Vilma turns 50 in showbiz via The Healing

MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN and Star Cinema pay tribute to Vilma Santos’ 50 years in showbiz through The Healing.

Vilma’s 50th anniversary movie is equally monumental as this is her first suspense-horror movie. “It’s a perfect project after In My Life, which was three years ago. And since I don’t do movies that frequent, I might as well give the public something different,” said Vilma. “This is my first time to do a suspense-horror and I’m so proud of it.”

The Batangas governor shared that she is so elated with the fact that she is working now with some of the entertainment industry’s best, including director Chito Roño. “I’ve been asking for so long for something like this and I’m so glad that it’s finally happening. With the undeniable top caliber of Star Cinema, direk Chito, and our award-winning cast, how can I go wrong!” she remarked.

Vilma added that she is particularly excited with her first movie project with Kim Chiu, “Honestly, Kim is a great actress and I can feel that her career will surely go far in showbiz,” she said.

True enough, The Healing is totally a new brand of suspense-horror that will make a mark in the Philippine horror cinema. “Stories about the Filipino tradition of going to faith healers for guidance and treatment of ailments have not yet been tackled in-depth in movies. In our film, viewers will not just be horrified, they’ll somehow be challenged to think as to how faith healing has already been part of the our culture,” Vilma said.

Also in the movie are Pokwang, Janice de Belen, Mark Gil, Martin del Rosario, Allan Paule, Cris Villanueva, Daria Ramirez, Ces Quesada, Ynez Veneracion, Simon Ibarra, Abi Bautista, Joel Torre, Chinggoy Alonso, Mon Confiado and Carmi Martin.

The Healing opens July 25 in theaters nationwide.