Kris Aquino opened opportunities for Pinoys in Hollywood through ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, now Lea Salonga continues the journey of Filipino talents with ‘Yellow Rose’
Lea Salonga stars in Hollywood movie ‘Yellow Rose’ after Kris Aquino‘s stint in Hollywood with ‘Crazy Rich Asians‘.
The role of the Queen of all Media as Princess Intan in the film based in Kevin Kwan‘s book opened a door for Filipino talents in the international entertainment industry.
Lea will sustain that opportunity in Hollywood for Filipinos.
She first made it big in theater as she landed on the role of Kim in Miss Saigon. Since that, she starred in various musical hits such as Les Miserables in which she played the leading female roles.
Lea also made it big in Disney animated movies. She was the singing voice behind Princess Jasmine in Aladin and Mulan.
The Broadway star recently starred in the musical ‘Once On This Island‘. With her career in theater, the singer-actress won an award from Tony in 1991.
Now, Lea Salonga is set to give another pride to the Filipinos. The singer-actress will add another feather to her cap.
She will star in musical drama movie ‘Yellow Rose’ with Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada.
Their production for the film wrapped last month in Austin, Texas, based on the article published in Variety.
The movie is about a 17-year-old girl (Noblezada) who dreams to be a famous country singer. Her mom was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and she feared the possibility of deportation to the Philippines.
Because of that, she decided to run away and paved her own path in life.
Diane Paragas is the director of the film and it also features Dale Watson, Liam Booth, Gustavo Gomez, Libby Villari and Princess Punzalan.
“With the increased demand for diverse Asian American stories in Hollywood, I can’t think of a better time to develop this film. ‘Yellow Rose’ has been in development for over 15 years, and we’ve selected an incredibly talented cast to help tell this story,” Paragas said.