Tag: Jaclyn Jose

Philippine film industry celebrates Jose’s Cannes win

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ entertainment industry on Monday celebrated Jaclyn Jose’s surprise win at the Cannes film festival, hailing her as one of the nation’s hardest working and most versatile actresses who deserves global acclaim. Jose, 52, famous at home mostly as a soap opera star, won best actress Sunday for her mesmerising performance as a Manila slum matriarch who falls prey to corrupt police in acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s “Ma’ Rosa”. […]