Thursday, March 13, 2014

The real Annabelle Rama unveiled

She may be notorious for speaking her mind regardless of the consequences, but Annabelle Rama is a loyal friend. Be good to her and she will always stand by you no matter what. And she is generous to boot.

I’ve known Annabelle for a long time (I would always visit her whenever I went to California back when they were still based there). I can vouch for her being a hardworking and protective mother. She is also a very loving wife.

I know she and Eddie Gutierrez went through a lot in their married life, but Annabelle’s love never faltered, even when Eddie’s eyes would wander.

All of the Gutierrezes, including, Eddie, Annabelle, Ruffa, twins Richard and Raymond, Rocky, Elvis and Richie Paul, will be featured in the reality show, “It Takes Gutz To Be A Gutierrez” on E! Channel no less.

“I’m so happy, I’m so proud. Hindi ko in-expect na mapapansin ang beauty ko sa international channel na E! Dreams really come true,” Annabelle said during a recent chat.

She added, “I’m so proud of my children, and especially my husband, they all speak English. Ako Taglish na lang. I’m sure na first time sa isang reality show na may subtitles. Sabi ni Ruffa, ‘Ma, speak in English;’ she gets mad at me all the time. Sabi ko, ‘Kaya nga reality show, kayo magaling kayo mag-English. Hayaan mo na lang ako sa Taglish.’”

Richard said, “The show is the first in Asia. It’s such an honor for the whole family. And it’s going to be one great adventure na dapat ninyong abangan…”

From Raymond, “We are all very excited. We’ve been offered to do reality shows long before but we can’t because some of us have contracts. But now that we are freelance artists, we can actually do something like this. Thank God, after months of negotiations and secret meetings we can finally announce the project. Being active on social media, I’ve been dying to announce it. It was so hard for me to contain the excitement…”

He added: “We all grew up watching E! Channel in the States and when we learned we’re going to have E! here in Asia and in the Philippines, parang bumalik ’yung childhood ko, when we were still in LA. Just to be part of the network is already an honor. And to be the first to do it made us really very happy…”

On her part, Ruffa shared, “A lot has been said about the Gutierrez family, but at the end of the day, we are a happy family. It’s just that we are all in show business so people say a lot of things about us. This program will show who we really are and you’ll get to know us better. Ang maganda kasi dito, we are part of the creative team, so we are not only starring in it, we are also producing it as well. Whatever you see is what you get and that we will be real at all times, because that is what a reality show is all about…”

“It Takes Gutz To Be A Gutierrez,” produced by One Mega Group’s TV100 and directed by Michael Carandang, will be aired on E! SkyCable ch. 57, Cignal ch. 25 and Cablelink ch. 33.



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House Of Acting Opens

Talent manager and producer Manny Valera now has his own school of acting called the DMV House of Acting & Performing Arts (DMV HAPA).

It was inaugurated last March 2, with award-winning actress Alessandra de Rossi, Janella Salvador and Regal Films matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde cutting the ceremonial ribbon.

Other guests were Polo Ravales, Jennica Garcia, Alex Medina, Neri Naig, Chito Miranda, Kerbie Zamora, Ced Torrecarion, Althea Vega, Nap Gutierrez, directors Ricky Davao, Gil Portes and Mel Chionglo, among many others.

“This is a dream project come true for me,” Manny said. “I feel blessed that DMV House of Acting & Performing Arts is finally open for enrollment. I look forward with excitement to incoming enrollees, young and old. Surely, they will discover and develop their talents in acting, dancing, singing, painting and many more. Thank you all for supporting and encouraging my passion. Mabuhay!”

The DMV HAPA studio is located at No. 5 Sct. Magbanua corner Roces Ave., Quezon City (near Amoranto Stadium).

DMV HAPA will formally open on April 2. It offers classes in acting, film production, modern dance (juniors and adults), Zumba (kids and adults), hip hop (kids and adults), ballroom, ballet, piano, voice, painting, taekwondo, guitar and violin.

DMV HAPA’s faculty of teachers include film directors Lore Reyes and Joel Lamangan, Queen of Dance Geleen Eugenio, Lyn Tamayo, actor-painter Mike Austria and more.

For inquiries, email dmv_hapa@yahoo.com.ph.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, March 14, go to Louie Reyes, Paolo Contis, Dindi Gallardo, Remy Aquino, Marilen Nolasco-Espiritu, Linda Buenviaje, Carmelita Salvador, Elenita Bolipata, Jhing de Leon, Pinky Amador, Angela Medina, Louie Checa Montemar, Javi Cojuangco, Jomer Ramos, Angelo Gabriel “Gabe” M. Pizarro, and Percy Lapid… Happy wedding anniversary to Lito and Ligaya Fernandez and Carlo and Mina Martinez of GMA, Cavite…

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