into a serious relationship , siempre you always hope for the best , ‘ di ba ?” she says . “ Hindi ka naman pumapasok sa isang relasyon na para ka lang nakikipag-joke . You pray na sana , ito na nga , for good na . And right now , I ’ m praying na sana nga , siya na . One thing with him is I feel that we ’ re growing together . He ’ s very caring . I can see it in the way he cares for his family . He ’ s the eldest of eight siblings and all his brothers and sisters look up to him . They really respect him so you know kaya niyang magdala ng sarili niyang family .”
They ’ ve avoided working together for some time , but now , they ’ re paired in the hit GMA-7 afternoon soap , “ The Stepdaughters .” So how is it so far ?
“ We felt then that it might be difficult to work with one of us is around as we might get awkward . When we first did a scene together , nakakailang kasi babatuhin ko siya ng sapatos at ‘ di ko magawa , but he was the one who reassured me na okay lang kahit matamaan ko siya , kaya raw niya .”
Right now , they ’ re both happy because “ The Stepdaughters ” is really capturing the approval of afternoon viewers who follow their every episode . The ratings continue to climb in the charts as the conflict between Megan and her chief adversary , Katrina Halili , continues to get more intense . “ Naku , marami pa kaming enkwentro kaya huwag kayong bibitaw ,” says Megan . “ At pareho kami ni Katrina na bigay na bigay sa aming mga eksena to make sure our regular viewers will always be pleased .” ●
- M . Bautista , Malaya