Allen Dizon

MANILA, Philippines — Right after being honored as one of the “Pinakakapuri-puring Artista ng Dekada” (Most Acclaimed Artists of the Decade) given by educators and academes in the 10th Gawad Tanglaw, an honor he shared with Cesar Montano, Sid Lucero, Emilio Garcia and Coco Martin, Allen Dizon went full blast taping ABS-CBN’s newest primetime soap opera, “Princess and I.” His schedule runs almost daily because every scene is “bloody.”

Allen plays Prachit, a royal servant in the Kingdom of Yangdo, who is responsible in the reversal of the fate of the main character played by Kathryn Bernardo.

“I am overly bad in my role, but I’m simply following orders by Ms. Gretchen Barretto’s character. I am silent but deadly. Eventually, however, I will take on another road, which is the story’s twist. I am a kontrabida with a conscience,” Allen explains.

“My last TV project was ‘Nasaan Ka, Elisa?’ which was a suspense drama where I was a certified good guy. In ‘Princess and I,’ my role is complex, evil with a defined humanity. It calls for a lot of nuance acting, you know, facial expressions and eyes to convey feelings. Also, Dzongkha, the Bhutan language, is not exactly easy. We speak it in the taping, although what the viewers are seeing now has been dubbed in Tagalog.”

Direk Dado Lumibao is all-praise for Allen, and this makes the actor truly inspired to mine his character. Direk Dado called up the actor’s manager (Dennis Evangelista), who happens to be a good friend of his. Aside from liking his acting, the director is surprised that Allen sounds like he’s fluent in the Bhutan language.

Meantime, Allen’s film “Migrante (The Filipino Diaspora)” where he leads the cast together with Jodi Sta. Maria, is now in post-production. Directed by the multi-awarded Joel Lamangan, it is slated to be shown world-wide. “Migrante” makes a difference in the OFW film stories because it offers insights about the Filipino tragedy that the other films on migration do not tell. In Allen’s next project, a film on labor unrest tentatively titled “Obrero,” he will portray a unique bida-kontrabida character.

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SM Kids Fashion Goes

‘Crazy For Colors’

Kids are going “Crazy for Colors” this summer at SM!

SM Kids launches its “Crazy for Colors” bright tees and denims! Fun basic wears from Justees and Zapped with a summer dance party last April 21 at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia. The event featured a mix of hip-hop, krumping, acrobatics and cheer dances

Meanwhile, featuring its Justees and Zapped lines, the “Crazy for Colors” launch had the dancing diva, Regine Tolentino, who gave a short dance tutorial on the “Crazy for Colors” Dance Craze, “Shakeyebody.” The fun continues with different booths like the Wii Dance Challenge, Get Spotted, Photo Booth, and the My Own Music Video Booth.

Jump into the fun by just having any amount of purchase from the SM Children’s Wear “Crazy for Colors” line.

The “Crazy for Colors” dance party will then bring excitement to the following SM Malls: SM Sta. Rosa and SM Pampanga on May 12; SM Cebu on May 13; in SM Marilao and SM Dasmariñas on May 19; and SM Davao and SM Taytay on May 26.

The “Crazy for Colors” tees and denims are available at the Children’s Wear Department in all SM Stores.

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