Aljur Abrenica Says "Come and Get Me"

Aljur has indeed come a long way from being a simple guy joining a reality show, and now as a established Kapuso and is venturing into the music scene. This GMA Artist Center prime artist returns to the concert scene this November 7, 2013 at the Music Museum. This will also mark the road to his upcoming album that will be produced by MCA Music. Dubbed as "Come And Get Me", supporters of Aljur are in for a special treat as he is expected to perform tracks and medleys that he personally chose.

Unknown to many, Aljur says that he is really a singer even before showbiz, having a band back then was one of his passions and then came stardom. One of the songs he will perform is a composition of his father. This will also be his first concert where he is joined by his brother Vin who won in a star search in TV5. 

"Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko" brings inspiration and love on GMA

GMA Network makes the last quarter of the year an exciting time for all with the launch of its newest drama series that will forge a connection with the hearts of the Filipinos via PRINSESA NG BUHAY KO. It will replace Binoy Henyo beginning September 23 before 24 Oras.

Under the direction of Dondon Santos, Prinsesa Ng Buhay Ko’s storyline aims to inspire viewers to always have a positive outlook in life, and believe that with hard work and determination dreams can come true.

And to portray the characters of Princess and Nick in the series is one of the most formidable loveteams in the industry – Kris Bernal and Aljur Abrenica. After their memorable performances in Coffee Prince, Kris and Aljur reignite their onscreen tandem in Prinsesa Ng Buhay Ko which is the first program shot in full HD using DLSR cameras.

Introducing in this program is newest Kapuso Renz Fernandez who will play the role of Luis, Nick’s stepbrother who will fall in love with Princess.

Juan Minute: Aljur and Kris for "Prinsesa Ng Buhay Ko"

There is something in the loveteam of Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal which set them apart from all other loveteams. As they hailed both from Starstuck and has been part of many Kapuso shows through the years and the last one was "Coffee Prince" which is an adapted Korean series which also became a hit.

And it has been months since we have seen the couple together in a project since they had individual projects on GMA, which made fans ask for their team up again on TV. Now they are back together on TV with the newest soap "Prinsesa Ng Buhay Ko" airing this September.

In the recent BlogCon that was held in Congo Grille Tomas Morato, Aljur and Kris were very excited to experience their first bloggers' conference and answer the questions about the show and their comeback series.

GMA International Supports Second Annual Original Pinoy Music Festival in Vancouver

GMA International – the business unit handling GMA Network’s three international channels – celebrates Filipino music by partnering once again with the Filipino Canadian Marketing Group (FCMG) in presenting the annual Vancouver’s Original Pinoy Music (OPM) Festival in Canada.

Filipinos are known music-lovers and this fact rings true wherever they may be in the world.  Launched in 2012, this year’s Vancouver Original Pinoy Music Festival 2013 is slated to be held at the Plaza of Nations, 750 Pacific Boulevard in Vancouver, on Sunday, July 21st, from 3:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Admission is FREE for all our Filipino-Canadian kababayans. Joining them would be the popular Kapuso loveteam, the hunk Aljur Abrenica and talented actress Kris Bernal, both survivors of the reality-based artista search StarStruck: The Next Level. They will have a meet-and-greet on July 19, 2013 at Max’s Restaurant Cuisine of the Philippines on Kingsway in Vancouver. 

Barbie Forteza teams up with Aljur Abrenica this Saturday in Maynila

This Saturday (June 22), Kapuso tween star Barbie Forteza teams up with Kapuso Hunk Aljur Abrenica in an episode entitled Tibok at First Sight of the weekend series Maynila. 

Currently playing the role of Karen in the primetime series Anna Karenina, the Tween Queen plays the role of Abby who was raised by her spinster aunt to be an extremely conservative and anti-social girl.

Abby’s world changes when she meets Mark (Aljur Abrenica), an upperclassman, in college. Abby enjoys the attention she gets from Mark to the extent that she goes against her aunt’s wishes when it comes to dealing with boys. Soon, Abby finds out that Mark has a girlfriend.

How will this change Abby’s view on dealing with boys? Will she be able to mend her broken heart?

Don’t miss the story of Abby and Mark in Maynila airing every Saturday morning right after Sarap Diva.

Netizens mesmerized by Aljur Abrenica’s dirty dancing in ‘Magpakailanman’

Kapuso hunk actor Aljur Abrenica has vindicated himself from his bashers’ and critics’ taunting about his acting skills when he delivered very exceptional acting in last Saturday’s episode of “Magpakailanman” in which he portrayed the life story of a macho dancer.

The episode won in the overnight household ratings against “Maalaala Mo Kaya” in viewer-rich Mega Manila (25.8% vs. 19.3%) based on data from the Nielsen Television Audience Measurement (Nielsen TAM). Aljur, who was pitted against kapamilya network’s Enrique Gil, seemed to have the edge over his counterpart acting-wise and abs-wise (!).

Aljur Abrenica portrays life of a male prostitute in “Magpakailanman”

This is a true life story of a father who sacrificed everything – even his dignity – to save his ailing son.

Kapuso hunk and matinee idol Aljur Abrenica is starring in this Saturday’s episode (April 27) of the GMA drama anthology program, “Magpakailanman.”

The episode, entitled “Bayarang Adonis: The Kristoffer King Story,” features the true life story of Kristoffer King, a fledging independent actor who sacrificed his own dignity and resorted to prostitution to save his son ailing son.

Aljur Abrenica joins GMA’s most expensive drama INDIO

Kapuso actor Aljur Abrenica shows off his godly physique and acting prowess in GMA’s primetime series Indio as he portrays the character of Bagandi, a datu of a small banwa.

According to the actor, he underwent workshops and physical trainings for the role. “Pinaghandaan ko talaga ang role ko dito sa Indio saka sumailalim rin ako sa workshops dahil kailangang makipagsabayan ako sa mga malalaking artista na bahagi nitong napakalaking programa na Indio” he adds.

Who is Bagandi in Simeon’s life? Will he be a friend or a foe?

Find out on INDIO, weeknights, after 24 Oras on GMA.  

“Sosy Problems" a must-see movie this Christmas

Heart, Solenn, Bianca, Rhian topbill GMA Films’ 2012 MMFF entry “Sosy Problems”

This Christmas, GMA Films will bring summer-level heat to the supposedly cool season as it ushers four lovely and gorgeous “sosy” ladies on to the big screen with “Sosy Problems,” its official entry to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

The light comedy movie stars Heart Evangelista, Solenn Heussaff, Bianca King and Rhian Ramos with Kapuso hunk Aljur Abrenica.  

“Sosy Problems,” which opened in nationwide theatres today, December 25, is about four rich and famous ladies and their seemingly trivial, but nevertheless, hilarious sources of stress.

Their main problem, however, is that their favorite hangout place, The Polo Club, which reminds them of all the memories of their “firsts” in life – including their first kisses and love affairs – is in danger of being torn down and replaced with a mall that is not so much for the rich and famous: in other words, not a “sosy” mall.

The “sosy” ladies will do everything they can in order to stop the Polo Club owners from pursuing their plans, and they will risk everything -- even their poise and glamour – to achieve their goal.  In the end, out of desperation, they make a fool out of themselves -- and that’s the joke.

REEL DEAL: Sosy Problems REVIEW (MMFF Special)

For the MMFF, I am interested with something unique for the season and Sosy Problems was one of them. They might be mistakenly compared to another MMFF movie Desperadas which is also a band of girls.  But these girls are the super duper upper class ones with each having their own issues despite their wealth and social status.

The movie stars Heart Evangelista, Solenn Heussaff, Bianca King and Rhian Ramos as the wealthy and "sosyal" ladies. Also in the cast are Cherie Gil, Agot Isidro, Mylene Dizon, Aljur Abrenica, Alden Richards, Mikael Daez, Tim Yap, and Ruffa Gutierrez.

Though it may show their rich and lavish lifestyle, it shows an exaggerated yet entertaining execution of their ignorance and struggles despite having everything. With the people around them also causing their dilemmas, their world gets crazier and crazier.

It features many life parodies of the rich and powerful. Like the instant Millionaires, Accused Politicians, Business Tycoons, and Beauty Rivalry. There is also a touch of ordinary people which balances the social struggles and at some point reminded me of very rich kids shown in reality shows and how they breakdown. It caters to both sexes, like for the girls is the ultimate "kikay barkada, BFF Forever!" one would want to have, and for the men, the beautiful and sexy ladies who charms everyone without going all out. I think Donya Angelica Santibanez will like the movie as she is also the "Sosy" Meme!

“Sosy Problems" a must-see movie this Christmas

GMA Films’ official entry to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, “Sosy Problems,” opened in nationwide theatres (December 25) along with the rest of the entries in the annual festival. 

Directed by Andoy Ranay, the comedy film stars Heart Evangelista, Solenn Heussaff, Bianca King and Rhian Ramos with Aljur Abrenica.

Also starring in the movie are Mikael Daez as Santi, Alden Richards as Iñigo, classy character actress Cherie Gil as Martina, Mylene Dizon as Bernice, Mikey Bustos as Denmark, Tim Yap as Jamie Yap, Agot Isidro as Glory, Maritoni Fernandez as Dada, Johnny Revilla as Gabriel, Ricky Davao as Sebastian, Nova Villa as Lola Patria, Barbie Forteza as Becca, Kristoffer Martin as Israel with the special participation of Ruffa Gutierrez as Luca.

REEL DEAL: ‘Sosy Problems’: Comedy to the ‘sosiest’ level

Beginning today, Christmas Day, GMA Films will make moviegoers experience a holiday treat to the ‘sosiest’ level with “Sosy Problems,” its official entry to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

The movie, which stars four of GMA Network’s hottest leading ladies: Heart Evangelista, Solenn Heussaff, Bianca King and Rhian Ramos with Kapuso hunk actor Aljur Abrenica, is set to deliver a different kind of comedy: one that is light and “sosy.”

“Sosy Problems” is anything but slapstick comedy, although one could dub it as ‘lipstick comedy’ in that aside from titillating the funny bones of fans of comedy films, it will surely whet the appetite of movie viewers who are interested in high life fashion. 

The movie tells about four rich, famous and gorgeous ladies who have one major problem: their favorite hangout place, The Polo Club, is in danger of being demolished and its owners are planning to build a not-so-sosy mall in its place.  The ladies will join forces and combine their resources in order to bring the demolition to a halt.  They will risk everything – even their poise and composure – to send their message across.  

REEL DEAL: Sosy Problems INTERVIEW

Here is the pocket interview with Solenn Heusaff, Rhian Ramos, and Bianca King held last December 18, 2012 talking about their MMFF movies "Sosy Problems."

Note: Heart Evangelista, who is also one of the lead stars of the movie, was not available for the pocket interview because she was dubbing her dialogues in the film.

Q: What are your characters in the movie?

 

SOLENN: “Ako dito si Margaux, I am half-Filipina and half-French.  Wala na akong dad and my mom is married to a French ambassador.  Super super yaman kami.  Actually, wala naman akong masyadong problema except that lagi lang akong in competition with my bestfriend, Claudia (Heart Evangelista).  Bukod sa amin, yung mga mommies din namin are competiting with each other.” 

RHIAN: “My character’s name is Lizzie, and she’s the richest in the group.  She’s very flashy; she’s never subtle.  She likes to flash her money around.  She’s also bossy.  Her problem is actually more of an internal problem.  Her friends and family just give up on her because she’s really a brat and she’s very annoying.  She finds herself by finally living a life of simplicity.  The funny part in it is that when you take someone who doesn’t know how to do what common people do and you put them in a situation where they have no choice, like Solenn in Survivor (laughs).”

REEL DEAL: Sosy Problems MMFF SPOTLIGHT

'It' girls rock the silver screen via GMA Films' Metro Manila Film Festival entry Sosy Problems 

On December 25, the country's hottest "it" girls Heart Evangelista, Solenn Heussaff, Bianca King and Rhian Ramos come together for Sosy Problems, the glossiest entry of GMA Films to this year's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

Four girls, rich and famous, may have the most expensive pairs of shoes, high-end designer bags and the life that every girl wanted - but behind the glitz and glamour are the struggles and differences that they have to face.

In the story, Sosy girls' tambayan, The Polo Club, is in danger of being torn down. The new owners of the exclusive club want to build a "yaya mall" - which for the girls is not at all a Sosy plan.

#CoffeePrince premieres tonight on GMA-7

After the heart-breaking end to the love story of Tisoy and Elize in the primetime soap “One True Love” made viewers across the country burst into tears when it ended last Friday, the new series set to replace it is poised to do otherwise.   

The Philippine adaptation of the well-received Korean series, “Coffee Prince,” debuts tonight on GMA’s Telebabad primetime block.  The series stars one of the loveliest love teams on Philippine television -- Aljur Abenica and Kris Bernal.

Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal reignite onscreen tandem via Pinoy remake of COFFEE PRINCE

Fall in love all over again with the all-time favorite Koreanovela COFFEE PRINCE as GMA Network brings to primetime TV the Pinoy remake of the well-loved drama series. It will replace One True Love beginning October 8 on the Telebabad block.

Coffee Prince became one of network’s highest-rating Koreanovelas in 2008 and captivated the hearts of Filipino viewers for its engaging storyline, witty dialogues and endearing characters. 

And to reprise the immensely popular characters of Arthur and Andy in the Pinoy adaptation is the hottest and sought-after loveteam of Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal. The two Kapuso artists are both primed to star in this romantic-comedy series with their excellent onscreen chemistry and natural acting skills.

Never before seen childhood photos of Aljur Abrenica revealed

He started out as a lanky teenager in the reality-based artista search “Starstruck” back in 2006. Soon, he became one of the hottest Kapuso hunks because of his good looks and muscular physique. And he became a certified TV star with the telefantasia hit “Machete” in 2011.

But who is Aljur Abrenica behind the cameras? This Saturday night, join Rhea Santos as she gets up close and personal with one of today’s most sought-after Kapuso stars in the documentary-magazine program Tunay Na Buhay.

Join Aljur as he visits his hometown in Pampanga and joins his siblings on a sidetrip to Batangas. Discover his fitness regimen and many other revelations in Tunay na Buhay this Saturday night,  after Imbestigador,  on GMA-7.