1st Barkada Choice Awards list of nominees

Studio 23's sports-and-showbiz news program "The Wrap" is handing out its 1st Barkada Choice Awards this April, 2011.

Check out the nominees plus the instructions on how to vote for your favorite stars in every category:


Choice Male Icon of the Year
A. Gerald Anderson
B. Enchong Dee
C. Sam Milby
D. Derek Ramsay

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)MICON(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Female Icon of the Year
A. Kim Chiu
B. Maja Salvador
C. Erich Gonzales
D. Sarah Geronimo

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)FICON(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Actor of the Year
A. John Lloyd Cruz (Imortal)
B. Enchong Dee (MMK: Parol)
C. Gerald Anderson (Till My Heartaches End)
D. Piolo Pascual (Noah)

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)ACTOR(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Actress of the Year
A. Bea Alonzo (Magkaribal)
B. Angel Locsin (Imortal)
C. Kim Chiu (Till My Heartaches End)
D. Toni Gonzaga (My Amnesia Girl)

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)ACTRESS(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice OPM Artist of the Year
A. Bugoy Drilon
B. Juris
C. Sarah Geronimo
D. Jovit Baldivino

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)OPM(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)



Choice Breakthrough Artist of 2010
A. Enchong Dee
B. KC Concepcion
C. Empress
D. Andi Eigennmann

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)BREAK(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Tweet Idol
A. Luis Manzano @luckymanzano
B. Bianca Gonzalez @iamsuperbianca
C. Vice Ganda @vicegandako
D. Anne Curtis @annecurtissmith

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)TWEET(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Kabarkada
A. Ryan Bang
B. Iya Villania, Cheska Garcia-Kramer and Angel Aquino of the "Us Girls"
C. Robi Domingo
D. Aaron Atayde and RR Enriquez of "Pa-Bida Ka"

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)KADA(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)

Choice Hollywood Star of the Year
A Johnny Depp
B Angelina Jolie
C Leonardo DiCaprio
D Robert Downey Jr.

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)STAR(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Asian Pop Band of the Year
A 2NE1
B Super Junior
C Girls Generation
D SS501

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)BAND(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Music Artist of the Year
A Justin Bieber
B Taylor Swift
C Katy Perry
D Lady Gaga

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)MUSIC(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Icon
A Justine Bieber
B David Archuleta
C Charice
D Taylor Swift

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)ICON(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)


Choice Sports Celebrity of the Year
A Kobe Bryant
B Lebron James
C Manny Pacquiao
D Azkals

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)SPORTS(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)

Choice Loveteam
A Robsten (Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart)
B Taylor-Sten (Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart)
C Justin-Selena (Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez)
D Zanessa (Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens)

(To Vote: Key in WRAP(space)LOVE(space)LETTER of CHOICE and send to 231 for SMT/TNT and 2331 for GLB/TM/SUN)

Enchong Dee gets 3 nods at the 1st Barkada Choice Awards

Enchong Dee has the most number of nominations in the 1st Barkada Choice Awards.

Enchong is nominated in 3 categories: Choice Actor, Choice Male Icon and Choice Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

Next to Enchong with 2 noms each are Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson and Sarah Geronimo.

Other stars nominated in the 1st Barkada Choice Awards are John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Piolo Pascual, KC Concepcion, Sam Milby, Empress, Derek Ramsay, Andi Eigenmann, Jovit Baldivino, Maja Salvador, Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, Vice Ganda, Erich Gonzales, Luis Manzano, Anne Curtis, Toni Gonzaga and Angel Locsin Bianca Gonzalez.

Go HERE for the full list of categories and nominees.

The Barkada Choice Awards is being presented for the first time by Studio 23's The Wrap. The awarding ceremony takes place this April.

Rafael Rosell covers Men's Health Philippines this March 2011

Rafael Rosell covers up Men's Health Philippines this March 2011.

And just like in his Bench ads, Rafael's body is again incredibly hot on his cover for Men's Health:

It's already Rafael's second time to cover Men's Health Philippines. The first was in August 2007 (via Rafael-Rosell.com):

Miss Universe 1974 Amparo Muñoz's cause of death still a mystery

Miss Universe 1974 titleholder from Spain, Amparo Muñoz Quesada, died last Sunday, February 27, 2011, but the cause of her death is until now a big mystery.

According to a report from the Spanish website ElPeriodico.com on Monday, her brother Pedro Muñoz only said that Amparo died after a long illness and refused to disclose what's the illness was.

But anyway, whatever that is, she's with our Creator now and may her soul rest in peace!

She was already cremated yesterday at the Parque Cementerio de Málaga in Spain and the Spanish site La Opinión de Málaga has just reported minutes ago that the cremation was strictly private and the press as well as the photographers weren't allowed to come close.

She was 56 years old. (June 21, 1954 to February 27, 2011)

Amparo Muñoz as Miss Spain in Miss Universe 1974 pageant

Amparo Muñoz was crowned Miss Universe 1974 at the Folk Arts Theater here in Manila on July 21, 1974, succeeding Miss Universe 1973 Margarita Moran from the Philippines. She's the only one from Spain to have won the Miss Universe title.

Here's a video about Amparo Muñoz during the Miss U pageant:


Photo courtesy of G. Ganeroni via Pageant News Bureau / Video upload by lillyleelee

'Mula Sa Puso' remake this 2011 | Cast includes Ariel Rivera, Eula Valdez and Dawn Zulueta

'Mula Sa Puso' remake is coming on ABS-CBN this 2011.

A hit soap opera during the 90's, Mula Sa Puso will be given a new version this year and chosen to lead the cast are Lauren Young, Enrique Gil and JM De Guzman, their biggest break to date, with a strong support from Dawn Zulueta, Eula Valdez, Ariel Rivera and Ms. Helen Gamboa.

[POLL: Who's cuter: JM De Guzman or Enrique Gil?]

It marks the return of Eula and Ariel in the Kapamilya Network after they transferred to GMA 7 while it's a TV comeback for Dawn Zulueta whose last soap was a special appearance on 'Lastikman' shown on ABS-CBN in 2007.

Also part of the cast are DJ Durano, Manuel Chua, Eagle Riggs, Tyron Perez, Devon Seron, Beauty Gonzales, Paul Salas, Sue Dodd, Alicia Alonzo and Assunta De Rossi.

Wenn Deramas, who directed the first version, will also be the director of the 2011 remake.

It would be better I guess if it will have a new director, but anyway, let's just see how Direk Wenn's gonna make it different from the original.

They have already started taping in Antipolo, Rizal.

ABS-CBN's decision to do a remake of a 90's soap is probably due to the success of 'Mara Clara' which is also a remake of a soap from the 1990s but it's lording the ratings.

Don't be surprised if 'Esperanza' is the next to be revived by ABS-CBN.

I just hope that they will also make a new version of 'Familia Zaragoza'. Anyone remembers that Sunday soap?

If GMA 7 also has a plan of reviving a 90's soap, I would suggest 'Villa Quintana' which starred then Donna Cruz and Keempee De Leon.

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

2011 Oscar Winner – Best Actress Award

Born : Natalie Hershlag
June 9, 1981, Jerusalem, Israel
Education : Bachelor's degree
Occupation : Actress
Years active : 1994–present

Natalie Hershlag (born June 9, 1981), better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an Israeli and American actress. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon. During the 1990s, Portman had major roles in films including Beautiful Girls and Anywhere but Here, before being cast for the role as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology while she was working on the Star Wars films.[4] She completed her bachelor's degree in 2003.

In 2001, Portman opened in New York City's Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. In 2005, Portman received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for the drama Closer. She shaved her head and learned to speak with a British accent for her starring role in V for Vendetta (2006), for which she won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance, and a Saturn Award for Best Actress. She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya's Ghosts (2006) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). In May 2008, she served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury. Portman's directorial debut, Eve, opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival's shorts competition in 2008.

In 2011, Portman won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA Award for her lead performance in Black Swan.

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'Catch Me, I'm In Love' new teaser trailer

A new teaser trailer for the upcoming Sarah Geronimo - Gerald Anderson movie "Catch Me, I'm In Love" has been unveiled.


Co-produced by Star Cinema and Viva Entertainment, "Catch Me, I'm In Love" opens in theaters on March 23, 2011. Can't wait!

Also starring are Christopher De Leon, Dawn Zulueta, Arlene Muhlach, Dino Imperial, Ketchup Eusebio, Alchris Galura and Joey Marquez.

It's the first ever movie teamup of Sarah Geronimo and Gerald Anderson. And it's also Gerald's first movie with a new leading lady. His 5 previous films were all with Kim Chiu.

Video upload courtesy of TeamGerald