WATCH: Maria Ozawa heats up 'ASAP' stage

<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Maria Ozawa heated up the dance floor when she danced to Selena Gomez’s “Good For You” on “ASAP” on Sunday.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> She was joined by Kapamilya stars Sarah Lahbati and Arci Munoz in the sizzling dance number.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> The Japanese actress is currently in the Philippines to promote her upcoming movie “Nilalang.”</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Also starring Cesar Montano, the movie is an entry to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLQrnq3DHZVos-F8vPh0xr6r02G8QZR3wqQ6G4M8Uf1vzFEsrMyrAG79M6FaIUGzTThhHFrYPnuOA24ltEyLuOBRECnJi7KX2vpdMrCUuyJ1PVqKFmfj5ao6fEbXsBciPRPqckdc2mWDq/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLQrnq3DHZVos-F8vPh0xr6r02G8QZR3wqQ6G4M8Uf1vzFEsrMyrAG79M6FaIUGzTThhHFrYPnuOA24ltEyLuOBRECnJi7KX2vpdMrCUuyJ1PVqKFmfj5ao6fEbXsBciPRPqckdc2mWDq/s400/Untitled.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-c0cac5f44ea7e547-5534" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwxvsNLjaJDiGdsNtP3VQkxjivtQ2e2nnR3BVvnL5d2qrCIZqeindcmILMIvxsx5t9BCpYyLzmb4VZcQdDionQnqHqSodZ6HK0XSiV1d5dAPaDsQwaePddZQJzuR9hv1Sywhjk" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> <br /></div> <br />

ABS-CBN Maria Ozawa WATCH: Maria Ozawa heats up 'ASAP' stage

Maria Ozawa heated up the dance floor when she danced to Selena Gomez’s “Good For You” on “ASAP” on Sunday. She was joined by Kapamilya s...

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FIRST LOOK: Maria Letizia smiles and it's adorable!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIBTWowtaT90NddhvpcRQzaR1pTVAF28d-d2V6HTeRSLDQbfbnuGf0uMwOlmjpouNpCqGbCR5B7RVZezs0uluk49mzz48thSCFYfB9AhYO2zedKu408lPgv9e9Tkv4tW1EnPdIn9IrKGr/s1600/peparazzi_566006fe1e3fe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIBTWowtaT90NddhvpcRQzaR1pTVAF28d-d2V6HTeRSLDQbfbnuGf0uMwOlmjpouNpCqGbCR5B7RVZezs0uluk49mzz48thSCFYfB9AhYO2zedKu408lPgv9e9Tkv4tW1EnPdIn9IrKGr/s400/peparazzi_566006fe1e3fe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> Today, Marian Rivera posts the first photo of her baby Maria Letizia with this caption:</div> <div style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"41 weeks akong nag hintay , 18 hrs na nag labor. Sa mga oras na iyon, hindi ko inaasahang makakaya ko ang lahat. Pero dahil andiyan ka sa tabi ko, sa iyo ako kumuha ng lakas. Salamat Mahal ko. </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dongdantes/" style="cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">@dongdantes</a><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"At sa araw nga na iyon ng Nov 23, tuluyan na talaga tayong naging kumpleto; kasama ng Panginoon, ikaw, ako, at siya- si Maria Letizia. Ngayon, masasabi ko na tayo'y isa nang ganap na pamilya, at ako'y isa nang ganap na ina. Napakasarap ng biyayang ito. "</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk36bOQDcmZVre1wzqHbROwf2h8e3x1-dTGr06wFY7ffT13Qfgr0i-DD4gPLkCz_9OUK0YxaFQ906eBsP2D2ZYhZ5plUoWkZjEja2Kci3ewGc8savz2ARJ8pRI823JZMlDYTBzAYEi5tRd/s1600/12292871_878920932222240_852241341_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk36bOQDcmZVre1wzqHbROwf2h8e3x1-dTGr06wFY7ffT13Qfgr0i-DD4gPLkCz_9OUK0YxaFQ906eBsP2D2ZYhZ5plUoWkZjEja2Kci3ewGc8savz2ARJ8pRI823JZMlDYTBzAYEi5tRd/s400/12292871_878920932222240_852241341_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span>

Dingdong Dantes Marian Rivera FIRST LOOK: Maria Letizia smiles and it's adorable!

Today, Marian Rivera posts the first photo of her baby Maria Letizia with this caption: "41 weeks akong nag hintay , 18 hrs na na...

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Emotional Pastillas Girl mourns death of mom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YPOlQsFx6rf3aGEbhJCD3rYf-1VAYF1MxyKj7tXHvVE493p7UkqUwLOU8fhbNl0Tyf_bWxoEM8woFuTPYpD8t9IJ8MfkvWTc342SAt8BuR4V_-reARHIYBrWAYJnP26SaPQG19c4QuAA/s1600/pastillas-mourn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YPOlQsFx6rf3aGEbhJCD3rYf-1VAYF1MxyKj7tXHvVE493p7UkqUwLOU8fhbNl0Tyf_bWxoEM8woFuTPYpD8t9IJ8MfkvWTc342SAt8BuR4V_-reARHIYBrWAYJnP26SaPQG19c4QuAA/s400/pastillas-mourn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: #efefef; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">                        Richard Parajinog comforts Angelica “Pastillas Girl” Yap, whose mother passed away on Sunday.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #efefef; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Angelica Yap, more known as “Pastillas Girl,” had to rush home from a music video shoot in Bulacan when she learned that her mother had been shot by an unknown gunman in Caloocan City, Sunday night.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Yap’s mother, Teresa, sustained a gunshot wound in the back of the head which caused her death.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> (READ: <a href="http://philippinehottrends.blogspot.com/2015/11/mom-of-pastillas-girl-shot-dead.html" style="color: #006699; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Mom of 'Pastillas Girl' shot dead</strong></a>)</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Speaking to ABS-CBN News early Monday morning, an emotional Yap said she received a call from one of her relatives informing her about what happened.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> “Actually hindi pa nga tapos ['yung taping]. Tinawagan lang ako. At first, hindi ka maniniwala kasi 'yung mga ganung bagay, hindi usual na natatanggap mo. 'Yung message na natanggap ko, tumawag ako agad tapos kinonfirm na nila na nabaril daw 'yung mom ko sa ulo. Doon pa lang, gusto mo na umuwi agad para malaman mo kung ano yung detalye, kung anong nangyari. Nag-rush ako na umuwi agad-agad. Dumiretso na ako dito,” she said.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Yap said her mother was still alive when she reached the hospital and she was still able to talk to her.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> “Brain dead lang pero humihinga pa. Kinausap ko siya. Nagre-respond pa siya. 'Yung mga heavy breathing niya, alam ko naririnig niya ako,” she said.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Asked what she told her mother, Yap said: “To be honest, [hindi ko alam] kung hihilingin mo na sana lumaban ka or kung nahihirapan siya, bumitiw na. Ang hirap. Kasi totoo naman na Diyos lang ang may decision noon. Wala akong ibang nasabi kundi mahal ko siya at sorry.”</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Back in September, Yap’s mother appeared on “It’s Showtime” to defend her daughter against bashers. Recalling that particular instance, Yap said: “Actually sa tingin ko, sa kanya ko namana ['yung pagiging matapang]. Iyakin siya pero talagang pure heart ang meron ang mommy ko. Wala akong masasabi.”</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> As of writing, police officials and investigators are still gathering information about the incident. Residents were helping the police and barangay officials in their probe.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> The wake of Yap’s mother will be at their residence in Caloocan City.</div>

Emotional Pastillas Girl mourns death of mom

                        Richard Parajinog comforts Angelica “Pastillas Girl” Yap, whose mother passed away on Sunday. Angelica Yap, mor...

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Mom of 'Pastillas Girl' shot dead

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj6i8berlvnmQ1cSZ2CSXn1fTkzlS2EU6L0FV-Ti3bcebAUm8uOudJBx8bthqm02A1V2MpCEqE2o6cM81wf96oCNPIu56BHj3uxxUgMJ0-YsqC-OFrMs5tgbzRssbLAb1hbDnMLrF-Yxd/s1600/bloodcandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj6i8berlvnmQ1cSZ2CSXn1fTkzlS2EU6L0FV-Ti3bcebAUm8uOudJBx8bthqm02A1V2MpCEqE2o6cM81wf96oCNPIu56BHj3uxxUgMJ0-YsqC-OFrMs5tgbzRssbLAb1hbDnMLrF-Yxd/s640/bloodcandle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: #efefef; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Part of the crime scene where Pastillas Girl Angelica Yap's mother, Teresa, was shot dead in Caloocan City, Sunday night.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #efefef; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> The mother of Angelica Yap, also known as "Pastillas Girl," was shot dead by an unknown gunman in Caloocan City, Sunday night.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Teresa Yap, also known as "Teteng," sustained a gunshot wound in the back of the head.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> A closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera of Barangay 131 caught the whole incident.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Yap was with one of her daughters and her niece and was about to eat at a roadside eatery in Tagaytay Street in Caloocan when a man suddenly approached her from behind, shooting her at close range.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Yap fell as the gunman fled the scene. Her family and other concerned citizens in the area immediately responded.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> She was brought to a hospital but was pronounced dead before midnight. Angelica went to the hospital after she learned about the incident.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> According to a relative, Tumping Fabian, Teresa received a lot of death threats via text messages saying she would be finished before Christmas.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> The messages made her worry but Teresa allegedly ignored the threats.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> Police officials and investigators were still gathering information about the incident as of posting. Residents were helping the police and barangay officials in their probe.</div> <span style="background-color: #efefef; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span>

Mom of 'Pastillas Girl' shot dead

Part of the crime scene where Pastillas Girl Angelica Yap's mother, Teresa, was shot dead in Caloocan City, Sunday night. The mothe...

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Former adult video star Maria Ozawa leads sexy ladies of Nilalang

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JwQjlCrvEbxKiGBqz5wB9PBWcmD0ZYkkjTXRzYQvV6m6KAxdZGtdMNA2K4dPpH35XFE01RkiE2k3LLzMWwnfAr1-QEUVlQFWIjTUCCVFdrZXBB5iZuwU6UvHm8N1tqR6xcE1nLAp24Ua/s1600/Nilalang+MAIN+poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JwQjlCrvEbxKiGBqz5wB9PBWcmD0ZYkkjTXRzYQvV6m6KAxdZGtdMNA2K4dPpH35XFE01RkiE2k3LLzMWwnfAr1-QEUVlQFWIjTUCCVFdrZXBB5iZuwU6UvHm8N1tqR6xcE1nLAp24Ua/s400/Nilalang+MAIN+poster.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <em style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nilalang</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"> debuts the onscreen tandem of action star Cesar Montano and Japanese former porn actress Maria Ozawa. </span><br style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">In this film directed by Pedring Lopez, Maria plays a Yakuza's daughter who is trying to ward off a curse on her family, while Cesar plays the role of a cop who works closely with Maria.</span><br style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">Other members of the cast include Meg Imperial, Yam Concepcion, and Aubrey Miles.</span><span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-13u0CvP2GTKnAXPeXLCD48dA99Nw7UvgrDMLH7XOOh4qK_XOPEOR4azmclJv9GA9Cv-B8mLSSyEQ52OFknDjCRkwyT2sHxZCzDt0f7SL9ZDWj3irWIdv6YKz2_y3Do4RQxFVBI_OpGYJ/s1600/912ac63c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-13u0CvP2GTKnAXPeXLCD48dA99Nw7UvgrDMLH7XOOh4qK_XOPEOR4azmclJv9GA9Cv-B8mLSSyEQ52OFknDjCRkwyT2sHxZCzDt0f7SL9ZDWj3irWIdv6YKz2_y3Do4RQxFVBI_OpGYJ/s400/912ac63c1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><b><i>                                                          Photo Credit : pep.ph</i></b></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: left;">The beautiful ladies of </span><em style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Nilalang</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: left;"> (Maria Ozawa, Meg Imperial, and Yam Concepcion) are flanked by director Pedring Lopez (rightmost) and supporting actor Cholo Barretto (leftmost).</span></div> <span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span>

Cesar Montano Maria Ozawa MMFF Former adult video star Maria Ozawa leads sexy ladies of Nilalang

Nilalang  debuts the onscreen tandem of action star Cesar Montano and Japanese former porn actress Maria Ozawa.  In this film directed b...

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What happened when John Lloyd Cruz shaved his head for Conman: Honor Thy Father?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVGnzqMIyuhC5uF-fJT1aueKKyZ1N5QPUzE2Mt1tEgi0VDxij5BURx8fNHjPRH9CqZvnQpPWjMDxRKfK47S_p2KJEOl-I0YQC_T1sTpjAr2mOw9CQceMf7FmghV7Xxl8zSWbnn1dO1LGe/s1600/673b119f7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVGnzqMIyuhC5uF-fJT1aueKKyZ1N5QPUzE2Mt1tEgi0VDxij5BURx8fNHjPRH9CqZvnQpPWjMDxRKfK47S_p2KJEOl-I0YQC_T1sTpjAr2mOw9CQceMf7FmghV7Xxl8zSWbnn1dO1LGe/s640/673b119f7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="cXenseParse" style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px;"> In<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Conman: Honor Thy Father</em>, Meryll Soriano is cast as the wife of John Lloyd Cruz. They resort to desperate measures when they need to raise millions of pesos in order to ensure the safety of their family.</div> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">PHOTO: FROM TWITCHFILM.COM</span><span style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span><br /> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">Meryll Soriano is pretty much used to seeing actors go to extremes in order to portray a particular movie role. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">However, when John Lloyd Cruz had to shave his head for their movie </span><em style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;">Conman: Honor Thy Father</em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">, she admits that although they were laughing about it at first, everyone held their breaths when the moment of truth came.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">In </span><em style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;">Conman: Honor Thy Father</em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">, one of the eight official entries to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), Meryll Soriano and John Lloyd play a married couple who resort to desperates measures. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">Meryll’s character is accused of swindling money from churchgoers who invested in a get-rich-quick scheme. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">John Lloyd had to shave his head in one of the key scenes of this crime drama.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">“Una, ginupitan siya, tapos kinalbo na. Nung nag-shave si Direk Erik ng ulo niya, naging confident na si JL,” recalls Meryll.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">“Habang shine-shave, kabang-kaba kami para sa kanya. Siyempre, precious sa kanya yung buhok niya. Kung ako nga ang kakalbuhin, [sobrang kakabahan rin siguro ako],” adds the actress.</span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">This is not the first time Meryll and John Lloyd are working together. “We worked together in </span><em style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;">Betty La Fea</em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;"> before…but now, everybody got to see his transformation. Every time we do a scene, I’m very impressed. He’s so humble. We collaborate: ’Anong gagawin natin? Takot ka ba sa eksena ito?’” she says about her co-star. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">In </span><em style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;">Conman</em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">, John Lloyd's character resorts to his shady past as an acetylene gang member in order to raise millions of pesos needed in order to ensure the safety of his family. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">Their respective portrayals are something to watch for in this movie. </span><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19.6px; text-transform: none;">“It’s so substantial, and not fake. Hindi kailangang magpaganda o magpaguwapo. It’s different altogether for him, and I’m very happy to have witnessed that and to be part of that,” ends Meryll.</span></span>

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