BARBIE FORTEZA Shows Range in Funny Barkada Film "SAVING CHERRY"

It's been a while since I've had a laugh with a Filipino film, but SAVING CHERRY did it. This stars Barbie Forteza, Khalil Ramos, Mikee Quintos, Mika Salamanca, AC Bonifacio, Sassa Gurl, Kokoy de Santos, Joey Marquez, JC Alcantara, Monina Lawrence, Almira Mulach, and Than Perez. 

Barbie plays the role of Cherry who's getting married to Jude (played by Khalil) but finds out he wasn't the man of her dreams after all on day 1. Mikee, Mika, AC and Sassa are friends who went to rescue her as she gets into a wild state, taking her own sweet revenge after saving herself YEARS for marriage.

Barbie is an actress, she does impeccable comedic timing for every scene she's involved in and gives a place to start a conversation where each one of her friends could come in. You can't help but be surprised on how she becomes a chameleon, showing experience, range, that she probably can do any other character there is in cinema. Cherry is one tough, bold and strong woman, and Barbie gives so much life to her in this film.  

My personal favorite part is the scene on the stairwell. Mikee represents the life of a married woman and all the intricacies of issues she faces. Watch out for the little language she injects on the scenes and why you'll never see a washing machine the same way again. AC on the other hand does a fun religious character, which makes this a crazy mix of personalities. Mika's character is the most liberated one, taking Cherry on a wild goose chase of finding a man who can do her the favor she's been wanting to do after Jude did something to her. Sassa as always will be the source of beauty and kanal (breath?) humor that gave her the nod in previous Regal projects, it just made each moment like a wild party!

But don't be deceived with the comedy content in this film because once the dust settles, Barbie will definitely give the DRAMA you can expect from an actress of her caliber. When Barbie and Khalil takes you to the quiet moments, you'll be swayed with their tears, then feel her ANGER when she needs to.

SAVING CHERRY is a must watch, especially if you are a fan of BARBIE, MIKEE, AC, MIKA and SASSA because they all mirror the Filipino barkada. Make sure to bring your friends along when you watch this, because it's fun, you get to see what length people can go to for their friends, and you'll learn a thing or two about the women in your life. This is produced by Regal Entertainment and Directed by Ivan Payawal. It's a RIOT! Showing today in 160 cinemas, so don't miss it for the world!

PASIG Wins in Inaugural MR. PHILIPPINES Pageant

The first Mr. Philippines just unveiled their 6 kings, with Pasig's Angelo Dripin topping the list winning the GRAND INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES 2026 crown. My personal bet Samuel Bryant landed 2nd Runner Up while heavy fan favorite Zandro Sales of Mandaluyong City got 1st Runner Up. Crowns for the I AM MODEL SEARCH PHILIPPINES 2026 went to Patrick Sy of Caloocan City, Nate Reyes of San Juan got the GRAND TEEN PHILIPPINES 2026 crown, while Carl Santiago of Laguna will represent us in the GLOBAL RUNWAY Competition and Raedel Zein of the Filipino Community in UAE will represent us for MAN OF THE YEAR.

The pageant started around dinner time and lasted until around 1am. It was a tough competition but overall, they weathered through it. It was a mix of veterans and newbies, some find the Q and A the most difficult part of it. Some of them don't even talk when getting interviewed, but performed well in the finals night.

Were the titles well deserved? Absolutely. The judges were actually around 37 if I'm not mistaken, at one point there were more judges than contestants. But I guess they really did it good because it was their performance that made them place on crowns. The heavy favorites didn't quite get placed more or less because they didn't answer the final question best. So overall, I think it was a fair contest.

Congratulations and here's to getting the crowns for the country!

RHIAN RIVERA and LEA BERNABE Will Be INTENSE in POV

Things are going to be extra special as Rhian Rivera and Lea Bernabe hosts the latest VMX content called POV (Pasilip on VMX). This is going to be crazy (after we saw the trailer, some wanted to walk out! They kid.)

Direk Carby Salvador says "If we were sexy in the past, we need to be three or four times intense to make this special. I am related to Ramon Salvador, he gave his blessings. We talked about this and we knew we had to put everything in one place, we cannot stop til we did everything we can. Being a director is something I love, but if I have relatives in the Salvador clan that I can do projects with, I'd be glad to." 

Rhian Rivera says "You have to watch this because this is very intense. It's our first time, we met on set and I wasn't supposed to be her partner. This will be all out. We have chemistry, we just looked at each other and did it. We just knew what our goal was and we are both competitive. To note, the camera man almost fell off their post because of how intense we did things. We needed to make scenes different every time we appear on screen because each time, we need to present a different flavor. It's art for us, in the long run, I want to be in mainstream projects, I think I deserve that too."

Lea Bernabe says "You will not be disappointed when you watch this, you will see what we can do. It's times 20 of what content we can do. I am happy to work with Direk and Rhian, and admit I get a little irritated when someone peeks at me secretly, but if I like the person why not. I know people tell me I look ordinary at first, but when they get to see me and know me, they like me already. Direk Carby didn't have to convince us, I think it's fate that we were paired in the movie. For me , if you are comfortable with the one you are paired with, you can do everything. I have heard people comparing me with established actresses, and I'm glad because they are multi awarded actresses."

Here's the Mediacon on video:

They promise to even bring more  intense scenes in the film, they said the trailer wasn't even half of what they've done. But you can only watch this if you subscribe on VMX, so you know what to do. (this comes out next month!)

JULIANNE RICHARDS on VMX's Pinay K@masuträ

In their aim to make things more passionate for Pinays as they do things in boudoir, the folks from VMX got another installment of Pinay K@masuträ called Pinay K@masuträ 3. This is directed by Carlo Alvarez who did the second one, and promised to make it even more daring, hotter than usual with the new host, the beautiful Julianne Richards. 

Julianne Richards says "Before I signed with VMX I was in Sydney, I worked in the hospitality field but before pandemic I tried in showbiz. I'm 22, I was discovered by KC Guerrero while I was auditioning in Pinoy Big Brother. I went to Star Magic and saw KC there. At first I was hesitant because my family is conservative. After reflecting, I saw this as an opportunity so I said yes after a week. I was in Home Sweetie Home, Love U, Wansapanataym, did extras. I was also in Desperadas, at first I really shifted my mindset because I told Mom who was very hesitant, I need to sacrifice to put my foot on the door and I'm glad I did it. VMX is very professional, I am thankful that it helped with honing my skills. I took a break doing pageants because I was concentrating with acting. Pageants was my Mom's dreams for me, I am doing this for me now. I also plan to finish my studies. I'd like to work with Joshua Garcia in the future. When this was given to me it was super last minute, wasn't familiar but really wanted to do it. I think my experience in pageants helped me a lot."

She added "I think I am more bolder here, Direk was super professional and it felt like a safe space which is why I'm comfortable talking about the topics. I took dance classes, I am also "pinalaki ng s3xbomb" and just had fun!"

Direk Carlo Alvarez says "We didn't have a problem with Julianne because she is very professional. Here, she is going to be dancing a bit too, it'll be new treatment. When we did it, I was also egged to dance with her. We have scenes you'll see in a wilder way, everything I asked was given to me more. She really learned the script quite fast, I am excited to see her in more narrative kind of films. This is the best K@masutra project yet! It's entertaining and you will be swayed by her dialogues, you will get to understand what they are doing in VMX movies after this. The second one was tamed, we had free hand doing this third installment, we were more tough with our choices."

Here's what happened during the presscon

Julianne is so gorgeous and very appealing to hear. As the host, she's going to take you to a hot journey in the world of VMX.

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