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Eli Simon, Co-Owner of Manila Inasal Shares His Side of the Family’s Immigration Journey | So True

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Eli Simon sits down with Janelle So to share the immigration story from his own point of view. After leaving the Philippines as a child, he moved with his family to Australia and later the United States. He talks about the transition during pivotal years, discovering his identity, and why the U.S. became the place […]

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Dodjie Simon Opens Up About His Leap from OPM to Life in the U.S. | So True

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Dodjie Simon joins Jannelle So to share a rare look at his life beyond the music charts. From his early years in the Philippines to building a parallel career in engineering, and eventually uprooting his entire family to start again in the U.S., his journey captures the resilience many immigrants know well. He talks about

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The Pumpkin Pie Lumpia You’ll Want All Season with Abi Marquez | So Candid

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Abi Marquez joins So Jannelle to prepare her Pumpkin Pie Lumpia just in time for Thanksgiving. She talks about discovering her love for singing as a child, her early voice lessons, and even her duet with Christian Bautista. Abi also shares how she connected with her talent management, how she handled brand emails while managing

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Abi Marquez’s Sweet Thanksgiving Spin: Pumpkin Pie Lumpia | So Candid

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Abi Marquez, the Lumpia Queen, joins So Jannelle TV for a Thanksgiving-ready kitchen segment where she teaches how to make her pumpkin pie lumpia. She walks through the ingredients and demonstrates the filling consistency, wrapping, sealing, and rolling in cinnamon sugar, all topped with whipped cream. Along the way, she talks about her journey from

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Yonas Kibreab Opens Up About Elio, Zoe Saldaña, BatFam & His Biggest Roles Yet | So Candid

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Yonas Kibreab sits down with So Jannelle TV to discuss life at 15 in Hollywood. He shares stories from Pixar’s Elio, meeting Zoe Saldaña for the first time, and navigating his first press tour without PR training. He also walks us through his growing list of roles, from BatFam on Prime Video to his upcoming

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Vincent Rodriguez III on Identity, Family Expectations, and Representation | So Candid

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Identity isn’t something given to us by others. It’s something we claim for ourselves. In this conversation, Filipino-American actor Vincent Rodriguez III shares how he learned to move beyond the roles and labels placed on him by family, culture, and industry. Growing up, performing in Hollywood, and coming into his identity as a member of

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Vincent Rodriguez III on Breaking Barriers for Filipino-Americans in Hollywood | So Candid

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Vincent “Vinnie” Rodriguez III has been representing Filipino-Americans long before representation became a buzzword. From his roots in Daly City to Broadway and Hollywood, Vinnie reflects on his path as one of the first Filipino-American leads in a network musical comedy. In this candid conversation, he shares how visualization, mindfulness, and unwavering passion helped him

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Piolo Pascual & Belle Mariano on the Lessons Meet Greet Bye Taught Them About Family | So On-The-Go

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In this exclusive So Jannelle TV interview, Piolo Pascual and Belle Mariano open up about how the story reminded them to slow down, be present, and cherish every moment with the people who matter most. For Belle, it was learning to appreciate family more deeply. For Piolo, it was realizing that loss and love go

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The Philippines’ Oscar Entry: Lav Diaz on Magellan | So On-The-Go

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Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz opens up about the making of Magellan, the Philippines’ official entry to the Oscars. With Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal leading the cast, Diaz explores a revisionist take on Magellan and Lapu-Lapu — questioning long-held colonial records and sparking discourse on national identity. A film seven years in the making,

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