The grand finale of May in the entertainment scene is buzzing with exciting news in the music industry. It is a clear sign that OPM is not just alive and kicking but genuinely thriving. Even if the first part of today s T-Zone is about the world-renowned American producer and songwriter David Foster. How so? Just the sheer faith this music genius declares for the Filipino s musicality should be a testament that Original Pilipino Music will always endure.
Multi-award-winning filmmaker Erik Matti and the ever-bold and determined producer Dondon Monteverde have again championed the Philippines at the forefront of global entertainment with their latest win at the 2024 Series Mania International Festival in Lille, France.
It would be far from an overstatement to label internationally awarded actress Alessandra de Rossi the most successful Filipina in global streaming today. Since first taking the world s largest on-demand entertainment platform, Netflix, by storm in 2021 with My Amanda a straight-to-streaming movie she wrote, directed, produced and starred in across Piolo Pascual herself Alex has gone from strength to strength as one of the most, if not the most, prolific artists in the business today.
For many a Metro Manila Film Festival, ace comedienne Eugene Domingo has capably carried solo-starrers to box office triumph, even reaping awards at the traditional Gabi ng Parangal several times.
It s been a long 20 years since Philippine Megastar Sharon Cuneta fielded an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (2023 s Crying Ladies from Unitel Productions), which is why her comeback to the all-Filipino Christmas movie tradition would have to be special.