The term “icon” is used around a lot these days, but few women can live up to being an icon quite like Kris Aquino. For four decades, Aquino has been one of the most recognizable faces on screen in a career that spans from acting to hosting. She is called the Queen of All Media for a reason, with her old clips, quotes, and lines being referenced to this day.
Her impact on Filipino pop culture is undeniable, and her influence is felt across generations. The past several years have seen Aquino step back from the spotlight due to the illnesses that have kept her from returning to the industry full-time. And as she’s documented on her social media, it’s been a journey filled with highs and lows. But like any great comeback, hers is finally here, and in a way that most won’t expect.
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For their latest campaign, Netflix Philippines tapped Kris Aquino herself to star in a series of comedic skits that marks her first official showbiz project in several years. While it’s no new show or movie, it still channels the many things people have come to love Aquino for.
In the promotional video, Aquino is appropriately hired to be the official C.H.I.K.A. (Chief Head of Insights and Kontent Analysis) of Netflix after she comes across the job opening while scrolling on her phone. In her new role, she calls it like it is with her trademark honest-to-goodness comments as she sits down with an editor named Earljohn to share her thoughts on the streaming service’s latest Filipino shows.
Dressed in a red pantsuit and looking as fabulous as ever, Aquino begins her first day with a post-process treatment to three clips—a snowy, winter shot from A Secret in Prague, an intense fight scene from Blood vs Duty, and some styling mishap in The Master Cutter. As Earljohn heeds the suggestion of his new boss, they edit each show with effects and filters that are Kris Aquino-approved.
Netflix Philippines is known for tapping local celebrities to do commercials for their projects, but getting Kris Aquino to star in one might just be their biggest yet. It’s the A-list star’s return to the spotlight, after all. Also, it’s nice seeing Aquino healthy and back on our screens again. All that time away recuperating hasn’t dimmed her signature charm and unintentional comedic timing. The video even references one of her popular memes as she holds and shoots a bow and arrow. You could say she finally learned to let go.
This won’t be the last time you’ll see her on Netflix, as that is just the first of three episodes as C.H.I.K.A. of Netflix, with episode 2 dropping on August 14 and episode 3 releasing on August 20. If anything, seeing Kris Aquino back to doing what she does best has us wishing for her continued recovery so that she could have her own talk show again. With how crazy things have been, the world needs Kris Aquino to say it like it is.
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Kris Aquino stars in a Netflix Philippines campaign as C.H.I.K.A. (Chief Head of Insights and Kontent Analysis), a comedic role where she reviews and comments on the streaming service’s Filipino shows. It marks her first official showbiz project in several years.
In the campaign’s first episode, Kris Aquino comments on clips from A Secret in Prague, Blood vs Duty, and The Master Cutter, directing an editor named Earljohn to apply effects and filters based on her reactions.
The campaign consists of three episodes. The first episode has already released, with episode 2 dropping August 14 and episode 3 releasing August 20.
Kris Aquino stepped back from the entertainment industry due to illnesses that have kept her from working full-time, a journey she has documented on social media over the past several years.
Kris Aquino, often called the Queen of All Media, has built a four-decade career spanning acting and hosting, with her clips and quotes remaining widely referenced in Filipino pop culture today.
