The Dingdong Dantes Experience  is an audio-visual project and not Dingdong’s compilation of his personal exploits (as with ladylove Marian Rivera!) or career developments as would be expected by movie fans. It is actually an album, conceived and released by Universal Records for the “Ultimate Hunk,” matinee idol, most sought-after commercial model and leading man.

It is indeed a very exciting concept, and we thought when we first heard of the project that Dingdong has finally acceded to offers that would have him record an album. But then, he has said in the past that singing wasn’t his cup of tea. So the album concept truly intrigued and interest us. So how could we miss the album’s launch last week at the Circa Club in Eastwood City.

Dingdong came as excited as can be, after all it’s his very first project of this kind, and with a record label at that!

The visual side of “The Dingdong Dantes Experience” contains the mini-Coffee Table Book/Scrapbook that contains exclusive Dingdong Dantes images that couldn’t be found elsewhere. They were photographs never used before but taken just for the project. Also included are behind-the-scene pictures, taken during his music video shoots. The mini-Coffee Table Book/Scrapbook showcases the serious, playful and sexy side of Dingdong.

“The Dingdong Dantes Experience” features four Dingdong Dantes music videos shot by leading music video and commercial directors exclusively for the project: Louie Ignacio for the “Cucu (Oh Yeah)” Rico Gutierrez and Shoto Benares, “I Know You Want Me (Calla Ocho),” Adrian Calumpang (“Shining Star”), and Treb Monteros (“Tender Love”). These noted directors worked closely with Dingdong in conceptualizing the look and feel of each music video.

Dingdong is definitely in his heyday as an actor and he is out to conquer more worlds. He is truly talented and seriously focused in his career. And now the music industry welcomes him to its confines, and with much pride.

He has gone a long way indeed, and to think that he started out just as a dancer, a member of the all-male group called Abztract. When he was 17, he became a heartthrob via his Inaki role in GMA-7’s youth-oriented show “T.G.I.S.” But he reached the peak of popularity when he played King Ybrahim in the toprated telefantasya “Encantadia,” also a GMA-7 show. And then, he went on to achieve more fame via the megahit “Marimar” where he first played leading man to Marian Rivera, the special woman in his life.

After “Marimar,” the tandem was featured once more in “Dysebel,” which turned out to be another phenomenal hit. His role here re-affirmed Dingdong’s stronghold as one of the country’s favorite matinee idols. This led to his becoming a sought-after commercial endorser for products such as Bench, Goldilocks, Medical, Touch Mobile ™, San Mig Light Beer, and Ponds among others.

And last year, Dingdong was included in “E! Entertainment’s 25 Sexiest Men in the World” list, the only Filipino who made it to the honor roll. “E! Entertainment” is one of the largest and most popular networks in Hollywood and the most subscribed network around the world, which is available to 88 million subscribers in the USA, and 600 million homes worldwide.

By the way, “The Dingdong Dantes Experience” is now available in leading record bars nationwide.

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Paloma endorses Robust

From the pigeonhole:

Popular FHM cover girl and TV/movie actress Paloma has been chosen as the celebrity endorser for Robust, a sexual enhancement formula for men.

The choice couldn’t have been more appropriate, because Paloma, a newly anointed sex goddess, is oozing with raw sensuality and lascivious charm.

Who can forget FHM’s April 2009 cover girl, who added more sizzle to the then scorching summer with her daring cover shot and revealing photo spreads that left little to the imagination? She was also one of the voluptuous vixens in the GMA-7 fantasy series, “Zorro,” and essayed her very first and critically acclaimed starring role in the indie film “Pitik Bulag,” directed by Gil Portes.

Everything’s coming up roses indeed for the alluring 23-year-old, who chalked up even more points as she gamely sashayed down the ramp and flaunted her winning form during the recently-concluded FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2009 Victory Party at the World Trade Center.

It was Paloma’s winning ways – the raw sensual appeal coupled with her wit and free- spirited spunk – that caught the attention of ATC Healthcare’s top executives. The four-year -old health supplement manufacturer has long been on the lookout for a fresh face and a credible spokesperson for its sexual enhancement formula for men. “Aside from her beauty and brains, Paloma has the X factor,” asserts ATC Healthcare Operations Manager Vic Octaviano . “She captivates you with her charm, but when she starts talking, she grabs you even more with her exuberance.”

But even without shedding her clothes, Paloma still manages to excite and titillate, as she dishes out her insights as one of FHM’s regular sex advice columnists. “The long and short of it,” she teases with a grin.

Living up to her adage that “a hard man is good to find,” Paloma offers a sure-fire solution that turns winers into winners: Robust, an all-natural and BFAD-approved sexual enhancement formula for men that contains natural extracts from plants such as Epimedium (horny goat weed), L-Argine, Songaria cynomorium whole herb, Gamma Amino Butyric Acid/GABA, Cnidium monnier whole plant, Tea, Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba, Dahurian Angelica root, and Dansheng root.

“What attracted me to Robust, as well as ATC Healthcare’s products, is that they’re made from 100% natural ingredients, which is how food supplements should really be,” Paloma stresses.

As she sets forth on her new found mission as Robust’s crusader for men’s virility, Paloma assures herself of her own longevity not just as a compelling actress, but as a credible commercial endorser as well. Robust is now available at all Mercury Drug stores and all leading drugstores nationwide. Email your inquiries at atchealthcare@yahoo.com.ph.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings on July 29, go to Rep. Cynthia A. Villar, Winnie Monsod, Bob Zozobrado, designer Tammy Candelaria, Canada-based Vic Encila, Lilian Toundjis, Lucila Caballes, Nits Karasig-Gozun, Vancouver-based film critic Mel Tobias, Lucila Bernardo, Ma. Elsa O. Pongol, Lani Ponciano, Shirley Igrobay, and Kiray Celis of ABS-CBN Star Magic. Belated b-day greetings to Linabelle Villarica (July 25).