Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto-Santiago (born July 20, 1979), popularly known as Claudine Barretto, is a multi-awarded film and television actress,The First and Original TELESERYE Queen, and product endorser in the Philippines.
In 1992, she was discovered by talent manager Douglas Quijano, when her older sister Gretchen Barretto brought her to the debut party of friend Ruffa Gutierrez at the Coconut Palace. That same year, she got her break on television when she was cast in ABS-CBN's youth-oriented musical variety show, Ang TV.
When Home Along Da Riles was launched with no other than the comedy king Dolphy top billing the sitcom, Claudine was casted as Dolphy's sweet and unassuming teenage daughter, Bing, for sitcom producers saw in her a potential Maria. After which, she again became part of another top-rated sitcom Oki Doki Doc, led by Aga Muhlach, where she played the sister of Agot Isidro, Toni.
Claudine also did a telemovie together with Aga Muhlach titled Kailan Mo Ako Mamahalin?.
Piolo José Norkis Pascual (born January 12, 1977, Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino film and television actor, musician, model, and producer.
In 2003, Pascual played the role of Jules in Dekada '70. He collected eight awards in the Best Supporting Actor category.[vague]Dekada '70 was the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Film Language category in the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. In addition, Dekada '70 was exhibited in the New Cinema of the World section of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2005.
Pascual is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. He celebrated his 10th year anniversary in 2007 with a coffee table book (Piolo: Believing), a fifth solo album (Timeless), and a solo concert at the Araneta Coliseum.
Pascual turned producer with Manila, an independent twinbill film. After its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009,Manila had its official Philippines premiere on cinemas in July 2009 as the opening film of the 5th Cinemalaya Film Festival.
There are several Piolo Pascual fan clubs such as I-Love-You-Forever founded and headed by P. Valdez, The Solid Piolo, The Piolo Addiks , The KrisPiBerks(Supporters of KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual) and The Pasionistas(Friends of Piolo Pascual and Kc Concepcion)
Maria Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (born November 3, 1953) commonly known as Vilma Santos-Recto or Ate Vi is a multi-awarded actress and politician. She is known as the "Star for all Seasons" for her longevity in showbiz and holds the title of grand slam queen (4x) and the longest box office queen of Philippine movies.
Santos starred in Trudis Liit (1963), Lipad, Darna, Lipad (1973), Burlesk Queen (1977), Relasyon (1982), Broken Marriage (1983),Sister Stella L. (1984), Alyas Baby Tsina (1984), Pahiram ng Isang Umaga (1989), Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story (1993), Bata bata Paano Ka Ginawa (1998)Anak (2000) and Dekada '70 (2002), and recently, In My Life (2009).
She is currently in politics as the governor of Batangas province, Philippines. She is also the former mayor of Lipa City, Batangas.
Santos started her acting career when one of her uncles, who was a cameraman at Sampaguita Pictures, convinced her to try out for the movies. Initially, Sampaguita Pictures had planned a child star role for her in Anak, Ang Iyong Ina (1969). When Santos was in the studio, she noticed a long line of little girls. Thinking that that line was the line for her audition, she decided to queue in. The long line turned out to be for an audition for Sampaguita Pictures' offering Trudis Liit (Little Trudis). When it was her turn to audition, she was asked by the panel to sing, dance and cry on cue. She got the part of "Trudis Liit" for which she received the FAMAS Awards Best Child Performer award for 1963.
Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan (March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino matinee idol, model, actor and entrepreneur. He was under an exclusive contract in the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network and was a member of their circle of home-grown talent named Star Magic. He was a Youth Spokesman for the Department of Education, touring the Philippines for free to promote education among youths, as well as establishing "Pinoy 'Yan!", a non-profit organization that aims to make young people stay in school and value education.
Yan graduated from De La Salle University-Manila, with a degree in Marketing and Management.
He assisted the "Are You a Forest King?" foundation, visiting many schools to promote the importance of tree growth. He was also a successful, strategist entrepreneur, having owned several restaurants, one of which is "Tequila Joes".
Before Rico's death he was also finished taping his blockbuster film offering for summer 2002 Got 2 Believe under Star Cinema and was about to finish the last 2 months of filming the Primetime Soap Opera Saan Ka Man Naroroon which was topbilled by reel-real life girl friend and screen partner Claudine Barretto and was about to start a new TV Primetime TV series Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan with his then girlfriend after the success of there top rating soap operas with the network and screen presence with the audience even though reports of unsuspected fights and quarrels as a couple were noticed before his death.
Raymond Martin (Raymart) Santiago (born July 20, 1973 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino action star and comedian who belongs to one of Philippine showbiz's most recognizable families.
He comes from a prominent Philippine showbiz family—the Santiagos. His father is the late director Pablo Santiago Sr. He is the youngest among the Santiago siblings. He and two of his elder brothers are also known in their respective fields in show business—them being Randy Gerard (or Randy Santiago) who is a singer/actor/host and Rowell who is a director/actor. Their other brother is Reilly Pablo Jr., who was married to another local actress Sherilyn Reyes and also tried his hand at film production.
He married actress Claudine Barretto on March 27, 2006 in Tagaytay Highlands in Tagaytay City, Cavite[1]. Their wedding was attended by ABS-CBN and GMA Network executives, their families (except Gretchen Barretto, who at the time of the wedding was estranged with Claudine), their showbiz and non-showbiz friends. Claudine gave birth to their son on July 19, 2007—a day before the couple’s birthday. Rodrigo Santino joins big sister Sabina Natasha(b 2004), whom they adopted at 2 months old in July 2004. Both Claudine and Raymart are Born-again Christians which they attended at Victory Christian Fellowship.