Television
"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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Albert Martinez will direct the filmfest entry of Cinemabuhay titled Rosario which stars Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo. Filming starts on July 8.
The final cast include Jennylyn as Rosario, Dennis as Ricardo, Isabel Oli as Carmen, sid Lucero as Carding, Yul Servo as Vicente, Phillip Salvador as Don Enrique, Eula Valdez as Dona Adela, Dolphy as Jesus, Empress Schuck as Soledad and Ricky Davao as Miguel.
According to Albert, they have a great material in “Rosario” and it’s been five years in the making. If we are not mistaken, this is first assignment of Albert as a film director. And it’s a big challenge since he’s joining the December filmfest where top film outfits usually have entries.
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The original characters in “Working Girls” as acted by the original cast were made up of Carmi Martin, Gina Pareno, Maribel Lopez and Rio Locsin 25 years ago. Like the ladies of “Working Girls 2010” as played by Ruffa Gutierrez, Eugene Domingo, Cristine Reyes, Eula Valdez, Iza Calzado, Jennylyn Mercado and Bianca King, they are empowered and strong-willed. They know what they want and, more importantly, how to get it.
Ruffa plays Marilou, the beauty queen widow of a rich man forced to fight her way to find justice amid the hostile relatives of her late husband determined to cut off completely from her inheritance.
Eugene is Paula who makes a living by selling items on the Internet. She is hardworking, overly ambitious, and perennially trying to keep up with the Joneses.
Jennylyn is Ada, an illegitimate daughter who ends up being a single mother herself. She works at a call center where she meets a man who could turn her life around if not for a hitch.
Eula Valdez is the celebrity cosmetic surgeon Dr. Cleo who becomes the object of ire of feminists.
Cristine Reyes is promo girl Wendy, who will do anything to hook a celebrity lawyer.
Iza essays the character of Tere, a nurse waiting for her summons to work for a hospital in Boston but ends up taking care of the dying wife of the man who hurt her most in the past.
Bianca is the spoiled brat daughter who works as a segment producer in a TV company. She hates her stepmother so she devices ways to try and get rid of her.
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Ruffa plays Marilou, the beauty queen widow of a rich man forced to fight her way to find justice amid the hostile relatives of her late husband determined to cut off completely from her inheritance.
Eugene is Paula who makes a living by selling items on the Internet. She is hardworking, overly ambitious, and perennially trying to keep up with the Joneses.
Jennylyn is Ada, an illegitimate daughter who ends up being a single mother herself. She works at a call center where she meets a man who could turn her life around if not for a hitch.
Eula Valdez is the celebrity cosmetic surgeon Dr. Cleo who becomes the object of ire of feminists.
Cristine Reyes is promo girl Wendy, who will do anything to hook a celebrity lawyer.
Iza essays the character of Tere, a nurse waiting for her summons to work for a hospital in Boston but ends up taking care of the dying wife of the man who hurt her most in the past.
Bianca is the spoiled brat daughter who works as a segment producer in a TV company. She hates her stepmother so she devices ways to try and get rid of her.
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