Ping Medina

Crispin "Ping" Chupungco Medina Jr. (born July 23, 1983) is a Filipino film actor. Medina is a contract artist of Star Magic.

Career

Medina is a prominent independent film actor in the Philippines. He debuted in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's film Jose Rizal with his father, Pen Medina playing as the young Paciano Rizal.^[1][2]

In 2012, Medina was chosen as the host of CNN's travel show CNNGo along with his co-host Nikki Gil.^[3][4]

In late November 2016, Medina became involved in an altercation with fellow actor Baron Geisler. Medina released a lengthy Facebook post with a photo of himself, sitting on a wheelchair and his middle finger aloft using his broken hand wrapped in bandages as a gesture of contempt against Geisler in the wake of the incident. According to his post, Geisler urinated on him during a shoot of an independent film in Subic wherein Medina's hands and feet were tied and his mouth was taped in a certain scene. Geisler issued an apology about the incident later on, admitting that he had been drinking and was heavily medicated with anti-depressants while filming.^[5] The same day, the film's director, Arlyn Dela Cruz, confirmed on her Facebook account that Geisler's role had been "written out" for the incident; she disclosed that some actors initially advised her not to work with Geisler, due to his "unruly behavior".^[6] In December 2016, Dela Cruz also confirmed that she would be replacing Medina with an unnamed actor in hopes that she could bring back the "happy atmosphere" on the set of her film.^[7] In 2020, Geisler stated in a Twitter response that Medina raped a former girlfriend of his citing it as the reason he urinated on him after rape allegations against Medina surfaced from a certain Twitter user in the same year.^[8] Geisler had previously accused Medina with the same allegations back in 2016 after the incident between them. Medina since has not provided concrete response to Geisler's accusations.^[9]

Filmography

Film

As actor

As screenwriter only

Television/digital series

References

1. ^ Ong, Wincy. "Ping Medina: The actor and the ghost of rockstar past". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
2. ^ Santos, Manila P. "Ping Medina is enjoying both mainstream media and indie film". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
3. ^ "Nikki Gil and Ping Medina are segment hosts on CNN travel show". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
4. ^ San Diego Jr., Bayani (October 10, 2012). "Heard: Ping on the 'Go'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
5. ^ "Baron apologizes to Ping over pissing incident", ABS-CBN Corporation, December 1, 2016, retrieved December 2, 2016
6. ^ "Ping Medina says he broke hand in anger after Baron Geisler peed on him during scene", GMA News, November 28, 2016, archived from the original on December 2, 2016, retrieved December 2, 2016
7. ^ "Director replaces Ping Medina after incident with Baron", ABS-CBN Corporation, December 2, 2016, retrieved December 2, 2016
8. ^ "Not the first time: Baron Geisler accused Ping Medina of raping women 4 years ago". April 15, 2020.
9. ^ "Baron Geisler calls Ping Medina a "rapist"; issues dangerous threats"
10. ^ PINOYFLIX (September 15, 2023). "WATCH OUT IN CINEMA NATIONWIDE ON DECEMBER 13, 2023". Facebook. Meta Platforms, Inc.. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
11. ^ PINOYFLIX (December 8, 2023). "Abangan!! Abangan!!" (in Filipino, English). Facebook. Meta Platforms, Inc.. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

External links

• Ping Medina at IMDb