MARIAN Rivera is Esquire Philippines’s Actress of the Year.
On Monday night, November 18, the Kapuso Primetime Queen attended the men’s magazine’s “Man At His Best” awards night and accepted her recognition as the Philippines’s Actress of The Year for 2024.
The magazine highlighted Marian’s latest wins in the film industry, including “Rewind,” being the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time, and her Best Actress award at this year’s Cinemalaya Film Festival for “Balota.”
“This isn’t a second wind; this isn’t her second prime. This is Marian Rivera simply being Marian Rivera,” Esquire Philippines wrote.
Marian starred in “Rewind,” an official entry for the Metro Manila Film Festival 2023, alongside her husband, Dingdong Dantes.
The film marked DongYan’s return to the big screen since 2010’s “You to Me Are Everything,” and went on to become the highest grossing Filipino film of all time.
Marian also starred in the blockbuster hit “Balota,” which had a nationwide theatrical release with new cuts in October.
Meanwhile, Marian said “Balota” is a ‘wake up call’ for her.
“Ang hirap ikumpara ‘yung mga nagawa kong pelikula pero isa siguro si ‘Balota’ na masasabi ko na, noong ginawa ko siya, ‘yung fulfillment na naramdaman ko noong ginagawa ko siya, at noong natapos ko siya, at noong pinanood ko na siya sa sinehan, iba pa rin ‘yung fulfillment na nakuha ko doon, na parang sinabi ko, ‘Ay, pwede pa lang ganito,’” the actress said in a recent media interview.
She added: “Kung kayo ay may wake-up call sa ‘Balota,’ ito naman ang aking wake-up call sa paggawa ng mas maraming magagandang pelikula.” (GMA Integrated News)
