Limelight

It was artist and fellow Lopenze (a native of Lopez town in Quezon Province) Gemma Suguitan who broke to me the news National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera died today, September 28, 2021.

In a virtual awarding ceremony, the 36th Star Awards for Movies of the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) pulled through Sunday night with “Hello, Love, Goodbye” romping away with Best Picture while Alden Richards won Best Actor for the film produced by Star Cinema.

It’s been almost a year that the romance between Andrea Torres and Derek Ramsay has ended and they went their own separate ways.

Janet Bordon, the Filipino actress who died of stomach cancer in the United States of America on September 22, 2021, was a well-loved person while she was active in the movies.

In these times of economic scarcity, confusion and uncertainties in all levels and stations of society primarily brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, is there still purpose in buying rare homeware, expensive jewelry, precious stones, antiques, collectors’ items of all sorts, art pieces and the likes?

Acting is one of Cesar Montano’s many pursuits.

The late composer-singer Renee de la Rosa—more popularly known as Alon—had created a global awareness to his favor especially among Filipinos abroad because of his hit composition “Pusong Bato” but his untimely death rendered the popularity kaput.

Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP)’s Natatanging Gawad Urian is the highest honor bestowed by the prestigious and progressive critics group to achievements of film artists.

The Filipino Arts and Cinema International (FACINE), an annual international cine festival in San Francisco, California announced on Monday its finalists in various sections in the full length division.

The Filipino public can’t wait to see “Halfworlds,” an HBO Asia Original series which stars Filipina actors Bianca Umali and Sam Concepcion directed by Mikhail Red.