The family and friends of entertainment icon Armida Siquion-Reyna and her son, movie director Carlos Siguion-Reyna, gathered last Sunday to celebrate the famous mother-and-son’s “taking kindly the counsel of the years.”
Armida and Carlitos share a birthday, Nov. 4. “Saves on birthday parties,” a writer-guest quipped. She turned 82, he 55.
Aside from Carlitos, his wife Bibeth and daughter Sara, there was his sister Monique Villonco and her daughter Cris.
Armida’s brother, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, came with wife Cristina.
Former President Joseph Estrada, who appointed Armida chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), came with wife Loi, daughter Jackie and son-in-law, Beaver Lopez.
Also in attendance was Vice President Jejomar Binay whose monthly musical collaboration with Armida for Makati residents is being carried on by son Makati Major Jun-jun Binay.
Senatorial candidate Grace Poe-Llamanzares, another former MTRCB chairperson, came with movie icon mom Susan Roces.
Sen. Tito Sotto, author of the controversial libel provision in the Cybercrime law, came with actress-wife Helen Gamboa.
Sotto became the subject of ribbing by writer-guests who said they had a ready caption in mind for a picture to be taken with the controversial senator: “The bully and the bullied.” But the senator left before they got the “photo op.”
As always in an Armida-Carlitos birthday celebration, there was good music.
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Ellen,talaga bang kutis porcelana si Gretchen Baretto. Parang sobra yatang kinis. Parang hindi na balat.
Sayang, you were not able to take that photo with Tito Sotto. That would have made a good conversation piece.
yes, mukha nga talagang porcelana. No wrinkles. No character.
Funny. Gretchen was with Tony Boy Cojuangco and they were seated at the table at the left side of the room.
Dawn Zulueta, who was with husband Anton Lagdameo, was at the table on the right side of the room.
Di ba the two are not in good terms?
Si Gretchen, “mukha nga talagang porcelana. No wrinkles. No character.”
Hahahahahaha!
Buti pa si Joan Rivers kahit walang wrinkles may character naman at nagtatawa pa kahit mukhang galit. 🙂
Bakit ganun ang mukha ni Gretchen? Ano kaya mukha ni GB kung wala ng pambili ng botox at pambanat? One of the most beautiful faces nung araw, ngayon mukha na syang embalsamado.
Pero si Dawn maganda talaga, halata na di (pa) nagpaayos ng mukha.