VANCOUVER, British Colum­bia -- One of the most truly in­telligent and extremely dynamic and well-respected figures in the Filipino-Canadian music and en­tertainment industry, Ms. Luisa “LUI” Marshall, also maintains a very popular all-season TV talk show dubbed as “Simply The best” -- The Luisa Marshall Show every Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. primetime at the Shaw Mutlcultural Channel 116. Marshall, popularly known as “The Tina Turner Imperson­ator” because of her flawless and almost perfect rendition of the famous American pop star’s Grammy Award-winning dances and songs in major concerts in Canada and the United States, manages the show together with her artist husband, Steve, since November 2009.

On January 21, 2012 Ms. LUI will be one of the world-class art­ists invited to perform in “Dama­yan Concert” or “Handog ng Nagkakaisang Lahi ng Filipino-Canadians sa Metro Vancouver para sa Typhoon Sendong Victims ng Iligan-Cagayan De Oro” at the Broardway Church.

Here’s our brief tete-a-tete with Ms. LUI:
Q:What is the objective of yohow?
A: Simply The Best, The Luisa Marshall Show is to inspire, edu­cate and entertain Filipinos and mainstream viewers in a multicul­tural society.
It is an upbeat variety talk show which features celebrities, musi­cal entertainment, reality show, fashion, makeovers, interest­ing inspiring stories of unknown people and local heroes, entre­preneurs, political figures, com­munity issues/events and other requests from the viewers.
Q:How do you divide your time or handle your role as TV hostess and international entertainer?
A:I don’t divide my time, I just don’t sleep. Hahaha! Seriously, I welcome and embrace my hectic life. I’m used to it. I enjoy it. I take it one step at a time. I determine what’s important at that moment, what I have to do.

The very moment that I am Luisa Marshall the tv host, my whole mind and body just switch to a different level. Sometimes it comes very easy because I write the entire show. I know what I want and I basically make it hap­pen. I take care of the concept, guests, topics, filming schedule, location shooting, studio, editing, etc. so I have a lot on my plate.

My co-producer/manager/ husband Steve Marshall does all the technical editing that takes 3- 4 days to complete a 30 minute tv show. It’s not easy... there are times when my body just wants to shut down, then I decide to slow down. Q: What was the best episode of your show last year?
A: The past two years, I en­joyed doing all my shows. My shows are the extension of my whole passion, my ideas, my feel­ings, my whole being. I like them all. However, if I have to pick one... it’s a tie between the inspi­rational story of my good friend singer/performer Riley Inge who continued to move on, recover and help others after he suffered a severe neck injury from the PNE rollercoaster ride in the summer of 2010 and another great story of a former prostitute and drug addict Trisha Baptie who founded Exploited Voices Now Educating and a recipient of The Courage to Come Back Award.

Q: Tell us more about you and your projects/shows, etc.
A: This year will be a full load of wonderful inspirational stories, community issues, interesting artists and hot topics for Simply The Best tv show.
Believe it or not, we have lots of materials that we have on file that we filmed in 2010 and 2011 that we haven’t featured yet. We will be interested to share all these this season. I believe one of the highlights of 2012 is my upcom­ing one on one interview with BC Premier Christy Clark.

I had her on the show last year before she became premier and we had a blast talking about the NDP, HST, and other hot
topics. On the next interview, I assure you there will be more hot topics. As for my live stage performances, I have upcoming shows open to the general public in Metro Vancouver this winter.

January 21/2012, Satur­day, Project Damayan Fundrais­ing, Broadway Church, 6pm
February 26/2012, Sun­day, Tina Turner Tribute Show with band and dancers, Coast Capital Play­house, Whiter­ock, 7pm
March 4/2012, Sunday, International Women’s Day Celebration, Crystal at York Banquet Hall, Surrey, 11:30am

For more in­formation, check my website luisamarshall.com or facebook Luisa Marshall for my show dates.
Q: Your advice to aspiring Fil­Can entertainers.
A: There are so many Filipino Canadians who are so talented who wants a big break in the mainstream world. Sometimes you can get lucky and some­times it’s all a hard long climb to success. My advice is for them to acknowledge their dreams, act on their dreams, learn from the ex­perts, practice, practice, practice, and most of all remain humble.

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