Carla Guevara Laforteza

Anna Cerezo

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- After 30 years in the industry, Carla Guevara Laforteza, one of the country’s most sought-after performing artists, embraced a new challenge by staging “A La Carlotta,” a concert that showcased her journey in the world of entertainment in the last 3 decades.</p><p>“A La Carlotta,” held at the CCP Black Box Theater on Sunday evening, highlights a different side of the acclaimed thespian.</p><p>“I do a lot of musical theater. When I sing for events it is usually a musical theater song, broadway. So, when CCP asked me,  I immediately asked Paolo Valenciano to direct. I told him I wanted to do songs I have always wanted to sing and do songs people would not expect me to sing: jazz, rap, it is crazy. They are songs I love listening to but I do not usually sing,”  Laforteza said in an interview.</p><p>“I have a chopseuy repertoire tonight. I hope each song will tell a story of my journey in musical theater and the entertainment industry,” she added.</p><p>According to the actress, the concert, which she meticulously planned out to the smallest detail, is part of her bucket list.</p><p>“It is called A la Carlotta because I can call it mine. It is done my way. It is personal. I was so OC with this concert I fixed the seat plan and kept re-arranging it. It is really special. I can see this is mine. I handpicked every single person involved in this show,” she explained.  </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1822609654301782172&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=504bf9d5c68cf0743a88000a82dec981a6be2e8e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:674px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1822609654301782172"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Another item on Laforteza’s bucket list she hopes to check off soon is to be able to share the spotlight with her daughter Sophia Laforteza of girl group KASTEYE.</p><p>“I hope so! But I can’t afford her,” she jokingly said. “I am so proud of her.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/7/25/ccp-s-triple-threats-feat-carla-guevara-laforteza-moved-to-aug-11-1148" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CCP&#x27;s Triple Threats feat. Carla Guevara-Laforteza moved to Aug. 11</a></div><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8HQC_IbjG4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l930-6DseE0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>“A La Carlotta,” held at the CCP Black Box Theater on Sunday evening, highlights a different side of the acclaimed thespian.</p>

“A La Carlotta,” held at the CCP Black Box Theater on Sunday evening, highlights a different side of the acclaimed thespian.

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Carla Guevara Laforteza challenges herself at ‘A La Carlotta’

Carla Guevara Laforteza challenges herself at ‘A La Carlotta’

Anna Cerezo,

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Published Aug 12, 2024 12:15 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 12, 2024 02:21 PM PHT

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