Sam Milby Concert Video

Sam Milby recently had a sold out concert entitled 'Sam Milby, Rockoustic Heartthrob' at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. Here's a clip of Sam at the concert singing 'My Girl'. Sam goes down to the audience and is bombarded by fans. Sam performed a medley of songs, and he also thanked Kristine Hermosa and his other friends. He is currently starring in Dyosa with ex-girlfriend Anne Curtis, with whom Sam just had a 'break up' with just a while ago. Anne appeared at the concert with Sam and hugged him, but before that Anne left the Philippines to recover from the breakup. Thanks to shyness!

Toni Gonzaga on Anne Curtis-Sam Breakup

Toni Gonzaga is close friends with both Anne Curtis and Sam Milby. Toni was rumored to be dating Sam. When asked about the breakup, Toni refused to comment about her friends.

"Bago pa man natin narinig ang issue na ‘yan, marami na rin tayong naririnig na nag-on, nag-break...nag-on, nag-break. Sa ngayon kasi, I don't wanna comment regarding other people's personal lives. Hayaan na lang natin na sila ang magsalita para sa mga personal nilang buhay."

What did Toni have to say about her sister Alex Gonzaga and her hit TV show on TV5 Juicy?

"Masayang-masaya ako for my sister and I'm very proud of her. Di maiiwasan yung nagkakapreho kami ng kilos, ng pananalita, kasi magkapatid kami. Ganun talaga yun because sabay kaming lumaki, sa iisang bahay kami nakatira. Siguro yung mga nuances namin na mayroon kami sa isa't isa ay halos pareho dahil iisang dugo lang naman ang dumadaloy sa veins namin."

And does Toni still have feelings for Sam Milby?

"Nakausap ko nga si Sam, nagkausap kami one time. I guess during that time di kasi kami nagkausap about it. Kung anuman ang feelings namin for each other before, di napag-usapan kasi nga bising-busy kami pareho, pressured dahil bagong love team kami noon, so di namin napag-usapan yun."

"Definitely, mayroon naman kaming naramdaman sa isa't isa, kaya nga lang di natuloy yun."Download FREE Toni Gonzaga Wallpapers

Sam Milby Rockoustic with Anne Curtis

Sam Milby had a concert this past weekend, and two of the special celebrity guests were Sam's close friends Toni Gonzaga and ex-girlfriend Anne Curtis. Sam's concert was called The Rockoustic Heartthrob.

Anne left the Philippines for a few days to recover from the break up, but all seems to be well between Anne and Sam now.

"Congratulations and I'm very, very, very happy for you. I'm very, very, very proud of you... I wish you all the best," Anne said to Sam during the concert after singing a song together.

Here's a pic of Anne and Sam hugging each other at the concert from PEP.

Anne Curtis leaves Philippines after Sam Milby Breakup

Anne Curtis just broke up with Sam Milby, and she's leaving the Philippines for a while to recover. Anne is vacationing in the US according to her manager. She will be back on October 26. Anne personally asked her manager, as well as the production staff at Dyosa for a vacation, as taping for the ABS-CBN series is still in production. However, it had to be put on hold just for Anne as of course, she's the lead in the teleserye.

Baler Trailer Jericho Rosales Anne Curtis

Jericho Rosales and Anne Curtis were featured on TV Patrol today talking about their upcoming film Baler, which will premiere it's trailer soon, and will be available here when released, and also about Jericho and Anne's 'growing love' and about Anne's breakup with Sam Milby. Thanks to Mark!

Sam Milby Rockoustic Heartthrob Concert

Sam Milby has a title all his own, "Rockoustic Heartthrob," which happens to be the billing of his first solo major concert on Oct. 25 at the Aliw Theater. Very apt as Sam sings and plays the guitar and is, indeed, a heartthrob in looks and appeal.
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‘I am Sam: Rockoustic Heartthrob’ showcases the Fil-Am actor-singer’s versatility in the various musical genres: rock, pop, R&B, and even Filipino love songs. His latest album, ‘A Little Too Perfect,’ carries the hit ‘Mahal Pa Rin,’ which dominates the airwaves.

Despite his success in singing, Sam hastens to add that he remains more of an actor. He’s very pleased and proud of his first indie film, ‘Cul de Sac,’ which is showing before the year is over. Sam plays a mysterious character in the movie, dirty and tattooed all over.

Sam is also in the ABS-CBN soap ‘Dyosa,’ opposite Anne Curtis, his sweetheart. Or is the romance over?

ANNE & OTHER GUESTS – Anne Curtis leads the guests of ‘I am Sam: Rockoustic Heartthrob,’ along with Yeng Constantino, Pokwang, and the sensational Arnel Pineda of The Journey.

What will Anne do in his first solo major concert? "She will sing. Didn’t you know she’s a frustrated singer?" Sam jokes.

‘ASAP Live’ is producing ‘Rockoustic Heartthrob,’ with Johnny Manahan directing. Musical direction by Marvin Querido, with G Force as back-up and Ms. Georcelle Dapat as choreographer. Sponsored by Belo and Bench. Ronald Constantino, Tempo

Sam Milby Concert Videos

Sam Milby was honored with a mini-concert by ASAP yesterday in a segment titled 'The Music of Sam Milby'. Download FREE Sam Milby Bea Alonzo Wallpaper

The Music of Sam Milby 1

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Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, Love Affair?

Dyesebel and Fredo will bid farewell as Dyesebel ends next week.

Marian and Dingdong: "Kay Dong po ninyo itanong ‘yan. Basta ako, ganito na po ako noon pa, lagi akong masaya. Mahilig lang kaming mag-asaran ni Dong kaya nagkakapikunan, pero hindi naman po natatapos ang araw na hindi kami okey. Kung iba po ang pakahulugan nila, nasa kanila na ‘yon. Hindi ko po babaguhin ang sarili ko," replies Marian Rivera when asked if there is something special going on between her and Dingdong Dantes.

"Ngayon pa lang, nakaka-miss na kasi noong ending, exciting na lahat ng nangyayari. So, naging very active ang character ng lahat ng tao. Like ngayon, may mga eksenang ganito, di ba? So, ito ang mga things na mami-miss ko, like yung pagte-taping namin sa Palawan kung saan una naming kinuhanan ang mga underwater scenes," says Dingdong Dantes about what he'll miss about Dyesebel.

Sam Milby Shirtless

Bea Alonzo and Sam Milby: Bea is Betty La Fea of the Philippines and new spokesmodel for Kashieca, and Sam is starring with Anne Curtis on Dyosa.
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Piolo Pascual Scandal

Piolo Pascual: "I'm excited about the project, it's the first time I produce. I hope it turns out well," says Piolo Pascual on his upcoming independent film Manila."There are some controversies, pero we're happy because tapos na kami sa shoot," Piolo told PEP when asked for an update about Manila."Post-production na, I'm gonna see the rough cut tonight. I hope they'll be able to iron things out with Mr. Ricky Lee and Mr. Pete Lacaba. I'd rather not comment about it because I only found out about it yesterday. So, I haven't really discussed it with my director. I'm meeting up with him tonight, si Direk Adolf Alix Jr. But I'm praying na maayos naman."

Star Magic 2009 Catalogue: Angelica Panganiban, Diether Ocampo, Kristine Hermosa, and Sam Milby; Bea Alonzo, Piolo Pascual, Claudine Barretto, and John Lloyd Cruz.

Piolo's leading lady Angel Locsin had a minor injury during the shooting of their yet-untitled movie from Star Cinema.

Sam Milby Anne Curtis Breakup!

Sam Milby on Anne Curtis: "Siyempre, hindi okey para sa akin. Pero wala akong karapatan na sabihan siya na huwag siyang tumanggap ng manliligaw kasi hindi naman kami. But I still believe that if you're really meant for each other, yun ang mangyayari," says Sam Milby when asked if he'll get jealous when Anne Curtis accepts other suitors.

Piolo Pascual, Dingdong Dantes Pond's

Piolo Pascual and Dingdong Dantes join forces for the Pond's ad promo that will fulfill two women's dreams to have dates with them. Unlike what the Philippine media likes to make a big hype of, this isn't the first time the two actors have become spokesmodels for the same product, as they both also sponsor Bench.Download FREE Piolo and Dingdong Bench Wallpapers

"When it comes, it comes. I'm still looking forward for it. And if it happens everyone will know," answers Piolo Pascual when asked when will he settle down.

SAM: What is your idea of beautiful?

PIOLO: Someone who has sense and can really carry herself a good conversation.

DINGDONG: For me, someone who can carry herself even if she still all wrapped up and she can still be sexy even if she doesn't show her skin. And of course, someone who is God-fearing.

JC de Vera, Macho Dancer Shirtless

JC de Vera and Iza Calzado will star in Obra, to debut Sept. 11 at 10pm on GMA. John Carlo de Vera will also star in Lalola with Rhian Ramos. Lalola is the Philippine remake of the hit Argentinean telenovela about a man whose spirit transplants the body of a woman.
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TV5's Hush Hush: Filipino Showbiz' Illusion

TV5's Hush Hush starring Bernard Palanca, Bruno Folster, and the rest of the cast whose names I don't know, hehe, is an amazing show, with an amazing concept. But this is how I view show business:

Filipino Showbiz
by R. Arce, Filipino Cultured

Many viewers of Philippine TV sort of watch their TV screens blindly, because they don't realize that there are certain aspects of Filipino showbiz that are real, but there's a lot of it that is illusion. And this show's concept talks about an aspect of Philippine showbiz that I've noticed for a long time, but to see it in a show is fascinating.

This is showbiz, and trust me, I've seen it with my own two eyes: The leading man hunk that is portrayed as a womanizer in the media and that all the girls fawn for - travels overseas to visit his boyfriend in the States. The girl who is the country's sweetheart and is portrayed by the media as the sweetest girl on earth - is the rudest person to those who work for her, and to the people around her. The actor and actress who are part of one of the hottest love team in the country, smile and swoon and sing to each other on camera, but once the cameras stop rolling, can't stand each other in real life.

But that's something that the "masses" as they say, many times are not aware of. It's a publicity machine meant to capitalize on money. And the added aspect of Philippine clanism, you have to side with one network or the other, and if you move to another network, you're forced by social pressure to cut off your friends on the other network. The fanaticism for one network over another starts out as social pressure, until it becomes reality for the actors as they continue to work for their current network and feel indebted to them for the career opportunities. But that's when it also becomes delicado, because if that person switched sides, we've all seen what happens.

The concept of love teams is another unique thing that one can't find in any other country in the world. In the Philippines, the network forces, I don't want to say the word force, but to be truthful, that's exactly what they're doing, the network forces an actor and actress to be together, create kilig, create a movie, a tv series together, and at the end of the day - provide profits for the network and the actors. They aren't forced negatively, this is the Philippines, people force other people to do things with a smile, and the social pressure to do it is so strong - as an actor of the network, you either flirt and make kilig with your love team, or you go back to living in poverty if you don't do what the network expects you to - to be part of a love team that the public adores.

This is something that people who are critical thinkers will see clearly, but to be realistic, a lot of viewers don't. And in the Philippines, the illusion of showbiz, kilig, and love teams is a means for the masses to endure their own daily struggles, even if at the end of the day, it's an illusion. But the masses don't know it's an illusion, and it provides them joy, and giving joy to people, even if it is manufactured, can only be a good thing, especially in the Philippines where life is hard.

But there are certain aspects of Philippine showbiz that are real, an actress' emotions regarding the intrigues that are thrown at them, the feeling of accomplishment actors feel after finishing a challenging product, the feeling of comraderie with your fellow actors and actresses. But again, there's a lot of it that really is illusion. The other side of it is it's a publicity machine to make money. The masses get kilig on love teams, spend their money on movies, tv, and music to support their favorite love teams, and the networks and the actors generate the income, from advertisers on a high rating TV show, and from merchandise bought by the fans.

The actors know it's a machine (as do the press who are secretly paid by the networks themselves to create a buzz about their talent) but that's why they're actors, they pretend like it's not, that's their job, and that's what they're getting paid to do, to make kilig with their love team, and please the audiences, or else the illusion is cracked. It's either that, or go back to living in poverty, and that's why they do it, because who wants to go back to struggling to make money in life and taking a jeepney, when if you pretend to fall in love with your love team partner, you're driven around everywhere and living in a nice penthouse. Sometimes, the love team becomes real, but regardless of whether it becomes real, the way a love team starts is always a network decision which the actors follow due to social pressure for their careers to survive.

The only thing is, what the public doesn't know sometimes is that the social pressure in Philippine showbiz is so strong, which I think has it's roots in our culture, the social pressure of pakikisama, they often sacrifice a part of themselves, and reality is blurred, and sometimes the actors and actresses lose themselves, and the essence of themselves in the end. How far will they go in the end for success? Is success worth sacrificing who you are, or for the many, many, many Filipino actors with a special secret, is your public persona, money, and showbiz career worth sacrificing love? For many, it is.

But that's just the way it is, and it will never change, because it's a formula that works. That's why it's called show business. It's a business at the end of the day. And it's a show, because a lot of it is not real.

And I know it's not real. But at the end of the day, I just view it as a toy. You play with it, it entertains you, showbiz is fun. The glitz and the glamour is an illusion, but it's an illusion that people welcome into their lives.

TV5's Rebelde

RBD's 'Tu Amor' is the Music Video of the Week, and is being used as the theme song for TV5's Rebelde, the Argentinean telenovela about a group of teens at a private boarding school that entertains Filipino viewers daily at 3pm and 1:30 a.m. RBD is the hit musical group comprised of actors that were part of the cast of the remake of the original telenovela from Argentina, so it fits, and it's a great song. It's in English.Group members (L-R): Dulce Maria, Alfonso Herrera, Anahi, Christopher Uckermann, Maite, CristianHere's the scoop on this group. Since their introduction in 2004, RBD has sold over 11 million albums worldwide. The blonde, Anahi, is a recovered anorexic and says she came public with it to inspire other girls who are suffering also from anorexia and bulimia. Cristian Chavez came out of the closet, married his boyfriend in Canada, and became the first openly gay celebrity in the entire Spanish speaking world. Dulce Maria released a book, Anahi released a clothing line, and Alfonso Herrera and Christopher Uckermann are also rumoured to be gay, Uckermann was photographed at a gay club in Miami, and Alfonso is said to have a boyfriend, but the musical group's livelihood depends on them maintaining appearance. The group will supposedly break up, and Maite is already starring in her own hit telenovela. Anahi has released a few solo albums already and will go solo a la Thalia as well.

Philippine TV Ratings

Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes' Dyesebel continues at No. 1 in TV ratings for Primetime Manila.

Anne Curtis and Sam Milby star in Dyosa which ended the week at No. 6 in TV Ratings for Primetime Manila.El Cuerpo del Deseo remains a daytime hit maintaining it's 17-18% average daytime share as it enters it's final chapters towards a climactic finish. Yes, watch it now, tape it as much as possible, absorb all the sexy 'cuerpos' because it's ending soon. There are two beautiful Cubans that are heating up Philippine television these days, one of them is El Cuerpo's Mario Cimarro and the other is Ariana Barouk, who co-hosts Ogags with Daiana Menezes every Wednesday at 10pm on TV5.