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...current President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was first sworn in after Estrada was deposed in 2001, hopes this will be the end of the matter. Her spokesman Ignacio Bunye appealed for calm on the streets, as the authorities feared mass demonstrations in support of the deposed President. "We hope and pray that the rule of law will prevail," Bunye said. "Meantime, we have a country to run, an economy to grow and a peace to win. We hope that this sad episode in our history will not permanently distract us from this goal...
...What should we expect from your new album? -Ignacio Meza, Los AngelesYou should expect a lot of surprises. For my last two albums, I isolated myself to working with only members of G-Unit [50 Cent's original rap group]. On this album I worked with Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Mary J. Blige, Akon, Nicole from the Pussycat Dolls, Dr. Dre and Eminem. I'm in a place where I'm secure enough to have all these other talented people around me because I've proven myself, with my first two projects selling over 21 million copies...
...biggest hurdle is getting customers in the door. "People are creatures of habit. They grew up and saw their parents going to check cashers, and they continue their parents' habits," says Ignacio Valenzuela, who runs Union Bank's alternative financial services. Another problem is perception. "Many people don't trust banks," says Hank Shyne, director of the Financial Service Centers of America, a trade group representing the check-cashing industry. "They have that fear of being overdrawn. They are much more comfortable dealing with cash," he says...
...feel you've fulfilled your vision in the films you've directed? -Ignacio Meza, Los Angeles In Looking for Richard I had a clear vision. Salomaybe?, this movie I'm making now [about staging Oscar Wilde's play Salome], is the first time I ever had a passion without a vision and hoped that my passion would lead me to a vision. I think that's because I don't consider myself a full-time director. Acting is my deal. I look at the world as an actor looks at the world 'cause that's been my whole life...
...Which actors have contributed to making your directing vision come to life? -Ignacio Meza in Los AngelesMy passion to do this, engage myself in this, whatever you want to call it, my putting together this thing called Salomaybe?, which is a combination of Oscar Wilde, myself, and Salome. I was lead by a passion to explore it, not really knowing what direction I was going, but hoping the passion would lead me. When I see things I put them in acting terms. Not like I want to paint that or I want to film that, it's more that would...