Now and Forever

Now and Forever 1953 Directed by Rolando del Mar

The True to Life Story of the Kuusela-Hilario Romance

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

Country Philippines

Production Country Philippines

Language Tagalog

Spoken Language Tagalog

Gneres History , Romance

Production Company Deegar Cinema

Release Date 30 December 1953

77 mins