This year 2011 is the 16th Lesgaicinemad in Madrid, Spain. Offering the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Madrid. The Festival will run from 03 of November till the 13th of November.

One of the line up of the festival is the film of Marco Berger’s Ausente (Absent).

The film won the Teddy Award last february. This film is on the competition for the feature length film.

The film is about Martin, a 16 year old student who partitipated in the swimming class of the school. He had an eye to his professor. At the end of the day he makes excuses only his desire to go home with his professor. At the end as Martin lied about nobody was home and no one to sleep that night, finally his professor invited him to stay over night at his house. Martin tried to seduce his professor because he wanted that something will happen to them.

The film’s burden on the character is about the student on how is is capable to do make decision to be with the adult at the risk of the Student-Professor relationship.

A film that will not surely missed-. Excellent — Box of Recollections ‘ 11

You can check my previous review this year.: AUSENTE, MARCO BERGER

One minute of the film gives you some flashbacks of what happened the previous night but all you can see is all shadows and you couldn’t put all the puzzle to solve. This is the story of a man. One autumn morning, a guy woke up naked in a slum area in Montreal. He doesn’t remember anything what happened that night.The only thing he knew was he was gay. He called an SOS gay hotline to help him. Then he stayed in a flat of one volunteer. He friends an old lady as if the lady reminds him as her son. Little by little flashbacks came to his senses as he claims to be James Brighton (lets see later why).

As the story began to put into pieces. He was on the national television telling his stories. And soon his identity reveals that he was Michael Honeycutt from the USA. A small town where he grew up with his family and a brother who is a preacher. James Brighton was a guy whom he had met from his escape going to Montreal that time. At the end he was reunited with his family.

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As this was based on original events. It is really hard to have an anmesia as if you dont know everything and start from zero. How could this be if it happens to you? Doubt? Would you go back to the reality or try to adopt the new one? It’s up to you to choose. This movie won some international awards. The actor Dusan Dukic gave an impressive performance.

The Madrid Pride 2011 has just finished two weeks ago and again one of the best highlights of parade in Europe as lots people, from heterosexual friendly invades the whole gran via as an excuse for the pride and Fiesta.. Almost thousands of people from the whole place of Puerta de Alcala to Plaza España in Madrid conglomerated… Chueca as the focal point of this year but it has a silent music fiesta..Plaza de Callao had his own concert too.

This year i participated with the March with friends. Unlike 3 years ago, i was just one of the bystanders who watches the pride and now i accompanied my friends to march.

The asian in Europe as one of the theme of my closest friends parade. They want to revindicate the integration, visibility, union and equality of asians in Europe. (This photo is in Madrid pride 2011)

This was taken in Barcelona Pride 2011. The Group wearing their own Filipino wear and they are proud wearing it to promote the culture. Wearing their filipinianas and the Barong Tagalog, with their native abacca fans.( Photo courtesy of Kay Abaño)

check site : Pinoy Pride: Ang Bagong Filipino 

Infinitamente Gayweek 2011 will start on the 29th of June until the 3rd of July. This year will be the 9th edition of this Infinita and always showcasing the biggest party and activities in Madrid Pride. The venue also will be new and transferred to the Caja Magic. Also there will also Search for Mr Infinita 2011. More fun and fiesta and the music with the following invited DJs. This year theme will be  a diversion to the new race of men, the spirit of europe ” Homo Infinitus”  with out limits. So come and join us for another party of this year Infinitamente 2011.

check more in the official site: INFINITA

Once upon a time in a far away land…… this is the line that i always heard when someone was giving us a story telling….. When i was a kid, my language teacher will give us a story telling every friday…. In those days, I’ve heard the story of Cinderella, of Sleeping Beauty, of the Beauty and the Beast and Snow White… All these story was all about Princesses who are so humble and waiting for their Prince. Known to be a Royal Prince. A blue blooded white man, young with blue eyes and blond hair…. and when i grew up, these stories faded…. change to finding Neverland of Peter pan, the aminated cartoons and some japanese tvs astroboy, Bioman and Shaider….  teenager years, I never thought of anything about these since i came to Spain. The Royal monarchy exist…. Prince Felipe married to Princess Leticia….. And my eyes saw and live with it. I have been there while the known to be Princess wedding cars passing along the street…… And now at 2011. The  son of the late Lady Diana’ wedding today…. So then I realised that every dream when your a kid will still come true… It’s not that we are waiting for our Prince or Princess or we live in a Castle or Palace,the important thing is still keep on dreaming, besides its Priceless…

To Prince William and Catherine Middleton… Congratulations–

It was August 20,2010 when Carlos and Nelson meet after a summer break when Carlos went to Italy. Nelson was so happy to meet Carlos so he can tell his stories of his trip. They met during the night and they went for a dinner, Even though Carlos didn’t told Nelson that it was his birthday, Nelson bought something special for him. Something too keep.. A reminder of their love. That was the start of a chance of sharing each other love for each other…. (to be continued).

In the photo, a stuff teddy name Joey and Leo… with a rose…. how sweet…

This song is dedicated to special someone…… You know who you are…. Still loving you…. Ricky Martin, Vuelve-

Dear JJNN,

It’s been a while since i wrote you an open letter. Right now im in the confused state. Just recently had a separation in my relationship and still coping up to move on. Just for the moment, I am going out with some friends and family to cope up and had to feel the confort in them.. My heart is aching so much. Deeply Hurt. Hope it will heal soon and it will be okay. Thanks again for your words.

Sincerely,

Joey

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Dear Joey,

Please take time to be with yourself. Hope you can have a peace of mind. Think that you a valuable like a diamond and you are so precious. Others can’t see that one, because they are blind. You’ve done such a good things not only to your former relationship but also to the people around you that is why they love you so much. You make them happy too, and in return surely you will be rewarded. Your so sweet and kind, Your romantic at the same time. So cheer up and continue, you can find the right person who can appreciate all your sacrifices and will understand you whole heartedly and accept you of who you are. Being in a relationship is a quite difficult, you have to accept the fact that there will be a changes, sometimes there are things that your are doing before you commit will have to change. and accept it in order to have a good relatioship, learning process.  Anyway. Have a great sense and cheer up…

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Bernie Paez, just last month contact me about this post that i featured him since 2009. He is now residing in Mexico and working on his next project. Again i would like to share this post for 2011.

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Bernardo Paez is a 23 year model. He’s a Latin America raced. With his eye catching looks that anyone can me hipnotized with and his inocent look and smiles that captivates someone who is looking at him. If he will be given opportunity not only for modeling, he will be totally hearthrob!

Photos taken by my friend photographer who resides in Beverly Hills, Californa. Julius I. Soriano..

After Fados da Tristeza Alegre (2006), singer Marco Rodrigues released last september his second album, Tantas Lisboas (2010), through Universal Music. In this album he collaborated with artists such as Carlos do Carmo and Mafalda Arnauth and among the composers and lyricists Tiago Machado, Boss AC, Tiago Torres da Silva and Inês Pedrosa.

Marco Rodrigues who live in Arcos de Valdevez believes that ” fado” are incredible. Coming to Lisboa with her mother changes everything. At home people knew that he had a talent in singing, so at that time television gave you popularity so then on he win in the Coliseum in Lisbon for Grande Noite do Fado.

After 10 years had passed, Marco has proved an enduring one, now release another album not pretending to change something but the way on how he sees the musical genre.

Marco says that ” In this CD have a theme that I wanted a song in which he had an array of fate, that people identify not even having the usual characteristics. I wanted to make a topic to talk about love, but a happy love, “clarified Marco Rodriguez, referring to the theme” The inverse of Fado “, where you can hear a passage that says:” When you walk in the night it is … and clarity has emerged on the street every time. “This is what the singer describes as “fado, but not cliché, as it has a fresh letter and this music can also be joyful, “.

After partnering with Carlos do Carmo and Mafalda Arnauth and have sung in stray with Mariza, Marco Rodrigues now cherishes the dream of making a duet with Cameroonian bassist Richard Bornata, which is a fan. “It was a funny mix, because he plays world music and traditional music with various influences, “explains the singer, and yet it is not distracting from the moment his priority: “to build a career. “

Tantas Lisboas, the title of his second album has inspired him the city of Lisbon.  The city of Lisbon is present naturally in many songs on the album. Of them all, Marco Rodrigues highlights “Saldanha Man“, a duet with Carlos do Carmo, with lyrics by Boss AC and music by Tiago Machado. “This song is a typical character of Lisbon, which is one man who spends his nights at Saldanha waving to people with whom I identify, because I lived on the periphery of this zone. And Tiago Machado, who is part of the band Boss AC, asked him to issue the letter, since made sense that he was writing about an urban figure, he also being a singer of urban music. After that came the opportunity to do a duet with Carlos do Carmo – which in addition to my personal friend and always have been a reference for me, it was through him that I began to hear fado – and everything has combined to perfection. “

Marco Rodrigues – A rima mais bonita

– some of the news courtesy of canelaehortalera, photos from Marco Rodriguez website.  

Christian E. De Lima (1982, Manila) works in a callcenter, loves films, blogging and photography. One of his likes as well is modelling. He also joined the contest Kouros 2006 where he won the internet voting award.

From my first feature here last 2006. Excerpt from Cookie Jar 1st feature of BOR.

“Christian, a dancer, a role-model, a friend and someone who has the talent. He’s one of the dancer in his group. A freshman in his college. In his blog, he features his life, his tales and everyday activities that makes him happy, sad or whatever it takes in life. So have a bite of his cookies in his cookie jar! Check his site! Cookie Jar! ”

In November 2006. Kouros contest was launched. And here he participated. Christian De Lima // Kouros .

Winning the internet voting award for Kourous 2006.

And meeting him personally in manila during my visit. Manila with Christian.

Christian posed to the photographer Ruel Calvelo. Shots in lights in one of the rooftop of the busy metropolitan manila. Christian posed with the elements of knots, and black and white shots in industrial type. What more can you ask.