Maria est une mère de famille sans histoires, mais lorsque son époux et sa fillette sont assassinés par les membres d’un cartel, son passé refait soudain surface et un tout autre type de femme fait son apparition…
Origine du film : Philippines
Réalisateur : Pedring Lopez
Scénaristes : Pedring Lopez, Yz Carbonell, Rex Lopez
Acteurs : Cristine Reyes, Germaine De Leon, KC Montero, Ronnie Lazaro, Freddie Webb, Guji Lorenzana, Johanna Rish Tongcuav, Jennifer Lee
Musique : Jessie Lasaten
Genre : Action, Crime, Drame
Durée : 90 minutes
Date de sortie : 27 mars 2019 (Philippines), 17 mai 2019 (Netflix)
Année de production : 2019
Sociétés de production : BlackOps Studios Asia, Psyops8, Viva Films
Distribué par : Viva Films, Netflix
Titre original : Maria
Notre note : ★★★☆☆
“Maria” est un thriller d’action philippin datant de 2019, co-écrit et réalisé par Pedring Lopez, à qui l’on doit également “Darkroom” (2017). Les acteurs principaux sont Cristine Reyes, qu’on a pu voir dans “Abay Babes” (2018), Germaine De Leon, qu’on a pu voir dans “Scramble” (2017), KC Montero, qu’on a pu voir dans “Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2” (2014), Ronnie Lazaro, qu’on a pu voir dans “Goyo: Ang batang heneral” (2018), et Freddie Webb, qu’on a pu voir dans “Three Words to Forever” (2018).
L’histoire proposée par “Maria” nous invite à suivre Lily (Cristine Reyes), qui autrefois fut l’une des meilleures tueuses professionnelles agissant pour le compte du cartel BlackRose. Ayant décidé de disparaître afin de refaire sa vie, elle simula sa mort, et prit une nouvelle identité, répondant désormais au nom de Maria. Alors que les assassins planifient le meurtre d’un sénateur influant, Kaleb (Germaine De Leon) l’ancien partenaire et amant de Lily la reconnait sur l’une des photos prises lors de la reconnaissance du lieu de l’attentat qu’ils préparent. Une équipe est alors envoyée chez Maria pour la liquider, mais cette dernière s’avère bien plus coriace que prévue. Toutefois, durant l’assaut de sa maison, son mari et sa fillette sont tués. Maria redevient alors Lily et se lance dans une vendetta personnelle afin de venger la mort de sa famille…
La véritable originalité de “Maria” c’est que l’aspect “vigilent” est orchestré par une femme. D’habitude, c’est principalement des hommes que l’on retrouve dans cette thématique. D’ailleurs Charles Bronson, alias Paul Kersey, qui aura longtemps incarné la figure de ce thème, depuis “Un Justicier dans la Ville” (1974) et ses différentes suites, voire même son remake, “Death Wish” (2018), avec Bruce Willis dans le rôle principal. Pour l’ensemble, les cinéastes ont choisi une belle jeune femme qui n’a jamais été utilisée pour ce type de métrage.
Le scénario concocté par Pedring Lopez est très familier et en terme de contexte, n’offre rien que nous n’ayons déjà vu auparavant, mais comme l’a expliqué Pedring Lopez, le scénariste-réalisateur, il n’était pas question de réinventer le genre. “Maria” est un film de vengeance franc, clair et simple. En partant de ce constat, les personnages et l’histoire ne sont finalement là que pour donner un fond à l’action, dans un style basique mais percutant. Le tout dans une forme laissant de la place au charme avec des jeunes femmes mortellement sexy par endroit.
La photographie proposée par Pao Orendain est d’un très bon niveau. Outre les différents visuels de nuit, jouant avec les néons de l’éclairage que l’on rencontre dans les grandes villes, les scènes de combats sont très bien chorégraphiées. On retrouve plusieurs séquences assez impressionnantes mettant en scène les arts martiaux, aussi bien en corps-à-corps qu’avec une utilisation d’armes diverses. La confrontation dans la boite de nuit est très efficace entre deux jeunes femmes très féroces et déterminées. C’est cependant la mêlée finale qui s’avère la plus mémorable, sous la pluie et de nuit.
Le montage réalisé par Jason Cahapay offre au métrage une allure plutôt rapide, bien qu’il y ait quelques passages plutôt calmes, permettant le repos du guerrier, et laissant un petit peu de temps au développement de quelques personnages. Généralement, les passages les plus soft se déroulent dans le bar du mentor du personnage principal. A cela, relevons également la bande musicale, qui est plutôt orientée vers le heavy metal, ce qui fonctionne plutôt bien sur ce film, lui offrant un look de clip vidéo.
En conclusion, “Maria” est un honorable film d’action disposant d’une histoire familière, d’une intrigue usuelle et d’un développement percutant. Le rythme est soutenu, le récit est fluide et la narration est linéaire, en dehors de quelques flashbacks autour du personnage principal. La photographie est bien maîtrisée, les scènes de combat sont parfaitement chorégraphiées. L’édition permet d’obtenir un métrage de 90 minutes percutantes et la bande originale est intéressante. La distribution offre de bonnes performances avec un focus particulier sur Cristine Reyes qui s’avère sexy et violente à souhait, ce qui devrait ravir les fans du genre…
MARIA (2019) ★★★☆☆ Maria est une mère de famille sans histoires, mais lorsque son époux et sa fillette sont assassinés par les membres d'un cartel, son passé refait soudain surface et un tout autre type de femme fait son apparition...
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As a showbiz media cover who wrote some articles for Wazzup.PH and Astig.PH, I mostly covered Abs Cbn blogcons but I was so happy when I found out I will be able to see LeaSalonga and Janina Vela at the I dare to dream Press Conference. This was also the first time I saw Japs aka Julie Ann San Jose.
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She seemed like an ordinary star to me though she sang really well.
So after I witnessed a special trait she had, I researched more about her before I go into that.
Here are some information about her from Wikipedia.
Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose (born May 17, 1994) is a Filipino singer, actress, model composer and television personality. San Jose is a recipient of the “Diamond Record Award” from the Philippine Association of the Record Industry for her album Julie Anne San Jose which sold more than 150,000 units in the Philippines[2] Her second album entitled “Deeper” also gave her a Triple Platinum Award for reaching sales of more than 45,000 units in the Philippines.
Simply referred to as MYJAPS, made a significant mark in the online world with uStream sessions and YouTube covers that exceeded millions in views. Her cover of Nicki Minaj’s Super Bass views are more than 20 million.
Career
Early career: 2005–2009
At the age of three years, San Jose had her first TV experience when she joined Eat Bulaga!‘s “Little Miss Philippines”.[3] She also competed in Magandang Tanghali Bayan,’s Munting Miss U where she won third runner-up.[4] She also appeared in a TV advertisement with Sharon Cuneta.
Popstar Kids / Sugarpop
San Jose did not pursue show business until 2005, when she joined Popstar Kids, a singing competition in QTV 11 (now GMA News TV) hosted by R&B singer-songwriter Kyla. Although San Jose did not win the grand prize, she became part of Sugarpop, the show’s spin-off child singing group composed of her co-finalists Rita De Guzman (then known as Rita Iringan), Pocholo Bismonte, Renzo Almario, and Vanessa Rangadhol. Sugarpop released two studio albums, Sugar Pop and Sugar Pop Repackaged. The group also had a show on QTV 11 entitled Planet Q, where a young San Jose and her group mates showcased their hosting abilities. Sugarpop also performed weekly on the GMA-7’s variety show, SOP.[5]
In 2008, San Jose made her acting on GMA‘s afternoon soap Gaano Kadalas and Minsan? where she played a supporting character to Camille Prats and Marvin Agustin.
Rise to stardom: 2010–2011
When SOP ended in 2010, San Jose joined its replacement show Party Pilipinas as a solo artist. As she evolved as a performer, San Jose was able to showcase her singing, dancing, and acting abilities onstage. San Jose was also paired with a then-budding artist and son of rapper, Elmo Magalona. Collectively, they were known as the musical tandem JuliElmo.[6] While in Party Pilipinas, JuliElmo starred in five short films, the Red Mask Trilogy and Yellow Note 1 and 2, and the short musicals, Blue Jeans The Musical (2011), Elmo and Julie Anne: A Wazak Love Story (2012), and Status: It’s Complicated (2013).[7]
San Jose became more visible on the television scene. She was included as one of the support casts in the GMA Network shows’ Andres de Saya and Daldalita.[8][9]
Multimedia artist: 2012–present
In February 2012, San Jose signed an exclusive recording contract with GMA Records.[10] Six months later, in August 2012, she released her eponymous debut album, Julie Anne San Jose, which later received numerous awards and is now a certified Diamond Record awardee. Her single, “I’ll Be There”, remains the only single certified quadruple platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).[5] Currently, San Jose has released four singles from her album.[11]
After having multiple support roles, in 2012 San Jose finally landed a lead role through the youth oriented weekly show Together Forever. She played the role of Antoinette Escueta, more popularly known as Toyang, a boyish daddy’s girl who fell in love with her best friend.[12]
In 2012, Julie Anne debuted as a movie actress through GMA Films‘ romantic summer film Just One Summer opposite her JuliElmo partner Elmo Magalona. She played the role of Maria Bettina “Beto” Reyes Salazar also sang the movie theme song “Bakit Ba Ganyan?” which was originally popularized by Dina Bonnevie. The film was directed by Mac Alejandre.[13]
In 2013, San Jose had her first major solo concert at the Music Museum in Greenhills, San Juan City. This birthday concert entitled Julie Anne: It’s My Time was a success with tickets sold out just five days after going on sale. Guests include the dance crew Addlib, Fliptop star Abra, Elmo Magalona and multi-faceted performer and good friend, Frencheska Farr. Musical direction was by Marc Lopez and concert director was Rico Gutierrez.[14][15]
San Jose landed more television projects in GMA Network in the following years. She played the lead role in primetime drama series Kahit Nasaan Ka Man where she played a visually impaired but musically talented girl named Pauline Gomez. She was paired with Kristofer Martin who played her love interest. She was also part of the now defunct Sunday musical variety show Sunday All Stars as one of the lead performers. Her hosting skills were also showcased in her stint in the self-titled weekly dance show of Marian Rivera, Marian, alongside her co-host Christian Bautista. She also plays a recurring character named Nikki in Pepito Manaloto who is the love interest of Chito played by Jake Vargas.
In June 2014, San Jose released her second solo studio album, entitled Deeper via iTunes worldwide and spinnr.ph. Her sophomore album under GMA Records received a “Triple Plantinum” award from PARI in January 2016.[2]
In December 2014, following the release of her sophomore album, San Jose had her second major concert entitled Julie Anne San Jose: Hologram at the Mall of Asia Arena. Guests include Sam Concepcion, Christian Bautista, Abra, Jonalyn Viray, and Frencheska Farr.[16][17]
To cap her 2014, San Jose was part of the Metro Manila Film Festival film entry Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 where she played the role of Stacey. Her co-stars include Dingdong Dantes, Isabelle Daza, Lotlot De Leon, Abra, among many other artists.[18]
San Jose released her digital single “Tidal Wave” which was arranged by Sidney Brown, better known as Omen, an American music producer from Harlem who has worked with artists such as Drake, Lil Wayne, and Ludacris. San Jose filmed three music videos in New York City and California in collaboration with Los Angeles-based company, VIM Entertainment Inc. The videos will be distributed worldwide by GMA Records.[19][20]
Because of achieving a much sexier figure,[21][22] she landed in FHM Philippines “100 Sexiest Women” list, where she ranked #60. San Jose was considered by FHM to pose for their cover along with Coleen Garcia and Nadine Lustre. San Jose also became the cover girl for the August 2015 issue of Preview (an FHM sister magazine) as part of their 20th anniversary.[23][24][25]
In television, San Jose replaced Isabel Oli in GMA News TV‘s Day Off. She is joined by her co-hosts You’re My Foreignay finalist Dasuri Choi and Boobay. With Pia Guanio‘s departure from 24 Oras “Chika Minute” segment, San Jose was given a short stint as interim “Chika Minute” anchor. San Jose was part of the afternoon soap Buena Familiaalongside Kylie Padilla, Julian Trono, and Jake Vargas who is her current on-screen partner.[26][27] She is also part of the newest Sunday variety show Sunday PINASaya together with Marian Rivera, Ai-Ai delas Alas, Alden Richards, Jose Manalo, and Wally Bayola, among many others[28]
On July 2016, she released her third solo studio album, entitled Chasing the Light under GMA Records.[29] Her album release event was held at SM Fairview Mall in the Philippines on July 17, 2016 with crowds of thousands in attendance.[30] The album has been well received and continues to hold the top spot on iTunes PH albums.[31] Chasing the Lightfeatures songwriting and a rap feature from Filipino-American hip hop artist and songwriter C-Tru on the tracks “Don’t Make Me Wait”, “Take Me To Nirvana” and “All About You”.[29][32][33]
Lately, she got the lead role in the afternoon soap Pinulot Ka Lang Sa Lupa as Santina Marquez she was also with Benjamin Alves, Lj Reyes, and Martin Del Rosario. The show ended after its 11th week and currently she is working on her new album under GMA Network.
Affiliations
Julie Anne is one of Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-Aawit’s (OPM) active Junior Ambassadors. Her job as a Junior Ambassador is to represent and promote Filipino Music to the young.[34]
San Jose is also the newest celebrity advocate of World Vision, an international child-focused non-government organization which mainly promotes children’s rights, well-being and education.[35]
Personal life
San Jose disclosed on January 7, 2017 that she has been dating model and actor Benjamin Alves since May 2016. The two had met in one of San Jose’s concerts.[36]
Miniso Ambassadors – Japs and Benxalves from Ben Xalves IG.
Congratulations to our @miniso_ph family for another beautiful store opening at @smcityclark! Julie and I don't get to see each other a lot these days so we're very thankful that @miniso_ph brought us together! Thank you to everyone who waited for us. We want you to know how much we appreciate it and how we wish we could've taken every single camera and taken a picture with you. But that's just more reason for us to come visit so we can see each other again… maybe for a mini-getaway? Who knows! Please take care going home and enjoy the long weekend!
A post shared by BENJAMIN ALVES (@benxalves) on Jun 8, 2017 at 8:40pm PDT
One of her latest posts at her IG: with 25,000 likes!
Waves don't die baby, let me crash here for a moment.
A post shared by Jules San Jose (@myjaps) on May 31, 2017 at 4:48pm PDT
But besides her singing, her being an inspiration to many, and here goes what I observed and many others is this: MyJaps is down to earth and approachable. I took a video of her singing at Megamall for an event which I was not assigned to cover but I covered as an audience at the Taiwan Excellence. I saw her sing 3-4 songs with no dead air. She was taking selfies with the fans while singing but not only that, she even took the extra mile by getting their cameras and taking the shots for them. After I uploaded the video, lots of fans took notice and retweeted it. This is the video where I had the most comments too as well at my Youtubechannel. Here are the comments and screenshots of the retweets and likes at my twitter as well.
The actual video which fans loved!
Comments from the Youtube Video:
Stellar
Stellar4 weeks ago
She’s really a great performer and crowd pleaser 👏 thank you for uploading her complete performance and for the high quality video 👍👍
Bettyna Mendoza
Bettyna Mendoza3 weeks ago
Ang bait niya talaga sa mga fans. Ang daming naka pa picture sa kanya while singing.
Fanart Factory
Fanart Factory4 weeks ago
Thanks for sharing!!! She is so accommodating to the crowd ❤
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Briton Feb
Briton Feb3 weeks ago
Happy RichTV …thank you po…god bless.ty po
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Alma Ponce
Alma Ponce3 weeks ago
kaw nah tlga ang Asia’s pop sweetheart my idol Julie..love it forever.. ang bait muh tlaga x smin mga fans muh..continue what your doing JAPS..ignore all the basher and hater..i know that your are a good person…love you Julie Anne San Jose
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Chinky McGee
Chinky McGee4 weeks ago
beautiful performances Julie 🙂
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Paul Joseph Vistal
Paul Joseph Vistal3 weeks ago
Excellent video and audio! Thank you for uploading this and sharing this with us. 🙂
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Paul Joseph Vistal
Paul Joseph Vistal3 weeks ago
Sure thing! 🙂
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janet Oirevilo
janet Oirevilo3 weeks ago
ikaw na po talaga ang the best para sakin ang galig mopong kumanta 🙂
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Carlizaisabel Alcala
Carlizaisabel Alcala3 weeks ago
gnda n julie super bait p pra xa c carla abellana.npka gnda mla at very down to earth.kya love n lve ko yang dalawang idol k n yan.god bless
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Kimly Goloran
Kimly Goloran3 weeks ago
so professional!
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Happy RichTV
Happy RichTV3 weeks ago
Thanks sa comment! She is! and very accomodating sa fans!
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tony y
tony y2 weeks ago
nice and accomodating girl. keep it up. hope you will go places
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Notes Hitter
Notes Hitter3 weeks ago
my japs!!! nandun ako mung birthday celeb mo sa Eastwood last month!!! ganda mo idol!! 🍤
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frischa go
frischa go3 weeks ago
Nice!!!
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Spoon Feed
Spoon Feed3 weeks ago
nung pumunta kc dito sya sa SM cabanatuan di ako nakalapit dami tao sana next time makapagpapicture nako sayo JAPS
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darlingabbie
darlingabbie3 weeks ago
Wasn’t able to see her live show. Thanks for posting! ♡♡♡
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darlingabbie
darlingabbie3 weeks ago
+Happy RichTV
Sure! ☺
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Fishing Buddy 360
Fishing Buddy 3602 days ago
Julie…how refreshing to see a celebrity who is down to earth! I love how you interact with your fans. Continued success…God Bless!
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Danny Solis
Danny Solis1 week ago
galing mo talaga idol…😍😘😙😚
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Joan Pamplona
Joan Pamplona6 hours ago
yang ang idol hindi isnabera
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Renalyn Puod
Renalyn Puod2 days ago
adorable julie hehehehehe!!!!!
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Ainebixoxa 09
Ainebixoxa 093 days ago
Bait nman 😍😍 san kpa..xia pa kukuha ng selfie niu.. selfie while singing 😍😍😍😍 keep it up. Lovelots.
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Adeline [Elle]
Adeline [Elle]4 days ago
Japs…. kawahyy…🙌🙌lablab yan madami…😘😘
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Jeszern Manahan
Jeszern Manahan2 weeks ago
bihira lng ung mga sikat na katulad nya ..na tlgang iniisa isa ang mga fans nya pra mag selfie ..tpos sya pa tlga ung magcacapture ..kaya love na love kta japs ee ..
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Happy RichTV
Happy RichTV2 weeks ago
Jeszern Manahan thanks sa comment and for watching. please subscribe po sa channel. Thanks! Yup she is unique and awesome. I heard rumors she might transfer to channel 2.
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Jeszern Manahan
Jeszern Manahan2 weeks ago
Happy RichTV
ok ..i already subscribed na po ..
thank you din ..ahm kht sang channels pa sya magtransfer ..susuport ko prin lagi sya .. ganun ko sya kalove ..hehe
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Jeszern Manahan
Jeszern Manahan2 weeks ago
oh well that’s my idol ..ily Julie
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Lyn Dantes
Lyn Dantes2 weeks ago
japs,
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Here are more photos from the Taiwan Excellence event:
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Final words about her: She has a bright future not only because she has the making of a triple threat – Singer, actress, dancer but because she has a golden heart for her fans and that is the secret of most successful artists. More power to you Japs and I hope a lot of other celebrities will follow your wonderful example! – Rich Valor of Happy Rich TV
I wrote this for the fans and I hope they consume this blog as well: Let’s see.
As a return favor please subscribe to my channel. Link here:
I hope to see you miss Japs again soon! More power and continued success to you!
Julie Ann San Jose – she selfies while singing with her fans! As a showbiz media cover who wrote some articles for Wazzup.PH and Astig.PH, I mostly covered Abs Cbn blogcons but I was so happy when I found out I will be able to see LeaSalonga and Janina Vela at the I dare to dream Press Conference.
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