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Catch Vice Ganda’s U.S. tour this week: Nagmahal, nasaktan, nag-concert
What makes a great stand-up comedian? “Rolling Stone” magazine adeptly described its criteria when it named this year’s Top 50 Stand-Up Comics of All Time: “In coming up with our version of a comic canon, we weighed artistic merit, technical proficiency and sense of timing, quality of their written material, their delivery and degree of ...
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‘What’s the T?’ docu premieres June 24th on Hulu
“What’s the T?,” an award-winning documentary portrait of transgender women, will be premiering exclusively on Hulu, on June 24th. The film was an official selection at numerous major LGBT film festivals worldwide including: Frameline 37 San Francisco, Rio Gay Film Festival, Transgender Kiel Germany, as well as the Portland, Pensacola, and Soho International Film Festivals. ...
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Filipino films to screen at March 13-23 Bay Area festival
CAAMFest 2014 (formerly known as the San Francisco International Asian Film Festival) is presenting the following Filipino films and filmmakers. DELANO MANONGS Sunday, March 23 | 7:30pm | New Parkway Director: Marissa Aroy (Attending festival) Delano Manongs tells the oft-overlooked story of how Filipino leader Larry Itliong and the thousands of Filipino farm workers rallied ...
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Why Nora Aunor deserves to be a National Artist
By Mauro Feria Tumbocon Jr. For months now, expectations are high, at least among her fans, admirers and supporters, that Philippine Superstar Nora Aunor has been named for the Order of National Artist, along with five others. Such list was submitted to the Office of the President for conferment. Sadly, rumors are rife that said ...
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New Yorkers get a glimpse into the life of one Bay Area family
Explore the Flores home and meet a Filipino American family in the Bay Area living in a small, cluttered and comfy house and dealing with the world of a “fairy dust” addict. Written in prose, poetry and spoken word, “Nanay, Tatay, Anak” recreates an episode in the young life of producer-director Renee Rises. The story ...
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Network telethon nets $311K for Haiyan families
ABS-CBN North America’s Sagip Kapamilya Telethon dubbed, “Magkasama sa Kuwento ng Pagbangon,” held at ABS-CBN International Corporate Headquarters in Redwood City last November 13-14, raised $311,927 in donations and pledges. The The Filipino Channel-led telethon was aired as a Balitang America special and was livestreamed on TFC.tv. It was also seen on U.S. and Canada’s ...
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Broadway director comes to Menlo School to direct ‘Little Shop of Horrors;’ FilAm plays Audrey
Broadway director and choreographer Steven Minning brings more than 30 years of professional experience to direct the high school musical production of “Little Shop of Horrors” at Menlo School in Atherton. Minning was resident director for such famed productions as “Billy Elliot,” “The Lion King,” and “Showboat” and director/choreographer for such classics as “My Fair ...
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Young Smokey Mountain dancers to hold Bay Area concerts
A group of dancers and musicians from Smokey Mountain, Mga Anak ni Inang Daigdig (Children of Mother Earth) are arriving in California to perform fundraising concerts on October 12th. Mga Anak ni Inang Daigdig is an environmental performing arts group featuring young people and children who were born and grew up in Smokey Mountain, which ...
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‘One Kapamilya Go’ goes coast to coast
ABS-CBN The Filipino Channel’s (TFC) biggest annual event, One Kapamilya Go 2013, will go coast-to-coast for the first time this month: October 18 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and California’s Great America in Santa Clara on October 20. One Kapamilya Go is a whole day event that includes auditions, parlor games, free movie ...