Multi-faceted Mitch Valdes is the guest in the May 8 episode of Art 2 Art, airing 3:30 to 4 p.m. on radio via DZRH (666 khz on the AM band), on cable television via RHTV (Channel 18 on Cignal Cable) and online through DZRH Live Streaming.
Mitch tells Art 2 Art host Lisa Macuja how she has navigated the entertainment industry for almost five decades, having appeared on stage, television and film. Though probably more known as a comedian, with such TV credits as Oras ng Ligaya, Super Laff-in, Champoy and UFO, she has also showed her dramatic ability in films such as Oro Plata Mata and Bulaklak sa City Jail and her musical prowess in the title role of jazz queen Katy Dela Cruz in the acclaimed Katy.
As a long-time stalwart of the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), Mitch has also championed artists’ rights and helped raise socio-political awareness among her peers in the creative industry.
Art 2 Art kicks off the month of May with film director Cesar Buendia on May 1. Buendia recounts how he transitioned from being talent manager and scriptwriter into a filmmaker, with socially relevant films such as IDOL: Pag-asa ng Bayan, Padre de Pamilya and Agawan Base as his credits.
Buendia’s most recent work is Diyos-Diyosan, a timely film starring Princess Punzalan and John Prats that touches on faith, politics and materialism.
Meanwhile, on May 15, Art 2 Art welcomes visual artist Inna Vitasa. Describing herself as a self-taught artist, Vitasa pursued her passion for the arts after being encouraged by the late National Artist Cesar Legaspi for whom she worked as an accountant. Since then, she has held exhibit showcasing her favored subjects of flowers and butterflies and lately, her flower pickers series.
Art 2 Art completes the month of May with an interview with National Artist Alice Reyes and a tribute to National Artist Jose Ma. Zaragoza with Loudette Zaragoza-Banson as a resource person.
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