Friday, June 25, 2010

Kapamilya Stars triumph in the 41st Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards

Kapamilya stars shine once again in the 41st Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards Night. ABS-CBN celebrities, directors and programs bagged the major awards given annually by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Inc.

Leading the roster of winners are Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu as Prince and Princess of Philippine Movies and TV while Coco Martin and Angelica Panganiban are recognized as Promising Male and Female Box Office Stars. Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales, a love team up that began in the ABS-CBN show Katorse, won Most Promising Love Team of the Year.

May Bukas Pa also continues to receive recognition from different award-giving bodies and this includes TV Program of the Year from the 41st GMMA. Zaijian Jaranilla, the boy popularly known as Santino, also bags Child Performer of the Year. May Bukas Pa directors Jojo Saguin and Jerome Pobocan receive the Most Popular Directors of the Year Award.

Star Cinema, winner of the Film Producer of the Year Award, bags almost all the major recognitions in the film category. Ai-Ai delas Alas wins the much-deserved Comedy Box Office Queen. In My Life, Vilma Santos and her son Luis Manzano’s first movie together, bags the major acting awards including Film Actress of the Year Award for the Star for All Seasons and Film Actors of the Year Award for Luis and John Lloyd Cruz. Meanwhile, Director Cathy Garcia- Molina wins Film Director of the Year for You Changed My Life. John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo are hailed Box Office King and Queen for the same movie.

In addition, the 41st GMMA Bert Marcelo Award is given to Wowowee host/comedienne Pokwang. Internationally-acclaimed indie film director Brilliante Mendoza and actress Gina PareƱo receive the Global Achievement by a Filipino Artist Award.

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