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The start of Everything.....

Well, I was four years old then....I went to the studio with my uncle just to watch how they make those soap operas on teevee....then I saw a line of kids, thinking that there was a "fun game" going on, I decided to fall in line myself.

Pretty soon it was my turn in front of the big guy with the moustache and a little beard.....later he would turn out to be the first person who believed in me.....my very first Director Mr. Marcial Sanson.

He started my career, by casting me in one of the original, if not the best teevee soap during the time......for those of you who are old enough, and a Filipino, you might remember the title of the program as "Gulong ng Palad"....and I was known as "Peping", the youngest member of the family.

The program lasted for six good years....filled with so many golden memories.....thanks to all the people who made it that way....my Nanay Caridad Sanchez, Ate Rosario, Kuya Edgar, Ate Marriane de la Riva, Kuya Ronald Corvue, Mommy Tita de Villa, Nanay Metring David, and Tatay Augusto Victa.....if I did forget to mention anybody else in the cast, please rest assured that the things I learned from you will always be treasured in my heart....

During Gulong ng Palad, I was also given the honor to have a program of my own, entitled "Peping Munting Anghel"...(little angel.....why they thought I was one, I could never figure out...*smile*).....under the same director Mr. Marcial Sanson.

Then, I did another soap with another director who in his own loving way helped me too.....Mr. Mario O' Hara, this time I worked with another child performer in the person of Ms. Janice de Belen...and If I'm not mistaken it lasted for a memorable amount of years too......I even did a lenten special which is shown every Holy Week with the same director..the title was "Marcelino Pan Y Vino"...a story of a boy who lived in a church and got the chance to speak with Jesus Christ, not knowing who He is and what He is all about....it was indeed a very memorable project....in work and essence.

From here on I have been doing teevee show guestings, both the live kind and the anthology types, I even have had the distinct honor of being asked to do pilot episodes for most of the popular series that are still going on untill now....some of those were "Lovingly Yours", "Coney Reyes on Camera" and "Maala-ala Mo Kaya" and the re-launch of "Calvento Files" to name a few.

Here is a picture from one of the tevee specials I did for a government project about the prisoners here in my country, this particular shot was taken during a scene with Ms. Cherrypie Picache who played as a sister to one of my "inmates" as well as my love interest and in this scene we were about to err......never mind, I don't think you would really wanna know *evil grin* (he,he,he).

Oh well, here's another photo from the same television special...actually I think I just grabbed the chance to show off my tatoo so the pose came out like this, and in the end it was chosen as the photo for the poster....talk about geting what you want, just some of the little perks of my job (he,he,he) (and yes, it's a real tatoo my dear, not one of those stick ons you get from bubblegum packs :P).

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The movies I have done.....

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The following is a list of the movies that I have made thru the years, as some of you might know I've alredy been in this for 21 years now, although I only started doing movies at the age of six...(and only now and again, when I could excuse myself from school) ....and a lot of people have asked me just how many movies have I made..well, I'm not sure if some are in the right order, but I do believe that I got the first one right.....and the last ones too....

Now for those movies that I failed to mention, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I won't put up something I can't remember correctly..if you happen to know one that I have missed, by all means please kindly remind me (specially those I have worked with, since you can view this you have a computer right? :) ...refresh my memory, this noggin's been hit by lightning so many times I can't remember everything.*lol*) so, here goes:

• Pinagbuklod ng Pag-Ibig - Guess you could call me lucky for being with Ms. Nora Aunor in my first movie...I played the role of her son...and I had a shower scene...first movie and I go bold...at six years old......*lol*.

  Gulong ng Buhay - The famous teevee series was made into a movie once, and every now and then I still meet some old folks who recall most of the scenes in it.....kinda gives your heart a pinch....again, thanks to the wonderful people responsible for it, special mention to the writer Tita Loida Virginia.

  Bira Darna Bira - Yea, I played sidekick once to the Wonder Woman of the Philippines...but just to clear it up, "Darna" is an original conception of the novelist Mr. Mars Ravelo....(hope I got that right, I'd like to give the credits where it is due).....this version was with Ms. Rio Locsin....a very beautiful lady even untill now.....and yea, I got to fly in the movie too....so now I guess I'm not afraid of heights....*lol*.

  Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala - One of the action movies I did as a child...I was weilding a crossbow in it!....cool huh?....hehehe....Mr. Dante Varona was the lead, who later became very popular for his death-defying stunt, when he jumped off the San Juanico bridge...(YAAIIIIIIKS!)....it was also the first time I crossed paths with the writer/director Mr. Carlo Caparas.......who later made me the young general Gregorio....but that's for later.....*grin*.

  Diablo Sagrado - The name says it...it was another action film, I played the young sacristan (an altar boy) who grew up to defend his little town against the bad guys........this was again, under the direction of Mr. Carlo Caparas, with Mr. Anthony Alonzo as the lead.

  The Jess Lapid story - A true to life story based on the life and times of one of the most popular action stars in the late 60's to the early 70's (I think).....I played his son who is now another action star...(we're just flooded with action stars here you see.*smile*)..the lead was played by Mr. Lito Lapid...who is now the Governor of Pampanga...and was and still is an action star...(see?.....what did I tell you?).

  Batang Salabusab - Yep, I did another action (again) as a kid.....this time playing the younger version of Mr. Lito Lapid (him again too...I guess he liked me...)....and did my first stunt....I jumped of the roof of a house...pretty scary at first, but after I did it...I just couldn't wait to try it again.....(Wheeeeee!!!!).

  Lukso ng Dugo - Ahh...a very heart warming story, I played the son of Mr. Rudy Fernandez and Ms. Charo Santos....I musta've cried a truck-load of tears here.....(not that I'm a cry-baby....no....really....).

  Pieta II - The original was done by Mr. Ace Vergel....and this sequel was about his son in the story....I played that part, when the character matured it was played by (Vice-Mayor) Ramon "Bong" Revilla....and again, I worked with the writer/director Mr. Carlo Caparas..(yep...he liked working with me too I guess.....hehehe..)....and just in case you're wondering...where are the ladies in these movies...this one had a very sexy one....Ms. Vivian Velez....(don't tell her I said that..okay?...*smile*)..this movie also featured one of the best actresses the country has ever produced....Ms. Charito Solis.....she played my grandma.....(now THAT you can't tell her.....pleeaseeeee!!) *lol*

  Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak - I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Nora Aunor again, this time along with her neice Marilyn Villamayor.....under the direction of yet another favorite....director Mario O' Hara.......from here on, I'm already a teener, so I started having a "love interest"....played by Marilyn Villamayor.

  Condemned - Playing the young Dan Alvaro, I once again had the pleasure of working with the Superstar Ms. Nora Aunor....(am I starting to sound like a fan here????....*lol*)....and with the same director Mr. Mario O' Hara....(see?......they really like me....uhm...I hope...*lol*)

  Takot Ako Eh - A sort of funny sci-fi flick...I played a displaced (both in time and place) "Romeo"....of Romeo and Juliet....it was again with La Aunor and the director O' Hara.

  Halimaw sa Banga - A horror flick....with the same people......(now I'm positive they liked me......but why would they put me in a horror movie???....*lol*)

  Huwag Mong Buhayin ang Bangkay - Uhm.....yep another horror flick, this time under Seiko films productions...(where I am still pretty much under contract)..featuring Ms. Charito Solis, Jennifer Sevilla, Michael Locsin, Jojo Alejar and Jestoni Alarcon in the lead....I was the sacristan (an altar boy.....again....*lol*) who killed the zombie....(Hurrahhh!!).

  Leroy Leroy Sinta - a comedy flick (yep, I do those too....*smile*) with Mr. Roderick Paulate, a child star even before I was one, and one without peer at that....If I'm not mistaken, I played his brother.

  Guhit ng Palad - Nope it's not a sequel to the movie of the teevee soap, it's entirely different in fact....a very dramatic movie which included the fine talents of Ms. Nida Blanca and Ms. Gloria Sevilla.....I played a son torn between his real mother and his foster mom.....talk about a tear jerker......(huh??...no....I already told you I'm not a cry baby!.....no.....really!!...aw c'mon believe me!.....*lol*).

  One Two Bato.... - Another comedy film, with the Gutierrez twins this time...(cute lil' rascals)....I played a kidnapper tho'.....and the twins were separated at birth one was rich and the other was poor...aww...go figure!

  Rock-A-Bye Baby - Sort of something like "Three Men and A Baby" type of film....with my idol, Mr. Gary Valenciano and again with Jestoni Alarcon.....we played the three "father" roles here...the movie was a lot of fun to make...(not because we dressed up in gowns on one scene okay?.....hey!.....I DID NOT SAY THAT!!!........did I?.....sheeeesh!......*lol*).

  Puso sa Puso - This was the start of a long series of "loveteam type" movies that I made......a love story about a poor boy and a rich girl.....this one was under the direction of Mr. Emmanuel H. Borlaza....who is a very good director I might add....I was playing lead here.....and I did it with Ms. Sheryl Cruz.

  Everlasting Love - Well I guess the title says the type of the movie...it is both comic and dramatic at the same time...again, I play the poor guy, a tri-cycle driver who fell in love with a rich girl and pretended to be a millionaire while she pretended to be a maid....pretty funny under the circumstances, since her "masters" were really her servants..they asked me to do the masquerade because they felt that I was the "right man" for her......in the end it ended happily.

  Langit at Lupa - Again, I was a poor boy.....loving a rich girl, *sigh*.....and again it was under the same director, Mr. Borlaza......with the same cast (almost)..this time with Jennifer Sevilla again (who was my first "love-team' partner in Seiko Films, in case you're wondering.....Sheryl Cruz being the second) although this one was more dramatic and was not even close to being funny at all.....yep, you know it.....tears again.....(now quit calling me a cry-baby!..*lol*)

  First Lesson - A funny lil' movie about learning how to.....oh well........never mind....*lol*.....with Ms. Gretchen Barreto.

  Ubos na ang Luha Ko - A moving drama that involves the Queen of Philippine Cinema....Ms. Susan Roces, she played the loving and very protective mother who only wanted the best for her elder daughter, almost neglecting the other one...who was my girlfriend in the movie, she became the singer in the story tho' and then....well, I guess you got it......(hehehehe......go rent the tape if you didn't...*lol*)

  

  Here's a photo from the said movie, I was pushing a cart with water containers in the rain when I heard Sheryl singing in the house across the street, and naturally the director told me to stop and give her a sweet smile, now that you think about it I think the first thing I would have really done in real life was to get myself an umbrella first before I stand in the middle of a street........oh well, the director is the director, so I just had to do it as he told me to.....*sigh*

  Mundo Man Ay Magunaw - Another movie with Ms. Susan Roces and Ms. Nida Blanca........under the direction of yet another fine director, Mr. Mel Chionglo.......and again, I played the boyfriend of Sheryl Cruz here, but this time I was a rich guy.(Yeheeeyyyy......finally....*lol*).

  Tukso Layuan Mo Ako - A light comedy film with a little heart, it's a story of a young man (me) being seduced by a she-devil played by Ms. Gretchen Barreto....in the end she ended up being saved from the sulphur by yours truly.....(pretty heroic huh?......*lol*).

  Beautiful Girl - As the title states, it's a movie about a lady....featuring Gretchen (again) and me (as her admirer).....my first and last project with the lady director Ms. Laurice Guillen.

  Kapag Nag-abot ang Langit at Lupa - Not a sequel to the first, this turned out to be my first venture as an action star(?) in the movies......and my first chance to work with the very nice director Mr. Francis 'Jun' Posadas.

  SonnyBoy Public Enemy Number 1 of Cebu city - My first true-to-life movie with me on the title role......and my first movie with Ms. Aiko Melendez....again, under the direction of Mr. Posadas.

  Sa Aking Puso, the Marcos 'Bong' Manalang Story - Another true-to-life flick, I even met the real Bong Manalang in prison....he is a better man now...and just doing his time.......am still praying for his sake.....anyway, this was my first project with the director Mr. Toto Natividad.

  Stella Magtangol - A movie that featured Ms. Rita Avila in the title role, I played one of her three lovers....and it was the first time I worked with another fine director by the name of Mr. Chito Rono......a lot of people saw a very different me for the first time, as I played a very rowdy street bum here......and for the first time, I cussed all the way in every scene.......(to tell the truth.....somehow that felt good....*lol*).

  Bawal na Gamot I & II - Two movies....yep sort of a sequel, but not the same story line, almost the same cast......we just missed Mr. Gardo Versoza on the part II, he played my older brother in the first part where we both played the role of two brothers addicted to crack, (it was Ms. Aiko Melendez who played the addict in the second film....I kept my nose clean)....these movies were with Aiko again...and under the direction of (who else?) Jun Posadas.

  Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo - The last movie that Sheryl and I made (as of the moment.....tho' there are rumors that we might make another one together soon).....it was under the direction of another favorite director Mel Chionglo.

  The Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy - A true event, it was about the ill-fated barge that sunk in the river in the middle of a festival.....sadlly, it claimed a lot of innocent lives.....(give credit where it is due.......oh well......okay then *sigh*) also my first and last movie with Ms. Michelle Ortega (there......satisfied???.....duh!).

  Mario Sandoval - A fictional movie that identifies to a lot of people.....with this project I had the priviledge to work with Ms. Donita Rose and Ms. Jennifer Sevilla once again....plus the very good actor Mr. Joonee Gamboa (I hope I spelled his name right)......it was a very touching movie......(not a cry-baby...*covering his ears*.......lol).....under the direction of Mr. Abo de la Cruz.

  Sariwa - One movie that I really don't wanna comment about.....I did it with Ms. Priscila Almeda (Abby Viduya)....with director Abo de la Cruz (again)......now just drop the subject.(pleaseeee???....*lol*).

  Giddiyap - One of two movies under Regal Films....with Ms. Manilyn Reynes as my partner...I played a horse jockey here......and the darn horse kept throwing me of his back! (Ouch!!!).

  Kahit Harangan ng Bala - my second film with Regal, here I played a bank security guard who foiled a hold-up attempt, and later had to settle some scores with the same group of thugs for killing his brother and mother, (not to mention kidnapping his sister)....and I had the chance to work with Ms. Sunshine Cruz (yep...she's the cousin of Sheryl).

  Ka Hector - I had a very very short participation in this action true-to-life dramatic film, but I've had great reviews for it...and I was honored to be working with Mr. Phillip Salvador and Ms. Dina Bonnevie.....(I shot Phillip....BANG! BANG!.....hehehehe.....ooopppssss........does that make me a bad guy?...*lol*) and tho' I only came out in the end, some people still congratulate me for it :).

  Jhonny Tinioso and the Proud Beauty - A fantasy type of movie, where I played a "guardian" of the forest of some sort......It was fun to do and so new to me that I really appreciated all the good reviews I got from it.....again, it was with Mr. O' Hara on the wheel, with Ms. Baretto as the beauty and Mr. Alarcon as Jhonny.

  Pardina at mga Dwende - I told you this is in no particular order.......I only remembered this because it was also another fantasy flick that I made, I did this movie with Sheryl as "Pardina"...and me being her "dwarf"....(took a lot to make me small).

  Lumuhod Ka sa Lupa - Another action drama film...this time with Ms. Sharmaine Arnaiz playingthe role of my wife...and the very versatile Mr. Tirso Cruz III as my "boss"...later we ended up shooting it out.

  Ang Pulubi at Ang Prinsesa - A light movie with two kids on the title role....I played an honest cop here...with those cute little girls, Angelica Panganiban and Camille Pratts......this also happened to be the first directorial job of Mr. Jerry Sineneng.

  Tirad Pass the story of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar - The story of Phjilippines youngest general and hero in the battle of Tirad Pass....I played the young general who died at the age of 24 in battle....thanks to director Carlo Caparas and his wife the producer Ms. Donna Villa for giving me the opportunity, a lot of actors were aspiring for this role and they chose me...again, my sincerest gratitude....I also had the chance to do this film with my real life closest friends namely (in alphabetical order) Richard Arellano, Bien Garcia, Fredmoore de los Santos, Cris Villanueva and Mike Villanueva (who also happens to be the brother of one of my leading ladies in the movie Mikee Villanueva, the other one being Kimberly Diaz), also featuring the fine acting prowess of Mr. Robert Arevalo.

  Damong Ligaw - Was my most recent movie shown last June during the festival......featuring a lot of powerful performers.....please bear with me if I only cite a few....this movie had a truckload of great actors and actresses......playing my parents in the film were Mr. Robert Arevalo and Ms. Daria Ramirez who both won the Best Supporting Awards during the Manila Film Festival because of this beautiful movie....under the direction of MY (and I stress MY because I really love working with this man) director Mr. Jose Mari Avellana.....also in the movie (of course) is my real life honey Ms. Beth Tamayo playing my love interest (what else would she be doing there???......*lol*) and with Ms. Rustica Carpio as my grand mother....this was under Premiere Productions, special thanks to Ms. Boots Anson Roa and Mr. Cirio H. Santiago for giving me the chance to do such a wonderful project, I'm really looking forward to doing more projects with you.....and for everyone in the cast, for making it an even more beautiful experience.......and once more to Beth, for the constant source of inspiration.....I love you honey.

This is Beth as Clara during the shooting for the movie "Damong Ligaw"....I guess you can call this a kind of a "stolen" shot, she was always shy whenever I took her picture =)*I just love this woman sooo much!!!!*

• Miguel/Michelle - Now this is by far the most recent I've done, if I'm not mistaken this is actually an entry in the New York New Director's Film Festival '98. I guess you could say that this was a very offbeat role for me (I was a transexual) before you let your imagination run wild, let me reassure you, as far as I'm concerned I've always liked women :P LOL...Anyway, it was a very interesting film and a pleasure to do.....this was under the direction of Gil Portes, and my friend Cris Villanueva played a very confused "closet queen", one of those movies of mine that you shouldn't miss if you like to be entertained. (well now I could dance for you but that's another matter, and you'll have to pay me! {j/k}hehehehehe).

• Berdugo - Now in this one, I played the brother of Phillip Salvador (and I didn't get to shoot him shucks! hehehehe) And I was a rookie cop here, unfortunately my brother, whom I adored so much happened to be working for a syndicate, which led to our falling out... Eventually however, I learned to forgive him, and ended up having to help him out of the syndicate. Needless to say, we had to go through a gunfight with the rest of the syndicate's men, and well, we won. (Now I still can't figure out how we did that..... hmmm, movie magic, must be hehehehe).

Well that's about all that I can remember, If you know any that I've missed (and I know I missed some) please don't hesitate to nudge me a little....but just a little okay?

In the meantime, just keep coming back to these pages as I try to update them from time to time *smile*

Yep....you guessed it.....still under costant changes :)

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