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1st death Anniv. of director Baby Barredo

My Tita Baby was very tough, and she meant good by it.

Founder of Repertory Philippines, the number 1 English theater company in the country. Home of so many stars for national and international productions. They all learned tons from her.

I am an actor because I used to watch her plays and rehearsals since I was a kid. And I made a living out of it since 1998. So thank you Tita Baby!

When I moved to the Philippines I lived with her, I joined her theater company and did my first musical here: Seussical. Started to learn the local dynamics and hardships. As she said it is 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration.

Whenever she was sick in the hospital I was always by her side. Including her last breath even if it was forbidden to be in the emergency room or visit during lockdown times. That is how much I loved her.

She gave me hell during the only play she directed me in haha. That was Guadalupe the musical. She would shout and insult me during rehearsals. After I would help her get in the car and we would go for dinner as a family.

She usually gave hell especially to blood-related actors in order to show she wouldn’t favor us, plus coz she wanted to make us better actors. It was very very tough if you ask me. I wanted to quit.

The Barredo’s are known for being hot-tempered and passionate artists. That is why even if I suffered it I also understood it.

Guess what? I kept on working on my character daily and did the best performance of my life. So much so that among other plays I got nominated as Performer of the Decade in the Philippines by Broadway World alongside big-time superstars.

So I closed my ears and mind to what other 10 people were telling me to do with my character during her absence (actors, production, dancers), and I kept on working on the path I started during her rehearsals. It paid off.

I came to the Philippines and I am an actor because of you. Joined dozens of movies and stage plays since then. Achieved so much more than in my wildest dreams as an actor. Thank you!

I wish your legacy continues and you wanted: to spread theater and help actors make a living out of it.

2nd viral video: Chevrolet commercial

We shot this a few years ago and I just checked it has 2 million views, boom!

 

It’s the fans that make this game so great. Are you “buzzing” for the rematch against Swansea?

Posted by Chevrolet FC on Thursday, February 19, 2015

 

Manchester United and Chevrolet!

Arrian Labios cut my hair, actor and friend!

Things that make me happy

Massage makes me happy.

Playing boxing in the Xbox makes me happy.

Seeing my social networks growing makes me happy.

Reggae music makes me happy.

Sex makes me happy.

Food makes me happy.

The gym makes me happy.

A hug makes me happy.

Good work makes me happy.

When they treat me like a star it makes me happy.

To have tons of free time makes me happy.

Broadway musicals make me happy.

Singing makes me happy.

Having workers makes me happy.

True friends make me happy.

Money makes me happy.

Gratitude makes me happy.

To hear you clapping makes me happy.

When I enlighten or inspire someone it makes me happy.

To look sexy makes me happy.

To turn on others makes me happy.

When people appreciate my work that makes me happy.

Superhero movies make me happy.

Martial arts make me happy.

When my teachers believe in me it makes me happy.

When my directors believe in me it makes me happy.