Why Vince Rillonis the Vivamax King
Would Rillon shape up to be another Coco Martin, whose first movies were directed by Brillante Mendoza? The director has also cast Rillon in many of his films honored in international film festivals.
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Viva Films has a movie that's been showing in the theaters since 20 November: the horror film Marita topbilled by Louise de los Reyes, though the title role is portrayed by another actor, Rhen Escaño. The main character is the fierce ghost of an ambitious campus stage actress who has mental health issues and emotional burdens.
De los Reyes portrays the new teacher-theater director who has to lead the survival of the young members of the campus theater group from the wrath of the resident ghost.
Vivamax is now into streaming not just movies, but also series that combine sex and violence. Its latest production, Araro, has four parts, all directed by Topel Lee, who used to helm horror films. The boyish Vince Rillon, 25, leads the cast of mostly Vivamax newcomers.
The series is promoted with such memes as: "Alin ang mas makasalanan, ang bawal na pag-ibig o ang paghihiganti?"
The series also stars Micaella Raz, Robb Guinto, Arah Alonzo, Vern Kaye and Matt Francisco, while Ronnie Lazaro appears in a special role.
Rillon seems to have been entrusted completely to Vivamax by his discoverer-mentor Brillante Mendoza. Since last year, Rillon has been the macho headliner of many of the films and series churned out by Vivamax.
The females in those cinema outputs, meanwhile, are mostly discoveries of Jojo Veloso who has some male proteges, too. But the Vivamax King is certainly Brillante Mendoza's Vince Rillon.
