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Conde Nast music executive Ron Ubaldo: It began with an electric guitar
By Cristina DC Pastor When he was 13 years old, Ronald Ubaldo received an electric guitar as his confirmation gift. Today he is Director of Artist & Music Industry Relations for media titan Condé Nast. What he did with that Metallic Blue Fender Stratocaster must have been beyond incredible. “They picked up on clues from […]
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Toward the end, a hopeful outlook for the PHL (Part 2)
By Joel David When contemporary filmmaker Lawrence Fajardo, who has been specializing in the multicharacter film narratives that Bernal pioneered in, opted to return to his theater roots, he picked out a play, Herlyn Gail Alegre’s “Imbisibol,” and cast Bernardo in a role intended for a straight actor. Realizing that the BB’s strengths lay in […]
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Farewell Farewell, Bernardo Bernardo (Part 1)
By Joel David Rapid Pinoy pop-culture quiz: name another media celebrity with a double name. Aside from the usual nickname or fancy given name (Jonjon, Zsazsa, or, for political controversy, Bongbong), only a sufficiently elderly local observer might be able to remember Justo. And unlike Bernardo Bernardo, Panfilo C. Justo opted to use a pseudonym […]
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Outpouring of love for ‘Honorary Filipina’ Ruthie Ann Miles whose daughter dies in car accident
The FilAm Broadway community expressed an outpouring of love and support for Tony Award-winning actress Ruthie Ann Miles who played Imelda Marcos in the rock musical “Here Lies Love.” Tony awardee Lea Salonga writes on Facebook, “Please help however you can,” following reports that a pregnant Miles and her young daughter were hit by a […]
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Songwriter Bobby Lopez wins 2nd Oscars, makes EGOT history
Songwriter Robert ‘Bobby’ Lopez, whose father is Filipino American, is the first individual in musical history to win two Emmys, two Grammys, two Oscars, and two Tonys – a double EGOT awardee at the young age of 43. Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson recently won the Oscars Best Original Song for “Remember Me” from […]
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Miss Gorg pageant seeks to promote accomplishments of trans women: organizers
Miss Gorg 2018, a beauty and personality search for gay men and transgender women will launch in New York on March 31 in celebration of the International Transgender Day of Visibility. “It’s a platform that lifts our community to a higher level,” said Peche Di, a Thailand-born transgender model, actress, videographer and founder of Trans […]
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Angel and Alyssa to front-act ‘Sikat Ka, Kapuso!’
Unknown to many, as Angel Ram was busy rehearsing for the GMA concert, “Sikat Ka, Kapuso,” she was doing gown fittings, checking her guest list, and just managing her nerves as a bride-to-be. Angel, one of the front acts, wed her boyfriend on February 23 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, a month-and-a-half before the SKK […]
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Concert producers Robert and Melissa Mendoza and the soundtrack of their lives
By Cristina DC Pastor The couple that headbangs together produces concerts together. Because they can, and because the power of music sends good vibes throughout the 40-year marriage of Brooklyn couple Robert ‘Ogie’ Mendoza and Melissa Rubio Mendoza. From Manila to New York, this couple has bonded through Karaoke singing, watching theater musicals and, of […]
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U.S., Canada shows for GMA’s ‘Sikat Ka, Kapuso!’
GMA Pinoy TV is gearing up for the most star-studded event of the year as the hottest Kapuso royalties grace the much-awaited return of “Sikat Ka, Kapuso!” this April. Following the huge success from last year’s event in California, the Kapuso abroad can once again get the chance to see their idols perform live on […]