abs-cbnNEWS.com | 02/24/2010 1:49 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Singer-actress Karylle and mom Zsa Zsa Padilla are doing a movie together.

Karylle announced that the film, scheduled to be screened on Mother’s Day, will be their first movie project.

She declined to divulge any detail about the project, saying it is still in “the planning stage.”

“Wala pa. Actually, nasa planning stage pa lang lahat,” Karylle said when asked about her leading man in the movie.

When asked if she feels intimidated to be working with her mom, Karylle replied: “Excited lang kasi kasabay ng Mother’s Day ‘yong movie. Tapos mayroon ding kakambal na concert. So, sana ay matuloy din na magkaroon kami ng tour sa abroad because matagal ko na din ‘yong pinapangarap.”

Karylle admitted that she missed doing soap operas after her last TV series, “Dahil May Isang Ikaw,” ended last year. She bared that she is set to do another TV series this year.

“Mayroon nang paparating na project. So, sana ay maayos na lahat. Very soon. Bumili na ako ng bago kong pink chair for tapings. I’m ready,” she ended. -SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon
as of 02/24/2010 1:57 PM

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The Philippine Star) Updated February 09, 2010 12:00 AM

Zsa Zsa Padilla performs in King and Queen of Hearts on Feb. 13 at Waterfront Cebu.

MANILA, Philippines – Fall in love over and over again with Zsa Zsa Padilla this Valentine’s eve in a special concert on Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m. at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino
titled King and Queen of Hearts.

Joining her in the musical event is international multi-platinum award-winning artist and songwriter David Pomeranz.

With Marl Lopez as the show’s musical director, fans, music aficionados and lovers can look forward to a classy evening of beautiful music as Zsa Zsa and David dish out a romantic repertoire of classic and contemporary love songs culled from their respective catalogue of multi-platinum hits. David, who is an iconic purveyor of immortal love songs, shall sing such hits as Got to Believe In Magic, Born For You and On This Day among many others. Zsa Zsa, on the other hand, will perform live her award-winning and commercially successful hit songs which rightfully canonized her as the country’s Divine Diva.

Zsa Zsa will perform Hiram, Ikaw Lamang, Minsan Pa, Mambobola, Kahit Na, Point of No Return, We’re All Alone as well as tracks from her album Unchanging Love such as Hanggang, Ibigin Ka Muli and Kung Alam Mo Lang.

King and Queen of Hearts is produced by Donato Gonzalez of 3some Productions.

For details, call 321-1310, 0917-9366600, 0908-8888850 or 0923-7118829.

Paano Na Kaya showing in Philippine theaters on January 27, 2010!
Starring Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, Melissa Ricks, Robi Domingo, Ricky Davao, Rio Locsin, Rica Peralejo & Ms. Zsa-Zsa Padilla
Directed by Ruel S. Bayani
Don’t miss it!

Zsa Zsa Padilla makes a Mano Po comeback in one of the two MMFF entries of Regal Films this year. In an interview with PEP, she said: “I became part of 2, 4, and 6, so, I will have to force mother to put me in 8 and 10.”

“If it’s gonna be too much pressure to win, it will show in you performance.”

This quote came from Zsa Zsa Padilla, who did a remarkable job in assimilating the character of Olive Uy in Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love.

But even if most people anticipated rave reviews for her portrayal, she told PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) that acting award is never her motivation to be an effective actress.

The Divine Diva added, “Kung talagang gusto mo magka-award, don’t think about. Example, foreigner ito ha. Hindi naman nakakaiyak yung situation sa TV pero parang nakikiiyak siya sa lahat ng eksena. Paano gusto niya magka-Emmy [a TV production award in the U.S.]…Pero hindi siya nano-nominate, kasi it was too obvious. She tried so hard, so it showed.”

So if you ask her how she prepared for her bitchy role in this Regal Films-produced movie, she said with a laugh: “I just read the script.”

PLAYING CONTRAVIDA. In Mano Po 2: My Home, she played the Chinese mistress of Christopher de Leon.

In Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife, which gave her Best Actress trophies, she was the Chinoy wife of a wealthy Chinese, who has two mistresses.

In Mano Po 6, she’s the bitch in the life of Melinda Uy (Sharon Cuneta), her Chinoy sister in law.

Talking about her role, “I was a teenager when my brother [Christopher de Leon] fell in love with Sharon. Alma niyang hindi papayag ang parents namin, so nagtanan sila. My whole life, this is a character na alam niya kung ano ang kinamumuhian ng magulang niya, so, loyal siya sa family niya. Kaya, galit din siya kay Melinda.

“And siyempre may discrimination pa. Brinand pa namin siya na malas…”

And true to her role, she made Sharon’s life a living hell.

She explained the reason why she’s a bad girl in the movie, “Ang pagka-bad niya, it’s out of her loyalty to her family and the family belief. Kung baga sinabi ng magulang niya, malas ‘yan, yun…Lumaki ka sa environment na ganun, malas siya, kahit na, little things na gagawin ay pinahihirapan namin siya. Talagang we didn’t treat her well-ginawang parang katulong, sobrang pang-aapi—lahat ng puwedeng gawin, ginawa namin sa kanya.”

How would she compare the previous Mano Po with the present installment?

“The last one was fun, the line so funny. Direk [Joel Lamangan] made it funnier. The execution was perfect. Recently, you know, [it's a] heavier material.

“You know my first day?  I didn’t have dialogue. Beauty shot lang ako dun…Sabi ko, ‘Oh my god, ako ba yan? Ang galing-galing naman cinematographer.’ Na-shock ako sa beauty ko doon…Pero masarap yung character ko talaga, e.

“You know why? I love acting and being like another person even for just a day…”

There are times, however, when she feels that she’s the antithesis of her role.

“My gosh, you’d wish it to end na, lalo na kapag soap pa,” she admitted. “If you don’t like what you’re doing…Dati kasi, dating sistema—mabilisan. Ibibigay sa ‘yo yung script, the next day na ang taping. Hindi mo naaral, ‘tapos ang feeling mo, hindi mo naman character yun…”

MANO PO WARDROBE. Her sense of fashion in the movie is “very conservative,” but she actually doesn’t mind if it’s for the role.

“I’ll be wearing shoes and clothes I don’t wear in real life,” she said. Good thing, “wala na akong pinagawa kasi may mga suits ako na sana ay for soap opera na hindi ako natuloy sa casting—that’s another topic…”