Now and Forever

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 30, 1953

Original language

Filipino

Spoken languages

Tagalog

Countries

Philippines

Production

Deegar Cinema

Cast

Nardo Zablan,Ana Maria,Manolo Valdez,Benjamin Lagmay,Norma Osorio,Caviteno Ilano,Ramon Olmos,Ruben Tagalog,Oscar Keesee,Armando de Guzmanand 10 more

Director

Rolando del Mar

Writer

Armando De Guzman,Manuel A. Ruiz Garcia

Producer

Alfonso B. García

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0212396