![]() She considers the public that she serves as an extension of her family the nurturing she gives her family is replicated in the larger context of her community. This positive family values that she plainly manifests, combined with the guidance of her senator-husband and her approachable, pleasant personality, win over both her fans and her constituents. Vi told reporters during a press conference for her Nutrition Campaign with Bear Brand. My first priority is of course my family. “But that’s now behind my task as a public servant. “Acting will always be in my blood,” she said. She comes across as a no-nonsense public leader who is determined to serve her people-a job she takes so seriously that, as a consequence, made her sacrifice the showbiz career she had loved dearly. ![]() Vi might have shifted her priorities when she entered politics almost 14 years ago, yet she instills the same kind of passion in government service as she does in her acting career. ![]() In fact, she has transcended beyond the “Star for All Seasons” title as she has also proven to be a “Star for all the right reasons.” She did not only earn the title of “Star for All Seasons” – she has lived it. Throughout a career that spans nearly five decades, she has portrayed many iconic roles – from the heroine Darna, the rebellious Sister Stella L, to AIDS patient Dolzura Cortez – she has given a face to the plight of Filipino women amid the changing moral values of society. ![]() Recognized as one of the original movie queens of Philippine cinema, she rose up to become one of the most versatile actresses in the industry. Maria Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto, more commonly known as Vilma Santos-Recto, or Ate Vi, and now Governor Vi, has made a stellar name for herself both in showbiz and in the political arena. He is a National Artist of the Philippines. Noted for his melodramas particularly with feminist and moral issues, his 1982 film Himala (Miracle) is often cited as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time. Ishmael Bernal (1938–1996) (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was an acclaimed Filipino film, stage and television director. As dawn breaks over the city, the bizarre lives of the characters of Manila’s nightlife seem like an alter-ego of the respectable, busy daytime world. Her live-in taxi-driver lover, played by Orestes Ojeda, is fooling around with a waitress played by Lorna Tolentino, who is the presumed girlfriend of a gay couterier played by Bernardo Bernardo. Another character, portrayed by Alma Moreno, is a nurse who, in reality, is a call girl. Locsin lives with Jojo Santiago, whose character fantasizes of earning American dollars while working in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Cherie Gil’s character is in love with a blind masseuse, played by Rio Locsin, with two illegitimate children. She does her best to be respectable after marrying an ex-cop played by Johnny Wilson. Martinez’s mother in the movie, played by Charito Solis, is herself a reformed prostitute who, like Lady Macbeth, is obsessed with cleaning her hands to remove the dirt of her past. William Martinez plays a folk singer from a rich family who becomes addicted to heroin through the influence of lesbian pusher and pimp, Cherie Gil. The film’s events take place in the course of one night, involving various protagonists and the city itself. Considered as one of Bernal’s masterpieces, it is an epic multi-narrative of people who have shady pasts and are trying to exist in an unforgiving world. Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Manila by depicting the ugly aspects of life in the city – unemployment, prostitution, drug addiction, and lack of decent housing. City After Dark, originally titled Manila by Night, is a 1980 drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal.
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