Multi-awarded actor-director MR CHRISTOPHER DE LEON is this year’s ULIRANG ARTISTA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, to be awarded by the Philippine Movie Press Club on the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies awards night to be held this June 2011. The award was formerly given to veteran movie industry artsts by the Nora Aunor Foundation in cooperation with PMPC… A few years later, it was handed over solely to the movie writers’ club…. Congratulations, BOYET!!!
After a thorough deliberation of the PMPC officers and members, MR CHRISTOPHER DE LEON was chosen to be this year’s recipient of the ULIRANG ARTISTA Lifetime Achievement Award – the highest form of recognition in the forthcoming 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
This prestigious honor is based on his outstanding body of work, remarkable achievements in Philippine movie industry as a veteran actor-director, unquestionable credibility as a seasoned artist, integrity, and simply because he has touched the lives of the Filipino people from his humble beginnings until where he is now.
In more than the two decades’ existence of the PMPC Star Awards for Movies, the previous honorees of this esteemed accolade include: Dolphy, Eddie Garcia, Vilma Santos, Charito Solis, Gloria Romero, Anita Linda, Susan Roces, Joseph Estrada, Rosa Rosal, Ramon Revilla, Gil de Leon, Chichay, Leopoldo Salcedo, Mona Lisa, Rudy Fernandez, Boots Anson-Roa, Caridad Sanchez, Perla Bautista, Armando Goyena, Alicia Vergel, German Moreno, Gina Pareño, and Armida Siguion-Reyna.
By MELL T. NAVARRO,
(Guest Writer)
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