gerald santos: remembering that "something good" this way comes at his very first theater performance...

gerald: a place we all remember

There are places I remember...

Places that were kept deep within my heart.

People that mattered. People who supported. And people who achieved greater things in life.

Among them, was a boy I knew.

A boy who embraced me, not once, not thrice, but for so many times...

A boy about to took a sudden FLIGHT. Widening his horizons into far greater things...

And that boy's name: GERALD..... GERALD SANTOS.


I vividly remember, it was the month of December, year 2011 (wow, six years ago!-- robert*) that we first watched Gerald Santos in the theater scene, LIVE on stage, as we watched the play "Sino Ka Ba, Jose Rizal?" He played the role of Dr. Jose Rizal that time went. And it was truly unforgettable.

It was the time wherein I got bored writing gossip stuffs on tabloids or, simply riding-on with "commercialism". We wanted to see something deeper, or, write someone that could further ignite or artistic senses.

And we saw Gerald. We watched him. Perfect Timing.

Our zest for movie writing came back upon seeing Gerald acted on that play "Sino Ka Ba, Jose Rizal" by Gantimpala Theater Foundation and the last directorial job of the late Tony Espejo (R.I.P.) Things have changed after that. We saw in Gerald a great promise in the theater scene. As an actor there, and also, a singer.

Maybe, at that time, Gerald's manager in person of Mr. Cocoy Ramilo, thought we're simply flattering him and Gerald. But nonetheless, I wrote a beautiful article on Gerald about his great performance in the play "Sino Ka Ba, Jose Rizal?"

And Mr. Ramilo believed. He remembered. It became an inspiration for him as Gerald's manager to further shine on the theater scene. It worked.

Gerald made several musical plays after that. One of them was "San Pedro Calungsod: The Musical"


Aside from succeeding in his major concert acts, Gerald further soared-up higher.

Until the news came-out. Just recently. He's among the cast of Miss Saigon UK Tour. He will portray the role of Thuy.

Amazing.


From hereon, we will always remember. We will not forget. Lest Gerald forgets...

But not until FOREVER.


KEEP ON SOARING, RALD.



(as the words were written by robert manuguid silverio)

gerald: head up high

gerald: "the heat"