Actor of the Year: Elijah Canlas
No other Filipino actor had it this good in 2020. Elijah Canlas, already an acclaimed indie actor, rose to prominence through the hit Boys’ Love series “Gameboys” and capped off his year with major acting awards. In between, he’s scored endorsements and grew an international fan base. But more than anything, he’s proven his mettle as one of the best actors if not the actor of his generation.
Written by John Bengan
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Davao City (CNN Philippines Life) On the evening of November 10, Elijah Canlas was getting nervous. He studied his script for a new T.V. series, for which he was under strict quarantine. He took a shower. In a room two doors away, members of his family gathered around a screen. That night, the 43rd Gawad Urian was streaming on YouTube. Like most events since lockdown, the ceremony that was usually held at the U.P. Film Center had been turned into a meager, prerecorded affair. Elijah wa
Mornings are the toughest.
He still wakes up at 4 a.m., as he usually does, to prepare the kids for school. And he half-expects to see her in her corner of the room, painting, doing calligraphy, recording songs, or editing videos. He is the early riser between them, but when his wife gets an urgent call in the middle of the night, she finds it hard to go back to sleep, so she indulges in her hobbies.
But Dr. Kathlynne Anne Abat-Senen is no longer in her corner. She is no longer singing or writing or taking hospital calls. And her husband, Dr. Jerome Senen, is still waking up early and trying very hard to live the life she had wanted for them.
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