Roots to Riches
Roots to Riches | |
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Directed by | Louie Ignacio |
Starring | Regine Velasquez |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language | Tagalog |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company | Aria Productions |
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Network | GMA |
Release | May 24, 2009 |
Roots to Riches is an autobiographical documentary concert special by Filipino singer Regine Velasquez. It originally aired on May 24, 2009, in the Philippines on GMA Network. The special follows Velasquez's early childhood beginnings as an aspiring singer competing on talent shows to the influential entertainer she is today, while providing an insight into her journey with stardom and detailing various aspects of her professional and personal life. It is interspersed with a series of flashback re-enactments portraying significant events in her life and career. The program includes a compilation of interviews with key people that have been instrumental to the trajectory of her success over the course of several years.
A celebration of Velasquez's 39th birthday, the two-hour special is spliced with musical performances filmed at the
Background
In May 2009,
Roots to Riches featured performances from a concert filmed at the
Synopsis
The special begins with Velasquez narrating her early life and the inspiration behind her drive to compete in talents shows. It follows a series of
Velasquez performed eleven songs to an audience at the Centro Escolar University, including her Ang Bagong Kampeon piece "In Your Eyes", and her debut single "Love Me Again". She also performed several duet numbers with musicians she considered significant to her career journey, including Pops Fernandez who recommended she appear as a guest in The Penthouse Live!, where she was discovered by Henares, and Jose Mari Chan with whom Velasquez recorded her first collaboration "Please Be Careful with My Heart". Castillo made a special appearance and performed a medley of OPM songs with Velasquez.[10][12][14]
Set list
The set list is adapted from the special itself.[14]
- "Follow Your Road"
- "Bakit Ako Mahihiya"
- "Saan Ako Nagkamali" / "Ako Ang Nasawi, Ako Ang Nagwagi" (with Eva Castillo)
- "In Your Eyes"
- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (with Pilita Corrales)
- "Love Me Again"
- "If I Were a Boy" (with Pops Fernandez)
- "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
- "Please Be Careful with My Heart" (with Jose Mari Chan)
- "Narito Ako"
- "Lucky" (with Dingdong Dantes and Dennis Trillo)
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the special itself.[14]
Band members
- Regine Velasquez – lead vocals
- Raul Mitra – music director
- Rome Pacana – bass guitar
- Cesar Aguas – guitar
- Noel Mendez – guitar
- Sonny Matias – keyboard
- Ferdinand Faustino – drums
- Ulysses Avante – percussion
- Sylvia Macaraeg – backing vocals
- Rene Martinez – backing vocals
- Babsie Molina – backing vocals
Production
- Wilma V. Galvante – executive in charge of production
- Mae Zambrano – executive producer
- Darling de Jesus – supervising producer
- Bang Arespacochaga – associate producer
- Archie Riola – floor producer
- Rommel Gacho – line producer
- Louie Ignacio – stage and television director
See also
References
Citations
- ^ "CNN's Lorraine Hahn interviews Regine Velasquez". CNN International. February 21, 2003. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archivedfrom the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- from the original on December 1, 2017.
- ^ San Diego, Bayani (February 14, 2014). "Regine Velasquez: I was prepared; last year was the worst". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Valisno, Jeffrey (November 16, 2012). "Fairy tale". Business World. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ a b Jeffries 2003, p. 213.
- Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Tagalog). Archivedfrom the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- GMA Network News. May 12, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- GMA Network News. April 24, 2008. Archivedfrom the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Regine's roots to riches story". The Philippine Star. May 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Flores, Wilson Lee (October 29, 2012). "Is Regine Velasquez similar to Steve Jobs & Henry Ford?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archivedfrom the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ San Diego, Bayani (June 10, 2009). "Regine has yet to beat this singer". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 4, 2023. – via PressReader (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e GMA Network (2009). Roots to Riches (Television special). Regine Velasquez.
Book sources
- Jeffries, Stan (2003). Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980–2001. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31547-3.