Vic Vargas (March 28, 1939 – July 19, 2003) was a Filipino film actor and a three-time Philippine judo champion at the age of 17. He starred in well over 60 films between the late 1950s and early 1960s to 2002. Due to his swarthy looks he was often typecast in action and sexy comedy films. He died on July 19, 2003 from a stroke aged 64.- Wikipedia
January 30, 1982. Sabado. Sa Ermita. Ala-1:00 nang hapon ay nagse-set up na ang “whore house”na iyon. Thirty minutes later, dumarating si Nora Aunor. May dalang blazer at palinga-lingang hinahanap ang kanyang mga co-stars. Alas 2:00, sumunod na dumating si Vilma Santos. Go up siya sa one-roomer na bahay na iyon. Nagkatinginan. Ngitian. Hellos. Ngitian uli. Mainit ang panahon. Walang electric fan. “Wala pa sila?” tanong ni Vilma kay Guy. “Tayo pa lang yata,”sagot ni Guy. Wala pa si Director Danny Zialcita (ang sinasabing third superstar sa cast na ito). Sa gitna na maliit na silid na iyon ay may isang kama. Malapit sa pintuan, nakahilera si Guy at ang mga kasamahan. Sa kabilang banda, sa may bintana, magkatabi sina Vilma at mga kakampi. Ehe-man. Pakiramdaman. Bulungan. Wala pa si Direk. Ang init! Anong oras na? The two camps wouldn’t know how to break the odd silence. They appeared like combatants in an open arena. Labasan ng Game & Watch. Sigarilyo. Panay ang palitan ng usok. “Anong oras kaya darating si Direk?” tanong ni Guy. “Kantýawan natin, ha. Pagdating niya, kunwari aalis na tayo,” magandang salo ni Vilma. Tawanan. Ah…kahit na yata walang electric fan ay medyo lumalamig na nang konti. The smiles became warmer. O, walang lighter si Vilma. Kaya takbo si Shirley ni Guy para sindihan ito. Nauuhaw si Guy. Offer si Viring ni Vilma ng softdrinks. International ba ang dramatic entrance ni Zialcita sa first shooting day niya? Para magkapalagayan munang mabuti ang dalawang Reyna?
Kung sa bagay, hindi naman talaga “magkaaway”ang dalawang ito. Nagkataon lamang na magkaribal sila. At sa showbiz, if you are professional rivals, chances are you are not close to each otehr – may wall, may gap. Or sa interpretation ng iba, ini-expect na may cold war. Andún ang intriga. Kesyo sino kaya ang mas may malaking bayad? Balitaý one milyon ang ginasta ng Film Ventures sa dalawang ito. Meaning to say tigpa-five hundred? Neither Vilma nor Guy would confirm this. Or alangan namang isiping ang isa ay binayaran ng 600 and the other, 400. Ayawa ng fans ng ganyan. At ang billing? “Basta sabi nial, pantay kami. Okey lang,” comment ni Guy. “Ayokong mauna. Ayoko ring mauna si Guy. Bahala na sina Ernie Rojas na mag-isip ng paraan,” malinaw na statement ni Vilma. Noong una, matunog na ang titulo a plain “T-bird” lamang. Nang sinimulan na, naging “T-Bird at Ako.” Whose idea? “Excuse me, it’s not me who asked for that. Hindi sa akin galing, at huwag isiping ako ang nag-suggest. Nang tinanggap ko ang project, alamg kong title ay “T-Bird,” mariin ang sabi ni Vilma at kapani-paniwala namang talaga. Nang lapitan ni Zialcita si Guy at inalok nito, he told Guy na “Pumayag na si Vilma. Pinangako niya sa akin ito right after she won the best actress award nitong filmfest.” Hesitant si Guy na tanggapin sana ang proyekto. “Prangkahan, sige. Si Danny ay identified kay Vilma. Nagtrabaho na sila together. Kami ni Danny, ngayon pa lang. Kilalang-kilala ni Vilma ang grupo ni Danny – Ernie and company. Ako, ngayon pa lang…kaya andu’n din ang kaba. Andu’n ang duda. Tagilid kaya ako?…Pero sinasabi ko naman ngayon, fair sila. Okey lang!”
Teka balki tayo sa first shooting day. Hayun, dumating na rin si Zialcita. Aba ayaw patawarin nin Vilma at Guy. “Sorry, pero pangako, ibo-blow out ko kayo,” pilyo niyang sabi as he stepped into the scene. Unang eksena pa lamang ay pinagsabong na niya ang dalawang bida. Malulutong na sagutan. May tulakan pa. Ngayon nga lamang nagkatapat sina Guy at Vilma nang “solohan.” Ang ibig naming sabihin, nagsama na sila in the past, pero mayroon silang ibang support at bibihira ang mga eksena nila together. But this time, sila lamang dalawa ang naka-sentro. nagsasabong. At hindi na pakanta-kanta sa ilalim ng puno or pasayaw-sayaw lamang sa entablado. Sabungan na ito ng dalawang premyadong aktres. Ng dalawang marurunong at malalakas sa takilya. Sino ang mas mahusay? Ang masa star? Ang mas karapat-dapat? Sino ang tunay na Reyna? Ang tunay na superstar? Hayan. Hulyo na nga. Hindi pa rin tapos ang “T-Bird At Ako.” Ba, nahihirapang pagtapatin ang schedules nina Vilma at Guy. At ano na nga ang nangyari between the two since their first shooting day? To the public, para bang mas magkaibigan na sila. The wall first started to crumble when Guy lost her Papay Tayoy. Vilma went out of her way not only to be among the first to send flowers, but also came to the wake. When Vilma’s son Lucky celebrated his bday, Guy sent Ian and Lot-Lot to Vilma and Edu’s home in Magallanes to bring their gifts. Edu later called up Guy to extend his gratitude sa regalong iyon. “Is this Miss Aunor?” tanong ni Edu sa kabilang linya. “Maraming salamat sa pinadala ninyong regalo at sa pagbisita nina Ian at Lot-Lot.” When Vilma and Guy saw each other on the set again, Vilma reiterated her pasasalamat to Aunor. But wait…may panibagong round.
Entra ang Sunday program ni Vilma. “Vilma in Person.” Halos katapat ng “Superstar”ni Guy. A new contest. Pero look naman, ang isa sa mga guest ni Vilma sa opening show niya ay si Guy. At di ba nagpunta rin si Vilma sa “Geym na Geyme” na isang produksiyon ng NV? When Guy celebrated her birthday on “Superstar,” it was Vilma’s turn to guest. Give and take ‘ika nga. But people are wondering. At hindi ko maaalis sa mga tao ang mag-isip ng ganito – ggano kalalim ba or kababaw ang sinasabing friendship ng dalawa? Sa opinyon ko, they are not eh best of friends in the truest sense of the word. They are friends alright, at mas nagbabatian na sila kaysa dati. Pero mukha yatang malabo kung iisiping ang pagsasamahan nila will even go deeper. Unang-una, they don’t exactly move in the same circles. While pareho nga silang superstars, parehong Reyna, mayroon silang sari-sariling kaibigan. Magkaiba ng hilig sa buhay. Magkaiba ng interes. Magkaiba ng ugali. Magkaiba sa maraming bagay. Sino ba yung nagsabing bibihirang nagkakasundo ang Scorpio (Vi) at Gemini (Guy)? Recently, tinalbugan ni Vilma si Guy nang nagkasunod ang dalawa nitong acting awards. After Vi’s victory sa filmfest, sumunod naman ay sa FAMAS. The last award na natanggap ni Guy ay mula sa Catholic Mass Media for her outstanding performance sa “Bakit Bughaw Ang Langit.” While sa FAMAS ay medyo tabla na sila ng labanan (tigda-dalawa na bilang best actress), sa Urian lamang na lamang si Guy. Vilma has yet to win an Urian award. Sa filmfest, mas marami rin ang recognition ni Guy. Sa box-office, statistic say na mas nakakalamang si Vilma. Her latest, “Relasyon” ay kumita ng more than one million sa first two days pa lamang. Now, people are curious at inaabangan kung madadaig ito ng “Annie Sabungera” ni Aunor.
Sa survey sa tv, still it’s “Superstar”that’s ahead of “V.I.P.” Sa film offers, paramihan ang dalawa. Vilma has “Never Say Goodbye,” “A Very Private Affair,” “Haplos,” “Once There Was A Love,” two untiled pictures for Regal, another for Film Ventures and “Hiram” for Lea. Si Guy ay mayroong “Himala,”dalawang commitments kay Peter Gan, a possible movie with Rudy Fernandez, and “Black and White” with Redford White. Ang tanong ito nga magsasabi kung sino sa dalawa ang mas tatagal. Andýan na nga ang mga bagong mukha, mas aspiring young female star na mayroon na rin namang maipagmamalaking following. Are Vilma andGuy still good for another ten years? While it is true that Vilma will not be as interesting without Guy and vice-versa, puwede rin namang either magkahatakan sila paitaas or paibaba. One thing is definited though with the two: they have to survive together. Pag nawala si Vi, wala na rin si Guy. Pagum-exit si Guy, madadamay si Vilma. At ngayon ngaý inaabangan ang pagsasabong nila sa “T-Bird At Ako.” Abogadang may identity crisis si Guy. Si Vilma naman ay isang prostiture na nakapatay. Their words clash when the lawyer offers her services to defend the killer. Vilma wonders why Guy is determined to win her case when they’re not even friends. Vilma dances at a bar and Guy feels some attraction. Some kind of a love story na si Danny Zialcita ang inspiradong magpresent at mag-interpret in such a way na magkakabanatan nang husto and akting ng dalawa. Pero habang naghihintay ang publiko…Kami naman ang kinakabahan. Sa sarili namin, gusto naming malaman kung kailan pa kaya matatapos ang “T-Bird At Ako.” – Baby K. Jimenez, Photos: Joe Claroniño, Jingle Sensation Magazine, 19 July 1982, re-posted at Pelikula Atbp (READ MORE)
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Back in the 1980s, when she was hosting her weekly musical variety show VIP (Vilma in Person), the Star for All Seasons would give a flying kiss and a wave at the end of each episode, then shout, “I love you, Lucky!” Lucky, of course is the nickname of Vilma’s firstborn, Luis Philippe Manzano. Although the 34-year-old TV host-Wikipedia ages him a year (We checked, Wikipedia has been corrected – RV), but Lucky himself says he was born on April 21, 1981, making him 34-would rather go by his first name Luis, he hasn’t quite gotten rid of his childhood nickname. After all, his own mother still insists he will always be that-her lucky charm. In 1980, Vilma had gotten marriend to actor Edu Manzano, whom she lovingly called Doods. She soon found herself in the family way. “You know how it is in the industry,”Luis tells the story. “If a leading lady gets pregnant, sometimes the value [of the star] changes, the star power changes, because she’s gonna settle down. She’s no longer that available. In short, Ate Vi was a big, big star, but her pregnancy made her future uncertain. Add that to her growing financial problems, which had made her bankcrupt. “She was so in debt it wasn’t even funny anymore.”Luis explains. But when Luis was born, her bad luck started to turn around, things started to look up. Vilma having learned her lesson, vowed not to get mired in the same financial situation again. She worked like a horse. “I fully understood-If I don’t see my mom, she’s working because of me,”Luis recalls. “I know that every single time that she stays out late, it is because of me and the family.”
Unfortunately, the long work hours took a toll on Vilma’s marriage to Edu. By 1984, the two had separated. “You know, with some children, when their parents separate, they tend to be lost for a while-whter it be you know, in academics- or they tend to experiment too much. Ako when they broke-up, I fully understood that if two people can’t be together, why force it? You know, if they try to force the issue, I would pay of for it.” Again, Lucky for Vilma. Luis had a “gift of understanding.” He accepted early on that his father might have a relationship with another woman and that his mother might get married again – and she did, to Ralph Recto, in 1992. He says he knew that “new people would come in our lives. I welcomed Tito Ralph with open arms.” Despite having a different kind of family setup – separated parents, show business, then politics – luis is thankful that they tried to give him a semblance of a normal childhood. He spent weekdays with his mother and weekends with his father. Hi mom signed report cards, went to parent-teacher conferences, and attended basketball games in his school. Not only that, “When I was younger,” Luis recalls, “maglalaro kami ng patintero sa labas ng bahay with whole family. Pagkagabi, patintenro kami, the whole family.” he muses: “I think that’s her parenting style. She wants to have this very casual relationship, yet you don’t lose the respect. For her, she’s one of the moms who believe in learning on your own- na life is not about spoon-feeding. There are certain aspects in life that you have to lear for yourself.
Like many a Pinoy Kid, Luis had his taste of corporal punishment. He was around three or four years old then. Ate Vi was entertaining visitors at home. Luis, who was probably seeking attention, was holding a toy and was threatening to throw it at the guests. Ate Vi warned him no to throw it. “Binato ko pa rin,”he recounts. “Binalik sa akin, ‘Anak, papaluin na kita” Bato ulit! Hinabol daw ako sa ilalim ng mesa. E nahuli young paa ko. Wapak!” Luis got a slap on the hand. Fortunately, it was the first and last time he ever got corporate punishment. The rest of the time he proudly says, talking things out with his parents worked. But sometimes he brought out the dramatic actress in his mother. “Si Daddy, mas mahinahon.” Luis tells us. “He’s more of a two, three-liner type of guy. Monotone pa. Si Mommy ‘yong puno ng emosyon. Medyo sigawan, medyo may gano’n.” Life was so normal that Luis did not think much about his mother’s celebrity status. He never realized how popular his mother was until, one day, when he was about six or seven years old, his mom decided to drive with him to a supermarket in Magallanes to buy ice cream. “Four steps upon entering the supermarket, wala na. Parang there was a mall show. That’s when I realized na Ökay, my mom has this magic, this influence.” So I think explanations were not needed. It was more of I got to witness it firsthand.” He doubts that his mom really entered malls, except perhaps to attend movie premieres. There was a time, though when she tried to go to Shangri-La Mall in complete disguise, wearing a hoodie and big sunglasses.
But within minutes, a crowd gathered around her. Ate Vi had to go home without finishing her errands. “Parang she has a billboard on her forehead sayingÏ’m Vilma Santos,” Luis jests. Of course, he also saw his dad Edu getting public attention when they went out , but it’s different when you’re a lady. It’s different when you’re a guy.” He explains “Kasi, with my mom, she has to eat in a private room – plus, considering how big of a party we always are. But with my dad kasi we can randomly eat a restaurant, not a room. Hopefully, I still get to do that with my mom.” Luis remembers, however, one time when he attended a wedding with his dad, and he saw how the guests started taking photos of Edu. His dad told Luis that they were leaving. Luis asked why. Edu answered: “This day is about the bride and the groom, not about us. Let’s not steal the spotlight from the couple’s important day.” When Luis himself decided to enter showbiz, people close to the family including his parent’s friends from the press, were shocked. “They would say na when I was younger, whenever they would visit my mom at home, I was the silent type. I’ll be in one corner just looking at them with my glasses.” But over the years, Luis transformed himself from the “silent type” to the wittty and gregarious talker that he is now. One time, during a guest appearance on The Sharon Cuneta Show with his dad, the then 22-year-old Luis just captivated the audience with his wit. Soon, TV executives offered him a job as VJ in the music cable channel MYX.
That was in 2003. At that time, Luis was studying hotel and restaurant management (HRM) at the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde. (he originally wanted to take a pre-medicine course, but “being a hopeless romantic got the better of me.”He ended up in HRM because of a girl.) His parents allowed him try showbiz as long as his studies wouldn’t suffer. He finished the course sometimes in the mid-2000s. As for hosting- well, he’s still at it, and he’s been doing a good job for the past 13 years. “People see me on TV na nangungulit, being crazy, being obnoxious, and they automatically think it came from my dad,”he says. “But not everyone know that my mom is equally crazy and obnoxious also behind camera… It’s a fine mix of my mom and my dad.” Luis’ brand of humor – witty, satirical, and vain – has gained him a strong following, about a million, on instagram. Recently, he posted a photo of himself with teh caption: “Nung naglayas ako sa bahay, dun nauso and search for Mr. Pogi.” Although he pokes fun at his good looks, we twll him that he has the right to be “feeling guwapo” because he is. He disagrees. “Ipanotaryo pa natin ‘to; no talaga. Alam ko, mahaba ‘young mukha ko. Makulit ako, that’s my thing, e. I’m not even saying I’m funny. I’m not even saying that, kapal ko naman. I have my hits and misses when it comes to humor. Makulit ako. I guess people see that I have this positive outlook. Maybe that when they see, that aura. But being guwapo? Iwan mo na ‘yan kina Piolo [Pascual], sila ‘yan.” We have to agree to disagree. As he says, he’s a fine mix of his parents. What a truly lucky guy! – Text by Candice Lim-Venturanza, Photos by Ronnie Salvacion, Yes! Magazine, October 2015 (READ MORE)
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