Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Tasya Fantasya



Enter the world of magic and fantasy as GMA-7 introduces this April its newest fascinating Sunday afternoon story about love, friendship and adventure in Carlo J. Caparas’ enchanting masterpiece, Tasya Fantasya.

Patterned after one of Caparas’ unique masterpieces, Tasya Fantasya is topbilled by today’s most popular Kapuso stars; namely Yasmie Kurdi, Rainier Castillo and Wendell Ramos. Also in the cast are Vangie Labalan, Alicia Meyer, Gladys Reyes and Mura. Tasya Fantasya will definitely mesmerize the viewers every Sunday afternoon.

Tasya Fantasya centers on the enchanting and colorful world of Tasya (Yasmien Kurdi), an ugly but kind-hearted sales assistant in an optical shop, who willfully yearns for her Prince Charming’s affection. But she quickly finds out that her fate is entangled with that of a magical pair of eyeglasses that will lead her to a series of colorful adventures.

The storyline centers on Tasya, who at a very young age was orphaned and adopted by her abusive Aunt Kelay (Vangie Labalan). But Tasya, being the simple and benevolent person that she is, ignores the awfulness of her aunt.

She escapes from her unpleasant world by spending romantic moments with her prince charming, Donald (Wendell Ramos), the optical shop’s handsome model in all her dreams and fantasies. Thus, her bestfriend Mateng (Gladys Reyes) who patiently listens to Tasya’s fantasies, dubs her Tasya Fantasya.

Unknown to Tasya, despite her appearances, her loyal friend Raz (Rainier Castillo) has already fallen in love with her. He keeps his feelings a secret, because he is unable to express his love for her. So Raz settles for being the best friend and close confidant, sacrificing his own happiness for that of Tasya’s.

But when Tasya discovers an old-fashioned pair of eyeglasses displayed at the shop, her life takes a turn for the exciting as magical worlds are revealed to her. Because every time Tasya wears the glasses, she transforms into a beautiful young lady. But, there’s a but. The beautiful Tasya is not in the real world!

Determined to unravel the mystery of the magical eyeglasses, Tasya continues to wear them, experiencing a different world every time she does!-courtesy of gmatv

Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita Pics

Based on many of novelist Gilda Olvidado's novel, Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita is an adaptation of a novel with the same name published in the 1970s.

The novel was turned into a highly acclaimed film on 1989, it was directed by the late Lino Brocka under VIVA Films. It starred Christopher de Leon, Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco and Sharon Cuneta[3]; both Cuneta and Koronel were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award (also known as FAMAS Awards). The screenplay was written by Joen Chinglo.















Wednesday, March 26, 2008