BINI Jhoanna plays a cameo role in Puregold’s heartwarming tribute to sari-sari store owners

BINI Jhoanna makes a cameo in the latest
installment of the Sari-Sari Stories series.

Puregold carries on with its heartfelt tribute to Filipino sari-sari store owners or micro-entrepreneurs with its Sari-Sari Stories video series, the newest installment of which features a special cameo from BINI’s Jhoanna. “The Witness” is a short film that tells a tender, coming-of-age love story, one that unfolds across the years, shaped by change, constancy, and the quiet presence of a sari-sari store owner who sees it all.

Jhoanna’s cameo adds an extra layer of warmth and relatability to the narrative, underscoring the film’s message of appreciation for small business owners across the country. Affirming the role sari-sari stores play in Filipinos’ everyday lives, Jhoanna shared, “Importante na hindi mawala ang sari-sari store. Bukod sa pagiging very Pinoy, ito pa rin ang pinaka-accessible sa maraming komunidad. Iba pa rin yung may mapupuntahan kang malapit sa’yo.”

REEL DEAL: The Witness SPOTLIGHT

GMA Films teams up with Skylar Pictures of Indonesia to come up with a International Thriller picture THE WITNESS featuring Kapuso artist Gwen Zamora (Enteng Kabisote, Biritera) was chosen to be the lead actress for this film. She is the only Pinay cast for this film which was shot in Jakarta. Among the cast of the said film, Gwen Zamora is the only Filipina yet she assures the moviegoers that she did her best to be at par with her co-actors.

She plays the role of Angel , General Manager of a Hotel who have just been transferredfrom Manila to Jakarta, is haunted by a weird dream about someone committing suicide.One day, her family is slaughtered, leaving no one's alive. Her parents, her only sister Safara, her maid, security, all are dead. Even she was also shot. But somehow she manage to be the only survivor.