13/12/2018
I PERSONALLY CHOSE THIS MUSICAL MASTERPIECE OF COMPOSER & LYRICIST CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT A FILIPINO KUNDIMAN ORIGINAL WAS RECOGNIZED IN HOLLYWOOD, & EVENTUALLY IN THE WORLD. KUDOS GOES TO THE BIG BAND MASTER HIMSELF -- XAVIER CUGAT -- WHEN HE & HIS ORCHESTRA, TOGETHER WITH VOCALIST, DEL CAMPO, PERFORMED & RECORDED "ANG TANGI KONG PAG-IBIG " (THE XAVIER CUGAT VERSION IS NOW A RARE FIND). THE THEME SONG OF THE MOVIE WITH THE SAME TITLE, IT WAS SUNG BY FILM ICONS CARMEN ROSALES & ROGELIO DELA ROSA. THE SONG CATAPULTED DE GUZMAN INTO INSTANT FAME, AND MUCH LATER, BROUGHT HIM THE CECIL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THE MOVIE WAS PRODUCED & RELEASED BY SAMPAGUITA PICTURES IN 1955, LAUNCHING ALSO THE PROMISING CAREERS OF ACTORS LUIS GONZALES & NORMA VALES. LATIN SINGER DEL CAMPO, MEANWHILE, CONTINUED TO BE A HIT-MAKER WITH HIS STRING OF RUMBA SONGS THAT INCLUDED "CHANGO TA' BENI."
NOTE: THE FINAL VERSION OF THE OBRA MAESTRA VIDEO FEATURING THE COMPLETE LIST OF FASHION MUSES & MEN OF DISTINCTION ALONG WITH CREATIONS OF ALL THE PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS... WATCH OUT FOR ITS RELEASE IN JANUARY 2019 TO WELCOME THE YEAR OF THE PIG!
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Creative Director & Writer: ZARDO A. AUSTRIA
Graphic & Video Designer: JAY BATOON
Stylist: NATHAN DE LEON
Photographers: SONNY ESPIRITU, HENRY FERRER & RITCHIE MARIANO
The Extended Version of OBRA MAESTRA - A PORTRAIT OF EXCELLENCE IN PHILIPPINE FASHION & CULTURE VIDEO with Music by National Artist Constancio de Guzman & pe...
