Finally—the movie version of “Ang Larawan,” starring Joanna Ampil, Rachel Alejandro and Paulo Avelino and produced by Celeste Legaspi and Girlie Rodis, opens Dec. 25. —PHOTO FROM CULTURTAIN MUSICAT ...

“Ang Larawan” cast members Aicelle Santos, Sandino Martin, Cris Villonco, Celeste Legaspi, Joanna Ampil and Jojit Lorenzo Much has been written about “Ang Larawan,” the musical film based on the play ...

Operators of movie houses that had pulled out Loy Arcenas’ “Ang Larawan” committed to resume its screenings shortly after it won the best picture award at the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ...

Here’s why you shouldn’t miss Loy Arcenas’ end-of-an-era screen musical, “Ang Larawan,” when it attempts to buck the kwela-film trend in this year’s regressive Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) lineup ...

“We were told that musicals are not popular in Japan, and yet from the festival staff, Japanese press and audiences members who watched our first public screening, we got very positive reactions,” ...

From being the Metro Manila Film Festival’s (MMFF) tailender, Loy Arcenas’ “Ang Larawan” romped away with the best picture prize and recovered some of the theaters it had lost on the second day of the ...

ANG Larawan, a Filipino musical based on Nick Joaquin’s play A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, won the Best Picture Award at the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival’s (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal held at ...

Rachel Alejandro's character, Paula, shares an intimate seduction scene with Paulo Avelino's Tony in the MMFF 2017 entry Ang Larawan. "Tawagin na lang natin siyang seduction scene,” says Rachel ...

Manila, Philippines--Sans the female lead Joanna Ampil (Candida), who's currently part of the UK/International tour of the musical "Cats," the rest of the cast and the creative team behind the ...

For one, “Ang Larawan” may be hard for the masa to relate to. The movie is a 1940s period film and the main setting was the Marasigan family home in Intramuros, the bastion of the elite during that ...