Name it, and chances are she had won it. Over a 40-year acting career, which began when she was barely 21 in 1984 with the release of a smorgasbord chick flick titled, well, Chicas, the late Jaclyn Jose had won almost every available accolade there was, from FAMAS to Urian,…
BY ALEX Y. VERGARA The multi-awarded Jaclyn Jose, so far the only Filipino actor, male or female, to win a Cannes Best Actress award for her star turn in Brillante Mendoza’s Ma’ Rosa, leaves behind daughter Andi Eigenmann and son Gwen Garimond Ilagan Guck. Jaclyn Jose as one of PeopleAsia's…
The Cannes Film Festival is a festival of greats; iconic silver screen stars walk down the fiery red aisle with filmmakers alongside them, the unabashed crimson an apt representation of the uncontainable talent within them. This year, watchmaker Piaget shared the spotlight and was the perfect accessory for the festival’s…
What do Coco Martin and Rita Gabriola, better known as Badjao Girl, have in common? They were both discovered at random. And while it may be too early to tell what Rita's stars have in store for her, Rita can draw inspiration from Coco (and others like him) who has gone leagues from waiting tables at…