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MOVIEGOER: Donny Pangilinan: Pandemic breakout star

Published Apr 19, 2023 11:20 pm

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Pandemic breakout star Donny Pangilinan is excited about two new projects: a teleseries with teammate Belle Mariano and a first- time movie with his mother, Maricel Laxa. He says they’re quite far off from his previous projects. Donny wants to grow furthermore as an actor, following in the footsteps of his mother, who’s an awarded actress of note. Maricel is also a book author and motivational speaker. Earlier, during pandemic time, Donny and Belle (DonBelle) hit it off with audiences through their movies, Love Is Color Blind and An Inconvenient Love. Their digital series, He’s Into Her, was an early hit. An Inconvenient Love has the distinction of being the first ABS-CBN Star Cinema movie to open in theaters in November 2022. As for going the extra mile, Donny says he wants to play superhero roles, too, in full costume, at that. xxx
I’m overwhelmed by all the excitement generated at the launch of my new book of creative nonfiction, "Easy Listening," held Tuesday, April 18, at Limbaga 77 in Quezon City. Just saying thank you’s to all those who came and celebrated with me and my publisher, the UST Publishing House, led by Director Ailil B. Alvarez and Deputy Director Ned Parfan.
Thanks very much to our performance readers, actors Ricky Davao and Councilor (former Congressman) Alfred Vargas, and my son, Jao Cuartero, and our host, Gian Carlo Vizcarra. ‘Easy Listening’ intimately muses on contemplations on fatherhood to celebrations on the bounty of nature, 'all rendered with a journalistic curiosity and imaginative eye.'
Acclaimed essayist and fictionist Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo writes in the Introduction: 'All in all, the book makes for a pleasant experience. It's like having a casual visit with the author, on a quiet afternoon, sharing a cup of that Baraco coffee, and conversation on this and that, and the other. One comes away from the experience realizing that one is feeling lighter and better about oneself and the world.' Copies are available at the UST bookstore at the Main Building, Fully Booked, and through the UST online bookstores at Shopee ([https://bit.ly/3VJP9uf](https://bit.ly/3VJP9uf)) and Lazada ([https://bit.ly/3Fld6mt](https://bit.ly/3Fld6mt)).
You may also PM (on FB) or text 0917-800-5986 to order. The author would like to thank the following supporters: Limbaga 77, San Miguel Corporation, Mondelez, Discovery Suites, Sen. Loren Legarda, Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla, Beautederm, Fernando Mendez Fiesta in America, UNILAB, Cecile Bravo, Jericho Violago JFV Rice Mill, Afficionado by Joel Cruz, Joy Buensalido and Associates, Tropical Blend, Food Panda, Richard Hinola Faces of Success, Pascual Laboratories, Wilson Lee Flores and the FFCCCIII, Kamuning Bakery, and Mr. Piolo Pascual.
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