Once again, his acting prowess paid off.
QC Congressman Arjo Atayde has been, once again, recenly nominated by an international award-giving body.
Arjo has been nominated for Best Lead Actor in the 2023 Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards.
The actor/politician is nominated for his superb performance as Anton dela Rosa in the drama/suspense series "Cattleya Killer" on Amazon Prime Video.
Arjo is the only Filipino actor to be nomionated.
Other nominees were:Fan Wei of "The Long Season", Nat Kitcharit of "Delete", Ryu Seung Ryong of "Moving", Satoh Takeru of "First Love", and Yagira Yuya of "Gannibal".
The Asia Contents Awards (ACA) in Busan, Korea is an annual event that reecognizes excellent contents made for TV, OTT, and online streaming across Asia.
Recently, ACA has collaborated with the International OTT Festival, which is co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and Busan Metropolitan City, expanding its coverage from Asia to the world and embracing changes in the growing content industry.
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At 47, Ina Raymundo is playing opposite Will Ashley, 21 in their latest film "X and Y".
It's a May-December affair.
Netizens were curious on how Ina feels being the love interest of a young man.
"Well, of course, tinanong ko muna ang direktor namin si Direk Adolf. Baka naman magmukha kaming magnanay ni Will, di ba? Sobra kasing mas bata pa siya sa panganay ko.
"Pero, may pictures naman kami, parang puwede naman.
We've heard that there will be intimate scenes.
"Yes, pero hindi pa namin nasu-shoot.
How does Ina feels that despite her age she 's being paired to young guys?
"Kahit anong role basta challenging, basta interesting, talagang go ako!
"Lalo na nung offer sakin ni Direk Adolf....the last time kasi na nag-portray ako ng lead role was a long time ago, before I became a mom.
"Kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa trust in Direk Adolf."
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