Tag: actress

  • Maria Felix: Todo lo que se Diga de Mí

    Todo lo que se diga de mí es mentira, no soy Doña Diabla, ni una mujer sin alma, ni mucho menos China Poblana que se queda con lo que no es suyo. Con la imagen que el público tenía de mí, no hubiera podido vivir, me conformaba con que dijeran que soy la mujer más bella del mundo, salí de El Peñón de las Ánimas y llegué a París como La Bella Otero, he sido una eterna enamorada, pero no soy una diosa arrodillada. He sido La Generala de mi pueblo en Sonora, así como Doña Bárbara, La Mujer de Todos, me conocieron como La Devoradora porque todos eran los ambiciosos que querían a la Maclovia de Pátzcuaro.

    Maria Felix: Rostro del Cine Mexicano

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    Everything that’s been said about me is a lie, I’m not Doña Diabla nor the Woman Without a Soul, much less a China Poblana that keeps what’s not hers. With the image the audience had of me, I wouldn’t have been able to live, I settled for them saying I was the most beautiful woman in the world. I came out of The Rock of Souls and made it to Paris as La Belle Otero, I’ve been A Woman in Love, but I’m not The Kneeling Goddess. I’ve been La Generala of my hometown in Sonora, just like I was Doña Barbara, One Woman for All. They knew me as La Devoradora because everyone else were the overambitious that wanted the Maclovia from Patzcuaro.


  • Zhao Wei’s My Fair Princess

    I didn’t know My Fair Princess (aka. Return of the Pearl Princess, 还珠格格) was a scoundrel/robin-hood type of princess! I’d would’ve watched much sooner otherwise~ Haven’t made it that far yet, though, I was greatly entertained by the first episode. Action and feel looks 90s China outdated, but I don’t feel like Mainland Cdrama has improved dramatically.

    I’m hoping someone fansubs (or at least uploads) Zhao Wei’s newest Cdrama Tiger Mom (虎妈猫爸) [Trailer].

    I made a playlist with all the listed episodes.


  • Yu Aoi for Dr. Rintaro Ep01

    o-hisashiburi desu, Yu-chan~

    It’s really been a long time since the last time I saw you SAW-YOU, thuogh it’s only been a year since Wakamono-tachi. So much time that your hair is no longer short. LOL I still got plenty of movies to catch up with, but it’s good to see you as an Osen-san-meets-Omoto-meets-Mina type of character. I’m not sure how Dr. Rintaro is dealing with the topic of clinical depression, considering how Asians view mental illnesses… but I’m interested in seeing why your character acts the way she does- is it Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)? Or are you just blowing Dr. Hinorin off xD
    Also- can’t complain when this thing happened:

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    Many more screencaps and some GIFs below the break~

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  • From the Vault: Khamatova for Andrei Voznesensky

    I ran into this oldie clip of Chulpan Khamatova reciting an extract of an Andrei Voznesensky (Андрея Вознесенского) poem, shot by Peter Shepotinnik (Петра Шепотинника) titled Lirika (Лирика)- though, I don’t know whether that’s an extract of the Voznesensky’s works of the same title. I couldn’t find a literal extract of the poem online that wasn’t taken from the video.

    I did find a transcript of the video.

    Ты мне прозвонилась сквозь страшную полночь:
    “А ты меня помнишь?”

    ну, как позабыть тебя, ангел-звереныш?
    “А ты меня помнишь?”

    твой голос настаивал, стонущ и тонущ –
    “А ты меня помнишь?” “А ты меня помнишь?”
    и ухало эхо во тьме телефонищ –
    рыдало по-русски, in English, in Polish-
    you promise? Astonish…

    а ты меня помнишь?

    А ты меня помнишь, дорога до Бронниц?
    И нос твой, напудренный утренним пончиком?
    В ночном самолете отстегнуты помочи –
    Вы, кресла, нас помните?

    Понять, обмануться, окликнуть по имени:
    А ты меня…

    Помнишь? Как скорая помощь,
    В беспамятном веке запомни одно лишь –
    “А ты меня помнишь?”

    (more…)


  • Zhao Wei Sizzling for Marie Claire and Chen Man

    For some of her last photoshoots, photographer Chen Man (known for some mad photoshop wiz magic) has been toning down her post processing, and this latest issue of Marie Claire China featuring my bias Zhao Wei is proof. I always think Zhao Wei looks super hot, though.

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  • Oh, wow~ Isabella Leong is Really Back!

    It’s only a couple of days more, and the movie will finally open [1], but here’s the Rene Liu song that’s promoting the film full of feels~


  • Chulpan Khamatova Series

    Ah~ I thought I would do a post compilation of the Chulpan Khamatova TV serials that I’ve been able to find on YouTube. Starting with these two~ Children of the Arbat (Дети Арбата) and Pepel (Пепел). I’ve seen Pepel with Google translated subtitles, but I haven’t seen Arbat yet, as subtitles online are incomplete.

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    Here we go:

    1. Children of Arbat
    2. Doctor Zhivago – Доктор Живаго [review]
    3. Dostoevsky – Достоевский [review][español]
    4. Pepel

  • Behold! Tabu for Mar’15 Hi! Blitz

    This is my favorite shot of the lot~

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    source et more pics.

    You’d think Hi! Blitz (or any other blog) would post this, but I had to get this from Tabu’s Instagram.

    Stylist: Mayyur Girotra [Website][Instagram]
    Hair & Make-up: Namrata Soni [Website][Instagram]
    Photographs by: Rohan Shrestha [Website][Instagram]


  • Welcome back, Isabella~

    Oh, I’m so looking forward to Isabella Leong’s comeback.

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