Video: Manila By Night/ City After Dark (1980)

 Manila By Night/City After Dark (1980)

One of my favorite scenes from the movie, Manila By Night/City After Dark (1980) Starring: Charito Solis, Johnny Wilson, Lorna Tolentino, Alma Moreno, Rio Locsin, Gina Alajar, Cherrie Gil, William Martinez, Orestes Ojeda
City After Dark, originally titled Manila by Night, is a 1980 drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal. Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Manila by depicting the ugly aspects of life in the city - unemployment, prostitution, drug addiction, and lack of decent housing. Considered as one of Bernal's masterpieces, it is an epic multi-narrative of people who have shady pasts and are trying to exist in an unforgiving world. ---WikiPilipinas Hip 'N Free

Trivia: Manila By Night/City After Dark (1980)

 

 Manila By Night/ City After Dark (1980)

Charito Solis played a mother to William Martinez, a reformed prostitute who, like Lady Macbeth, is obsessed with cleaning her hands to remove the dirt of her past. She does her best to be respectable after marrying an ex-cop played by Johnny Wilson. ----WikiPilipinas Hip 'N Free

Trivia - Malvarosa (1958)

Malvarosa (1958)

Nine years before Ms Charito Solis won her Asian Film Festival Award as Best Actress in 1967, she had already been up for best actress at the 1958 Asian Film Festival held in Kuala Lumpur. At that time, Malvarosa, produce d by her home studio, LVN, was a Philippine entry, and Charito lost by a half point to Hong Kong actress, Lin Dai.
Movies entered in the Asian Film festival are disqualified from the FAMAS derby especially when they are winners. If they were not, Charito could have won her first FAMAS Best Actress Award in 1958.
Fortunately, the two succeeding years were banner ones for Charito. In 1959, she got her first FAMAS Best Actress Award for her fine performance in Bert Avellana's classic Kundiman ng Lahi. And in 1960, Charito won her second FAMAS for her tour de force acting in Emily under the tutelage of Gregorio Fernandez, the same megman who directed her in Malvarosa.

By Jim T. Nibungco Phil Star Updated March 17, 2002 - 12:00am

Video: Charito, I Love You (1956)

a scene from the movie, "Charito, I Love You" (1956)
starring Charito Solis, Leroy Salvador, Nita Javier, Eddie San Jose
Written and Directed by F.H. Constantitno

Sound Cloud: Dahlia (1960)

Listen to the song from the movie Dahlia (1960)
Starring Charito Solis, Nestor De Villa, Marita Zobel, Robert Campos.
Music by Francisco Buencamino Jr.

Wall Of Fame at Eastwood Citywalk 2 Cinema

Wall of Fame at Eastwood Citywalk 2 Cinema

Feliciano Constantino, Charito Solis’ uncle/director, brought the latter to LVN matriarch Narcisa de Leon in 1955 and was immediately cast opposite Jaime de la Rosa in “Nina Bonita” (1955). The success of Nina Bonita called a second team-up with Jaime de la Rosa in “Dinayang Pagmamahal”. One of the most memorable films was “malvarosa (1958), an Asian Film Festival winner. On television, she appears regularly in the high-rating TV series, “Okay Ka Fairy Ko” and Fifty Carat, O, Di Ba?”. Solis received the Asian Film Festival best actress award for her performance in “Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak” (1967). She is part of the FAMAS Hall of Fame for receiving five best actress awards for: “Kundiman Ng Lahi” (1959), “Emily” (1960), “Angustia” (1963), “Igorota” (1968)”, and “Don’t Cry for me Papa” (1983). She has three acting awards from Urian, two acting awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival, and a best supporting actress award from the Film Academy of the Philippines.

Video: Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)

A scene from the movie, Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)
Charito Solis and Ric Rodrigo

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Actress: Ms Charito Solis

Sound Cloud : Sanga-Sangang Puso (1957)

movie poster: source: Video 48

Listen to the song from the movie Sanga-Sangang Puso (1957) starring Charito Solis, Armado Goyena, Rosa Rosal, Rosa Aguirre, Eddie Rodriguez. 

The song was used in the scene where Charito Solis was doing her Hawaiian song/dance number to welcome Armado Goyena in Hawaii.

Original Music By: Juan Silos Jr 

Juan Tamad Goes To Society (1960)

In 1960, Charito Solis appeared in a satirical comedy movie Juan Tamad Goes To Society (LVN Pictures) with National Artist Manuel Conde, who also directed the movie.

15th Death Anniversary of the Drama Queen

Ms Charito Solis
(Born: October 6, 1935 Died: Jan 9, 1998)

Today marks the 15th Death Anniversary of the Drama Queen, Ms Charito Solis. She died on Jan 9, 1998 (the Feast of The Black Nazarene) from cardiac arrest (age 62) at Calamba Medical Center in Laguna.

Charito Solis: She Disliked Pain Of Parting

On Jan 9, 1998 (the Feast of The Black Nazarene), Ms Charito Solis died from cardiac arrest (age 62) at Calamba Medical Center in Laguna.

An article entitled:
Charito Solis: She Disliked Pain Of Parting
by:Leah Salterio Gatdula
was published in the newpaper:
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Jan 11, 1998

 

Sound Cloud: Charito, I Love You (1956)

movie poster: source: video 48 

Listen to this song from the movie

"Charito, I Love You" (1960) 

Starring Charito Solis, Leroy Salvador, Nita Javier
Music By: Juan Silos Jr.

1983 Famas Best Actress

(1st Photo: Charito Solis accepting her Famas award with Fred Montilla, Bella Flores, Alicia Vergel/ 2nd photo: Fernando Poe Jr and Charito Solis/3rd photo: Maricel Soriano and Charito Solis/4th photo: Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Maricel Soriano, Charito Solis, Fernando Poe Jr and Romy Vitug)

photos: source: pelikulaatbp.blogspot.com

 The 32nd Famas Award (1983)

 Charito Solis received her 5th Famas Best Actress for the movie Don't Cry for Me Papa and so she became the first actress to be inducted into the FAMAS Hall of Fame the following year.

movie poster: source: video48.blogspot.com

Sound Cloud : Emily (1960)

 

movie poster: source: video 48
Listen to the theme song of the movie Emily (1960) sung by Pancho Magalona

Starring Charito Solis, Pancho Magalona, Eddie Rodriguez, 
              Leroy  Salvador and Patria Plata.
Music by: Francisco Buencamino Jr. 
 

Fantastic In Both Drama and Comedy

Sino Ang hindi makakakilala kay Ina Magenta, ang mataray na biyanan ni Enteng Kabisote, hmmm!

Most comedic actors can easily shift into drama, but not all dramatic actors can make the shift into comedy and yet Ms Charito Solis, a drama empress was able to proved that she can also be fantastic in comedy through Okay Ka Fairy Ko, a comedy fantasy t.v. series which lasted for 10 years.

IBC 13 (1987 to 1989)
ABS-CBN 2 (1989 to 1995)
GMA 7 (1995 to 1997)