HOY, Ian F., alam mo bang last year, more or less 29  mainstream films lang ang nai-produce at nai-release ng local producers?

Yes, kasama na rito ang pitong entries sa katatapos na Metro Manila filmfest. Ito’y ang mga pelikulang Enteng ng Ina Mo, Segunda Mano, Ang Panday 2, My Househusband (Ikaw Na), Shake, Rattle & Roll 13, Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story at Yesterday Today Tomorrow.

Samantala, almost 40 naman ang indie films na nai-produce at nai-release last year.

Karamihan sa mga ito, nabigyan ng pagkakataong maipalabas sa sinehang pinagpapalabasan din ng mainstream movies.

Kaya naman si Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos ay nag-venture ulit sa filmmaking. Siya ang nag-produce ng Pinta Kasi na ipinalabas din sa MMFF para sa independent film category.

The film won best picture and best actor for lead actor JM de Guzman.

Ani Gov. Imee, Pinta Kasi can live up to the level of high quality films, the kinds which she produced during her dad’s (Ferdinand Marcos’) era, two of which were the highly-admired Himala and Oro Plata Mata.

Pinta Kasi falls under hip-hop fairy tale type as the modern dance plays a central role sa pelikula. World- renowned Filipino hip hop will become a celebrated factor after the showing of the movie.

Gov. Imee brought with her handsome son Borgy Manotoc, 28, when she met with members of the entertainment press to announce Pinta Kasi’s nationwide theater run starting on Feb. 8 sa mga sinehan ng SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, SM Fairview, SM Marikina, SM North Edsa, SM Cebu and SM Iloilo and on Feb. 29 in SM Baguio, SM Davao and SM Batangas.

She also announced na may bago siyang project na  she is working on. This is The Lam-ang Experiment, a graphic novel based on the Filipino epic Biag ni Lam-ang.

The graphic novel comes in three volumes, na ang pinakauna ay out na in the market at ang huling dalawa ay malapit nang makumpleto.

The teams behind The Lam-Ang Experiment eyes its electronic release na puwedeng i-access through book.

When The Lam-ang Experiement will be released nationwide. Borgy will handle its advertising kaya present siya sa nabanggit na presscon.

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We took the opportunity to ask Borgy why he’s never considered na maging artista samantalang most movie and tv producers are willing to give him the break.

Smiling, he said he’d rather stick to fashion and commercial modeling.

Pero, in siya tungkol sa mga showbiz happening. In fact, showbiz friends niya sina Vice Ganda at Anne Curtis.

He was at the premiere of Vice Ganda’s high-grossing film Praybet Benjamin last year.

Tiyak din daw na panonoorin niya ang concert ni Anne sa Smart Araneta Coliseum bukas (Jan. 28).

Borgy admires Anne daw dahil sa kakaibang confidence at charisma nito.

If you think na may gusto si Borgy kay Anne, excuse you, but it’s common knowledge na matagal na ring magkasintahan si Borgy at ang equally kilalang commercial model na si Georgina Wilson.

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One month pregnant si Andeng Bautista-Ynares, wife ni Rizal Governor Junjun Ynares at younger sister ni Senator Bong Revilla.

Andeng said she discovered na buntis siya with her third baby when she had a check-up recently.

May kakaiba raw kasi siyang nararamdaman sa sarili niya.

Kaya nga raw ’di na siya nakadalo sa reception na ginanap sa Nuvali, Westgrove, Sta. Rosa, pagkatapos niyang dumalo sa kasal nina Pasig Congressman Roman Romulo at Valenzuela Councilor Shalani Soledad sa St. Benedict Church.

Andeng and Gov. Junjun are keeping their fingers crossed na makakalalaki na silang anak this time, since they already have two daughters, aged four and two, respectively.

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Personal: Our condolences to Serafin Pua and his family for the untimely death of Serafin’s wife, Baby.

Baby’s remains lie in state in one of the mortuary chapels ng Mt. Carmel Church, Broadway, Quezon City.

Serafin, whose family owns the famous Lily’s Peanut Butter, said Baby’s interment will be on Saturday. (Condolence, Serafin. — IFF)