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Showbiz
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2017 Isah V. Red, Editor / Nickie Wang, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com
TV PROGRAMS
THAT GIVE SUMMER FEELS
TELEVISION has started bringing in the summer vibes. Hence, it’s not surprising that along with the must-visit summer destinations, viewers also see bikini clad women and half-naked men parading on the TV screens. On this weeks listicles, we are having a rundown of local TV shows that give us the summer feels even before the temperature reach to unbearable scorching level. Ronwaldo Martin and Hasmine Killip as teenage couple living on the streets in the acclaimed indie film "Pamilya Ordinaryo"
THE OTHER
MARTIN
By Nickie Wang
H
is name is Ronwaldo “Ron” Martin, a young actor who has starred in a couple of independently produced features including Captive, Laut, Tuos, Pamilya Ordinaryo, and the film in competition at the recently concluded Sinag Maynila Independent Film Festival, Bhoy Intsik.
During the film festival’s official media launch, a few members of the press were asking if Ron was anyway related to FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano star Coco Martin, who first made a name for himself on indie scene before he crossed over to mainstream. One senior scribe overheard the conversation and immediately butted in saying, “Yes he is, he’s the younger brother of Coco. They’re half-brothers.” It’s clear that a lot of people still barely know his name. But unlike most upcoming showbiz wannabes, Ron wanted to be known for his own merit and not because he has a brother who is already popular in showbiz. It’s even rare that you would hear him mentioning his brother’s name unless asked by the press. “I want to be recognized for my own talent and not as Coco’s brother. I wanted to have my own brand and I wanted to make a name in the field of acting,” the softspoken Ron said in vernacular. In real life, Ron is a man of few words (literally). He rarely talks but when the camera starts rolling, the 19-year-old actor transforms into a character entirely different and larger than his humble personality. In an interview with Joel Lamangan, the director of Bhoy Intsik,
he said that Ron is a very professional actor and can even equal the popularity of his older brother. “He’s good. Mahusay siyang umarte at napakalaki ng kanyang potensyal na mai-develop bilang isang mas mahusay pang artista dahil sa kanyang pagiging natural,” Lamangan shared. Ron started his acting career via Ari: My Life With A King, a Metro Manila Film Festival 2015 new wave entry. Since then, he’s swamped with numerous projects including a movie that starred Nora Aunor (Kabisera). He plans to follow in the footsteps of his brother and make it big as well in the entertainment industry. Perhaps, his most notable project was Pamilya Ordinaryo, a movie that tackles poverty porn. In the story, Ron plays a teenage father and a street dweller that makes a living out of stealing in the streets. The film has been recognized here and abroad being the big winner at the 2016 Cinemalaya. It won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Venice Days competition, an independent event on the fringes of the Venice Film Festival, and just recently the Best Film in 27th Director’s Week section of 37th Fantasporto International Film Festival in Porto, Portugal. With a positive disposition, a humble personality, a look that resembles his brother (of course), and a raw talent as a young blood, we might see him realize his dreams in no time.
‘HOTTEST MATH TEACHER’
PIETRO BOSELLI INVADES
IT’S easy to understand why Isabelle Daza enjoyed her sexy “Bato-Bato Pick” game with Pietro Boselli, or why Ellen Adarna was so open about flirting with the Math instructor—he is definitely one hot property. People Magazine’s “Hottest Math Teacher” was in town for a couple of modeling engagements being the face of a popular clothing apparel’s latest campaign. Prior to his arrival, netizens noticed that a couple of photos of him wearing (and not wearing anything) Bench undies kept on appearing on their social media timeline. And a couple of hours later, the Engineer and fashion model surprised his Filipino fans with a photo of him standing in a corner of a street in BGC. London-based Pietro earned his moniker after some of his students posted his pictures on Face-
book in 2015. He has since been modeling for several international fashion and accessory brands. He started modeling at the age of 6, when he was scouted by Armani. He stopped for a bit while he was 11 years old and went back to it when he was 18. He was around 15 years old, when he discovered his love for math and physics, after reading Einstein’s The Evolution of Physics. He was teaching math for engineering to second year students at UCL when a photo of his went viral. And just like what they say, the rest is history.
Bubble Gang Every year, for the last 21 years, the popular gag show presents a summer special that its loyal fans eagerly anticipate. But it’s not only during summer season where Bubble Gang dishes out something that excites ogling eyes. Take Kim Domingo in a skit with one of the cast members for example. Her presence alone is a big draw even if her comic timing is a bit off sometimes.
Wildflower It wasn’t called Wildflower for no reason. While Maja Salvador plays an interesting character in the primetime series, her leading men (Joseph Marco, Vin Abrenica, and RK Bagatsing) are the ones who make the drama too hot for TV. They show off their chiseled physique, almost all the time possible – while in the rain, in the bedroom, in the outdoors, you name it. And nobody is complaining.
ASAP The stage of the weekly musical program never fails to give audience reasons to stay at home on a Sunday. For one, ASAP has been a venue where the hottest young stars of the network converge to give not just some wholesome entertainment but also production numbers that make televiewers drool. And that’s the main selling point of ASAP. No wonder, the show has stayed relevant for the last two decades.
FINE SPECIMEN. Londonbased model and Math instructor Pietro Boselli is in town for modelling gigs.
Meant To Be In the Philippines, summer means long hours under the sun and people frolicking on the beach. This is exactly what the millennial themed series Meant To Be is giving its viewers. From the viral “pa-abs ni Mayor” photo of Jak Roberto, Ken Chan, Addy Raj, and Ivan Dorscher in one of the first episodes of the series, Kapuso network did a repeat of the welcoming sight, this time with Barbie Forteza finally donning a two-piece bikini.