Welcome to my new podcast series, RISING STARS -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx creatives/artists in Film, TV and Music.

In this episode, I am joined by Erick Esteban.

Erick is a stand-up comedian based in LA. He’s also the host of Miscellaneous Brown, a karaoke comedy show which features some of the best stand-ups from Southern California.

Check out this episode to learn more about Erick's journey as an actor/comedian and how he started the show Miscellaneous Brown.

Welcome to my new podcast series, RISING STARS -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx creatives/artists in Film, TV and Music.

In this episode, I am joined by Kian Talan.

Kian is a Filipino-American SAG actor currently based in HAWAII. He is a series regular on the upcoming NCIS spinoff, NCIS HAWAII.  His past work includes being on SHADOWS on HBOMax, BRAINCHILD on Netflix and CICADA, which premiered on Tribeca Film Festival.  

Check out this episode to learn more about Kian's journey as an actor and how he got the role of Alex on NCIS Hawaii.

Welcome to my new podcast series, RISING STARS -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx creatives/artists in Film, TV and Music.

In this episode, I am joined by Aina Dumlao.

Aina is a Filipino-American actor based in LA. She recently appeared as Nurse Gerlie on the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy playing the role of a Filipino nurse. She's also in the new Hulu series (originally aired in Australia) called "The Unusual Suspects" with Miranda Otto.

Learn about how the role of Gerlie on Grey's Anatomy came about and what Aina's thoughts are on Hollywood representation, accents, and the future for Filipino actors and filmmakers.

 

Welcome to my new podcast series, RISING STARS -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx creatives/artists in Film, TV and Music.

In this episode, I am joined by Chris Soriano.

Chris is a writer/producer/director/actor based in CA. He wrote/produced/directed and was the lead actor in the movie called Zeus about a boxing champion who'd lost his mother to COVID and who ended up challenging an Asian American boxer named ZEUS for a boxing match.  

Learn about how Zeus the movie came about and how Manny Pacquiao got involved as an Executive Producer. In addition, hear Chris' thoughts on how we can increase Filipino representation in Hollywood, how we can address the rise in AAPI hate crimes especially during the pandemic, and his message to the LGBTQ community, especially in relation to the controversy about Manny's anti-LGBTQ statements in the past.

Here's an excerpt from my book, Kiss My Mike.

New season of Kiss My Mike (The Podcast) will return in the Fall.

Welcome to my new podcast series, Director's Cut -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx directors filmmakers.

In this episode, I am joined by Direk Gino M. Santos.

Direk Gino is a writer/director based in Manila. He’s known for directing several movies for Star Cinema including "Ex with Benefits" with Derek Ramsey & Collen Garcia, "Love me Tomorrow" with Piolo Pascual, Dawn Zulueta, and Colleen, and many other amazing films.

You do not want to miss this!

Welcome to my new podcast series, Director's Cut -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx directors filmmakers.

In this episode, I am joined by Diane Paragas.

Diane is the writer and director of Yellow Rose, featuring Eve Noblezada, Princess Punzalan, and my one of my absolute favorites, Lea Salonga.  

Welcome to my new podcast series, Director's Cut -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx directors filmmakers.

In this episode, I am joined by Romeo Candido.

Romeo is a writer/producer/director based in Toronto Canada. He’s known for the web series Prison Dancer inspired by the viral YouTube video called the Dancing Inmates of Cebu. In addition, he’s the creator of the web series TopLine on CBC, and a writer for the Netflix sci-fi show called Another Life.

Welcome to my new podcast series, Director's Cut -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx directors filmmakers.

In this episode, I am joined by Presley Paras.

Presley is a film and music video director. He is the founder of Wild Ruffian, a production company based in Los Angeles, and his latest full-length indie feature, Bad Detectives was just released in June.

Listen to Presley as he talks about the first feature film he directed, Bad Detectives.  In addition, learn about his directing style (hint: it's not romantic comedies), along with his directing journey including his background in advertising, his thoughts on being an Asian/Filipino director in the industry, and many insights on the craft of directing and the state of the industry.

Welcome to my new podcast series, Director's Cut -- featuring an amazing list of Filipinx directors filmmakers.

In this episode, I am joined by Bobby Rubio.

Bobby is the writer and director of the animated short film from PIXAR called FLOAT, which is the first ever animated film from Pixar that’s based on Filipino characters. 

Hear Bobby's story on how his Pixar short Film came to fruition including how it almost didn't have Filipino characters as they were based on white characters. In addition, learn about how Bobby's son's autism has become an inspiration for Float and how the film's universal message of diversity and acceptance has resonated with so many people even outside of the Filipino community.

Most importantly, this is for all of us Pinoys! Let's celebrate this milestone since Float is the first ever animated film from Pixar that’s based on Filipino characters. Woohoo!