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"ROSARIO", an official entry to the 36th MMFF directed by Albert Martinez and starring Jennylyn Mercado, Dennis Trillo, Sid Lucero, Yul Servo, Philip Salvador, Eula Valdez, and Dolphy.

As a treat, here's an initial POSTER STUDY for Rosario. The image was taken from an actual clip from the movie, and was personally chosen by Direk Albert Martinez to launch the ROSARIO viral promotion in the internet. The official website, trailer, Facebook, and Twitter accounts will be up very soon.

ROSARIO has only two shooting days left. The last day of shoot will be on Saturday, Sep. 11. All in all, ROSARIO was shot in 27 days in various locations in Manila (Sta. Mesa, Fairview, Makati, Sampaloc) and in Pangasinan; Pila, Laguna; Taal, Batangas; Guagua, Pampanga; Bulacan; and Tanay, Rizal.

Musical scoring for ROSARIO will be done in Los Angeles by an Asian-American composer with a 25-piece orchestra. Details about the composer to follow.

Negotiations are underway for ROSARIO's promotion in other TV networks. Cinemabuhay is willing to place TV ads of Rosario in ABS-CBN and GMA. Rest assured that the moviegoing public will be very much aware of ROSARIO as Cinemabuhay will tap other promotional venues.

ROSARIO will truly be a milestone in Jennylyn Mercado's career as it will put her notches above her contemporaries. The role demands range, depth, and sensitivity, as the character will age from 18 to late 30s, and go through a lot of transformation--both physical and emotional. Rosario is the kind of role that most actors--who are really passionate about their craft--aim for, as it challenges them to go beyond their movie persona, and sink deeply into the character that they're supposed to play. Hopefully, Rosario will do to Jennylyn what "Burlesk Queen" did to Vilma Santos (the role that launched Vilma as a mature actress), or "Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos" or "Himala" to Nora Aunor, or even "Sophie's Choice" to Meryl Streep.

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