RESUME'
Amapola established herself as a super talent in her country, receiving accolades for
her excellence as a television host, recording artist, as a motion picture actress
(playing feature and lead roles plus others as a child star, & singing the musical
scores for many others), as an instrumentalist (playing 8 musical instruments &
excelling as a classic pianist), & as a TV & Radio personality - hosting
"Amapola Presents" on KEMO-TV 20 in San Francisco, California. Twice awarded the
"AWIT AWARDS" (the Asian equivalent of the US Grammy awards) for "Best
Female Vocalist", other major awards were bestowed on her, notably the National Press
"Hall of Fame" Award.
Included
among her US performances to date
are headliner appearances at:
The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas
The Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas
The Kahala Hilton, Honolulu
Hyatt on Waikiki, Honolulu
Stern Grove, San Francisco
The Town Hall, New York
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu
The Miyako Hotel, Japan Town SF
Honolulu International Concert Hall
The Grand Hotel, Washington DC
The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
She has toured globally, performing at, among
others:
The Shangri-La International in Singapore
The Hyatt Regency in Bali
The HongKong Hilton
The Song Of Flower
Royal Viking Star
Royal Viking Sky
Royal Viking Sea
Royal Viking Sun
The Hanseatic
The Gripsholm
QE2
"Amapola Presents Show" still holds the record as
the longest running Local Magazine Variety Show outside of Hollywood. Directed by Dirk
Dirksen and syndicated in the West Coast, it was slotted at prime time on Saturday
evenings & replayed on Sunday afternoons for seven straight years in the San Francisco
Bay Area then syndicated and replayed in among others: Sacramento, Salinas and San Diego.
Amapola appeared in the Venetian Room of the Fairmont Hotel in
San Francisco headlining an SRO concert fund-raiser for then California Governor Jerry
Brown and merited a 5 minute ovation and a Plaque of Honor from Governor Gerry Brown.
She recorded a single released by Warner/Electra/Asylum (WEA)
of the Philippines) & maintained Top 10 airplay for several weeks, ultimately rising
to the #2. The following year Amapola recorded a live album during her one-woman concert
at the Manila Hotel - the first live in concert album recording ever produced in the
Philippines.
The Live at The Manila Hotel show was
reprised on Amapola's American West Coast tour and further featured onboard some of the
world's finest cruise ships including Royal Viking Sun (Maiden Voyage), Royal Viking Star,
MS Song OF Flower & MS Hanseatic.