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MOVIEGOER: Maja back on track

Published Apr 3, 2025 01:48 am

At A Glance

  • The 37-year old actress returns with news about a couple of new TV projects and some endorsements.
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Maja Salvador (Instagram)

“I didn’t move on from the 80s,” thus said Martin Nievera during a recent conversation. The veteran singer-total entertainer added his playlist has remained the same throughout the years.

John Lloyd Cruz on kissing scenes as told to Vice Ganda in an old edition of Gandang Gabi, Vice: “After doing a kissing scene, you must delete the memory in your mind immediately, or you might long for it and ask for more.”

Coco Martin’s first screen kiss was with a man.

The star of FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, known for his rough-and-tumble action image, performed a  torrid kissing scene with co-actor Allan Paule in one of his early films, Masahista.

Coco’s poor-boy character in the movie worked as a masseur in an all-male establishment to make ends meet. The movie was directed by Coco’s mentor and discoverer, Brillante Mendoza.

Years later, Coco as TV director cast Allan as a policeman in now-running Batang Quiapo.

John Lloyd Cruz has left Maja Salvador’s talent management agency, as confirmed by Maja herself during a Beautederm event. 

Maja is back on track following an extended career lull brought about by marriage and pregnancy. The 37-year old actress returns with news about a couple of new TV projects and some endorsements.

Her management company recently signed an agreement with MediaQuest and TV5 for the following: Season 5 of Emojination opposite  Chad Kinis, a dance show, Isayaw Mo, a  teleseries, and possibly, a movie, too.

At the same time, Maja renewed her contract with Beautederm, her fifth year under Ms. Rhea Anicoche Tan’s company.

Maja endorses Blanc Set, a top-selling skincare set that includes Tretinoin (acne treatment) and Hydroquinone (hyperpigmentation treatment). Blanc Set prevents acne and pimples while brightening one’s skin Maja gave birth to her firstborn, Rambo Nuñez, in Canada on May 31, 2024. She said it had been a difficult pregnancy. Birthing Maria Reanna alone took all of 30 hours.

“The Philippines needs a spiritual leader,” according to former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza in our recent interview.

Anthony Jennings is set to star in a protracted international horror-drama film, Mother Maybe, directed by Sonny Calvento. The film is a co-production involving producers from Taiwan, Singapore, and the Philippines. Newsbreak was picked up by Variety.com.

How time flew by. Julia Montes just turned 30. Celia Rodriguez is 87. Both are March-born actors, based on Facebook posts.

Ricky Lee is 77. Elwood Perez is 80. Barbra Streisand, 82. Eh, ikaw?
 

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