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Rekindling First Love in “1st ko si 3rd”

9:11:00 PM

This year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival (year 10) box-office hit “1st Ko Si 3rd” of the new breed category will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas nationwide starting November 12.

Starring multi-faceted and respected actors Nova Villa, Freddie Webb, Dante Rivero (Cinemalaya’s Best Actor for his role in the movie) along with a up and coming young talents Ken Chan, Coleen Burgonia, Denisce Barbacena and RJ Agustin, “1st Ko Si 3rd” centers on Cory’s (Villa) rekindled first love and her apprehensions in life after retirement.

In this funny drama, Cory, a 65-year old woman gets reunited with her 1st love and finally the supposed 1st date happens five decades after they got separated, when Third (Webb) suddenly comes to the fore after years of absence. Things could have been simple but Cory had been married to Alejandro (Rivero) who quietly takes notes of Cory’s sudden change of heart.

Reviving the 1980s famous television onscreen tandem of Nova Villa and Freddie Webb, “1st Ko Si 3rd’s” debut in the recently concluded Cinemalaya was received with plenty of acclaim and notable reviews:

1st ko si 3rd is delightfully charming. It is frequently hilarious and genuinely clever…” – Zig Marasigan, Rappler

“1ST KO SI 3RD a poignant story about ageing and living one’s choices. Finally Nova Villa is given a role to show how great an actress she is. Catch it!” – Audie Gemora, Theater Actor & Producer

“It’s unpretentious, Pinoy na Pinoy. I loved it!” – Tony Mabesa, Renowned Theater Artist, Film & TV Actor

"It is unpretentious but it is all heart, something most sophisticated or avant-garde films rarely possess."- Brun Philippines Critic Circle

“She (Nova Villa) and her director give us something else. Not only can we read each emotion as it passes across her face - giddiness, self-reproach, embarrassment, guilt, fear - but she seems to go from teenager to adult to senior in the space of a minute.” – Jessica Zafra, Writer

Villa and Webb reunites decades after and Villa shares in her recent interviews on working with Web again, “Wala naming nagbago diyan. Ganun pa rin siya. Alam mo ang tao, ang nagbabago lang yung hitsura pero ang puso, ang isip, yun pa rin. Loving pa rin. Kalog. Ganyan siya,” she said as the two smiled at each other.” (“Nothing changed in him. He’s still the same. People’s appearance change, but the heart and mind as you’ve known them, it’s still the same. He’s still loving and funny. He’s like that.”)

“1st Ko Si 3rd” opens exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas nationwide on November 12, log on towww.sureseats.com for advance ticket online purchase, schedule and other exciting rewarding promos from Ayala Malls Cinemas.

The movie’s official trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWMr-KKb0tY&list=UUTZyi5zTfHSz0Ec8rgSfhew

1ST KO SI 3RD – At Ayala Malls Cinemas (opens November 12)

11:45:00 PM

Before flying off at this year’s Official Selection to Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), the Nova Villa-Freddie Webb onscreen reunion, “1st Ko si 3rd” will open exclusive at Ayala Malls Cinemas nationwide starting November 12.

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Written and directed by Real Florido and included in the New Breed Category of this year’s Cinemalaya Indpendent Film Festival (Year 10), “1st Ko si 3rd” introduces the audience to a 65-year old woman, Cory (Villa) married to Alejandro (Dante Rivero) who gets reunited with her 1st love, Third (Webb) and finally the supposed 1st date happens five decades after they got separated.

“1st Ko si 3rd” also bagged this year’s Cinemalaya Best Actor Award (Dante Rivero). Director Florido muses on the movie’s theme on love and life especially among Filipinos who face the twilight years of their lives, “When we hear about first love, the first things that we imagine are the fondest memories of a person's young love. We instantaneously recreate this image of how they look like back in the days. This time, I want to flip the lenses. I want to show the other side –the point of view of the one who is looking back at a distant memory and at the same time be able to narrate a story of love and life through the eyes of ageing people. This film aims to do just that. Cory’s story is more than just about her 1st love. It is also about a person’s apprehensions and fears in the life that is waiting during retirement—a reflection of the life of most Filipino retirees.”

Nova Villa, Dante Rivero and Freddie Webb , compleat actors round up an amazing endearing cast in “1stKo si 3rd.” The movie pans on the first day of her retirement, 65-year-old Cory busies herself by cleaning her house until it was immaculate and spotless. Still, something does not feel right. She is not used to the silence and to spending every waking hour with just her husband, Alejandro. She wonders if this is all she is to do and can expect for the rest of her life, after spending a good deal of it working so hard.

Alejandro notices the changes in Cory. Their fights seem to be a side-effect of Cory’s retirement. Now that she is no longer working, she feels useless as a person and worthless as a woman.

Then unexpectedly, Cory bumps into Third, her first love. Third was the first man who made her fall in love deeply. He was her teenage dream. She cannot forget Third because their first date never happened.

Try as she might, Cory is almost bursting with happiness seeing Third again. Her life suddenly becomes more colorful and exciting as she realizes she can spend her days doing things she never had time for before –learning to chat in the Internet, do idle talks with newfound friends, pamper herself at the salon and do aerobics. Life is definitely looking brighter, especially when Third asks her out. Finally, their first date is about to happen.

Cory brings with her a handful of love letters she never gave to Third, kept all through the years they were apart. She is now ready to give them to her first love. On the day of their first date, Cory will realize what is lacking with her relationship with Alejandro as she discovers if “first love never (really) dies”.

Real Florido grew up in Caloocan City, a densely populated area in Manila, which inspired him to do his 1st short film “Like A Broken Phonograph”—an official selection to the 4th Chicago Fil-Am Film Festival and film in competition in the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival.

While finishing bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication as a full scholar in the University of the City of Manila, he managed to get a job or two in different production outfits as assistant and project manager. Shortly after college, he got an assistant director job for ICU BED #7, a film that competed in the 1st Cinemalaya Film Fest. He later worked full time as writer and content producer for GMA 7, a leading broadcasting channel in the country. He was able to finish cinematography class at Mowelfund Film Institute and made another short film, “Mr. Perfect” that won 3rd place in the 180 Microcinema Film Festival and one of the Supreme Films in the Shoot4Life Filmmarathon Competition in Budapest, Hungary.

Exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas nationwide on November 12, log on to www.sureseats.com for advance ticket online purchase and schedule of “1st Ko si 3rd.”

The Love Feels in “1st Ko si 3rd” Exclusive at Ayala Malls Starting in November 12

7:44:00 PM

 NOVA VILLA AND FREDDIE WEBB IN 1ST KO SI 3RD

               “1st Ko si 3rd” made its debut in this year’s Cinemalaya X’s and has generated most of the “feels” amongst all the entries in the New Breed category.   Before heading to compete at the prestigious Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), “1st Ko si 3rd” is going to be shown in (Phils.) theaters nationwide exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas starting November 12. 

                “1st Ko si 3rd” is about Corazon (played by Nova Villa), a recently retired government employee who's been married to Alejandro (Dante Rivero) for the past four decades.  But their monotonous marriage is about to change when Corazon and Third (Freddie Webb), her first love, crosses path once again after their abrupt separation in the past.  Initially avoiding the opportunities to meet up with Third, Corazon finally finds herself rekindling old feelings and living each moment with the first love of her life.

               In an article at Yahoo Philippines by Gerry Plaza, the writer commends the film's director Real Florido, who has succeeded in infusing “1st Ko si 3rd” with both indie and mainstream appeal that struck a universal chord.

NOVA VILLA IN 1ST KO SI 3RD

               An unconventional love story with heartfelt humor and drama, “1st Ko si 3rd” is director Florido’s directorial debut and marks Nova Villa’s reunion with her long-time screen partner Freddie Webb.

               Anyday can be your grandmother's day, especially starting this November 12, watch “1st Ko si 3rd” at Ayala Malls  Cinemas with them.  Log on to www.sureseats.com for advance ticket online purchase and schedule of "1st Ko si 3rd."

               Check out the film's trailer here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiHhV2DMLJQ

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