The Healing

Vilma Santos (Actor) .. Seth

Born: November 03, 1953
Birthplace: Bamban, Tarlac, Philippines

Trivia: Started movie career after her uncle, a cameraman at a film production company, encouraged her to try out in movies. Became the first female representative of the Province of Batangas in May 2016. At age 9, won her first FAMAS Award for her debut movie Trudis Liit (1963). Served nine years as the mayor of Lipa City, Batangas, from 1998 to 2007, becoming the first female mayor of the city. Became the first female governor of the Province of Batangas in 2007 and was re-elected in 2010. Dubbed as the Grand Slam Queen due to the number of Best Actress awards she has won.

Kim Chiu (Actor) .. Cookie

Born: April 19, 1990
Birthplace: Tacloban, Philippines

Trivia: Is of Chinese-Filipino descent. Her father is Chinese. Owns business franchises Julie's Bakeshop and Potato Corner. This was one of the reasons she enrolled for a course in business management. Business is also in her genes. Most of her relatives including her father are running businesses. Her growing-up years were tough. Her mother abandoned her and her siblings when Kim was only 12. Her father had already abandoned them years ago. The children were brought up by their relatives. Shot to fame after winning the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition in 2006. Was crowned Princess of Philippine Movies and TV in June 2010.

Janice De Belen (Actor) .. Cita

Born: November 09, 1968
Birthplace: Quezon, Philippines

Trivia: Started her career as a child actor in the television show Kool!!! in 1976. Became a newscaster for the RPN 9 show Newswatch Junior in 1978. This was her first attempt at hosting a show. Got her first major break when she bagged the lead role in the soap opera Flordeluna. Mga Basang Sisiw (1981) was her first movie. Won the Best Actress Award at the Manila Film Festival for her role in the movie Kailan Ka Magiging Akin? (1991). Her performance in Last Viewing (2009) won her two Best Actress Awards at the Young Critics Circle and the Gawad Pasado Awards.

Pokwang (Actor) .. Alma

Born: August 27, 1970
Birthplace: Iloilo, Philippines

Trivia: Her talent was first recognized at a comedy bar called Funline. Joined a place called Music Box thereafter. Participated in a talent hunt show and won the title Clown In A Million. In 2006, won the Best Comedy Actress Award from the Philippine Movie Press Club for her role in the sitcom Aalog-Alog. Released her debut album Pokwang...Ang Album Na May Puso in 2009. Bagged the Bert Marcelo Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box-Office Entertainment Awards.

Robert Arevalo (Actor) .. Odong

Born: November 24, 1943

Martin Del Rosario (Actor) .. Jed

Mark Gil (Actor) .. Val

Born: September 25, 1961
Died: September 01, 2014
Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

Trivia: Made his debut in the film Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko Rin (1978). Mula Sa Puso was his first television show, first aired in 1997. Succumbed to liver cancer at the age of 52; was working for a television show The Legal Wife, playing the role of Dante Ramos. Ang Bagong Dugo (2014) is the last movie he worked in. Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes was supposed to be the play marking his stage debut.

Charo Santos-Concio (Actor)

Born: October 27, 1955
Birthplace: Calapan, Philippines

Trivia: Host of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the country's and Asia's longest-running drama anthology documentary series. Was adjudged the Best Actress at the Asia Film Festival in 1977 for her role in the film Itim. Was appointed as the first female president of ABS-CBN Corporation in 2008. Was appointed as the CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation in 2013. Won the Gold Stevie Award for the Female Executive of the Year in Asia, in 2014. Served as the Gala chair for the 43rd International Emmy Awards held on November 23, 2015 in New York. Is co-executive producer of the film Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis which won the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize at the 66th Berlin International Festival in 2016. Has a degree in Communication Arts from St Paul's College, Manila.

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