Saturday, February 28, 2009

"A DARK EVENING WITH THE KING"

Here's an article titled "A Dark Evening with the King" written by Erwin Castillo published in the Philippine Graphic magazine dated June 14, 1993.


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Thursday, February 26, 2009

LOBBY CARD #4: FANDO (1969)



A 1969 lobby photo of "Fando" showing FPJ and Paquito Diaz in a fighting scene. This is one movie I failed to see during its theater run and I hope it will be shown soon at Cinema FPJ or Cinema One. Basketball icon and superstar Robert Jaworski was introduced in this movie.




Monday, February 23, 2009

LOBBY CARD #3: DAKILANG BALATKAYO (1966)




A 1966 lobby card of Dakilang Balatkayo with FPJ playing the role of a scout ranger trying to persuade dissident, played by character actor, Johnny Monteiro, to surrender.



Friday, February 20, 2009

LOBBY CARD #2: ALBANO BROTHERS (1962)



The lobby card of the 1962 movie, Albano Brothers, FPJ Productions' second offering. Batang Maynila, the studio's initial venture was a huge success. Photo shows brothers FPJ, Carlos Padilla, Jr. and Bob Soler being trained by their father, played by Oscar Keesee.





Wednesday, February 18, 2009

"KAPAG PUNO NA ANG SALOP" (1987) AT YOU TUBE

A brief film clip of "Kapag Puno na ang Salop" just uploaded at You Tube. Watch FPJ as Sgt. Guerrero uttered the famous line as he confronted Judge Valderama, played by Eddie Garcia. You can access it by clicking the link (My Blog List) found at the right side of the screen.






"The confrontation scene"


LOBBY CARD #1: SAN BERNARDO (1965)



A lobby card from the 1965 movie, San Bernardo, between two action kings of Philippine cinema, Fernando Poe, Jr. and Jess Lapid. This particular scene can be viewed from a film clip uploaded by rvr957, click here




Monday, February 16, 2009

JULY 28, 1965: ON SUSAN ROCES' 24th BIRTHDAY--- A SURPRISE VISIT FROM FPJ

In 1965, Susan Roces celebrated her 24th birthday while filming Jafere's Dandansoy with lead star Bob Soler in La Union, Pangasinan. The cast and crew were at Cresta Ola Beach Resort when FPJ made a surprise visit. He came unannounced and unexpectedly. A romantic sight indeed!






"Dandansoy" (1965)- Stars Susan Roces, Bob Soler, Berting Labra, Jerry Pons, Pablo Virtuoso, Dencio Padilla and Dulce Lucban/ Directed by Pablo Santiago

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

"MAY ISANG TSUPER NG TAXI" (1990) AT YOU TUBE

A film clip of the 1990 movie, "May Isang Tsuper ng Taxi," was just uploaded at You Tube. You can access it by clicking the link (My Blog List) found at the right side of the screen.




Monday, February 9, 2009

"MAHAL...SAAN KA NANGGALING KAGABI?" (1979): CINEMA FPJ's VALENTINE SPECIAL, FEB.14

After many weeks of replays, Cinema FPJ will air for the first time, Mahal... Saan Ka Nanggaling Kagabi?, a rollicking comedy about life of a married couple. Watch FPJ getting some tongue-lashing from his suspecting and nagging wife, Susan Roces. It will be shown on Saturday, February 14, 4 pm at Cinema FPJ, Channel 2. Fans of the two will surely be happy to hear the good news. Mark your calendar and postpone your scheduled dates, hehehe!

Mahal... Saan Ka Nanggaling Kagabi? (1979)- Stars Fernando Poe, Jr., Susan Roces, Tina Monasterio, Veronica Jones, Dencio Padilla, Jerry Pons, and Imelda Papin/ Directed by Pablo Vergara

Saturday, February 7, 2009

SUSAN ROCES A LEGEND



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Source: Literary Song-Movie Magazine/ March 16, 1967

Monday, February 2, 2009

FPJ-SUSAN ROCES ROMANCE: A COMPLETE SUSAN-RONNIE LOVE CALENDAR (MARCH 1965 TO FEBRUARY 1967) Part ONE



Writer Baby K. Jiminez chronicled the much publicized Susan-Ronnie romance in an exclusive special issue of Screen Stardom in 1967. Aptly titled "The Susan- Ronnie Love Calendar," Ms. Jimenez was able to record the love affair of the two top stars from March 1965 to February 1967. Here's the first of the three part series.



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See: Part Two