Manila Gay Guy

Janvier Daily resurfaces in the indie movie scene through Monti Parungao’s Bayaw. He is joined by veteran indie actor Paolo Rivero and newcomer Andrew Miguel. Enjoy the following promo pics, and the trailer…

Watch the trailer:

Bayaw premieres as an exhibition film in the 2009 Cinemalaya Film Festival on 21 July 2009 (9PM) at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater).

I’ve restored all old posts… have fun and enjoy the weekend!

Mwah! World Peace!

Pahabol: And maybe, just maybe, you feel like visiting these much-missed hunks?

If you’ve been following this blog for sometime now, I’m pretty sure you know him. He’s a special person for me — that I can’t deny — if only for the great times we’ve spent together. For the fun times, the emo times, the wacky times, the serious times,… this guy will always be a friend to me. Most of my long-time readers already know who I’m talking about… Zaturnnah’s Dodong… Here’s Janvier Daily, making a comeback here at MGG!
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Mercy Daily, Janvier’s mom, sent the following letter to Migs. Mrs. Daily reacts to the public’s opinions regarding Janvier’s “nude photo scandal” and his controversial interview by Jun Lana. She says, “I wish he (Janvier) will stop showbiz if he wants me to live longer.” Why did she say so? Find out by reading her letter below.

Dear Migs,

You are the most trusted person among the friends of my son Janvier, for the fact that you are the first one to give my son a starting foot in your blog (MGG).

Everytime I miss my son I just go online to see and read what’s the latest, as I live far from him in Baguio.

Thank you very much for the article about the naked photograph of my son (uncensored) I was in Surigai when I 1st saw the photo and it made me cry.I pity my son being taken advantage of in that way by the person who took the photo withouit thinking of how it would offend me and of course my son Janvier. My big question is where is the consience of the person who took the photo for Janvier was so tired that night when they took advantage. Walang Kalabanlaban ang anak ko sa ginawa nya o nila.Wala rin sila consensya as a mother i am so affected by what may have seemed to them as a joke but above all this the most worst thing they did was to spread it all over the internet.
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Gone are the days when gay men figure in movies only as comic relief, thanks to the very vibrant indie film community. I remember this trend start some years back when Cris Pablo dared to produce “Duda/Doubt.” Since then a good number of non-conventional gay movies have been produced (some good, some not so — but that’s fine; I’ll give them all an “A” for effort). In fact in the coming days, there will be 3 indie films, all gay-themed, that will be shown. Nood tayo!

Starring Jay Aquitania, Janvier Daily, and Sheree. Opens on February 2, 2008, Saturday, at Robinson’s Galleria IndieSine (will run for 10 days, then will tour to Robinson’s Place in Ermita, Cebu, etc.)

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Here’s the third and last installment on the MGG feature on Jay Aquitania. Photos by Jay Javier.

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The first time I heard of nineteen-year-old Jay Aquitania was when Jun Lana announced the final cast of his pet movie project, RoXXXanne. Jay was chosen to play Marlon, a closeted teenage gay guy. Of course, RoXXXanne co-star Janvier Daily was also in the announcement but by that time, Janvier was already all over MGG. In contrast, Jay was nowhere in MGG, and as I discovered, pretty much nowhere in the internet as well. I had some difficulty sourcing up pictures of the guy; so imagine my delight when I was given a chance to sit in a photoshoot with Jay Aquitania.
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Jun Lana, writer/director of Roxxxanne, does a no-holds-barred interview with Janvier Daily. He is the usual Janvier, miserly with words, yet transparent. A snippet:

Jun Lana (JL)
Eto Janvier, babasahin ko sa yo ang isang comment na iniwan sa blog ko tungkol sa latest post ko sa yo. Hindi ko ito pinayagang ma-publish, pero tinago ko para makita mo.

Eto ang comment: “Pahada naman yang si Janvier eh. Tsupain ko yan.” Tanggap mo na bang pag nakikita ka ng mga tao, ang unang pumapasok sa isip nila sex?

(Halata kong medyo uneasy si Janvier, ngumiti lang.)

Janvier Daily (JD)
Hindi naman po siguro.

JL
May iba ang tingin sa yo naglalakad na titi. Tanggap mo na ba yun?

JD
Trabaho lang naman para sa akin ang paghuhubad, Direk. Kung ano ang isipin sa akin ng mga tao, wala na akong magagawa.

JL
At siyempre sasabihin mo sa akin, naghuhubad ka para maiahon sa hirap ang pamilya mo.

JD
Para po sa Mama ko. Lahat ng ginagawa ko, para sa kanya. Hindi po biro ang pinagdaanan niya para lang mapalaki kami ng maayos.

[Click here for the full interview.]

Before people start planning how to drag me to the town center and burn my flesh as atonement for my past sins, I’d like to attempt to pacify them with this yummy model named Allan Dyquiangco. If Didi sings of Ada’s Dodong, “braso pa lang ay ulam na!” then I’ll sing of this long-haired hunk, “panga pa lang, panghimagas na!”
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Commercial showing of Roxxxanne will open on February 6, 2008 at Indiesine, Robinson’s Galleria, Ortigas. Roxxxanne stars Sheree, Janvier Daily, and Jay Aquitania.
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