| PINOY SOUL TRAIN - DOLPHY At 80! |
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| By Cha Malazarte | |
| Saturday, 31 January 2009 | |
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I'm gearing up for my second take at writing for Adobo Forum and had a whirlwind of ideas in my head on whether to feature a recent wedding in Intramuros I attended last week or write about the on-going projects the Quizon family (of Philippine movies) have kicked off from last year. I thought that writing about it now would make an even more extensive exposure for the King of Comedy Dolphy's biography, life story documentary in DVD, and his foundation in the Arizona community of Filipinos. After the Dolphy @ 80 US and Canada tour (an ongoing celebration of his 80 years of existence and 64th as a public icon in Philippine showbiz) that took place from October to November, 2008 - the first two projects I mentioned are currently selling like hotcakes here in the Philippines and abroad. Back in January of 2008, I recall coming to Rockwell one Saturday evening to see Dolphy's son Ronnie Quizon after he came from a private party held in the area for his father. That was the exact time I learned that they were halfway into the research and production of the documentary DVD of their father's life story as well as the publication of his biography entitled HINDI KO ITO NARATING MAG-ISA, written by Bibeth Orteza. I had seen them spending the entire first half of the 2008 sleepless working on the research and production and wondered to myself that it must definitely be something big! The whole concept and idea of the book and the foundation (to help our under-privileged "kababayans" as well as the children of OFW's who may need financial support) came from his brother, actor/ director Eric Quizon; and the DVD project was actually an off-shoot concept that came about during the course of the pre-production discussions amongst Eric, Ronnie, Epy and other people involved. Ronnie was tasked to be in charge of the making of the docu-bio DVDs ( 1st part was Dolphy's public life and the 2nd part was his private life), doing most of the pre-production and post-production work with a handful of people. That's outside the main bulk of the work which was writing, directing, and putting it all together. In July of 2008, on Dolphy's 80th birthday, all the three projects were successfully launched - supported by his family, celebrities, friends, fans from all walks of life and more importantly, the Filipinos overseas. I had seen the DVD when it was released and I thought it was such an extensive representation of " the Dolphy we never got to know" - as told by his siblings, children, friends, colleagues, the women he was involved with and of course, how his relationship with singer/actress Zsazsa Padilla began and continued to remain stronger through the years. The book "Hindi Ko Ito Narating Mag-isa," on the other hand, received favorable reviews by the media and had recently won the "Award For Excellence In The Black & White Print Category" given by the Printing Industries Association of the Philippines. Fleur ( our editor-in chief), Ronnie, and Eric have been corresponding lately to promote the book, DVD and the "Dolphy Aid Para Sa Pinoy Foundation" in Arizona. Hopefully, this endeavor would materialize very soon - as an addition to the growing patronage in the East and West Coast for the projects. I think that just by the mention of Dolphy's name, one can't help but be enthused and attached to the magnitude of entertainment he provided to Filipinos and even non- Filipinos who have seen his movies and career over his 64 years in show business. What more bring his "entire legacy" in film and in print to be read and viewed in your homes! We all grew up seeing him on television and in the movies, glimpsed upon his private life over the years but never had the microscopic view of how he is as “The Man.” I have not read the contents of the book (Which I will, I promise!) but seeing the DVD endeared him to me and all the other people I had spoken with who’d seen it even more. (Writer’s note: My appreciation to Ronnie Quizon who supplied me with all the information I needed to be able to write this piece. For more information on this, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (623)810-1320 for book and DVD sales.) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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