Thank you once again for your support Mr. Nestor Torre.
Stars in the newsGifted character actor
"On another new series, we were happy to see that Art Acuña was given a substantial role as the kind plantation owner who took the show’s young protagonist under his wing. Expectedly, the gifted character actor took the predictable role and made it acutely credible and empathetic.
—Unfortunately, it turned out that his tenure on the new series was tragically short-lived: Before we could enjoy and savor his portrayal, Acuña’s character was abruptly killed off!
This is one of our frustrations with local TV dramas—they have a penchant for eliminating good actors’ characters, while bland but more popular performers are given the run of the place, from beginning to end!
After Acuña did so well in the indie movie “Niño,” we were excited to see that he had gotten a regular role on the teleserye, “Princess and I.” Alas, his assigned character ended up doing very little in the show—such poor use of fine talent!
Is this going to be a career pattern for Acuña on local TV? We hope not. We don’t have enough really good mature actors, so the few we do have shouldn’t be used in such a spendthrift manner.
We trust that, the third time we get to see Acuña on the boob tube, it’ll be in a role that’s truly commensurate to his ability and worth!
Come to think of it, he did do very well in a major and challenging role in the Asian regional production, “The Kitchen Musical,” but that was a show shot in Singapore. When will we learn to better appreciate and value the exceptional talents, like Art Acuña, in our midst?
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NIÑO of CINEMALAYA 2011 by Director Loy Arcenas won many awards both in the Philippines and internationally. This was the first film of Loy Arcenas . In New York, both Art and Loy won the OBIE AWARD together for the ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO. NIÑO will be shown on the FOX FILIPINO Channel on Friday at 945pm.
Starring: Shamaine Centenera -Buencamino, Fides Duyugan-Asencio, Art Acuña, Raquel Villavicencio, Joaquin Pedro-Valdes, Tony Mabesa.
TV, Film and theater actor Arthur Acuna is a V-Man, in this photo with partner, fellow thespian and warrior vs violence against women (VAW) Maritina Romulo.
V-MEN are the men who rise with women in advocating women's rights and an end to all forms of violence against women.
Acuna is known for acting in many independent films and theater productions including the film "Batang West Side", stage production "God of Carnage" (opposite Lea Salonga), and TV shows "The Kitchen Musical" (for which he was nominated at the International Emmy's) and the popular ABS-CBN-2 soap "Princess and I".
He is also a vocal campaigner against VAW for the One Billion Rising campaign, and will be among the V-Men who will be rising and dancing in Morato Ave, QC on February 14.
Join Art, Maritina and many women and men as we Strike, Dance and Rise on February 14!
"One Billion Rising is a global campaign by women, for women.[1][2][3] The movement calls for an end to violence, and for justice and gender equality.
On February 14, 2013, a one-day event will be held, a call for one billion women around the world to walk away from their homes, businesses, and jobs, and join together to dance in a show of collective strength.[4] The event will be held on the 15th anniversary of the V-Day movement.[5] The word "billion" refers to the one billion women who are survivors of abuse."
Award winning playwright, Eve Ensler, is the founder of this movement. Eve Ensler (born May 25, 1953) is an American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artivist, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues. Thespian and New Voice Theatre Company founder, Monique Wilson, heads our women here in the Philippines. Monique also is a One Billion Rising coordinator in the United Kingdom. V-Men are the men who rise with the women in advocating for women's rights and an end to all forms of violence against women. The clip below includes some of the V-Men of the Philippines. This problem cannot be solved without our help.
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls throughout the world. V-Day dreams of a world where women thrive rather than merely survive.
http://vspot.vday.org/available_events/VMEN
