Angel Aquino (born February 7, 1973) is a Filipino actress and model.
She is a recipient of various accolades, including six Star Awards, two
Golden Screen Awards, and a Gawad Urian. Prominent in independent films,
she has also worked on television shows of varying genres, and is known
for her versatility and adaptability in portraying protagonists and
villains. She began her career as a model, before presenting the
lifestyle show F! (1999). She achieved wider recognition for starring in
Crying Ladies (2003) and Donsol (2006), which were submitted by the
Philippines for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.
Aquino drew praise as a leading actress playing villainous roles in the
drama series Magkaribal (2010), Maria la del Barrio (2011), Apoy sa
Dagat (2013), And I Love You So (2015), Till I Met You (2016), and Dirty
Linen (2023). Beyond film, she promotes causes, including education,
gender equality, and women's rights. (This article is part of a
featured topic: Overview of Angel Aquino.).
Read more:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Overview_of_Angel_Aquino>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1914:
Kid Auto Races at Venice, featuring the first appearance of
comedy actor Charlie Chaplin's character the Tramp, was released.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin>
1984:
During the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B,
astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the
first untethered spacewalk (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-41-B>
2005:
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of
Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redenomination_of_the_Azerbaijani_manat>
2014:
An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council
found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North
Korea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Report_of_the_Commission_of_Inquiry_on_Human_Rights_in_the_Democratic_People%27s_Republic_of_Korea>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
turangawaewae:
(New Zealand) In Māori culture: the place where one belongs or has a
right to live; one's own land; also, the sense of freedom, identity, and
spiritual connection associated with this place.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turangawaewae>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Are pistols with revolving barrels, sword-sticks, bowie-knives,
and such things, Institutions on which you pride yourselves? Are bloody
duels, brutal combats, savage assaults, shooting down and stabbing in
the streets, your Institutions! Why, I shall hear next that Dishonour
and Fraud are among the Institutions of the great republic!
--The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Chuzzlewit>
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