A busy Christmas for Backroom artists

It is Christmas and it is the best season of the year. Before the year ends, Backroom artists will launch their huling hirit.

Ai-Ai de las Alas leads the pack with a movie entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival titled Ang Tanging Ina N‘yong Lahat. Produced by Star Cinema, Ai-Ai will visit SM Malls tomorrow, Dec. 20 at SM Bulacan and Dec. 21, SM Bacoor. On the live stage, she will host the Smart event at the World Trade Center today. On TV, she plays Betty La Fea’s mother.

Erik Santos honors families of OFW at the Ayala Center in Cebu today. He also released a Christmas album that contains the single currently played on the airwaves titled Christmas Is. Erik is a mainstay of A.S.A.P.

Mariel Rodriguez, Bianca Gonzalez and Drew Arellano still lord it over on TV. Mariel is co-host of Wowowee and E Live. She is part of the new fantaserye Isang Lakas on ABS-CBN with Vhong Navarro, Luis Manzano, Shaina Magdayao, John Prats and Jon Avila. Bianca has E Live on ABS-CBN, Cinema News on Cinema One, TFC Connect, Y Speak on Studio 23. She has a new show, IamNinoy on TV5. Drew, on the other hand, is busy with corporate shows aside from his regular stint on Unang Hirit and Balikbayan on GMA 7.

Pooh has a show tomorrow, Dec. 20 in Balagtas Bulacan, Dec. 23, Pagcor Casino Tagaytay and Dec. 28, Thunderbird Resort and Fiesta Casino, Binangonan, Rizal. K Brosas joins Pooh tomorrow, Dec. 20 in Balagtas Bulacan. The following day Dec. 21, she will entertain casino goers of Pagcor Angeles. On Dec. 30, K has a special performance in La Union. K is shooting a movie with Maricel Soriano for Star Cinema directed by Chito Roño.

Gretchen Barretto flies high with her new game show on TV5 You and Me Against the World. Rufa Mae Quinto is this year’s Star Awards Best Comedy Actress. She is one of the Desperada girls in Regal Films Desperadas 2. A new movie is coming up in 2009 titled Singles. Rufa is a regular of Bubble Gang, S.O.P. and Showbiz Central on GMA 7. Author, entrepreneur and TV host Christine Bersola is busy with corporate assignments. She hosts Busog Lusog and Look Who’s Cooking on Studio 23.

Ariel Rivera, Sitti and Kim Flores are busy with corporate shows. Ariel released an album Once Again under Sony BMG. Sitti is a new addition to the growing Backroom family. Sitti has a new album under Warner Records. Angellie Urquico who was a grand champion on Little Big Star just finished an indie movie Ugat Sa Lupa directed by Ariel Reyes.

Arnold Reyes, Lloyd Zaragoza and Ina Feleo are busy with acting assignments. Arnold is part of the fantaserye Dragona and Isang Lakas on ABS-CBN. He regularly appears on Camera Café. Called the independent actor, he is soon to make another indie movie under War Film. Ina, on the other hand, is part of the Judy Ann Santos teleserye Humiling Ako Sa Langit. She just wrapped up shooting another indie titled Crossing Boundaries with De La Salle students and will start shooting Okey Lang. Ina appears on the new Dolphy show Utoy on TV5. Lloyd is with Betty La Fea where he plays one of the protagonists.

GB Sampedro has his hands full with assignments. GB directs Boy & Kris. He is also at the helm of Persona on Cinema One. His indie movie Astig: Mga Batang Kalye is a semi-finalist in the 2009 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Another movie is also in the can titled Bola. Next year, he directs Toni Gonzaga’s concert and Charice’s first major concert. Bobby Garcia just finished the Tony award-winning Hairspray which was staged at the Star Theater.

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