Now and Forever

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Now and Forever (1953)

Directed by Rolando del Mar

“The True to Life Story of the Kuusela-Hilario Romance”

History, Romance, Drama · 1h 17m

The true-to-life story of Miss Finland Armi Kuusela who was crowned Miss Universe in the first Miss Universe pageant held in 1952. In 1953, some nine months after she won the Miss Universe title, Armi was invited by the Philippine International Fair Committee to crown that year’s Miss Philippines, in the course of her stay, she met Virgilio Hilario, a Filipino businessman, through a blind date in Baguio, the two were eventually married in Tokyo that year. Kuusela chose to relinquish her crown shortly before her reign ended as Miss Universe

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Cast

Armi Kuusela Herself
V
Virgilio Hilario Himself
R
Ricky Blake Armi's Sister
C
Caviteno Ilano The Other Boy
O
Oscar Keesee Armi's Manager Paraluman
B
Belle Gonzales
M
Manolo Valdez
A
Andres Iturbi
R
Ramon Olmos
T
Tomas Esteban
A
Ana Maria

Crew

Director
Rolando del Mar
Writer
Armando De Guzman, Manuel A. Ruiz Garcia

Details

Release date
1953-12-30
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
History, Romance, Drama
Original language
TL
Spoken languages
English, Tagalog
Countries
Philippines
Production
Deegar Cinema