DIRECTORS MANNY Q. PALO’S SUFFERING ACTRESSES & CATHY GARCIA-MOLINA IN HER WINNING PEKPEK SHORTS

By George Vail Kabristante

PMPC (Phil. Movie Press Club)

Farmed out in different versions to Pilipino Mirror, Remate Tonite, Iskandal, pmpcstarnews, Columnists Monitoring Team (CMT), etc.

Director Manny Q.Palo

Kathryn & Daniel

Aaron Domingo you know who last night had a back-to-back press briefs for two coming teleseryes  from the unbeatable ABS-CBN  “Muling Buksan Ang Puso” (in English” Unlock The Love Again”)  to replace “Apoy Sa Dagat” by Directors Manny Q. Palo viz-a-viz Nuel C. Naval and  the “franchise” blockbuster “Got To Believe” by the lady director famous for her gleaming pair of  flawless legs in pek-pek (okay pussy) shorts Cathy Garcia-Molina. Saan ka pa?

Director Cathy Garcia-Molina

          Director Manny Q. Palo of “Sta. Nina” fame (think two acting awards for Assunta de Rossi & Anita Linda in recent filmfest abroad and in Manunuri as well) has one Cinemalaya filmfest entry come July billed “David F,” his nationalist take and scriptwriter Liza Magtoto’s on the black Americans who defected to and sided with the Filipino warriors fighting against the American colonialists during World War II. Panlaban ito ni Direk Manny sa nasabing filmfest.

          At the Q & A portion, Direk Manny led us into the veteran actresses Susan Roces’s and Pilar Pilapil’s  more than cooperative attitudes on the set.  Imagine Susan Roces leaving for Batangas location at 3: 00 a.m. to get on the set at 7:00, and packing up at almost dawnbreak.

Same with  Pilar Pilapil who had to shoot way beyond midnight despite her asthma attacks. Lahat sa pagmamahal ng kanilang teleserye  with  triangulated cast Julia Montes, Enrique Gil, and Enchong Dee.

Count in other heavyweights from previous mainstream movie industry like the top board member now of the first District of the province of Rizal Jestoni Alarcon & re-elected Vice-Governor of Bulacan Daniel Fernando who was Elias in National Artist Eddie Romero’s version of “Noli Me Tangere.”

Dagdag sina Agot Isidro, Cherie Gil, Dante Rivero, Jane Oineza , Matt Evans, Dominic Ochoa,Malou Crisologo &  Pooh.

Another top-rater in the works.

DIRECTOR CATHY GARCIA-MOLINA ONCE MORE IN HER WINNING PEKPEK SHORTS

“GotTo Believe” press brief was equally exhilarating watching onstage the country’s two hottest love team  Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo alongside Director Cathy Garcia-Molina who looks great in her patented, pekpek shorts with charming banters to the audience  from Carmina Villaroel,  Benjie Paras and Ian Veneracion minus Manilyn Reynes and Al Tantay

 When asked about how she deals with the two lovey-dovey  underage actors on the set, Director Cathy was forthright in telling the euphoric audience who are at heart fans or suckers for well-crafted teleseryes na hindi lang siya concern with making the two more than capable performers which they are, kundi pati na rin in making them live their lives offcam the way it ought to be as she herself if you still don’t know is a widowed  mom in-progress. “Parang serving as their giya ba,”  she says.

From the teaser, it looks like “Got To Believe” is a little out –of- the box, an experiment- of- sort in which the characters seemed to cross beaten boundaries showing more mirth & lightness  than heart-tugging drama.  Got to watch it to believe what I’m saying.

Ratings- wise it might work well in that direction the way “Be Careful With My Heart” has lorded over the pa-cute romance department. Let’s see to that magic soon of the certified love team ng bansa.  Saan ka pa?