Jennylyn Mercado returns to the big screen to spread joy, laughter and love in Quantum Films’ Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Walang Forever.
Jen was dubbed as last year’s MMFF Darling/Favorite on the strength of the surprise blockbuster romantic-comedy film English Only, Please, where moviegoers came to love her tandem with Derek Ramsay.
The Kapuso actress was also named MMFF best actress for her outstanding performance in the movie directed by Dan Villegas, who won the MMFF best director trophy.
Jen’s winning streak continues with the recent box-office success of the romantic-comedy The PreNup, which paired her with Sam Milby for the first time under the able direction of Jun Lana.
As a fitting follow-up, Quantum Films, MJM Productions, Inc., Tuko Film Productions and Buchi Boy Films cast Jen in another lead role in the MMFF entry Walang Forever.
This time, the actress figures in yet another unique tale of love and romance filled with riotous as well as “kilig” scenes.
The filmfest darling/favorite gets a new leading man in the movie in the person of Jericho Rosales.
In the story, Jen plays an accomplished romantic-comedy writer while Echo is a renowned application and software developer based abroad.
Their story begins with a long distance love-hate relationship which eventually turns sweet and rosy as the events unfold.
Cute. Great chemistry. Undeniable magic on screen. Those are the things that best describe the Jen-Echo tandem in Walang Forever.
And since the film is titled Walang Forever, it will, at best, try to send an important message across to filmgoers.
“The message of the film is walang forever. Forever is how you live each day. When you share it with somebody, it will always be there forever. It’s like the stories in the movies. It will be there forever,” said producer Atty. Joji Alonso.
Jen and Derek’s English Only Please made everyone fall in love with the pair’s odd rapport and chemistry. “WF,” meanwhile, will surely hold audiences in awe with the unique treatment of the story and Villegas’ own style of directing a rom-com.
Appearing as Jen’s mother in the movie is multi-awarded actress Lorna Tolentino, whose husband dumps her for a younger woman.
The film gets ample support from the cast of the Pinoy rock musical Rak of Aegis and stars of ABS-CBN’s On the Wings of Love, led by Jerald Napoles, Nico Antonio, Pepe Herrera, Kim Molina, Cai Cortez and more.
Walang Forever’s initial teaser garnered over three million views and likes immediately after its posting on social media.
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Director can’t throw photos of Heart
Lucky guy, this Sen. Chiz Escudero, for marrying a beauty goddess like Heart Evangelista.
Literally, art director Paula Pangan said Heart is “walang tapon: when she was choosing photos for the beauty book This is Me, Love Marie published by Summit Books.
“No wasted outtakes for this beauty! We had a hard time choosing the best photos for @iamhearte, lahat maganda! #ThisIsMeLoveMarie Coming Soon!,” Paula posted in her Instagram account.
This is Me, Love Marie is the first beauty guide from a Filipina. Summit Books released it yesterday.
Said Heart, “The book is like my diary for the last 10 years.Making the book was like writing in my diary and giving everyone a copy. Thirty years of everything I’ve learned.”
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Grace feels sentimental with Da King’s songs
Sen. Grace Poe admitted she feels a bit sad when she hears songs his later father, Fernando Poe, Jr. loved dearly.
An instance was when she was at DZMM as a guest, the technician played the song “Kumusta Ka.”
“I am really sentimental, especially when I go to the provinces and they play those songs on the local radio stations. Who wouldn’t right?” Grace told Anthony Taberna who asked her how she felt when she hears those songs.
Grace says she is lucky that there’s a lot of things that remind him of his father who died in 2004. “There are the movies and songs that we can watch and listen to whenever we want to see him.”
Grace watches regularly Ang Probinsyano on ABS-CBN. The series is based upon the 1997 movie of the same title. Every now and then the production uses FPJ’s voice clips in the series.
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Susan Roces still regal in Ang Probinsyano
The Queen of Philippine Movies, that’s how the movie press called Susan Roces then and up until today she is considered as one.
She proves this in the series Ang Probinsyano on ABS-CBN.
Netizens have nothing but praises for Sen. Grace Poe’s mother who plays Lola Flora to Coco Martin’s Ador/Cardo.
Roces amazes Martin’s fans for her natural and effortless acting, especially in the intense confrontation scene with Jaime Fabregas on the truth about Cardo who is posing as Ador.
“Grabe. Ms. Susan Roces is really a legendary actress,” @jvpatengaG12 tweeted, one among millions who follow the series on ABS-CBN.
“Grabe talaga umarte si Ms Susan Roces, damang dama mo talaga. Woooooo,” @KylaJoesan tweeted.
Senator Grace Poe is really proud of her mother’s performance in the series.