Star Magic artists show up for the most vibrant community outreach in the SF Bay Area

The young and talented celebrities take part in the fun-spirited and prominent San Francisco event – the 29th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival. (Photo courtesy of Miguel Carrion.)

The second leg of Star Magic’s 30th anniversary concert tour in San Francisco was a crucial part in building community and bridging the Filipino diaspora to the motherland through artistry and cultural pride.

20 young artists from the Philippines explored the Bay Area as they participated in several community outreach activities before and after their “Beyond the Stars” show at The Warfield on August 12.

Marlo Mortel To Make His Mother Proud With First Major Concert At The Music Museum

It has been said that there are two ways you can go with pain. You can let it detsroy you, or you can use it  as fiel to drive you. Actor, singer, and TV host Marlo Mortel has been though a lot in the last couple of years, but instead of letting pain destroy him, he used it to fuel his dreams.

On October 26, Marlo will stage ImMORTELized, his first major concert at the Music Museum. The last time he performed there , he did so with Bryan Santos, Jopeph Marco, and Michael Pangilinan - the other members of the boyband Harana.

As part of the group, Marlo had hit singles and a sold-out concert. Now that he is finally striking out on his own, he hopes his first solo outing on the local concert scene will draw a big crowd as Harana's show did. Not only he is eager to show people the full range of talents, but he also wants  to make his family proud.

TFC Brings ABS-CBN Star Magic 25 Celebration to Canada and U.S. this April

Today, when the words, “ABS-CBN Star Magic”, are heard, an electric feeling of excitement and energy shoots up quickly among multitudes of fans around the world.  And with very good reason. 

What began in 1992 as the ABS-CBN Talent Center – a stable of new stars in training and development for ABS-CBN – has grown to be the leading source of global Filipino pride with the rise of its world-class TV and film actors and actresses, recording artists, concert and stage performers, and commercial talents whose collective body of work has entertained several generations of Filipinos in the past 25 years.

On the occasion of its Silver Anniversary, ABS-CBN Star Magic is poised to deliver its biggest and brightest year ever in its history.  After its star-studded kick-off on the longest running Filipino weekly variety show, “ASAP”,  last February, #StarMagic25 is raring to go around the world – in cooperation with ABS-CBN The Filipino Channel (TFC) -- to thrill millions of its fans abroad as a way of thanking them for their enthusiastic support for a quarter of a century.

Edward Benosa to stage birthday concert

On April 16, Romantic Pop Balladeer Edward Benosa marks an important milestone when he stages a birthday concert at the Teatrino in Greenhills.

The concert will be directed by Frank Lloyd Mamaril, with Marvin Querido as Musical Director. Edward’s special guests will be Morisette Amon and DJ Chacha of MOR 101.9.

Edward will perform a repertoire of mostly love songs, but will also showcase the other side of him when he takes on rock songs and musical genres he doesn’t usually perform. His director promises “a very intimate show” that will be a culmination and celebration of all the good things that have happened to Edward’s career in the past year.

Edward is nervous, but he’s ready to step into the spotlight. He knows it’s a big challenge, but he’s taking it on because he knows that if he succeeds in pulling it off, it will be another major step forward in his career and his bid to be known as a legitimate, full-fledged pop artist.

“Grabe ang pressure. Siyempre may pressure at kabado kasi first. First year ko in showbiz, tapos first concert. Pero pag natawid ko ito, ibang self-confidence ang makukuha ko dito.”