Angel, Jeorge win major FAMAS awards

Angel Locsin and Jeorge Estregan, who is Laguna Governor ER Ejercito in real-life, won the Best Actress and Best Actor awards respectively at the 61

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Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Science (FAMAS) Awards, on Sunday night at the AFP Theatre, in Quezon City.

Locsin won for her role as a single mother willing to do everything for her ill son in ‘One More Try’ while Estregan, son of the late actor George Estregan, won for the ‘El Presidente’ (The President), where he plays as General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Republic of the Philippines.

This was Locsin’s second best-actress award for the critically acclaimed ‘One More Try’, directed by Ruel Bayani, where she also won in last month’s 29^th annual celebration of Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards.

The Best Supporting Actress trophy went to Jaclyn Jose for her role in the romantic drama ‘A Secret Affair’.

A biopic based on the life of Aguinaldo, ‘El Presidente’ won 13 awards, including, among others, Best Director for Frank Meilly, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Cesar Montaño, who plays Filipino hero Andres Bonficio.

Here are the other winners:

Best Child Actor - Miguel Vergara, (One More Try)
Best Child Actress - Barbara Miguel, (Migrante, or Migrant)
Best Screenplay - Mark Meiley (El Presidente)
Best Cinematography - Carlo Mendoza, (El Presidente)
Best Production Design - Danny Red and Joel Bilbao (El Presidente)
Best Editing - Jason Cahapay and Ryan Orduna (El Presidente)
Best Musical Score - Jessie Lasaten (El Presidente)
Best Sound - Alberto Michael Idioma and Adiss Tabong, (El Presidente)
Best Visual Effects – ‘El Presidente’

Best Special Effects – ‘El Presidente’
Best Story – ‘El Presidente’
Best Original Theme Song – ‘Aking Inang Bayan’ (My Motherland) from ‘El Presidente’
Advocacy Film Award: ‘Larong Bata’ (Child Play)

Special Awards:
Special Recognition Award: German Moreno

German Moreno Youth Achievement Award - Janella Salvador, Xian Lim, Joyce Ching and Ruru Madrid

FAMAS Presidential Award in Cinema Art - Nora Aunor
FAMAS Fernando Poe Jr Lifetime Achievement Award - Jeorge ‘ER Estregan
Arturo M Padua Memorial Award - Cristy Fermin
Dr Jose Perez Memorial Award - Butch Francisco
FAMAS Grand Award - Francis Tolentino, Metro Manila Development Authority chairman
Exemplary Award for Public Service - Victor B Endriga, PhD and Dean Amado Domingo Valdez
61st FAMAS Special Award 2013 as Champion of Humanitarian Service - Dr Ricardo B Pascasio
Best Male Celebrity Skin of the Night - Benjamin Alves
Best Female Celebrity Skin of the Night - Maxene Magalona

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